Top 7 trips from Santa Monica to San Diego
Santa Monica to San Diego
starting from Santa Monica →
32 minutes → Manhattan Beach
17 minutes → Laguna Beach
12 minutes → Carlsbad
39 minutes → San Diego
32 minutes → Manhattan Beach
17 minutes → Laguna Beach
12 minutes → Carlsbad
39 minutes → San Diego
3 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego via Anaheim
starting from Santa Monica →
16 minutes → In-N-Out Burger
17 minutes → Watts Towers Arts Center
21 minutes → Little India
19 minutes → Anaheim
21 minutes → Orange County
22 minutes → Mission Viejo
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
16 minutes → In-N-Out Burger
17 minutes → Watts Towers Arts Center
21 minutes → Little India
19 minutes → Anaheim
21 minutes → Orange County
22 minutes → Mission Viejo
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
4 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego via Anaheim
starting from Santa Monica →
17 minutes → Watts Towers Arts Center
21 minutes → Little India
19 minutes → Anaheim
21 minutes → Orange County
22 minutes → Mission Viejo
7 minutes → Dana Point
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
17 minutes → Watts Towers Arts Center
21 minutes → Little India
19 minutes → Anaheim
21 minutes → Orange County
22 minutes → Mission Viejo
7 minutes → Dana Point
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
4 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego via Huntington Beach
starting from Santa Monica →
16 minutes → In-N-Out Burger
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
19 minutes → Fortune Cookies Restaurant
15 minutes → Park Bench Cafe
7 minutes → Huntington Beach
17 minutes → Balboa Island
17 minutes → Laguna Beach
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
16 minutes → In-N-Out Burger
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
19 minutes → Fortune Cookies Restaurant
15 minutes → Park Bench Cafe
7 minutes → Huntington Beach
17 minutes → Balboa Island
17 minutes → Laguna Beach
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
4 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego via Huntington Beach
starting from Santa Monica →
16 minutes → In-N-Out Burger
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
19 minutes → Fortune Cookies Restaurant
15 minutes → Park Bench Cafe
7 minutes → Huntington Beach
17 minutes → Balboa Island
17 minutes → Laguna Beach
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
16 minutes → In-N-Out Burger
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
19 minutes → Fortune Cookies Restaurant
15 minutes → Park Bench Cafe
7 minutes → Huntington Beach
17 minutes → Balboa Island
17 minutes → Laguna Beach
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
23 minutes → Oceanside
15 minutes → Encinitas
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
4 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego via Dana Point
starting from Santa Monica →
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
16 minutes → Belmont Shore
19 minutes → Little Saigon
18 minutes → Newport Beach
24 minutes → San Juan Capistrano
7 minutes → Dana Point
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
22 minutes → Del Mar Beach & Marina
15 minutes → Encinitas
15 minutes → Torrey Pines State Park
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
16 minutes → Belmont Shore
19 minutes → Little Saigon
18 minutes → Newport Beach
24 minutes → San Juan Capistrano
7 minutes → Dana Point
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
22 minutes → Del Mar Beach & Marina
15 minutes → Encinitas
15 minutes → Torrey Pines State Park
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
4 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego via Dana Point
starting from Santa Monica →
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
16 minutes → Belmont Shore
19 minutes → Little Saigon
18 minutes → Newport Beach
24 minutes → San Juan Capistrano
7 minutes → Dana Point
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
22 minutes → Del Mar Beach & Marina
15 minutes → Encinitas
15 minutes → Torrey Pines State Park
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
15 minutes → Hermosa Beach
18 minutes → Dolphin Park
16 minutes → Belmont Shore
19 minutes → Little Saigon
18 minutes → Newport Beach
24 minutes → San Juan Capistrano
7 minutes → Dana Point
32 minutes → San Onofre State Beach
22 minutes → Del Mar Beach & Marina
15 minutes → Encinitas
15 minutes → Torrey Pines State Park
28 minutes → Pacific Beach
17 minutes → San Diego
4 hours of driving
Explore alternate routes from Santa Monica to San Diego, or you can get reverse directions from San Diego to Santa Monica.
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