Go City Los Angeles passes compared

The short answer

All three products are Go City digital passes, and the choice turns on how they count.[3][2] The Essentials Pass counts attractions: three, within 30 days of first use.[1] The All-Inclusive Pass and the All-Inclusive Pass Plus count days: you visit as many listed attractions as you like on the days you buy.[2] The Plus has a longer list than the All-Inclusive Pass, and that list is where Universal Studios Hollywood appears.[4][3]

A pass is an entitlement to choose from a list. Buying one does not book you into any attraction, and no pass here means you will visit every venue on its list. XTOUR therefore shows these passes at the Los Angeles destination rather than at venue pins.

Go City Los Angeles Essentials Pass: 3 Attractions

The Go City Los Angeles Essentials Pass: 3 Attractions has one option, the 3-Attraction Pass, for any three attractions from its list. SkyGate's listing says the pass is activated at your first visit, stays valid for 30 days, and allows one visit per attraction. Go City's own page offers 3, 4 or 5 attractions, but this SkyGate product sells only the three-attraction version.[4][1]

SkyGate's list names the Original Hollywood Sign Walking Tour, a SoFi Stadium tour, Madame Tussauds Hollywood, a Griffith Observatory tour, the GRAMMY Museum, a TCL Chinese Theatre tour or movie with a drink, the Battleship IOWA Museum, La Brea Tar Pits and Museum, the Natural History Museum and the Hollywood Museum. The same listing says included attractions are subject to change and points to the Go City app for the current list and any reservation instructions. It sells adult tickets from age 13 and child tickets for ages 3 to 12.[1]

XTOUR's reading: the Essentials Pass suits a visitor who already knows the three attractions they want and wants a month to fit them in. If you want only one of them, a single ticket may be simpler; XTOUR's Los Angeles museums guide compares several of them.

Go City Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass

The Go City Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass is sold in six options: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7 days. SkyGate's option text says it gives access to 40 attractions and experiences and lets you visit as many as you like in the days you buy. The one-day option is for one day; the longer options are for non-consecutive days, valid within 14 days from first use.[2]

SkyGate's page names the Warner Bros. Studio Tour, Madame Tussauds, the Hollywood Museum, Knott's Berry Farm and the Holocaust Museum, and says the list includes a hop-on hop-off bus tour.[2] Go City's own page names Knott's Berry Farm, Knott's Soak City Water Park and the Warner Bros. Studio Tour for this pass.[4] Neither page gives the full list, and XTOUR has not verified it.

Go City Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass Plus

The Go City Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass Plus is sold in five options: 2, 3, 4, 5 or 7 days, with no one-day option. Each option is for non-consecutive days, valid within 14 days from first use, with access to over 40 attractions and experiences.[3] Go City describes the Plus as all the All-Inclusive Pass attractions plus three extras: Universal Studios Hollywood, San Diego Zoo and LEGOLAND California.[4]

Two of those extras are well outside Los Angeles. LEGOLAND California gives its address as One LEGOLAND Drive, Carlsbad, and the San Diego Zoo gives 2920 Zoo Drive, San Diego.[6][5] See the LEGOLAND California and San Diego Zoo pages on XTOUR. XTOUR's reading: the Plus is the pass to compare if Universal Studios Hollywood is on your plan, and the San Diego-area extras matter only if you are also travelling south.

How to choose

• Three specific attractions over up to a month: the Go City Los Angeles Essentials Pass: 3 Attractions.[1]
• Several attractions packed into one day, or up to seven days within a fortnight, without Universal Studios Hollywood: the Go City Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass.[2]
• The same day-based pass with Universal Studios Hollywood on the list: the Go City Los Angeles All-Inclusive Pass Plus.[4][3]
• One attraction only: XTOUR's reading is that buying that attraction on its own is simpler than any pass.

Before you book

• All three passes sell adult tickets from age 13 and child tickets for ages 3 to 12.[3][2][1]
• Check the current attraction list and any reservation rules in the Go City app before you rely on a particular attraction.[1]
• Opening hours of the attractions on each list are not in SkyGate's listings, and XTOUR has not verified them.