The full list of GTA San Andreas missions: 100 story missions across six chapters, from Los Santos, the countryside and San Fierro to the desert, Las Venturas and the return to Los Santos. Who gives each mission, which are optional and what the side missions are.
How many missions GTA San Andreas has
GTA San Andreas has 100 story missions, according to GTABase, the most detailed database for the series. Fourteen of them aren't needed to progress the story (you can do them later, even after the finale), so the shortest path to the credits is 86 missions. 100% completion requires all of them.
Different sources give slightly different numbers. Add the opening scene In the Beginning and the four introductory Catalina scenes and you get 105; gta.wiki lists 101 story missions. We use GTABase's numbering. The order within a chapter can vary a little: missions from different characters often unlock at the same time.
Below is the list by chapter. Names are as they appear in the game; the "Given by" column shows the character or place where the mission starts.
Los Santos missions (1–28)
CJ comes home, helps Sweet, Ryder and Big Smoke rebuild the Grove Street Families and runs errands for the corrupt C.R.A.S.H. police unit. The chapter ends with The Green Sabre, after which the rest of the state opens up.
| # | Mission | Given by |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Big Smoke | CJ |
| 2 | Sweet & Kendl | Sweet |
| 3 | Ryder | Ryder |
| 4 | Tagging Up Turf | Sweet |
| 5 | Cleaning the Hood | Sweet |
| 6 | Drive-Thru | Sweet |
| 7 | Nines and AK's | Sweet |
| 8 | Drive-By | Sweet |
| 9 | Sweet's Girl | Sweet |
| 10 | Cesar Vialpando | Sweet |
| 11 | Home Invasion | Ryder |
| 12 | Catalyst | Ryder |
| 13 | Robbing Uncle Sam | Ryder |
| 14 | OG Loc | Big Smoke |
| 15 | Running Dog | Big Smoke |
| 16 | Wrong Side of the Tracks | Big Smoke |
| 17 | Just Business | Big Smoke |
| 18 | Life's a Beach | OG Loc |
| 19 | Madd Dogg's Rhymes | OG Loc |
| 20 | Management Issues | OG Loc |
| 21 | House Party | OG Loc |
| 22 | Burning Desire | C.R.A.S.H. |
| 23 | Gray Imports | C.R.A.S.H. |
| 24 | Doberman | Sweet |
| 25 | Los Sepulcros | Sweet |
| 26 | High Stakes, Low Rider | Cesar |
| 27 | Reuniting the Families | Sweet |
| 28 | The Green Sabre | Sweet |
The countryside (29–38)
Red County, Flint County and Whetstone. Catalina's four pairs of missions (small-town robberies) can be done in any order: GTABase counts each pair as one entry.
| # | Mission | Given by |
|---|---|---|
| 29 | Badlands | C.R.A.S.H. |
| 30 | First Date / Tanker Commander | Catalina |
| 31 | Body Harvest | The Truth |
| 32 | King in Exile | Cesar |
| 33 | First Base / Local Liquor Store | Catalina |
| 34 | Gone Courting / Against All Odds | Catalina |
| 35 | Made in Heaven / Small Town Bank | Catalina |
| 36 | Wu Zi Mu | Cesar |
| 37 | Farewell, My Love... | Cesar |
| 38 | Are You Going to San Fierro? | The Truth |
San Fierro (39–64)
The biggest chapter after Los Santos: the garage in Doherty, the first jobs for Woozie and the triads, and the hunt for the Loco Syndicate. Eight missions are optional: Zero's jobs, the driving school (Back to School) and the Wang Cars showroom missions.
| # | Mission | Given by | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 39 | Wear Flowers in Your Hair | Cesar | — |
| 40 | 555 We Tip | C.R.A.S.H. | — |
| 41 | Deconstruction | Kendl | — |
| 42 | Photo Opportunity | Cesar | — |
| 43 | Jizzy | Jizzy B. and Woozie | — |
| 44 | Air Raid | Zero | yes |
| 45 | Supply Lines... | Zero | yes |
| 46 | New Model Army | Zero | yes |
| 47 | T-Bone Mendez | Jizzy B. | — |
| 48 | Mike Toreno | Jizzy B. | — |
| 49 | Outrider | Jizzy B. | — |
| 50 | Snail Trail | C.R.A.S.H. | — |
| 51 | Ice Cold Killa | CJ | — |
| 52 | Back to School | Jethro | yes |
| 53 | Pier 69 | Cesar | — |
| 54 | Toreno's Last Flight | Woozie | — |
| 55 | Mountain Cloud Boys | Woozie | — |
| 56 | Ran Fa Li | Woozie | — |
| 57 | Lure | Woozie | — |
| 58 | Amphibious Assault | Woozie | — |
| 59 | The Da Nang Thang | Woozie | — |
| 60 | Yay Ka-Boom-Boom | Woozie | — |
| 61 | Zeroing In | Wang Cars / Cesar | yes |
| 62 | Test Drive | Wang Cars / Cesar | yes |
| 63 | Customs Fast Track | Wang Cars / Cesar | yes |
| 64 | Puncture Wounds | Wang Cars / Cesar | yes |
The desert (65–73)
Bone County: Mike Toreno, your own Verdant Meadows airstrip and missions with planes. Learning to Fly is the flight school, which you have to complete to continue the story.
| # | Mission | Given by |
|---|---|---|
| 65 | Monster | Mike Toreno |
| 66 | Highjack | Mike Toreno |
| 67 | Interdiction | Mike Toreno |
| 68 | Verdant Meadows | Mike Toreno |
| 69 | Learning to Fly | Verdant Meadows airstrip |
| 70 | N.O.E. | Mike Toreno |
| 71 | Stowaway | Mike Toreno |
| 72 | Black Project | The Truth |
| 73 | Green Goo | The Truth |
Las Venturas (74–92)
The Four Dragons casino with Woozie, planning the big Caligula's heist, more C.R.A.S.H. and the Leone mafia. Six missions are optional. gta.wiki puts A Home in the Hills in the return to Los Santos; GTABase puts it in Las Venturas.
| # | Mission | Given by | Optional |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | Fender Ketchup | Woozie | — |
| 75 | Explosive Situation | Woozie | — |
| 76 | You've Had Your Chips | Woozie | — |
| 77 | Don Peyote | Woozie | — |
| 78 | Architectural Espionage | Woozie | yes |
| 79 | Key to Her Heart | Woozie | yes |
| 80 | Dam and Blast | Woozie | yes |
| 81 | Cop Wheels | Woozie | yes |
| 82 | Up, Up and Away! | Woozie | yes |
| 83 | Intensive Care | Ken Rosenberg | — |
| 84 | The Meat Business | Ken Rosenberg | — |
| 85 | Madd Dogg | Madd Dogg | — |
| 86 | Fish in a Barrel | Woozie | — |
| 87 | Misappropriation | C.R.A.S.H. | — |
| 88 | Freefall | Salvatore Leone | — |
| 89 | High Noon | C.R.A.S.H. | — |
| 90 | Saint Mark's Bistro | Salvatore Leone | — |
| 91 | Breaking the Bank at Caligula's | Woozie | yes |
| 92 | A Home in the Hills | Woozie | — |
Return to Los Santos (93–100)
The final chapter: CJ returns home to deal with those who betrayed the family. After the last mission the game continues in free roam.
| # | Mission | Given by |
|---|---|---|
| 93 | Vertical Bird | Mike Toreno |
| 94 | Home Coming | Mike Toreno |
| 95 | Beat Down on B Dup | Sweet |
| 96 | Cut Throat Business | Madd Dogg |
| 97 | Grove 4 Life | Sweet |
| 98 | Riot | CJ |
| 99 | Los Desperados | Sweet |
| 100 | End of the Line | Sweet |
GTA San Andreas side missions
Beyond the story, San Andreas has a lot of side content, and most of it is needed for 100%. GTABase splits it into several groups:
- vehicle side missions: taxi, firefighter, paramedic, vigilante;
- schools: driving, flight, boat and bike;
- businesses (asset missions): jobs after which a property starts earning income;
- races, stadium events and other challenges.
If a mission won't go your way, the built-in San Andreas cheats help with health or wanted level. But remember: in the Definitive Edition cheats disable achievements, so for a "clean" run, save to a separate slot before using them.
GTA San Andreas missions FAQ
How many missions are in GTA San Andreas?
100 story missions by GTABase's count, 14 of them optional. With the intro and four Catalina scenes it's 105, and gta.wiki counts 101.
What is the first mission in GTA San Andreas?
After the opening scene In the Beginning, the first full mission is Big Smoke: CJ meets an old friend and rides with him to Grove Street.
What is the last mission in GTA San Andreas?
End of the Line, the final, hundredth story mission, in Los Santos. It's given by Sweet.
How many required missions does GTA San Andreas have?
86. The other 14 (Zero's jobs, the driving school, Wang Cars and a few Las Venturas missions) aren't needed for the credits but are needed for 100%.
Are the missions the same in the original and the Definitive Edition?
Yes, the remaster has the same mission list and order as the 2004 original.