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If you are planning a trip to San Diego, I am sure there are a lot of things you want to do during your trip to San Diego. I’m sure you want to explore San Diego – and perhaps the Los Angeles area, too, while you are in Southern California. You may have heard about the Southern California CityPASS and the Go San Diego Card, which you can use to get admission into multiple San Diego attractions at a significant discount. This of course sounds great, but the question is, which card should you buy?
Well, the answer to that really lies in what you want to do while you’re in San Diego. For example, if you would like to go to Anaheim while you’re in San Diego (which can be done if you stay at a hotel near an Amtrak station, such as the Courtyard San Diego) and you want to visit Disneyland, then that’s only covered by the CityPASS but if you want to visit Knott’s Berry Farm then that’s only covered by the Go Card.
The following lists which attractions comes with each pass:
| Go Card | CityPASS | |
| Pricing | Pricing | |
| Belmont Park All Access Combo Pass | X | |
| Bike & Kayak Tours Coronado | X | |
| Bike & Kayak Tours La Jolla | X | |
| Bike & Kayak Tours La Jolla Surf Board Rentals | X | |
| Birch Aquarium | X | |
| Coronado Museum of History & Art | X | |
| Dolby Theatre Guided Tour | X | |
| Disneyland | X | |
| Fleet Science Center with IMAX | X | |
| Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House | X | |
| GoCar San Diego Tours | X | |
| Hollywood Behind-the-Scenes Tour by Red Line Tours | X | |
| Hollywood Museum | X | |
| Hop-on, Hop-off San Diego Trolley Tour (3 Days) | X | |
| Japanese Friendship Garden | X | |
| Knott’s Berry Farm | X | |
| Knott’s Soak City Waterpark | X | |
| LEGOLAND® California | X | X |
| Living Coast Discovery Center | X | |
| Mingei International Museum | X | |
| Model Railroad Museum | X | |
| Museum of Contemporary Art | X | |
| Museum of Photogenic Arts | X | |
| Museum of Making Music | X | |
| New Children’s Museum | X | |
| One Race & Laser Tag at Miramar Speedway | X | |
| PETCO Park Tour | X | |
| San Diego Air & Space Museum | X | |
| San Diego Art Institute | X | |
| San Diego Automotive Museum | X | |
| San Diego Harbor Cruise by Hornblower Cruises (1 hour) | X | |
| San Diego History Center | X | |
| San Diego Museum of Art | X | |
| San Diego Museum of Man | X | |
| San Diego Natural History Museum | X | |
| San Diego Zoo | X | X |
| San Diego Zoo Safari Park | X | X |
| SeaWorld Multi-Day Pass | X | X |
| Speed Boat Adventures | X | |
| UTC Ice Sports Center | X | |
| Whale Watching by Hornblower Cruises | X | |
| Whale Watching & Dolphin Cruises | X | |
| Whaley House | X | |
| USS Midway Museum | X |
| Children’s Ticket Price | Adult’s Ticket Price | |
| 1 Day | $89 | $94 |
| 2 Days | $119 | $139 |
| 3 Days | $189 | $209 |
| 5 Days | $239 | $269 |
| 7 Days | $269 | $299 |
Please note that SeaWorld San Diego, speed boat adventures & the 3-day hop-on, hop-off trolley tour are only available with 3-day, 5-day & 7-day passes, so if you only buy 1-day pass or 2-day pass you will not get admission to these three attractions.
Please see here to purchase your San Diego Go Card.
Please see here for more information on the Southern California CityPASS pricing.