GTA San Andreas Missions

Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas is one of the most popular games Rockstar has ever made. You play as Carl “CJ” Johnson, who comes back to Los Santos after years away. The story takes you through GTA San Andreas missions, gang battles, big heists, crazy side missions, and an action-packed finale that fans still talk about today.

In total, GTA San Andreas has 101 missions. Out of these, 80 are story missions that move the main plot forward, and 21 are side or asset missions you can do for extra rewards and 100% game completion. On this page, you’ll find a complete GTA San Andreas Missions list with the mission names, who gives them, where they happen, and what you get for finishing them. We’ve organized everything by chapter and location, so you can easily follow along whether you’re just starting in Los Santos or finishing the last mission back in the city.

GTA San Andreas Missions – Main Game Progression

The main story in GTA San Andreas is split into different chapters. CJ starts in Los Santos, then moves through the countryside, San Fierro, the desert, and Las Venturas, before returning to Los Santos for the big finale.

There are 80 story missions in total, and each group is tied to the area you’re in and the characters you meet. Below, you’ll find tables for every chapter showing the mission name, who gives it, where it takes place, what rewards you get, and a quick note about it.

Los Santos Missions (Start of the Game)

These missions are where the game begins. CJ reunites with Grove Street and helps rebuild the gang while dealing with early betrayals and gang wars.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
1	In the Beginning	Big Smoke	Los Santos	Progression	Intro cutscene mission
2	Big Smoke	Big Smoke	Los Santos	Progression	Establishes Big Smoke’s role
3	Ryder	Ryder	Los Santos	Progression	Introduces Ryder
4	Tagging Up Turf	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect	Tutorial for spraying tags
5	Cleaning the Hood	Ryder & B-Dup	Los Santos	Respect	Shows Grove Street decline
6	Drive-Thru	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect	Famous “Big Smoke order” meme
7	Nines and AKs	Ryder / Emmet	Los Santos	Weapon skill	Gun tutorial
8	Drive-By	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect	Introduces drive-by mechanic
9	Sweet’s Girl	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect	Protects Sweet’s girlfriend
10	Cesar Vialpando	Cesar	Los Santos	Unlock Lowrider competitions	Car hydraulics minigame
11	Los Sepulcros	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect	Introduces funerals & gang wars
12	Doberman	Sweet	Los Santos	Gang Territories unlocked	First gang territory takeover
13	Gray Imports	Ryder	Los Santos	$2,000	Warehouse raid
14	Home Invasion	Ryder	Los Santos	Respect	Burglary mission
15	Catalyst	Ryder	Los Santos	Respect	Train raid (Molotovs)
16	Robbing Uncle Sam	Ryder	Los Santos	Respect	Military heist
17	High Stakes, Low-Rider	Cesar	Los Santos	Respect, Unlocks Cesar arcs	Street race
18	Life’s a Beach	OG Loc	Los Santos	Respect	Dance minigame
19	Madd Dogg’s Rhymes	OG Loc	Los Santos	Respect	Stealth mission
20	Management Issues	OG Loc	Los Santos	Respect	Car switch mission
21	House Party	OG Loc	Los Santos	Respect	Introduces gang shootouts
22	Burning Desire	Tenpenny (via Denise)	Los Santos	Denise (girlfriend) unlocked	Molotov mission
23	OG Loc	OG Loc	Los Santos	Respect	Kill Freddy
24	Reuniting the Families	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect, Story progression	Police raid cutscene mission
25	The Green Sabre	Sweet / Ryder	Los Santos	Unlock Countryside arc	Plot twist — CJ exiled

Countryside (Badlands) Missions

After a shocking twist, CJ is sent out of Los Santos. In the countryside, he works with Catalina and takes on smaller jobs while waiting for his next big move.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
26	Badlands	C.R.A.S.H. (Tenpenny)	Badlands	$500, unlocks countryside progression	Kill witness mission
27	Tanker Commander	Catalina	Dillimore	$5,000–$8,000 (varies)	Truck hijack
28	Body Harvest	Catalina	Fern Ridge	$1,000	Farm raid
29	Local Liquor Store	Catalina	Montgomery	$1,000	Rob liquor store
30	Small Town Bank	Catalina	Palomino Creek	$10,000	Bank heist
31	Against All Odds	Catalina	Montgomery	$2,000	Betting shop robbery
32	King in Exile	— (Story event)	Angel Pine	Progression	Story cutscene mission
33	First Date / First Base	Catalina	Countryside	Unlocks race missions	Starts romance arc
34	Farewell, My Love…	Cesar	Countryside	Unlocks San Fierro	Race vs Claude & Catalina
35	Are You Going to San Fierro?	Catalina	Countryside	Unlocks San Fierro chapter	Leads into next city

San Fierro Missions

CJ sets up shop in San Fierro with Woozie and Cesar. These missions focus on taking down drug operations, working with allies, and building up new businesses.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
36	Wear Flowers in Your Hair	The Truth	Doherty	Unlocks garage business	Moving crew cutscene mission
37	555 We Tip	Jethro	San Fierro	$1,000	Car valet infiltration
38	Deconstruction	Wu Zi Mu (Woozie)	Doherty	Respect	Demolish construction site
39	Photo Opportunity	Cesar	Missionary Hill	Progression	Spy on T-Bone & Ryder
40	Jizzy	Jizzy B.	San Fierro	$3,000	Escort mission
41	T-Bone Mendez	Jizzy B.	San Fierro	Respect	Set up alliances
42	Mike Toreno	Jizzy B.	San Fierro	Respect	Protect Toreno
43	Outrider	Wu Zi Mu	San Fierro	Respect	Protect a drug shipment
44	Snail Trail	C.R.A.S.H. (Tenpenny)	San Fierro	$1,000	Journalist assassination
45	Ice Cold Killa	Jizzy B.	San Fierro	Respect	Kill Jizzy
46	Pier 69	Cesar	San Fierro	Respect	Ryder & T-Bone assassination
47	Toreno’s Last Flight	Woozie / Toreno	San Fierro	Respect	Kill Toreno (chopper fight)
48	Yay Ka-Boom-Boom	Woozie	San Fierro	$25,000	Destroy drug factory, ends arc

Desert Missions

Mike Toreno pulls CJ into government work. Here, you’ll complete flying lessons, military-style missions, and even steal a jetpack from Area 69.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
49	Monster	Mike Toreno	Tierra Robada	$1,000	Off-road truck checkpoint race
50	Highjack	Wu Zi Mu / Cesar	Tierra Robada	$7,000	Truck hijack with Catalina’s cousin
51	Interdiction	Mike Toreno	Las Brujas	$1,000	Protect helicopter with heat-seeker
52	Verdant Meadows	Mike Toreno	Verdant Meadows	Unlocks Airstrip ownership	Buy abandoned airfield ($80,000)
53	Learning to Fly	Flight School	Verdant Meadows	Progression, Pilot License	Essential flying tutorial
54	N.O.E.	Mike Toreno	Verdant Meadows	$15,000	Low-altitude flight delivery
55	Stowaway	Mike Toreno	Verdant Meadows	$20,000	Boarding cargo plane with satchel charges
56	Black Project	Mike Toreno	Area 69	$20,000	Stealth mission, steal jetpack
57	Green Goo	Mike Toreno	Area 69	$20,000	Jetpack retrieval mission

Las Venturas Missions

In Las Venturas, CJ works with Woozie and others to plan a huge casino heist while dealing with mob bosses and old enemies.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
58	Fender Ketchup	Woozie	Caligula’s	$5,000	Intimidation by car stunt
59	Explosive Situation	Woozie	Quarry	$7,000	Steal dynamite for heist prep
60	You’ve Had Your Chips	Woozie	Caligula’s	$10,000	Destroy counterfeit chip factory
61	Don Peyote	The Truth	Las Venturas	$20,000	Rescue hallucinating Ken Rosenberg & Paul
62	Intensive Care	Rosenberg’s Crew	Las Venturas	$5,000	Rescue Johnny Sindacco
63	The Meat Business	Ken Rosenberg	Las Venturas	$8,000	Meat factory massacre
64	Freefall	Salvatore Leone	Las Venturas	$15,000	Kill Forelli gang in plane
65	Saint Mark’s Bistro	Salvatore Leone	Las Venturas / Liberty City	$20,000	Mission in Liberty City (nostalgic GTA III reference)
66	Architectural Espionage	Woozie	Caligula’s	$5,000	Steal blueprints for heist
67	Key to Her Heart	Woozie	Caligula’s	$5,000	Seduce/blackmail police croupier
68	Dam and Blast	Woozie	Sherm Dam	$20,000	Plant explosives on dam for heist prep
69	Cop Wheels	Woozie	Las Venturas	$10,000	Steal 4 cop bikes for heist
70	Up, Up and Away!	Woozie	Las Venturas	$20,000	Steal armored helicopter
71	Breaking the Bank at Caligula’s	Woozie	Caligula’s	$100,000+ (Casino Heist)	Big casino robbery, major story mission

Return to Los Santos (Final Chapter)

CJ returns to Los Santos for the final stretch. He fights to take back Grove Street, deals with riots in the city, and faces Big Smoke and Officer Tenpenny in the last mission.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
72	A Home in the Hills	Woozie / Madd Dogg	Los Santos	Respect, Progression	Retake Madd Dogg’s mansion
73	Vertical Bird	Mike Toreno	Easter Basin	$50,000	Steal Hydra jet, unlocks military jets
74	Home Coming	Sweet	Grove Street	Respect	Reunite with Grove Street
75	Cut Throat Business	Madd Dogg	Los Santos	Respect	Rap battle + jet pursuit with OG Loc
76	Beat Down on B-Dup	Sweet	Glen Park	Respect	Defeat crack dealers, reclaim territory
77	Grove 4 Life	Sweet	Grove Street	Respect	Gang war — reclaim Grove Street
78	Riot	Sweet	Los Santos	Respect	Riots erupt after Tenpenny’s trial
79	Los Desperados	Cesar Vialpando	Los Santos	Respect	Unite gangs against Ballas
80	End of the Line	Sweet / CJ	Los Santos	$250,000 (final mission)	Final 3-part mission — kill Big Smoke & confront Tenpenny

Asset & Side Missions (for 100% Completion)

Not all missions in San Andreas are part of the main story. There are also 21 side and asset missions you can complete if you want 100% game completion. These include RC challenges, trucking jobs, quarry work, and even stadium events. They don’t change the main storyline, but they’re great for extra rewards, cash, and bragging rights.

#	Mission Name	Mission Giver / Trigger	Location	Rewards / Unlocks	Notes
81	Air Raid	Zero	San Fierro	$1,500	RC turret defense (asset)
82	Supply Lines…	Zero	San Fierro	$5,000	Infamous RC plane mission (hard)
83	New Model Army	Zero	San Fierro	$7,000	RC bulldozer mission
84	Back to School	Driving School	San Fierro	Bronze/Silver/Gold unlocks	Needed for Wang Cars asset
85	Test Drive	Wang Cars	San Fierro	Respect, progression	Car theft mission
86	Customs Fast Track	Wang Cars	San Fierro	Export/Import lists	Unlocks Export/Import side missions
87	Puncture Wounds	Wang Cars	San Fierro	Respect, progression	Spike-strip chase
88	Export-Import Missions	Wang Cars (garage)	San Fierro	Money per delivery	Ongoing side mission
89	Quarry Mission 1	Quarry	Bone County	$2,000	Move explosives
90	Quarry Mission 2	Quarry	Bone County	$2,500	Bury bodies
91	Quarry Mission 3	Quarry	Bone County	$3,000	Deliver dumper truck
92	Quarry Mission 4	Quarry	Bone County	$3,500	Destroy delivery truck
93	Quarry Mission 5	Quarry	Bone County	$4,000	Escort explosives
94	Quarry Mission 6	Quarry	Bone County	$5,000	Destroy cop cars
95	Quarry Mission 7	Quarry	Bone County	$10,000	Final quarry mission
96	Trucking Missions (1–8)	Trucking Depot	Flint County	$1,000–$15,000 each	Haul cargo, avoid cops
97	Courier Missions	Various (Bike couriers)	Los Santos / SF / LV	Money per delivery	Classic GTA courier side missions
98	Stadium Challenge: 8-Track	Los Santos Stadium	Los Santos	$10,000, Hotring Racer	Race event
99	Stadium Challenge: Blood Ring	Los Santos Stadium	Los Santos	$10,000, Bloodring Banger	Demolition derby
100	Stadium Challenge: Kickstart	Las Venturas Stadium	Las Venturas	Respect, prizes	Motorcycle challenge
101	Stadium Challenge: Dirt Track	Las Venturas Stadium	Las Venturas	$25,000	Dirt bike racing

Most Iconic & Hardest GTA San Andreas Missions

Not every GTA San Andreas mission is the same. Some are quick and fun, while others will test your patience. A few have become legendary because players still talk about them years later. Here are the ones that stand out the most.

Wrong Side of the Tracks

This mission is burned into every player’s memory. You’re riding a bike with Big Smoke, chasing enemies on top of a moving train. It should be simple, but Big Smoke can’t hit a single shot. Most of us failed it more than once, and that gave us the famous line: “All you had to do was follow the damn train, CJ!” It’s frustrating, funny, and iconic.

Supply Lines…

If you’ve played Zero’s RC missions, you know the pain. In Supply Lines, you’re flying a tiny RC plane with barely enough fuel to finish the job. You have to destroy delivery vans while fighting the controls and watching the clock. For many players, this was the hardest mission in the whole game. Beating it felt like finally climbing a mountain.

End of the Line

This is the final showdown, and Rockstar made sure it wasn’t easy. The mission has three big parts: clearing Big Smoke’s fortress, taking him down in an emotional boss fight, and chasing Officer Tenpenny through a city on fire with riots. It’s tough, it’s long, and it’s the perfect ending. Finishing it feels like a true achievement.

GTA San Andreas Missions FAQ

There are 101 missions in total 80 story missions and 21 side/asset missions needed for 100% completion.

Mission #70 is “Up, Up and Away!”, where CJ steals an armored helicopter for the casino heist setup.

To beat the game, finish the 80 main story missions. If you want 100% completion, you’ll also need to do side missions, collectables (tags, oysters, snapshots, horseshoes), and challenges.

Most players say Supply Lines… (the RC plane mission) is the hardest, though some also point to Wrong Side of the Tracks and Learning to Fly as frustrating.

In GTA: Vice City, you need to finish all story missions, side missions, asset properties, rampages, hidden packages, and street races. It’s similar to San Andreas but with fewer missions overall.

On average, it takes around 80–100 hours to get 100% completion, depending on skill, whether you use guides, and how much time you spend on side content.

In San Andreas, the hardest heist is usually considered Breaking the Bank at Caligula’s because of its length and setup. In the broader GTA series, many fans also mention The Big Score (GTA V) as one of the toughest heists.

Final Words

The missions in GTA San Andreas are what make the game so memorable. From simple gang jobs in Los Santos to the huge casino heist in Las Venturas and the explosive showdown back in the city, every mission adds depth and variety to the story, keeping players hooked and engaged.

This page provides a comprehensive, structured mission list, so whether you’re replaying the game, pursuing 100% completion, or simply looking up a specific mission, you have everything in one place.