San Fernando Cathedral Tours and Tickets

There are plenty of ways to experience San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio. Looking at ratings and reviews previously given by customers, these are the best tours available right now:

• San Antonio Missions Tour with Downtown Hotel Pick Up

• Half-Day Morning City Tour of Historic San Antonio

• San Antonio's Ultimate Ghost and Murder Walking Guided Tour

• Walking Tour Along the San Antonio Riverwalk And Around Downtown

• 3-Hour Private Historic Sightseeing Tour in San Antonio

Visiting San Fernando Cathedral is free, but tours offer more context and fun. Walking and ghost tours start at US$25–35, while half-day San Antonio history tours, including the cathedral, average US$65. Broader excursions to the city’s missions that feature the cathedral typically cost US$135 and up.

“The Saga” is a free 24-minute multimedia light show that tells the story of San Antonio, Texas, and the United States. The show is projected onto the facade of the San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio, and is free and open to the public. Chairs are set out on the cathedral plaza for viewing.

Yes, San Fernando Cathedral is often featured on downtown and Riverwalk tours, as well as excursions to San Antonio’s missions. It’s also a stop on themed ghost tours, due to its status as one of the oldest continuously operating churches in the US and its intriguing history and ghost stories.

Yes, visitors are welcome to attend mass at San Fernando Cathedral in San Antonio. Services are held daily Monday through Friday, with a Saturday vigil and multiple Sunday masses in both English and Spanish, offering a chance to experience the cathedral’s active spiritual and cultural life.

Visitors typically spend about an hour exploring the cathedral’s interior and exterior, including the sanctuary, courtyard, tombs, gift shop, and plaza. If you plan to watch “The Saga” light and sound projection show, add an extra 30 minutes to your visit.