Las Vegas to San Francisco 12 – 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 – Spend the morning in Las Vegas and drive to Anaheim, 4 hours drive
Lodging location: Anaheim
Day 4 – Visit Disneyland
Lodging location: Anaheim
Day 5 – Visit Los Angeles (Universal Studios and/or The Walk of Fame and/or Santa Monica and Venice Beach), 1 hour drive
Lodging location: Hollywood or Santa Monica or Venice Beach
Day 6 – Visit Six Flags north of Los Angeles, 1 hour drive
Lodging location: Santa Clarita or Valencia
Day 7 – Drive west to the coast, to southern Route 1, and visit sites along the way, 3 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 – 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 11 – Visit San Francisco
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 12 – One more day in San Francisco
Lodging location: San Francisco
Day 13 – 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.
