Getting around
- Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner runs from LA's Union Station to downtown San Diego, and the trolley covers much of the city. A car makes it easy to cross to Coronado and explore the coast.
Destinations · Southern California
San Diego and Coronado
About two hours south of LA without traffic. Downtown and the Gaslamp Quarter, then up and over the curving Coronado Bridge to the beach and the Hotel del Coronado.
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San Diego: Downtown, the Gaslamp and the Coronado Bridge
20:48 · Daytime · the full drive, no narration
Downtown San Diego and the Gaslamp Quarter, then up and over the curve of the Coronado Bridge.
Before you go
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The basics for getting to and around San Diego and Coronado. Our full trip notes for this one are on the way.
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We rented a car for our trip to San Diego, and this drive is the result.
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Worth booking
- San Diego ZooGetYourGuideViator
Tickets for the zoo in Balboa Park.
- USS Midway MuseumGetYourGuideViator
The aircraft carrier museum on the waterfront.
- San Diego Bay cruisesGetYourGuideViator
See the island and the bridge from the water.
- Coronado bike tours and rentalsGetYourGuideViator
Flat, easy riding past the beach and the old hotel.
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