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The US Coast Guard has issued security measures for all passenger
vessels. All passengers sixteen years or older must have photo identification
or they may not be permitted to board the vessel. Please be sure
to have photo identification when checking in at the ticket counter
and when boarding. All baggage must have an identification tag and
is subject to physical inspection.
Island Express Helicopter Service
Take
the 710 freeway to the Queen Mary (follow the signs that say Port
of Long Beach or Queen Mary the freeway ends there) enter the Queen
Mary parking lot entrance. Keep to the right and follow the signs
saying heliport. They will take you to the last parking lot. Park
on the right side and the new offices are about 200 feet from the
parking area. You will have to walk across a service road so be
careful of the traffic. You can also take the service road on the
right side of the Queen Mary parking lot ticket entrance to our
location for pick up and drop off.
Catalina
Express
Queen
Mary: Take the Long Beach Freeway (710) south. Follow all signs
to the Queen Mary. Enter the Queen Mary parking lot and follow the
blue line.
Downtown
at Catalina Landing: Take the Long Beach Freeway (710) south
into Long Beach. Stay to the left, follow signs to downtown and
exit Golden Shore. Turn right at stop sign, follow around to Terminal
on the right. Parking in parking structure on the left.
Catalina
Classic Cruises, Catalina
Express and Island
Express Helicopter Service are all located in the Catalina
Air Sea Terminal Building, directly beneath the Vincent Thomas bridge.
Island
Express Helicopter Service and Catalina
Express, and Catalina
Classic Cruises: Harbor Freeway (110)
south to the "Terminal Island-Long Beach" exit. Cross
Harbor Blvd. and follow signs to parking. If you're coming from
Long Beach you can take Ocean Blvd. west, cross over the Vincent
Thomas bridge, and take the Harbor Blvd. exit.
Catalina-Marina
Del Rey Flyer From 405 Fwy, take CA-90 WEST toward
Marina Del Rey. Turn LEFT onto Lincoln Blvd. Turn RIGHT onto Fiji
Way. Ferry departs from the El Torito Dock directly in front of
the restaurant.
The
boat leaves from the Balboa Pavillion, a Southern California landmark.
From
San Diego: Take the Santa Ana (5) Freeway north, to the
San Diego (405) Freeway north, to the Newport (55) Freeway south.
The 55 ends and becomes Newport Blvd, which ends and becomes Balboa
Blvd. Follow until Balboa Pavillion. Turn left on Main St. for the
terminal or turn right on Palm Street for long term parking (7 dollars
a day).
From
LA: take the San Diego (405) Freeway south to the Newport
(55) Freeway south, then see above.
From
Riverside/San Bernandino: take the Artesia (91) Freeway
west to the Newport (55) Freeway south and follow above.
Catalina
Express
From
Los Angeles - Take I-5 Freeway South & exit at
Pacific Coast Highway.
From San Diego - Take I-5 Freeway North &
exit at Beach Cities, Highway #1 off the ramp.
Take a left at the signal, (Dana Point Harbor Drive) then left
at Golden Lantern, which dead ends at Dana Harbor parking lot.
From
L.A. International Airport, John Wayne Orange County
Airport or Long Beach Airport
Elite
Airport Transportation (310-266-4170)
Karmel
Shuttle (1-888-995-7433) starts at $18 per person.
From
The L.A. Bus Station, or Union Station
The
Blue Line lightrail runs to the Transit Mall on First Street
in Long Beach. Transfer to the free Long Beach Downtown
Runabout (Route C) for a ride to the Queen Mary, next to
the Express boats and Helicopter landing. Runabout Route C cruises
between the downtown Transit Mall and the Queen Mary across the
bay from 5:30am until midnight, seven days a week.
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