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Monterey driving distance
Posted: Tue July 15, 2008 01:10 PM UTC
I would like to know the driving distance and time between Anaheim, CA, and Monterey, CA.
I would like to pickup highway 1 from San Luis Obispo and follow the coast to Monterey.

Thanks to those who reply.
jamies76a+
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Monterey Re: driving distance
Posted: Tue July 15, 2008 02:49 PM UTC
Google is your friend.

Go to google maps. Use one endpoint as the area to be mapped, then ask for directions to the other. In addition to directions, it will give you distance and time. ( It will give you the shortest route, but you can move the blue line around to the route that you want )

I've found their time estimates to be quite accurate.

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HarmoniousBotch
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Monterey Re: driving distance
Posted: Tue July 15, 2008 04:39 PM UTC
Mapquest can tell you how far.

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lindasued
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Monterey Re: driving distance
Posted: Tue July 15, 2008 07:22 PM UTC
The quickest time is taking the 101. The time is up to traffic and time of day that you go through LA, Thousand Oaks, Ventura, Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo due to work traffic, but the average time to drive the distance would be between 5-6 hours. Taking the coast Hwy 1, add about one hour and if on Hwy 1 any fire or mud that could delay or even have you turning around would take even longer. Check out the road conditions before taking Hwy 1. See the road website: http://www.dot.ca.gov/

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travelgourmet
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Monterey Re: driving distance
Posted: Tue July 15, 2008 09:44 PM UTC
Yahoo maps can do the same as google.

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Monterey Re: driving distance
Posted: Sat July 19, 2008 12:14 AM UTC
Total time if you avoid LA traffic is about 6 1/2 hours. Highway 1 through Big Sur just reopened a few days ago now that the fire has moved northeast, but I'm sure it will still be smoky. Expect many of the areas on along the east side of the highway to be scorched and black, luckily the fire never crossed Highway 1 toward the ocean.

Many of the restaurants and hotels are reopened, and they are hoping people like you make the drive. They disparately need customers to make up for the lost business for about a third of their big tourist season!

Enjoy the drive, and let us know how bad the fire damage is. If you need any info about Monterey shoot me an e-mail.

Joe

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