View of a harbor and town featuring the Catalina Island Casino near Catalina Island Company

Getting Here

Packages & Special Offers

Catalina Island Company offers a variety of exciting packages to make your vacation complete! From resort credits that can be used for tours or dining, to helicopter and hotel packages, we have it all. View our packages & special offers. Book online for best rates. 

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People on board in the Catalina express near Catalina Island Company

Getting To Catalina Island

Getting to Catalina Island is fast and easy. It takes about one hour via high-speed ferry to get you to paradise. Two companies offer boat transportation from the Southern California cities of Long Beach, San Pedro, Dana Point, and Newport Beach to both Avalon and Two Harbors (San Pedro ferry only).

Helicopter service is available from Long Beach and San Pedro to Avalon. Boat charters from the mainland to the island are also available. Private planes can fly into Catalina’s Airport in the Sky. Many visitors sail over to the island and rent a mooring in either Two Harbors or Avalon. 

Catalina Express

Daily departures from San Pedro, Long Beach, and Dana Point to Avalon. Departures from San Pedro to Two Harbors.

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Catalina Flyer

Daily boat departures to Catalina Island from Newport Beach on the largest passenger catamaran on the West Coast.

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Traveling between Avalon and Two Harbors

TAKE THE CYCLONE POWER BOAT BETWEEN AVALON AND TWO HARBORS ON CATALINA

It’s now possible to explore both ends of Catalina in the same day aboard the Cyclone power boat. You’ll depart from the Green Pier in Avalon for an exciting cruise along the stunning Catalina coast to the rustic village of Two Harbors, where you can do as much as you like, or as little as you want. It takes less than 40 minutes! Discover Two Harbors is a seasonal tour, and only available during summer and early fall.

Speedboat with passengers on sea near Catalina Island Company, one of the things to do in Catalina Island
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Getting Around Catalina Island

Both Avalon and Two Harbors are easily accessible on foot. It’s fun to meander around the city streets and take in the sights and sounds of these quaint villages.

Most Avalon residents get around by golf cart, which are available for rent on an hourly or daily basis. There is public transporation available in Avalon through COAST. Thanks to a partnership with Circuit Transit, residents and visitors to Avalon now enjoy on-demand, point-to-point rides to and from anywhere within Avalon's city limits on COAST - City of Avalon Seaside Transit. Fares start at $2 per rider.

Taxi service is available from the Catalina Island ferry terminal, as well as the taxi stand, located on the corner of Crescent and Metropole Avenue, to all areas of Avalon.

Shore boats are available in both Avalon and Two Harbors.