Home › Countries › United States › San Francisco Essentials San Francisco Essentials — 4 days Steep hills, the Golden Gate and a bohemian bay vibe. Day-by-day itinerary: Arrival & Fisherman's Wharf; Alcatraz & cable cars; Golden Gate & neighbourhoods; Mission & departure.
Day-by-day itinerary Day 1 — Arrival & Fisherman's Wharf 13:00 — Arrival in San Francisco — Aéroport SFO 14:30 — Transfer to the city centre — SFO → Union Square 15:30 — Hotel check-in — Union Square Walk to Pier 39 — Union Square → Pier 39 17:00 — Stroll around Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 39 — Pier 39 Walk to dinner — Pier 39 → Fisherman's Wharf 19:30 — Seafood dinner by the harbour — Fisherman's Wharf Day 2 — Alcatraz & cable cars 08:00 — Breakfast — Union Square Ferry to Alcatraz — Union Square → Alcatraz Island 09:00 — Visit the former Alcatraz prison — Alcatraz Island Ferry back to the harbour — Alcatraz Island → Fisherman's Wharf 13:00 — Lunch — Fisherman's Wharf Walk to the cable car — Fisherman's Wharf → Powell-Hyde Cable Car 14:30 — Ride on a historic cable car — Powell-Hyde Cable Car Cable car to Lombard Street — Powell-Hyde Cable Car → Lombard Street 15:30 — Lombard Street — the crookedest street — Lombard Street Walk to Chinatown — Lombard Street → Chinatown 20:00 — Dinner in Chinatown — Chinatown Day 3 — Golden Gate & neighbourhoods 08:00 — Breakfast — Union Square Bike to the Golden Gate — Union Square → Golden Gate Bridge 09:00 — Cycling across the Golden Gate Bridge — Golden Gate Bridge Bike to Sausalito — Golden Gate Bridge → Sausalito 13:00 — Lunch in Sausalito — Sausalito Ferry back then on to the park — Sausalito → Golden Gate Park 15:00 — Golden Gate Park & Japanese Tea Garden — Golden Gate Park Walk to Haight-Ashbury — Golden Gate Park → Haight-Ashbury 17:00 — Haight-Ashbury district — Haight-Ashbury 20:00 — Dinner — Haight-Ashbury Day 4 — Mission & departure 08:30 — Breakfast — Union Square Train to the Mission District — Union Square → Mission District 09:30 — Mission District murals — Mission District 12:30 — Lunch — Mission District Head to Twin Peaks — Mission District → Twin Peaks 14:00 — Panoramic view from Twin Peaks — Twin Peaks 16:00 — Transfer to the airport — San Francisco → SFO 19:00 — Return flight