Water Transportation in Los Angeles

Information about water transportation in Los Angeles. Includes information about Los Angeles cruise ports, cargo ports, ferries, small boat harbors, and more about Los Angeles water transportation. See also Water Activities in Los Angeles

World Cruise Center
The cruise ship terminal at Los Angeles Harbor in San Pedro is about 18 acres in size and its facilities include two terminal buildings, four passenger processing areas, United States Customs security clearance and baggage handling, parking lots, and shuttle transportation for cruise ship passengers. In 2008 approximately 265 cruise ships carrying 1.2 million passengers were processed through World Cruise Center at San Pedro Harbor.

Ferries in Los Angeles
Information about ferry services from Marina del Rey, San Pedro, Long Beach, and Dana Point to Catalina Island and a ferry service from the Balboa Peninsula to Balboa Island in the city of Newport Beach.

Small Boat Harbors Los Angeles
Information about the Marina del Rey Small Boat Harbor, several small boat harbors in San Pedro and Long Beach, and other recreational boat harbors in Los Angeles County.

Port of Los Angeles at San Pedro
The Port of Los Angeles is located about 20 miles south of Downtown Los Angeles, in the Los Angeles community of San Pedro, and some of the port facilities are located in or adjacent to the Los Angeles community of Wilmington. The port is a department of the City of Los Angeles that is sometimes called the Los Angeles Harbor Department. The Port of Los Angeles is spread over about 7500 and it has about 43 miles of waterfront, 27 cargo terminals, 17 marinas, and an international cruise port.

Port of Long Beach
The port of Long Beach is located about 25 miles south of Los Angeles in the city of Long Beach. It was founded in 1911 and today it is one of the busiest container ports in the world. The port is about 3200 acres in size and it has about 25 miles of waterfront.

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