My wife and I went on a bike ride to the island and had an enjoyable ride. The attendant was sweet and the captain was all business. It was only $1.25 to go across. Well worth it!

Not much to it since it's such a short ride. Cheap entertainment. You can drive off island w/o going back on ferry.

I absolutely LOVE taking this ferry....it is something I have done since I got my drivers license. I don't live in the area anymore, but whenever I find myself in the OC, I take this ferry rain or shine. something very nostalgic about the experience. the ferry is run by kids really, very young people captaining the boats.....over to balboa... More 

Holding a maximum of 3 cars, this is the smallest ferry I've ever seen. It's a wonderful retro resource for the area, providing passage between the Newport peninsula and Balboa Island. If you time it right, the wait is minimal and worth the fee. The boats (there were 3 of them running) also carry bikes and foot passengers for a... More 

Pretty simple and easy to use. Holds 3 cars at a time and wait time to get on it was minimal. Worked well for us.

We used the ferry on our way out. There was no line, we were able to drive right onto the ferry. It cost $3 which was reasonable and the staff was very friendly. Wish it had been a longer ferry ride :)