Weekend trips from Los Angeles
- Las Vegas / Sedona
- Phoenix / San Diego
- Sonoma / San Luis Obispo
- Big Sur / Santa Cruz
- San Francisco / Napa
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 20.5 hours of total driving, so you may want to plan to do this over a long weekend.
Trip idea #1: Los Angeles → Las Vegas → Sedona → Los Angeles
leave Los Angeles on Friday
55 minutes → Mt Baldy
38 minutes → San Bernardino
40 minutes → Victorville
29 minutes → Barstow
50 minutes → Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
43 minutes → Worlds tallest thermometer!
1 hour → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
44 minutes → Sky Combat Ace
23 minutes → Las Vegas (stay Friday night)
55 minutes → Mt Baldy
38 minutes → San Bernardino
40 minutes → Victorville
29 minutes → Barstow
50 minutes → Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA
43 minutes → Worlds tallest thermometer!
1 hour → Fashion Outlets of Las Vegas
44 minutes → Sky Combat Ace
23 minutes → Las Vegas (stay Friday night)
6.5 hours of driving
Las Vegas to Sedona
leave Las Vegas on Saturday
1 hour → White Hills
53 minutes → Kingman
1 hour → Seligman
41 minutes → Williams
37 minutes → Flagstaff
50 minutes → Sedona (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → White Hills
53 minutes → Kingman
1 hour → Seligman
41 minutes → Williams
37 minutes → Flagstaff
50 minutes → Sedona (stay Saturday night)
5.5 hours of driving
Sedona to Los Angeles
leave Sedona on Sunday
2 hours → Montezuma Castle National Monument
2.5 hours → White Tank Mountain Regional Park
45 minutes → Blythe
1 hour → Desert Center
58 minutes → Palm Springs
1 hour → Riverside
29 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
2 hours → Montezuma Castle National Monument
2.5 hours → White Tank Mountain Regional Park
45 minutes → Blythe
1 hour → Desert Center
58 minutes → Palm Springs
1 hour → Riverside
29 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 20.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #2: Los Angeles → Phoenix → San Diego → Los Angeles
leave Los Angeles on Friday
1 hour → Riverside
58 minutes → Palm Springs
1 hour → Desert Center
45 minutes → Blythe
53 minutes → Vicksburg
2 hours → Maricopa County
36 minutes → Phoenix (stay Friday night)
1 hour → Riverside
58 minutes → Palm Springs
1 hour → Desert Center
45 minutes → Blythe
53 minutes → Vicksburg
2 hours → Maricopa County
36 minutes → Phoenix (stay Friday night)
7 hours of driving
Phoenix to San Diego
leave Phoenix on Saturday
1 hour → Gila Bend
44 minutes → Dateland
34 minutes → Wellton
1.5 hours → Mexicali
1 hour → Boulevard
35 minutes → Alpine
32 minutes → San Diego (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Gila Bend
44 minutes → Dateland
34 minutes → Wellton
1.5 hours → Mexicali
1 hour → Boulevard
35 minutes → Alpine
32 minutes → San Diego (stay Saturday night)
6.5 hours of driving
San Diego to Los Angeles
leave San Diego on Sunday
35 minutes → La Jolla
47 minutes → Carlsbad
32 minutes → Laguna Beach
38 minutes → Disneyland
20 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
35 minutes → La Jolla
47 minutes → Carlsbad
32 minutes → Laguna Beach
38 minutes → Disneyland
20 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
3 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 16.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #3: Los Angeles → Sonoma → San Luis Obispo → Los Angeles
leave Los Angeles on Friday
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
57 minutes → Grapevine
1 hour → Lost Hills
1 hour → Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant
1.5 hours → Pea Soup Andersen's
53 minutes → Modesto
1.5 hours → Oakland
1 hour → Sonoma (stay Friday night)
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
57 minutes → Grapevine
1 hour → Lost Hills
1 hour → Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant
1.5 hours → Pea Soup Andersen's
53 minutes → Modesto
1.5 hours → Oakland
1 hour → Sonoma (stay Friday night)
9 hours of driving
Sonoma to San Luis Obispo
leave Sonoma on Saturday
1 hour → Oakland
41 minutes → Livermore
42 minutes → San Jose
1 hour → San Juan Bautista
1 hour → King City
49 minutes → Re:Find
54 minutes → San Luis Obispo (stay Saturday night)
1 hour → Oakland
41 minutes → Livermore
42 minutes → San Jose
1 hour → San Juan Bautista
1 hour → King City
49 minutes → Re:Find
54 minutes → San Luis Obispo (stay Saturday night)
6.5 hours of driving
San Luis Obispo to Los Angeles
leave San Luis Obispo on Sunday
58 minutes → Pismo Beach
44 minutes → Solvang
29 minutes → Santa Barbara
47 minutes → Ventura
59 minutes → Malibu
18 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
58 minutes → Pismo Beach
44 minutes → Solvang
29 minutes → Santa Barbara
47 minutes → Ventura
59 minutes → Malibu
18 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
4 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 19.5 hours of driving.
Trip idea #4: Los Angeles → Big Sur → Santa Cruz → Los Angeles
leave Los Angeles on Friday
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
57 minutes → Grapevine
51 minutes → La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bakersfield North
53 minutes → Lost Hills
1 hour → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
1 hour → Monterey
47 minutes → Big Sur (stay Friday night)
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
57 minutes → Grapevine
51 minutes → La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bakersfield North
53 minutes → Lost Hills
1 hour → Paso Robles
50 minutes → King City
1 hour → Monterey
47 minutes → Big Sur (stay Friday night)
7.5 hours of driving
Big Sur to Santa Cruz
leave Big Sur on Saturday
17 minutes → Bixby Creek Bridge
25 minutes → Carmel
28 minutes → California 1
21 minutes → Watsonville
20 minutes → Capitola
11 minutes → Santa Cruz (stay Saturday night)
17 minutes → Bixby Creek Bridge
25 minutes → Carmel
28 minutes → California 1
21 minutes → Watsonville
20 minutes → Capitola
11 minutes → Santa Cruz (stay Saturday night)
2 hours of driving
Santa Cruz to Los Angeles
leave Santa Cruz on Sunday
1 hour → Monterey
50 minutes → King City
1 hour → Paso Robles
53 minutes → Lost Hills
51 minutes → La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bakersfield North
57 minutes → Grapevine
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
49 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
1 hour → Monterey
50 minutes → King City
1 hour → Paso Robles
53 minutes → Lost Hills
51 minutes → La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham Bakersfield North
57 minutes → Grapevine
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
49 minutes → Los Angeles (back home)
7.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 17 hours of driving.
Trip idea #5: Los Angeles → San Francisco → Napa → Los Angeles
leave Los Angeles on Friday
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
57 minutes → Grapevine
1 hour → Lost Hills
1 hour → Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant
1.5 hours → Pea Soup Andersen's
54 minutes → Mount Hamilton
1 hour → Oakland
23 minutes → San Francisco (stay Friday night)
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
57 minutes → Grapevine
1 hour → Lost Hills
1 hour → Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant
1.5 hours → Pea Soup Andersen's
54 minutes → Mount Hamilton
1 hour → Oakland
23 minutes → San Francisco (stay Friday night)
8 hours of driving
San Francisco to Napa
leave San Francisco on Saturday
20 minutes → Oakland
14 minutes → Albany
10 minutes → Richmond
13 minutes → Pinole
16 minutes → Vallejo Ferry Terminal
22 minutes → Napa Valley
6 minutes → Napa (stay Saturday night)
20 minutes → Oakland
14 minutes → Albany
10 minutes → Richmond
13 minutes → Pinole
16 minutes → Vallejo Ferry Terminal
22 minutes → Napa Valley
6 minutes → Napa (stay Saturday night)
1.5 hours of driving
Napa to Los Angeles
leave Napa on Sunday
1.5 hours → Livermore
51 minutes → Pea Soup Andersen's
1 hour → Firebaugh
1 hour → Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant
49 minutes → Lost Hills
1.5 hours → Bakersfield
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
1 hour → Los Angeles (back home)
1.5 hours → Livermore
51 minutes → Pea Soup Andersen's
1 hour → Firebaugh
1 hour → Harris Ranch Inn & Restaurant
49 minutes → Lost Hills
1.5 hours → Bakersfield
49 minutes → Six Flags Magic Mountain
1 hour → Los Angeles (back home)
8.5 hours of driving
Total driving time for this trip is about 18.5 hours of driving.
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