Highway 1 Drive Time Question

Posted a similar query last week, but am finalizing our road trip and would appreciate some last minute estimates. Heading south on Highway 1 from Monterey to Huntington Beach. Big Sur has been on %26#39;our list %26#39; for a long time! Need to break up the drive, of course, as the journey is the joy! First thought was to over night in Cambria, at the Fogcatcher Inn or Fireside Inn, enjoy a nice meal (wine too!) and some rest from the road, then complete the drive to Huntington Beach the following day. I%26#39;m concerned that Cambria may not be far enough south for this stop, however. Would Pismo Beach be a more sensible stop in terms of distance from final destination? Thanks!

Highway 1 Drive Time Question

We stayed at Morro Bay last Friday night (about 30 minutes south of Cambria); left at 10:00 and got to Los Angeles at 3:00.

Anaheim from there would have been about an hour more.

This was on Saturday. From Cambria, I%26#39;d suggest an early morning start and have breakfast at Dorn%26#39;s Breaker Cafe in MOrro (great view of the rock).

http://www.dornscafe.com/

Wander around Morro for an hour. If you got a 8:00 start, this would be about 10:30.

At 10:30 drive from Morro to Santa Barbara on Highway 101.

This will get you to Santa Barbara about 1:00 or 1:30 and

have lunch at Stearn%26#39;s Wharf.

http://www.stearnswharf.org/

Leave about 3:00 and drive to Los Angeles - takes about 2 hours (90 minutes) if traffic is with you. It can take longer if problems. You might consider taking the 405 and go to Long Beach and have dinner on the Queen Mary that evening.

http://www.queenmary.com/ This would be about 6 or 7.

and then take Highway 1 and drive to Huntington Beach.

This is a 15 mile drive.

(In short - you%26#39;ll be fine with staying in Cambria and doing a straight shot to Huntington Beach if you need to get there earlier in day. That is the key question: What time do you need to get in Huntington Beach and do you want to drive fast or do it at a more leisurely pace and if so, what do you want to see on way down.) Enjoy your trip!

Highway 1 Drive Time Question

Thanks for your input. Don%26#39;t ';need'; to be in Huntington Beach at a particular time of day, but plan on heading straight there after spending the night in Cambria or Pismo Beach (maybe Morro Bay?). We%26#39;re beginning our trek in San Francisco. Two nights there, one night in Monterey, one night in Cambria (or Morro Bay? or Pismo Beach?) then on to HB for 3 nights. Will not be touring the Hearst Castle, but Cambria sounds lovely on it%26#39;s own (food + wine). If it%26#39;s only 30 minutes north of Pismo Beach it%26#39;s probably our best bet. My main concern is the drive time it will take from Monterey to the Cambria area. We aren%26#39;t in any hurry, and plan on 6 hours. If it%26#39;s much shorter than that, however, we should probably continue driving south to shorten the last leg of our trip. Thanks!

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