Trip from SF to SD

Hello all-

I can%26#39;t make a decision! We are traveling the PCH in June and planning 3 days in SF, then stay in Monterey, Pismo and have one more night to stay somewhere before we get to San Diego. I thought Santa Barbara; my kids think Huntington Beach.

Would there be time to have lunch and spend some time in SB to get the flavor of it and still make it to Huntington Beach without massive traffic? Or do we stay in SB, and just stop over in HB on our way through to SD?

The night in question is a Wednesday night. We will also be visiting LA for 2 days after SD, so no reason to stop in LA on our way through.

Any advice, ideas or recommendations would be greatly appreciated!

Thank you all!

Trip from SF to SD

Santa Barbara is less than two hours south of Pismo Beach (I assume that is the Pismo you are typing about). You could easily have lunch there, spend a few hours checking out the architecture, shops, mission, etc. Then head on South and be in Huntington Beach by nightfall.

Trip from SF to SD

Why not stop at Huntington on the way back to LA?

The only concern about stopping at SB and HB in the same day is rush hour. Our rush hour is from 3 pm to 7 pm so if you are stopping a lot, you could end up in the thick of it. Of course, you could stop in HB around 3, spend some time at the beach, have dinner and then resume your trip after 7.

you could have lunch in santa barbara, walk the beach, catch rt1 to santa monica. get the I-10 to the I-405 south. huntington beach is exit 39. traffic starts getting heavy around 3 and it will take over an hour to huntington beach any time after that. huntington beach isn%26#39;t that far distance wise from santa monica, just the traffic.

Thank you all for your suggestions. Assuming we can avoid the worst travel times, how long would it take to get from Santa Barbara to Huntington Beach?

Thanks again!

21/2 to 3 hours if you don%26#39;t have traffic. the traffic around LAX will be the key to your travel time.

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