Las Vegas to San Francisco 11 – An urban trip to California (plus Las Vegas, Nevada) that includes, Route 1 and the cities of San Francisco, Los Angeles and Las Vegas. One of the main advantages of this route is the fact that it can be travelled in winter months.
Day 1 – Arrive to Las Vegas and visit the city
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 2 – Visit Las Vegas
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 3 – Enjoy one more day in Las Vegas
Lodging location: Las Vegas
Day 4 – Drive to Los Angeles and enjoy an afternoon in the city, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Hollywood or Santa Monica or Venice Beach
Day 5 – Visit Los Angeles (Universal Studios and/or The Walk of Fame and/or Santa Monica and Venice Beach)
Lodging location: Hollywood or Santa Monica or Venice Beach
Day 6 – Enjoy one more day in Angeles
Lodging location: Hollywood or Santa Monica or Venice Beach
Day 7 – Drive north to southern Route 1 and visit sites along the way, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Morro Bay or Cambria
Day 8 – Drive and travel north along Route 1, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: Monterey
Day 9 – Visit Monterey
Lodging location: Monterey
Day 10 – Visit Monterey’s surroundings (Point Lobus State Park, 17 mile drive etc.), less than 1 hour drive in each direction
Lodging location: Monterey
Day 11 – Drive to San Francisco via the northern portion of Route 1 (through Pacifica, Half Moon Bay, Santa Cruz, Capitola etc.) and visit Santa Cruz’s Boardwalk, 3 hours drive
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 12 – Visit San Francisco
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 13 – One more day in San Francisco
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 14 – Fly home
– In order to fill this route with content – see our California destinations page, where you can find articles that include suggestions what to do in various locations along this route.
