Top 14 road trips from San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo to Monterey
starting from San Luis Obispo →
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
50 minutes → Salinas
27 minutes → Monterey
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
50 minutes → Salinas
27 minutes → Monterey
2.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Carmel
starting from San Luis Obispo →
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
56 minutes → Andrew Molera State Park
36 minutes → Monterey
10 minutes → Carmel
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
56 minutes → Andrew Molera State Park
36 minutes → Monterey
10 minutes → Carmel
3 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Malibu
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
43 minutes → Malibu Beach
7 minutes → Malibu
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
43 minutes → Malibu Beach
7 minutes → Malibu
3 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Santa Cruz
starting from San Luis Obispo →
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
32 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
44 minutes → Salinas
43 minutes → Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
9 minutes → Santa Cruz
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
32 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
44 minutes → Salinas
43 minutes → Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk
9 minutes → Santa Cruz
3.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Carmel By the Sea
starting from San Luis Obispo →
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
43 minutes → Esalen
54 minutes → Salinas
31 minutes → Carmel By the Sea
31 minutes → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
43 minutes → Esalen
54 minutes → Salinas
31 minutes → Carmel By the Sea
3.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Santa Monica
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
39 minutes → Santa Monica
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
39 minutes → Santa Monica
4 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
4 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Venice Beach
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
29 minutes → Venice Beach
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
29 minutes → Venice Beach
4.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Manhattan Beach
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
35 minutes → Manhattan Beach
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
30 minutes → Ventura
46 minutes → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
35 minutes → Manhattan Beach
4.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Sausalito
starting from San Luis Obispo →
54 minutes → Re:Find
49 minutes → King City
50 minutes → Salinas
1 hour → San Jose
54 minutes → San Francisco
23 minutes → Sausalito
54 minutes → Re:Find
49 minutes → King City
50 minutes → Salinas
1 hour → San Jose
54 minutes → San Francisco
23 minutes → Sausalito
5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Napa
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1.5 hours → King City
50 minutes → Salinas
1 hour → San Jose
58 minutes → Berkeley
50 minutes → Napa
1.5 hours → King City
50 minutes → Salinas
1 hour → San Jose
58 minutes → Berkeley
50 minutes → Napa
5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to San Francisco
starting from San Luis Obispo →
54 minutes → Re:Find
49 minutes → King City
1 hour → Monterey
40 minutes → San Juan Bautista
55 minutes → San Jose
49 minutes → Half Moon Bay
40 minutes → San Francisco
54 minutes → Re:Find
49 minutes → King City
1 hour → Monterey
40 minutes → San Juan Bautista
55 minutes → San Jose
49 minutes → Half Moon Bay
40 minutes → San Francisco
6 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to San Diego
starting from San Luis Obispo →
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
1 hour → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
1 hour → Laguna Beach
47 minutes → Carlsbad
39 minutes → San Diego
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
1 hour → Malibu
56 minutes → Los Angeles
1 hour → Laguna Beach
47 minutes → Carlsbad
39 minutes → San Diego
6.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Las Vegas
starting from San Luis Obispo →
2 hours → Buttonwillow
1.5 hours → Mojave
1.5 hours → Barstow
1.5 hours → Worlds tallest thermometer!
1 hour → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
58 minutes → Las Vegas
2 hours → Buttonwillow
1.5 hours → Mojave
1.5 hours → Barstow
1.5 hours → Worlds tallest thermometer!
1 hour → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
58 minutes → Las Vegas
8 hours of driving
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