How do you get to Dana Point?

keltiesmom said:

I was just looking at other things to do when we go to Disney later this year. We may have a free day and I would like to find affordable ideas for how to spend it. I was looking at a whale watching trip from Dana point but havent found much on how to get there. We wont have a car and would need to rely on public transportation. Has anyone done this or are there any locals who know the ins and outs of transit?

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beachdreamr1229 said:

I'd recommend not going to Dana Point via public transit of any type unless you can find a tour bus going out there. Public transportation in the greater Los Angeles/OC area is not as good as it is in many other large metropolitan areas and getting to Dana point takes more than 1 bus change if I'm looking at the google directions correctly. If you're only going for 1 day, you're going to spend a 2-3 hours getting there and a 2-3 of hours getting back to Anaheim. Dana Point is beautiful, but in general it's not my favorite coastal area. You might want to consider going to Long Beach instead. There's a great aquarium there, the Queen Mary, and of course, plenty of whale watching charters. It'd still be about 1-2 hours of transit, but not quite as bad. I believe the OC transportation authority has a direct route to the area.

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