GTA San Andreas Missions List: All Story Missions Guide & Walkthrough

Here you find the full list of all Story Missions in GTA San Andreas, along with a complete mission guide, locations, mission givers and rewards. There are 100 missions in total in the main storyline of Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.
The GTA San Andreas missions below are listed in chronological order, grouped by the Location/Area they take place in. Note that some missions from different contacts become available at the same time, so they can be played in a different order.
Also, 14 of these are optional side missions not required for story progression, meaning they can be completed at any time, even after the main storyline is completed. However, they are still required for 100% completion of the game.
Clicking on a GTA San Andreas mission brings you to its full details, with Mission Objectives, Video Walkthrough, Unlocked Items, and more information. The walkthrough also applies to the GTA San Andreas Definitive Edition.
GTA San Andreas: All Missions Index
Los Santos Missions
Below you find the list of GTA San Andreas Missions taking place in Los Santos. There are 28 missions in this section before the next area of the map is unlocked.

In the Beginning
Carl makes his way back to Grove Street after five years away

1. Big Smoke

Carl reunites with Big Smoke

2. Sweet & Kendl

Sweet reunites with Carl, relaying what happened over the past five years

3. Ryder

Ryder takes Carl out on a ride round the neighbourhood

4. Tagging Up Turf

Sweet tasks Carl with getting rid of all enemy gang tags in the area.

5. Cleaning the Hood

Ryder and Carl deal with some crack dealers in the local area

6. Drive-Thru

The gang stops Ballas from getting in to Grove Street

7. Nines and AK's


8. Drive-By


9. Sweet's Girl


10. Cesar Vialpando


11. Home Invasion


12. Catalyst


13. Robbing Uncle Sam


14. OG Loc


15. Running Dog


16. Wrong Side of the Tracks

Chase down the Vagos that are escaping by train.

17. Just Business


18. Life's a Beach


19. Madd Dogg's Rhymes

Carl steals Madd Dogg's rhyme book.

20. Management Issues


21. House Party


22. Burning Desire

Carl is tasked by C.R.A.S.H to burn a Vago's member's house down.

23. Gray Imports

C.R.A.S.H tasks Carl with crashing a deal and kill an arms dealer.

24. Doberman


25. Los Sepulcros

Carl takes out Ballas leader Kane.

26. High Stakes, Low Rider


27. Reuniting the Families


28. The Green Sabre

Countryside Missions
Below you find the list of GTA San Andreas Missions taking place in the Countryside, which includes Whetstone, Red County and Flint County. There are 10 missions in this section before going to San Fierro.

29. Badlands

Frank Tenpenny tasks Carl with taking out an FBI witness

30. First Date / Tanker Commander


31. Body Harvest


32. King in Exile

Carl reunites with Cesar and Kendl in Angel Pine.

33. First Base / Local Liquor Store

Carl and Catalina rob a liquor store in Blueberry.

34. Gone Courting / Against All Odds

Catalina tries to show her love to Carl. They go rob a betting shop in Montgomery.

35. Made in Heaven / Small Town Bank

Catalina lets her new feelings known to Carl. They go rob a bank in Palomino Creek.

36. Wu Zi Mu


37. Farewell, My Love...


38. Are You Going to San Fierro?

San Fierro Missions
Below you find the list of GTA San Andreas Missions taking place in San Fierro. There are 26 missions in this section, however 8 of these are optional and not required for story progression.

39. Wear Flowers in Your Hair

Carl recruites some help for the garage, after gettin recommendations from The Truth.

40. 555 We Tip

Carl is tasked by C.R.A.S.H to frame a district attorney.

41. Deconstruction

Kendl asks for Carl's assistance on getting revenge on some builders.

42. Photo Opportunity

Carl learns of a meeting between Ryder and the Loco Syndicate.

43. Jizzy

Carl helps Jizzy with his pimping duties.

44. Air Raid

Zero needs Carl's help with defending his transmitters from Berkley.

45. Supply Lines...

Carl destroys Berkleys courier planes.

46. New Model Army

Carl helps Zero in an RC war.

47. T-Bone Mendez


48. Mike Toreno


49. Outrider

Carl transports drugs past various roadblocks.

50. Snail Trail

C.R.A.S.H tasks Carl with sniping a journalist.

51. Ice Cold Killa

Carl breaks into the Pleasure Domes and kills Jizzy B.

52. Back to School


53. Pier 69

Cesar and Carl raid a deal between the Ballas and the Loco Syndicate

54. Toreno's Last Flight

Carl shoots down Mike Toreno's helicopter.

55. Mountain Cloud Boys


56. Ran Fa Li


57. Lure


58. Amphibious Assault


59. The Da Nang Thang


60. Yay Ka-Boom-Boom

Carl destroys the Loco Syndicate crack factory.

61. Zeroing In

Carl steals a car with a tracking system.

62. Test Drive

Carl steals and tests some racing cars.

63. Customs Fast Track

Carl steals a car from a container at the docks.

64. Puncture Wounds

Carl uses stingers to steal a car.
The Desert Missions
Below you find the 9 Story Missions of GTA San Andreas taking place in the Desert area of Bone County.

65. Monster

Carl completes a timed trial on a Monster Truck.

66. Highjack


67. Interdiction

Carl escorts and protects Toreno's helicopter.

68. Verdant Meadows

Carl purchases the Verdant Meadows airstrip.

69. Learning to Fly

Carl completes Pilot School.
- Rustler (bronze)
- Stuntplane (silver)
- Hunter (gold)
- Police Maverick spawns on the roof of the Los Santos Police Department
- Las Venturas safehouses
- 6-star wanter level avaliable
- All planes in airports
- Access to all airport runways
- Victim outlets
- Pilot's license
- Increased Flying Skill

70. N.O.E.

Toreno want Carl to deliver some packages under the radar.

71. Stowaway

Toreno needs Carl to plant a bomb on a plane.

72. Black Project

The Truth wants Carl to raid Area 69 and bring back the Black Project.

73. Green Goo

Carl steals the Green Goo from a train.
Las Venturas Missions
Below you find the list of GTA San Andreas Missions taking place in Las Venturas. There are 19 missions in this section before returning to Los Santos, however 6 of these are optional and can be completed at a later time.

74. Fender Ketchup

Carl needs to give Johnny Sindacco a scare.

75. Explosive Situation

Carl steals dynamite from the Hunter Quarry.

76. You've Had Your Chips

Carl destroys the Sindacco's fake casino chip-making machines.

77. Don Peyote

Carl rescues Maccer and Kent Paul from the desert.

78. Architectural Espionage

Carl steals the blueprints for Caligula's Casino.

79. Key to Her Heart

Carl romances Millie Perkins to gain a keycard to Caligula's Casino.

80. Dam and Blast

Carl plants explosives on the Sherman Dam.

81. Cop Wheels

Carl steals four HPW 1000 police bikes.

82. Up, Up and Away!

Carl steals a armored truck from the K.A.C.C military depot.

83. Intensive Care


84. The Meat Business


85. Madd Dogg

Carl rescues Madd Dogg from a suicide attempt.

86. Fish in a Barrel

Carl takes up co-ownership of the Four Dragons Casino.

87. Misappropriation

C.R.A.S.H tasks Carl with killing some federal agents.

88. Freefall


89. High Noon

Carl chases and kills Eddie Pulaski

90. Saint Mark's Bistro

Carl flys to Liberty City to kill Marco Forelli.

91. Breaking the Bank at Caligula's

Carl robs Caligula's Casino.

92. A Home in the Hills

Carl retakes back Madd Dogg's crib from Big Poppa
Return to Los Santos Missions
Below you find the list of the final 8 Story Missions in GTA San Andreas, taking place again in Los Santos.

93. Vertical Bird

Carl steals a Hydra and attacks some spy boatds.

94. Home Coming

Carl reunites with Sweet and takes back Ganton from the Ballas.

95. Beat Down on B Dup

Sweet and Carl reclaim Glen Park and confront B Dup.

96. Cut Throat Business

Carl chases OG Loc to reclaim back Madd Dogg's music.

97. Grove 4 Life


98. Riot

Los Santos erupts after Frank Tenpenny is cleared of all charges.

99. Los Desperados


100. End of the Line

Carl takes out his enemies for one last mission.
How many missions are in GTA San Andreas?
There are 100 main story missions in GTA San Andreas in total. You can find them all listed on this page.
Out of these, 14 missions are optional (not required for story progression), so the mandatory missions required to progress the GTA San Andreas storyline are 86.
However, all missions are required if you want to achieve 100% completion of the game.
Note: If you also count the Introduction and the 4 Catalina cutscenes that set up her robbery missions, the total mission count would become 105.
GTA San Andreas Side Missions
See our section dedicated to the Side Missions in GTA San Andreas, for a guide on all optional endeavors in the game, including Asset Missions, driving Schools, the vehicles-based Sub-Missions, Challenges, Races, and more.