Updated December 7, 2024 by San Diego Beaches and Adventures
Theme Park Hotel Package - You can save up to 20% by bundling a hotel package with your theme park tickets. Choose from over 40 hotels near Disneyland or other theme parks. Choose your hotel package at arestravel.com.
San Diego Attractions - You can save up to $27 on tickets to the best San Diego Attractions, including Sea World, San Diego Zoo, Legoland and Safari Park. Choose all 4 parks or just some of them. See options at arestravel.com.
Are you in San Diego on vacation, and want to see many attractions? Then a Go City San Diego Pass or Go City Los Angeles Pass is a great way to save. For one low price, you get access to over many attractions, saving big compared to individual tickets. There are different options available with some overlap depending on whether you are visiting mostly San Diego or Los Angeles.
The Go City San Diego Pass Attractions include the San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, Legoland, USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum, Birch Aquarium, Sesame Place San Diego, Belmont Park, and many more. Customize your pass at gocity.com/san-diego.
The Go City Los Angeles Pass include the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Hollywood, Knotts Berry Farm, Six Flags Magic Mountain, Aquarium of the Pacific, San Diego Zoo, Legoland, and many more. Customize your pass at gocity.com/los-angeles.
The Go City All-Inclusive Pass is flexible because you can choose how many days (1, 2, 3, 5 or 7 day passes), or using Go City Explorer Pass, you can select certain attractions to visit (e.g. just Legoland and the Birch Aquarium). Either way, you will save money with these great discounts.
The Go City Explorer Pass option allows you to pick and choose the attractions you want, and save money! This is the best choice if you just want to attend a few attractions.
Go City San Diego Pass - The Go City San Diego Pass gives you flexibility to visit these San Diego attractions: San Diego Zoo, Safari Park, Seaworld San Diego, Legoland, USS Midway Aircraft Carrier Museum, Birch Aquarium, Sesame Place San Diego, Belmont Park, San Diego Natural History Museum, The Fleet Science Center, San Diego Air and Space Museum, One Hour San Diego Harbor Cruise, Whale Watching by Hornblower Cruise, San Diego Speed Boat Adventures, Petco Park Tours, Plunge Swimming Pool, San Diego Hiking Tour, San Diego Pier Fishing, Speed Circuit: All. Access, La. Jolla 90-minute Kayak Rental, La Jolla Full Day Snorkel Rental, La Jolla Full Day Bike Rental, La Jolla Surf Board Rental, La Jolla 90 Minute Stand-Up Paddle Board Rental, Museum of Us (formerly Museum of Man), Mingei International Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego – La Jolla, Japanese Friendship Garden, San Diego Automotive Museum, San Diego Museum of Art, The New Children’s Museum, Knott’s Berry Farm, One Way Coronado Ferry, Coronado 90-Minute Tandem Kayak Rental, Coronado – Stand Up Paddle Board Rental, Coronado – Full Day Bike Rental, GoCar San Diego Tours: 30-Minute Navigational Tour, UTC Ice Sports Center, 2-hour Stand Up Paddleboard Rental, San Diego Harbor – 2 Hour Kayak Rental, San Diego Model Railroad Museum, San Diego City Tour, Catalina Flyer, Whale Watch & Dolphin Tour – Newport Beach, South Coast Plaza Shop & Dine Package, Museum of Contemporary Art (Downtown), Living Coast Discovery Center, Museum of Photographic Arts, Museum of Making Music, The Gaslamp Museum at the Davis-Horton House, Institute of Contemporary Art San Diego, Coronado Museum of History & Art, Dolby Theatre Tours, Hollywood Museum and the Richard Nixon Library. Choose your pass at gocity.com/san-diego.
The local Southern California Costco stores had a variety of San Diego discount tickets, especially pre-COVID. These have been slow to come back, but depending on the season, they may have SeaWorld San Diego discount tickets, discount tickets to the San Diego Zoo, San Diego Wild Animal Park discount tickets, San Diego water parks discounts, movie theater discount tickets, Universal Studios discounts, Belmont Park discount tickets and San Diego restaurant discount cards. For more information on how to get discount tickets from Costco, see Discount Tickets from Costco.
Groupon Coupons - Groupon offers daily coupons for your favorite attraction of discount, such as paddle board lessons at OEX Dive and Kayak. Signup now for Groupon Savings and each day you'll get an email with an offer to select. www.groupon.com.
Some example of San Diego Discount Coupons include (note these offers may vary slightly each year):
Legoland - $7 off General Admission for up to 6 people
SeaLife Aquarium - $5 off General Admission for up to 6 people
San Diego Botanic Garden -50% off the regular price for up to 4 Admissions
Belmont Park Mission Beach – buy one unlimited ride wrist band and get one unlimited ride wrist band free ($22.95 for those 50 inches and taller, $15.95 for those under 50 inches). This is one of the best San Diego coupons deals.
San Diego Zoo - $4 off the Best Value Ticket for up to 6 people
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center – Buy one Gallery Experience Ticket and get one free. One of my favorite places to visit and of course I love these San Diego coupons for all the museums!
San Diego Natural History Museum – 50% off the regular price for up to 2 adults
San Diego Maritime Museum – Buy one adult admission and get one free
Go Car Tours San Diego – buy one hour rental and get one hour free
San Diego Harbor Excursion – buy one adult 1 or 2 hour Harbor Tour and get one free
Marina Sailing – 50% off one introductory sailing lesson for 2
The Entertainment book is full of San Diego Discounts and 2 for 1 Coupons. They are sold by local schools or online.
To minimize the chance of falling for a scam, do the following:
1. Ask for a phone number to call them back. If they won't provide one, don't do business with them.
2. Tell them they will need to provide an ID and a bill of sale. That will scare most scammers away.
3. Don't buy plastic gift cards without a store receipt showing they were actually purchased.
4. Meet in a public place like a fast food restaurant.
5. Bring a cell phone and a friend.
6. Bring a bill of sale and ask them to sign it. Verify their identity with a look at their drivers license.
7. Trust your instincts. If you don't trust the person, don't buy tickets from them.
8. Maybe your friend can snap a photo with the cell phone, just in case (in front of their car with license plate if you are really lucky).
9. If you up a victim of a scam, report it to abuse@craigslist.org, and notify the police.
I'm always interested in finding cheap tickets and discounts, so here are some other ideas:
1. Check out our San Diego Events page for current events. We try to highlight free days, half price admission times, etc.
2. Large employers typically have an discounted tickets available. Ask your HR department to start one if you don't already have one.
3. Become a member of groups like the San Diego Zoo or Birch Aquarium, and enjoy a tax writeoff for your membership. You might pay for your membership with just one or two visits, and can receive free guest passes and San Diego coupons too. This is a great way to help support these organizations and have fun too!
4. Ask your friends - maybe they have tickets or passes they can't use, and would be happy to give them to you or sell them to you at a discount. Post a notice at work.
5. Volunteer - you will usually get free admission.
6. Ask about senior, military, AAA or other discounts and San Diego coupons.
7. Just ask - maybe they will help you out!
Welcome to San Diego
Happy 2024! Be sure to Like us on Facebook!
See our new Google map to San Diego attractions, including Disneyland and Universal Studios San Diego Attractions Map
San Diego Events - Don't miss out on these fun San Diego Events.
Legoland Coupons - See the Star Wars and more lego art at Legoland. Pick up your discount Legoland coupons before you go.
Universal Studios - See Transformers 3D, King Kong 3D and more at Universal Studios Hollywood with this special deal. Get your Universal Studios Discount Tickets.
San Diego Zoo and Safari Park - Visit the world famous San Diego Zoo and its wild animal Safari Park. We loved the Cheetah run! Discount Tickets San Diego Zoo.
Sea World San Diego - Enjoy the animal shows, rides, and acrobatic shows Sea World Discounts.