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Pacific Coast Highway: SF to LA in May

6days
16stops
606km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in Monterey · Big Sur · San Luis Obispo · Santa Barbara · Santa Monica — start in San Francisco, end in Los Angeles.

DAY01

Golden Gate Bridge → Monterey

192 km · 2h 16m driving · Overnight in Monterey Bay Aquarium
  1. 09:00
    Golden Gate Bridge· start
  2. 192 km · 2h 16m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Monterey Bay Aquarium· overnight
DAY02

17-Mile Drive → Pfeiffer Big Sur

39 km · 45m driving · Overnight in Pfeiffer Big Sur
  1. 09:00
    17-Mile Drive· start
  2. 8.3 km · 15m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Bixby Creek Bridge
  4. 30 km · 30m
  5. 15:00
    Pfeiffer Big Sur· overnight
DAY03

McWay Falls → Bubblegum Alley

105 km · 1h 40m driving · Overnight in Bubblegum Alley
  1. 09:00
    McWay Falls· start
  2. 20 km · 26m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Hearst Castle
  4. 85 km · 1h 14m
  5. 15:00
    Bubblegum Alley· overnight
DAY04

Pismo Beach → Old Mission Santa Barbara

106 km · 1h 9m driving · Overnight in Old Mission Santa Barbara
  1. 09:00
    Pismo Beach Pier· start
  2. 20 km · 16m
  3. 12:00
    Solvang Danish Village
  4. 86 km · 53m
  5. 15:00
    ⭐ Old Mission Santa Barbara· overnight
DAY05

Stearns Wharf → Santa Monica

124 km · 1h 32m driving · Overnight in Santa Monica Pier
  1. 09:00
    Stearns Wharf· start
  2. 4.4 km · 12m
  3. 12:00
    ⭐ Malibu Pier
  4. 119 km · 1h 20m
  5. 15:00
    Santa Monica Pier· overnight
DAY06

Griffith Observatory → The Getty Center

40 km · 44m driving
  1. 09:00
    ⭐ Griffith Observatory· start
  2. 40 km · 44m
  3. 12:00
    The Getty Center