San Diego Zoo Tickets

Spend a full day exploring San Diego Zoo, home to more than 3,500 animals across 650 species. Your 1-day admission gives you access to the zoo’s animal habitats, exhibits, guided bus tour, Skyfari Aerial Tram, and daily animal presentations.

Getting started

Head to the San Diego Zoo entrance and have your ticket ready for validation. Your ticket is scanned at the entry point before you proceed through the zoo’s security screening. Once inside, check the daily schedule for keeper talks and presentations, then use the zoo map to plan your route or start with the guided bus tour to get oriented.

What to expect

San Diego Zoo

Explore one of the country’s best-known zoos, where large, naturalistic habitats bring you closer to wildlife from across the globe. From African elephants and giraffes to koalas, polar bears, tigers, cheetahs, and anacondas, the zoo offers a full day of animal encounters alongside educational and conservation-focused experiences.

Features:

• 3,500+ animals: Meet more than 3,500 animals representing 650 species, with habitats spanning Africa, Asia, Australia, the Arctic, and beyond.

• Guided Bus Tour: Cover most areas of the zoo on a narrated bus tour while learning about the animals, habitats, and conservation work along the way.

• Skyfari Aerial Tram: Take to the skies for a different perspective of the zoo and its expansive grounds on the Skyfari Aerial Tram.

• Wildlife encounters: See animals including elephants, giraffes, tigers, leopards, koalas, kangaroos, cheetahs, meerkats, polar bears, and more in thoughtfully designed habitats.

• Keeper talks: Hear directly from zoo experts during scheduled talks and presentations, with insights into animal behavior, care, and conservation.

• Full-day exploration: Spend as much of your visit as you like exploring exhibits, walking between habitats, riding the included transportation, and fitting talks into your itinerary.