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Western United States (San Francisco to Los Angeles)

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The Western United States stretch between San Francisco and Los Angeles encompasses one of the world's most iconic road trip corridors along California's Pacific Coast. The route passes through dramatic coastal cliffs, redwood forests, rolling vineyards, and surf towns, with Highway 1 offering some of the most breathtaking ocean scenery on the planet. Travellers come for the cultural contrast between San Francisco's eclectic neighbourhoods and tech-driven energy and LA's sprawling beaches, entertainment scene, and year-round sunshine. Stops like Big Sur, Santa Barbara, Carmel-by-the-Sea, and San Luis Obispo make this one of North America's most rewarding drives for independent and group travellers alike.

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Itineraries

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Western United States (San Francisco to Los Angeles) · 8 days

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Western Express Southbound: Self-Launched San Francisco to Los Angeles Road Trip

A self-launched, do-it-yourself version of G Adventures' 8-day "Western Express Southbound" — San Francisco to Los Angeles via Yosemite, Death Valley, Las Vegas, Route 66, the Grand Canyon and Joshua Tree. Instead of a private 15-passenger van and a CEO, you'll rent a compact car (best split between 2-4 travellers) or use Amtrak/buses and shuttles if travelling solo, stay in hostels and budget motels, and self-book park entry, hikes and the odd splurge like a Grand Canyon helicopter flight via GetYourGuide. Costs below assume a solo traveller sharing a rental car with one other person; a genuine solo-without-splitting traveller should add roughly £250-350 for car hire and fuel. All figures are approximate and exclude international flights.

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Travel Crew

~£1,180

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