How long does it take to drive from San Francisco to Los Angeles using ONLY the Pacific Coast Highway (HWY 1)?
2007-03-26 07:44:26 · 5 answers · asked by jonotasticc 1 in Travel ➔ United States ➔ Los Angeles
To be specific Daly City to Santa Monica.
2007-03-26 08:02:16 · update #1
Of course, that depends on a number of factors, including the time of day.
SF to Santa Cruz =2-3 hours
SC to Monterey= 1 hour
Monterey to San Simeon=3 hours, more if you stop to admire the view.
SS to San Luis Obispo=1 hour
SLO to Santa Barbara via 101= 90 minutes (There is a gap in hwy 1 because of Vandenburg AFB)
SB to Oxnard=20-30 minutes
Oxnard to Santa Monica= 1 hour
SM to downtown LA=20-90 minutes.
Total time=11 hours, give or take
If you hit traffic at certain spots (Santa Barbara area, Malibu, etc, your time could be extended considerably.
2007-03-26 07:53:05 · answer #1 · answered by Capt. Obvious 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you are not sightseeing and just driving through you are looking at about 12 hours from SF/Golden Gate Bridge to LA/Santa Monica.
For about 80% of the route you will either be going through city traffic or on very curvy road. There is one or two sections where it combines with the 101 and you will be at full freeway speeds.
But I really would not suggest you do this in one day, there are a lot of areas you can stop especially between Santa Cruz and Santa Barbara.
2007-03-26 15:05:50 · answer #2 · answered by OC1999 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
11 to 14 hours depending on traffic. Or if you take the 5 all the way about 8 hours
2007-03-26 16:46:29 · answer #3 · answered by copestir 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It does depend on which sides of the cities you're going to, and the times you'll be in rush hour. It took us 8-9 hours going from Napa to Disneyland starting at 7 a.m.
2007-03-26 14:59:08 · answer #4 · answered by chefgrille 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you are sight seeing--- take 2 nice 6 to 7 hour days...If not fly...flights are pretty cheap...
2007-03-26 21:15:11 · answer #5 · answered by Paris Hilton 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋