SanFran/Vegas/LA
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- dc
need some advice from my west coast american cousins.
in february i'm visiting the states for the first time. i'm flying into SanFran on a saturday, have to be in Vegas for a wedding (not mine) on that thursday, and travelling out of LA on that saturday.
as i don't have a clue about the distances and travelling involved, what would you recommend for me to have the best time in all three locations? should i fly? should i drive? whats cheapest, and whats best?
also, any advice on where to stay in vegas would be appreciated.
thanks!
- unknown0
not too sure about san fran, but you might want to fly form san fran to vegas then rent a car from vegas to l.a, in vegas if your going for cheap chicken circus circus gets pretty cheap and its on the strip(where the action is) if your gonna go whale style(mucho money) stay at the bilagio very very nice, about 4 hr drive to l.a form vegas, dont know where in l.a your staying cus l.a is huge, but down town is 20 mis away from everything, so look into that, this site might help
http://www.digitalcity.com/
good luck
- dc0
thanks kid_A, i appreciate it.
anyone else?
- hupp0
Hey dc -
I just moved back to SF from the UK. Having lived in SF before and worked in LA, I used to commute a couple different ways. Do you drive in the UK?
The drive is cool, if you have the time and are with someone else, so that you can look out the window on occassion. The scenic route takes some 8hrs I think...
There is the back road - so to speak, being Highway 5, which runs you down a valley of California and along an almost straight road for some 4 hours. On this route, it is possible to get to Passedena (on the outside of LA) in 4hrs and 45 minutes.
Driving in LA is quite an experience, and not the most enjoyable thing to do - but the simplest version of the whole trip would be to pick up a ticket from SF to LA, and drive out to Vegas. as Kid_A said.
I can't personally recommend where to stay in Vegas - but I have plenty of friends who probably could - I'll get back to you.
- shant0
Dc, I've lived in all 3 cities. SF to Vegas is a long drive, about 9 hours. Not worth it, and you have to drive damn near to LA(Bakersfield) to get to the highway to Vegas. Your best bet would be to fly JetBlue or Southwest, they've got like $19 one ways to Vegas.
Then if you want, get a rental car down into LA, that's a short drive. If you do it at night or early morning, with less traffic, you can get to LA in under 4 hours.
Have fun.
- dc0
thanks guys, great help