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Pacific Coast Highway Adventure

A classic 7-day cruise down the California coast from San Francisco to San Diego, hugging the water as much as possible.

7days
21stops
598km

The route

Tap a day or a town

You sleep in San Francisco · Pebble Beach · San Simeon · Solvang · Malibu · Santa Monica — start in San Francisco, end in San Diego.

DAY01

Golden Gate Bridge → Twin Peaks

22 km · 56m driving · Overnight in Twin Peaks
  1. 10:30
    ⭐ Golden Gate Bridge· start
  2. 9.6 km · 18m
  3. 13:00
    Fisherman's Wharf
  4. 12 km · 38m
  5. 16:00
    Twin Peaks· overnight
Accommodation
Union Square
DAY02

Santa Cruz → 17-Mile Drive

79 km · 1h 8m driving · Overnight in 17-Mile Drive
  1. 11:30
    Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk· start
  2. 71 km · 54m
  3. 14:30
    ⭐ Monterey Bay Aquarium
  4. 8.3 km · 14m
  5. 17:30
    17-Mile Drive· overnight
Accommodation
Carmel-by-the-Sea
DAY03

Bixby Creek Bridge → Elephant Seal Vista Point

115 km · 1h 43m driving · Overnight in Elephant Seal Vista Point
  1. 10:30
    Bixby Creek Bridge· start
  2. 38 km · 36m
  3. 13:00
    ⭐ McWay Falls
  4. 77 km · 1h 7m
  5. 16:00
    Elephant Seal Vista Point· overnight
Accommodation
Cambria
DAY04

Hearst Castle → Solvang

179 km · 2h 7m driving · Overnight in Solvang
  1. 10:00
    ⭐ Hearst Castle· start
  2. 49 km · 41m
  3. 14:30
    Morro Rock
  4. 130 km · 1h 26m
  5. 17:00
    Solvang· overnight
Accommodation
Solvang
DAY05

Old Mission Santa Barbara → Malibu

124 km · 1h 31m driving · Overnight in Malibu Pier
  1. 11:00
    Old Mission Santa Barbara· start
  2. 4.3 km · 12m
  3. 14:00
    ⭐ Stearns Wharf
  4. 119 km · 1h 19m
  5. 17:30
    Malibu Pier· overnight
Accommodation
Santa Monica
DAY06

Griffith Observatory → Santa Monica

44 km · 58m driving · Overnight in Santa Monica Pier
  1. 11:00
    ⭐ Griffith Observatory· start
  2. 40 km · 46m
  3. 14:30
    Venice Beach
  4. 4.3 km · 12m
  5. 17:00
    Santa Monica Pier· overnight
Accommodation
Manhattan Beach
DAY07

La Jolla Cove → Coronado Island

35 km · 36m driving
  1. 11:30
    ⭐ La Jolla Cove· start
  2. 23 km · 21m
  3. 14:30
    Balboa Park
  4. 12 km · 15m
  5. 17:00
    Coronado Island
Accommodation
Gaslamp Quarter
Heads Up
  • Highway 1 can occasionally have closures due to landslides in the Big Sur area; always check Caltrans before you head out.
  • Download offline maps for Big Sur as cell service is non-existent for about 90km!