10-Day US West Coast Itinerary
Seattle to San Diego in ten days -- fly in north, rent a car, drive the Pacific Coast Highway, fly home south.
Build this tripAt a glance
- Duration
- 10 days
- Cities
- 5
- Flight legs
- 1
- Budget/day
- $240
Cities
- Seattle
- Portland
- San Francisco
- Los Angeles
- San Diego
The plan
The spine of the American West. Start in Seattle for 2 days (Pike Place, Space Needle, a Mount Rainier day trip). Drive I-5 to Portland for a day. Continue to San Francisco -- the coastal Highway 101 via Oregon Dunes adds a day but it's worth it. Two days in SF (Golden Gate, Alcatraz, Mission food). Then the big one: Pacific Coast Highway down through Big Sur, Monterey, Santa Barbara to LA (takes 2 full days with stops). Two days in LA for Hollywood, Malibu, Venice. Final leg to San Diego: beaches, Balboa Park, fly home from SAN.
When to go
May-June or September-October.