Golden Gate, cable cars and Napa nearby. Here is when to go, what a day costs on site and what to see, then Okela composes your itinerary hour by hour.

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When to visit San Francisco

Best months: April, May, September and October.

What to see in San Francisco

1. Golden Gate Bridge
   Up close, the bridge reveals its scale: the orange towers stand out against the blue of the bay and the grey of the fog, and the strong current of the strait is easy to feel from the railing.
2. Alcatraz
   This former federal prison sits on a windswept rock in the middle of the bay, and its history of isolation is part of its character.
3. Fisherman's Wharf & Pier 39
   The old fishing wharf, shaped by generations of Italian and Sicilian fishing families, still feels like a working waterfront with a lively edge.
4. Cable cars (Powell St)
   The cable cars are one of the last urban transit systems still pulled by an underground cable.
5. Lombard Street
   This hairpin stretch, lined with hedges and hydrangea beds, makes a striking descent through Russian Hill.
6. Golden Gate Park & de Young
   Golden Gate Park covers 412 hectares and stretches for several kilometres across what used to be sand dunes, now shaped into meadows, gardens and lakes.
7. Ferry Building Marketplace
   The Ferry Building is both a ferry terminal and a market hall set right on the water, where you can feel the daily rhythm of the bay.
8. Mission District (Dolores Park)
   Dolores Park is the big sloping park of the Mission District, where locals come to picnic, read or simply watch the city.

A sample itinerary for San Francisco, three days

Composed by Okela from the places in its database, with times. Yours takes your dates, pace and group into account.

Budget

Expect about €269 per person per day on site (accommodation, meals, transport and visits), depending on the comfort you choose. Okela shows the price of every step of your itinerary.

My San Francisco itinerary, hour by hour

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