You can also get there by paddling! Though the annual Catalina Classic starts at Two Harbors and ends in Manhattan Beach, not Long Beach. The average time by paddleboard is about 7 hours and the record time is just over 5 hours. read more
By sea or air, getting to Catalina is easy and fun. You can get to Catalina Island by ferry from four mainland ports in Southern California – San Pedro, Long Beach, Newport Beach or Dana Point – and the ride is only about an hour by boat or 15 minutes by helicopter. read more