San
Diego is a 2 hour drive from LAX, or you could take a 3 hour train ride.
Palm
Springs is a 2.5 hour drive from LAX
We
recommend you fly as it is a very boring drive, 4 hours. Many of us take Southwest
Airlines for short trips. Click on the Las Vegas button to go to their web site.
Cambria
is a 3.5 hour drive, San Simeon is another 15 minutes north. A click on this
button will take you to the Hearst Castle web site.
Carmel
& Monterey are 4.5 hours north if you go on 101. If you take highway 1,
you get a scenic route up through Big Sur, but you add a minimum of two hours
to the trip (worth it)
Carmel
| Monterey
San
Francisco is a 5 hour drive if you take I-5 and a 6-7 hour drive if you go
up 101. We recommend flying!
If
you book early enough you can get a round trip ticket on Southwest for less
than $100 (www.iflyswa.com)
Santa
Barbara is a 2.25 hour car ride.
Ventura
is a 1.5 hour ride from LAX.
Pasadena
is a 1 hour drive from LAX and about a 15 minute drive from the hotel.
Move
your mouse over a red dot to find out the driving distance time*
Click on the red dot to go to the Yahoo directory for that city.
Driving distances within LA area are on a
separate map.
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*note:
Californian's have a marked tendency to speed. Driving times will
vary by driver and traffic conditions.
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