How long is Pacific Coast Highway?

Pacific Coast Highway runs about 656 miles along California State Route 1. Drive time: about 16 hours without stops (plan 2-3 days).

Where is Pacific Coast Highway?

Pacific Coast Highway is in California, following California State Route 1.

What's the best app to track a drive on Pacific Coast Highway?

Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.

Driving Roads / Pacific Coast Highway

Pacific Coast Highway

Highway 1 crossing Bixby Creek Bridge above the Big Sur coastline — Photo: Diliff, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Officially California State Route 1, it threads 656 miles of cliffs, redwoods and seaside towns, with about 72 miles of Big Sur cliff road widely called one of the most scenic drives in the world. It runs about 656 miles along California State Route 1 in California. Drive time: about 16 hours without stops (plan 2-3 days).

Length

656 mi

Drive time

about 16 h 15 min

Best time to go: Year round in most places, but the Big Sur section is prone to winter storm and landslide closures. Check Caltrans QuickMap before going.

Map of Pacific Coast Highway (CA SR-1) from I-5 at Dana Point to US-101 near Leggett — Route: I-5 at Dana Point to US-101 near Leggett, about 743.2 mi. Map © Mapbox © OpenStreetMap Improve this map

Sources: Length · Best time. Drive time is the route time for the mapped route without stops, from Mapbox.

What to track on Pacific Coast Highway

Record each leg and your drive log keeps the distance, time and day of every one, so the whole coast fills in on your map. A scenic-cruise road, not a top-speed road.

Watch for fog, cyclists and frequent pull-out traffic on the narrow coastal cliffs; use turnouts to let faster traffic pass.

Record your run on Pacific Coast Highway

Open Road keeps every drive: the route on a map, the time and the distance. On iPhone and Android.

Questions, answered

How long is Pacific Coast Highway?: Pacific Coast Highway runs about 656 miles along California State Route 1. Drive time: about 16 hours without stops (plan 2-3 days).
Where is Pacific Coast Highway?: Pacific Coast Highway is in California, following California State Route 1.
When is the best time to drive Pacific Coast Highway?: Year round in most places, but the Big Sur section is prone to winter storm and landslide closures. Check Caltrans QuickMap before going.
What's the best app to track a drive on Pacific Coast Highway?: Open Road records the whole run and saves it to your drive log with the route, distance and drive time, and the road joins your map of every road you have driven. It is on iPhone and Android.