San Francisco to Los Angeles is 1,153 km, about 18 h of driving. One real day-by-day San Francisco to Los Angeles road trip itinerary planned with HitTheRoad. Open it for the full route with stops, photos and costs.
San Francisco to Los Angeles is 1,153 km of driving on the routes travelers have shared here.
About 18 h behind the wheel, before any stops. The itineraries here spread that over several days, so nobody drives it all at once.
The shared itineraries on this page run 5 days.
Travelers on this route stop at Point Lobos State Natural Reserve, Old Fisherman's Wharf, Bixby Creek Bridge, Pfeiffer Big Sur State Park, Elephant Seal Vista Point and Morro Rock.
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