zReports Research Institute · Updated August 2026
57 balloon ride operators operate within 150 miles of San Mateo, California, sorted by distance below. Every one has a free zReports records page built from federal NTSB accident data under the mandatory reporting rule. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot. No operator can pay to be listed, ranked, or removed.
1. Balloon Decor · South San Francisco, CA · ~9 mi
2. San Francisco S Balloon Magic · South San Francisco, CA · ~9 mi
3. A To Z Event Magic X Balloon · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
4. Alcatraz Tours · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
5. Balloons DéCor · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
6. Big Bus Tours San Francisco · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
7. Golden Horizon Tours · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
8. Green Dream Tours · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
9. Premier Yosemite Private Tours Specialist Since 2000 | Custom Travel Packages With Worry-Free Hotel Lodging · San Francisco, CA · ~16 mi
10. Balloons By The Sea · Morgan Hill, CA · ~48 mi
11. Sowers William H · Petaluma, CA · ~51 mi
12. Sonoma Ballooning · Sonoma, CA · ~51 mi
Before you book: open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. It pulls the operator's federal accident history, if any exists, and audits it against public reputation. 1 click, no login, free.
zReports maintains a records page for every US balloon ride operator on file, cross-matched at load time against the NTSB accident database. This page lists the operators whose home city sits within 150 miles of San Mateo city center, nearest first. Distances are measured between city centers and are a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage. Operators are never contacted, never notified, and cannot pay to change what a record shows.
The nearest operators to San Mateo are Balloon Decor (South San Francisco, CA, 9 miles), San Francisco S Balloon Magic (South San Francisco, CA, 9 miles), A To Z Event Magic X Balloon (San Francisco, CA, 16 miles). In total, 57 operators sit within 150 miles.
Every operator listed here has a free zReports page built from federal NTSB accident records under the mandatory reporting rule (49 CFR Part 830). Open any operator above and run the free A to Z Check. Reviews can be managed by the business; the federal record cannot.
Distances are measured between city centers, from San Mateo, CA to each operator's listed city. Use them as a drive-planning guide, not door-to-door mileage.