How to get from San Diego to Santa Monica by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between San Diego and Santa Monica is 2049 kilometers (1270 miles).
Driving distance from San Diego to Santa Monica is 2423 kilometers (1502 miles)

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4 Ways from San Diego (United States/Texas) to Santa Monica (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto South Doctor E.E. Dunlap Street, TX 359 27 m
2. Turn right onto East Gravis Avenue, TX 44, TX 359 12.88 km
3. Turn left onto US Highway 281 Frontage Road 65.07 km
4. Keep right 3.81 km
5. Turn left onto FM 799 6.18 km
6. Turn left onto North Highway 37 Access 172 m
7. Keep left 70.72 km
8. Keep left onto I 37 60.23 km
9. Keep right 294 m
10. Keep left 43 m
11. Turn left onto East César E. Chávez Boulevard 2.26 km
12. Keep right 426 m
13. Keep right onto McDermott Freeway, I 10, US 87 1.28 km
14. Keep right onto McDermott Freeway, I 10, US 87 860.29 km
15. Keep right 857 m
16. Keep left 37.73 km
17. Keep left 592.62 km
18. Keep left onto I 10 80.78 km
19. Keep left onto Papago Freeway, I 10 241.26 km
20. Keep right 238.75 km
21. Keep left onto CA 60 28.02 km
22. Keep left onto Moreno Valley Freeway HOV, CA 60 8.75 km
23. Keep left onto Pomona Freeway, CA 60 45.65 km
24. Keep right onto Pomona Freeway, CA 60, CA 57 786 m
25. Keep right onto Orange Freeway, CA 57 90 m
26. Keep right onto CA 60A 43.43 km
27. Keep right onto Santa Monica Freeway, I 10 19.89 km
28. Keep right 469 m
29. Turn right onto Lincoln Boulevard 652 m
30. Arrive at destination 0 m
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