Weekend trips from Big Sur
For any of these trips, you could visit just the first or second destination if you want to do less driving and spend more time in the area.
The longest trip is about 22 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Big Sur → Las Vegas → Los Angeles → Big Sur
leave Big Sur on Friday
1 hour → Hearst Castle
2 hours → Lost Hills
49 minutes → Bakersfield
1 hour → Mojave
1.5 hours → Barstow
2 hours → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
58 minutes → Las Vegas (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Hearst Castle
2 hours → Lost Hills
49 minutes → Bakersfield
1 hour → Mojave
1.5 hours → Barstow
2 hours → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
58 minutes → Las Vegas (stay Friday night)
9.5 hours of driving
Las Vegas to Los Angeles
leave Las Vegas on Saturday
58 minutes → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
1 hour → Worlds tallest thermometer!
43 minutes → Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
50 minutes → Barstow
50 minutes → Bear Valley Road
1.5 hours → Los Angeles (stay Saturday night)
58 minutes → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
1 hour → Worlds tallest thermometer!
43 minutes → Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
50 minutes → Barstow
50 minutes → Bear Valley Road
1.5 hours → Los Angeles (stay Saturday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Los Angeles to Big Sur
leave Los Angeles on Sunday
2 hours → Universal Studios Hollywood
49 minutes → Bakersfield
1.5 hours → Lost Hills
1.5 hours → Villicana Winery
54 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
17 minutes → Big Sur (back home)
2 hours → Universal Studios Hollywood
49 minutes → Bakersfield
1.5 hours → Lost Hills
1.5 hours → Villicana Winery
54 minutes → Pinnacles National Park
17 minutes → Big Sur (back home)
6.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 22 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Big Sur → Santa Monica → San Diego → Big Sur
leave Big Sur on Friday
1 hour → Hearst Castle
55 minutes → San Luis Obispo
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
1.5 hours → Santa Monica Pier
5 minutes → Santa Monica (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Hearst Castle
55 minutes → San Luis Obispo
1 hour → Solvang
43 minutes → Santa Barbara
1.5 hours → Santa Monica Pier
5 minutes → Santa Monica (stay Friday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Santa Monica to San Diego
leave Santa Monica on Saturday
1 hour → Laguna Beach
47 minutes → Carlsbad
48 minutes → Balboa Park
5 minutes → San Diego (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Laguna Beach
47 minutes → Carlsbad
48 minutes → Balboa Park
5 minutes → San Diego (stay Saturday night)
3 hours of driving
San Diego to Big Sur
leave San Diego on Sunday
47 minutes → Carlsbad
1 hour → Laguna Beach
49 minutes → Los Angeles
1.5 hours → Malibu Beach
1.5 hours → Santa Barbara
55 minutes → San Luis Obispo
1 hour → Hearst Castle
39 minutes → Big Sur (back home)
47 minutes → Carlsbad
1 hour → Laguna Beach
49 minutes → Los Angeles
1.5 hours → Malibu Beach
1.5 hours → Santa Barbara
55 minutes → San Luis Obispo
1 hour → Hearst Castle
39 minutes → Big Sur (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 17 hours of driving.
Discover weekend getaways from Big Sur and explore
places that are easily drivable for a short 3-day trip or a longer weekend
if there's a holiday or you can get time off. Once you've picked a
destination, you can search for alternate routes that might have more
interesting stops along the way. If you're looking for all of the
possible destinations, try searching for a radius of
50 miles from Big Sur up to 200 miles from Big Sur or anything in between. If you don't have enough time for a
long weekend, try searching for day trips from Big Sur, or you can make Big Sur your destination instead. If you have more time, you can plan a drive from Big Sur to Oregon.
