Catalina Express

Catalina Express (legally Catalina Channel Express) is an American passenger ferry service that operates scheduled trips between Santa Catalina Island and mainland California. The company began service in 1981 with a single sixty-passenger vessel. As of 2016, the Catalina Express fleet includes eight high-speed vessels that can make the roughly 30-mile (48 km) crossing in about an hour.

Catalina Express
Company typePrivate
IndustryTransportation
Founded1981 (1981)
Founders
  • Doug Bombard
  • Greg Bombard
  • Tom Rutter
Headquarters
San Pedro, California
,
United States
Area served
Santa Catalina Island
Key people
Greg Bombard (President)
ServicesHigh-speed ferry transport
Number of employees
  • 450 (Summer)
  • 300 (Winter)
Websitecatalinaexpress.com
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