Catamaran to Catalina: Largest, State-of-the-Art Vessel

Experience the largest catamaran to Catalina Island, departing daily from Newport Beach. Enjoy stunning views, comfort, and a quick 75-minute trip. Book now!

Duration: 1 hour, 15 minutes
Cancellation: 24 hours
Highlights

This is a one-way ticket from Avalon to Newport Beach. For round trip ferry service, you must book the first leg from Newport Beach to Avalon. Once you purchase your Catalina Island Ferry tickets with date and ferry time you will need to get boarding passes when checking in day of your ferry trip. Please arrive 45-60 minutes before departure.

What's Included
  • In-vehicle air conditioning
  • All fees and/or taxes
  • On-board restrooms
What's Not Included
  • Alcoholic beverages
  • Tea and coffee
  • Snacks
Additional Information

Setting sail from the renowned Balboa Pavilion in Newport Beach on a daily basis. Sailing schedules fluctuate throughout the year - consult all available times during reservation. The journey from Newport Beach to Avalon, Catalina Island takes roughly 75 minutes. For inhabitants or tourists of Orange County, Greater Los Angeles, Inland Empire and San…

Location
120 Pebbly Beach Rd
Pebbly Beach Road
Cancellation Policy

For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.

Customer Ratings
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Tracy_m
Jan 20, 2025
A perfect smooth sailing... - A perfect smooth sailing ride. VIP is the way to go. I have recommended this to many friends already
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Anna_g
Aug 30, 2024
A Ride to Remember. - The Catalina Island Ferry crew members were informative and friendly. I also loved that you could schedule activities tours on the Ferry prior to to Carolina Island.
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Michelle_c
Jul 1, 2024
$50 all day Parking is on E. EBay avenue and Adams Street - Highly recommended ! Excellent customer service ! Give yourself at least three hours to get there. Make sure you pack everything and what you’re going to wear. Make sure you have enough cash for parking $50 should be good enough, or can use Lyft ride sharing To take you there and drop you off.
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Barbara_r
May 31, 2025
Worth the ride - Get in line early if you want best seating. May want to Bomine (motion sickness ) Take jacket anytime of year. Worth the money and time to get there. Best part was the captain veered off to see dolphins both ways. 🐬
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Ann_c
May 8, 2024
We would do it again, except we didn’t get to see any Buffalo on the tour. I guess it’s hit or miss on that. - Being with my family, who came to visit me from my hometown of Cincinnati. We met many people there from Cincinnati as well. It was kind of surreal.
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Jeanmarc3
May 27, 2024
Don't bother with VIP upgrade - Toddlers pay full price and do not get any discount on VIP upgrade. We still got it but did not think it was worth it. The VIP launge is playing loud bad music which did not help with motion sickness. The fresh air outside was actually much better.
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Jackquelinel2021
Jun 4, 2025
Gaslit. Hung up on. 👎 - Beware! Staff at Catalina Flyer have no compassion and will side with their own people, if if they're wrong. They look down on Groupon holders and punish them for not paying full price on their site. The day before I checked their site to confirm my departure time and it clearly states "8:00 am or 9:00 am", we arrived before 9 but we could not board. When I called, the woman on the phone said they are leaving at 8:45 am on the dot. I asked if there were other options, I was already on the way and had been driving for 40 minutes. She would not give me any options and gave me cold, short responses "no more boats today" "nothing we can do". I was frustrated and asked about afternoon or other dates and she said I could talk to the manager Dan and hung up. Since I was almost there, I drove to the office and was met by a slightly more friendly person but was still gaslit. He told me I could rebook but they would not honor my Groupon (which I spent over $100 for) and I would need to pay full price. When I explained about the woman on the phone and her attitude he said "we're human too and you probably were being rude to her". Wow, the flippant attitudes and inability to accommodate any other requests, even though I am still a paying customer, Groupon or not, confirms I will never patronize or recommend a company like this. This is not the way to attract or retain customers. Wish I could make this review 0 stars. Shame on Catalina Flyer.
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From $47
up to 15 guests
1 - Adult
Cancellation: Free cancellation up to 24 hours before the start of your experience (local time).