You can fly into any of the following airports:

Los Angeles - LAX

Long Beach - LGB

Santa Ana/Orange County - SNA

(if you're ambitious, you could probably make BUR work)

Once you have landed, you will need to use transportation to get to one of the Catalina Express ferry terminal locations.

Since the wedding takes place on Santa Catalina Island, which is indeed an island, you will need to take a boat to get there. The ride is usually very smooth and takes 60-75 minutes (depending on which departure port you use) to get from the mainland to Avalon. If you are prone to sea sickness, please be sure to plan accordingly in case of foul weather or choppy seas!

Once you are on the island, you will not need to go on another boat until you depart back home.

Ferry Schedule and Fares

*Winter schedule has not been posted yet, so you cannot yet buy ferry tickets for December. We will update this section when we see that December tickets are available!*

There are 3 main departure ports you can choose from:

Long Beach : the Express's main hub, they will have more availability on trips (usually 4+ in each direction per day) and hours earlier in the morning and later at night to get to and from Avalon

San Pedro : typically only runs 2 trips in each direction per day

Dana Point : located in Orange County, this is the southern-most port but it is the most limited in terms of trip availability, sometimes only running 1 ferry in each direction per day

There is a parking lot at each location for a fee of around $40/day. A cheaper option includes parking at a nearby lot and walking to the Express.



When reserving your ferry tickets, MAKE SURE YOU ARE TRAVELING TO AVALON, -NOT- TWO HARBORS! TWO HARBORS WILL TAKE YOU TO A SEPARATE PART OF THE ISLAND THAT IS NOT CLOSE!

Once you are on Catalina Island, you will not need any additional transportation, since it is small and walkable. If you are staying in Avalon, you will be able to get anywhere you need to go for wedding events in Avalon by simply walking there.

Many of the hotels we have listed all provide transportation to and from the ferry terminal with your luggage, though we have definitely walked from the ferry to our hotel with our luggage before, no problem; just note that it can get a little bumpy with your suitcase wheels on the cobblestone roads.

There are very few cars on the island at all, though there is a taxi service available should you desire to travel by car. Golf carts are available to rent for 2 hours at a time if you would like to zip around the rest of the island via golf cart!