Catalina Island Tickets / Catalina Flyer Boat Ride

   Catalina from Newport Beach, Round Trip

 

BUY TICKETS - Depart Newport Beach

 

BUY TICKETS: Depart Long Beach or Dana Point on Different Boat

 

 

Catalina Flyer departing Newport Beach is the closest departure point from Disneyland hotels

 

Tickets for Catalina Island Boat Ride Ticket to Avalon from Newport Beach offer the most affordable, fun way to get to Catalina Island for a day or several.

 

Departing  near Balboa Pavilion, Newport Beach long term parking is available for over 7 days in a parking lot at the beach across the street  from the Pavilion, requiring a one block walk to the boat. The Newport Beach Catalina Flyer is a Catamaran boat that travels once per day, round trip to the Island. It departs usually around 9 a.m., returning around 4 p.m. The ride alone is worth the ticket as you may sometimes see whale migrations or dolphins swimming in the Pacific Ocean. Catalina Island is truly the island of romance...but don't forget that's it's also a family and kids vacation destination.

 

 

The closest boat to Disneyland hotels is the Newport Beach Catalina Flyer featured here. Driving distance = 19.4 miles or 25 minutes under normal conditions. Optional service from Long Beach on Catalina Express = 21.1 miles or 30 minutes.  (see Newport Beach Catalina Flyer directions below)

The boat ride itself allows you to sit indoors in a protected cabin with comfortable seating and a snack bar. You can also sit outdoors with the glorious wind and ocean spray sometimes blowing in your face.  Many people think that being outside looks great but by the end of many trips, the upper deck is half full. What you should know is to take a jacket or layers of clothes to stay warm for this part of the trip. Also hang onto your ball caps if you stand outdoors. Many of them get blown away due to the wind.

Wear very comfortable shoes for your trip and take a swimsuit if you plan to do some sunbathing, tubing, scuba or snorkeling. Take sunscreen, money for shopping & meals and wear a watch so you'll be back to the dock in time to catch boat back home.

 

For an alternate option to get to Catalina Island, there are boats offered through another company called Catalina Express. Those boats leave from places such as Dana Point (great for vacationers in Laguna Beach) and Long Beach (for vacationers in Los Angeles, Seal Beach, Sunset Beach and north Orange County.

 

You can also take a helicopter from Long Beach but it costs a lot more money. It is a short trip that will get you there in less than half the time. We've never tried it but have flown over Catalina Island many times in commercial jets. (see photo in left column called Catalina Airport aerial.)

Directions to Catalina Flyer from Disneyland:

1. Start on S HARBOR BLVD (at S HARBOR BLVD & W KATELLA AVE in ANAHEIM) - go 0.2 mi
2. Turn on DISNEY WAY - go 0.5 mi
3. Take ramp onto I-5 SOUTH - go 6.0 mi
4. Take the CA-55 SOUTH exit toward NEWPORT BEACH - go 8.5 mi
5. Continue on NEWPORT BLVD - go 2.7 mi
6. Continue on BALBOA BLVD - go 1.5 mi
7. Arrive at 200 E BALBOA BLVD, NEWPORT BEACH