Cable car single ride: ticket price and the passes that include it
Cable car single ride is a ride on public transport in San Francisco and one of our 5 first visit picks there: our choice for a first visit, not a visitor ranking. An adult ticket is USD 9, read on sfmta.com on October 14, 2026.
2 of the 6 San Francisco passes we compare include it: Go City Explorer and Go City All-Inclusive.
Its adult ticket comes to 10% of the cheapest Go City Explorer option, the largest share among those passes. On its own it pays for none of them for one adult; the figures below show how much more each one needs.
- Adult at the gate
- USD 9
- Passes that include it
- 2 of 6
- Timed entry
- Not stated
- Prices checked
- October 2026
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Gate prices by age
SFMTA. Prices for one visitor in USD, read on sfmta.com on October 14, 2026. US gate prices are before sales tax. A price the page does not publish stays out of every total on this site.
| Visitor | Price |
|---|---|
| Adult | USD 9 |
| Under 5 | Free |
Each child's ticket, age by age
How the calculator prices a child at Cable car single ride, from the bands above:
- Ages 0 to 4: free
- Ages 5 to 17: price not published
The 2 passes that include it
The terms are our summary of what each seller states. The last column works one plan through the calculator: one adult with only Cable car single ride, over 3 days at a packed pace, prices checked October 2026.
| Pass | Adult from | Terms here | Share of pass price | Only Cable car single ride, one adult |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Go City San Francisco Explorer Pass | USD 89 | One of the picks | 10% | Skip itUSD 80 moreNo further included attraction with a published price makes this pass pay off for this plan. |
| Go City San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass | USD 109 | Included | 8% | Skip itUSD 100 moreAdd any 4 more of the included attractions with a ticket price and this pass pays off. |
Prices checked October 2026. US gate prices are before sales tax. Worth The Pass compares published prices on the date shown. Passes change what they include; check the seller's page before you buy.
Not on these San Francisco passes
- San Francisco CityPASS
- San Francisco C3
- San Francisco CityPASS + Alcatraz
- Go City San Francisco Essentials Pass
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Questions about Cable car single ride
How much is a ticket to Cable car single ride?
Cable car single ride charges USD 9 for an adult, read on sfmta.com on October 14, 2026. Reduced prices: under 5 free.
Which San Francisco passes include Cable car single ride?
Go City San Francisco Explorer Pass and Go City San Francisco All-Inclusive Pass include Cable car single ride; San Francisco CityPASS, San Francisco C3, San Francisco CityPASS + Alcatraz and Go City San Francisco Essentials Pass do not. For one adult, Cable car single ride alone pays for none of them: each needs more of its own attractions on the plan, and this page works out how many.
Do children pay at Cable car single ride?
At Cable car single ride, children under 5 enter free. No price is published for ages 5 to 17, so those tickets stay out of every total on this site.