well im planning a trip to So.cal to meet some friends and i might drive up there, but i dont know which routes the best.

my buddy told me to go to Sacramento and keep driving down that way , and i just yahoo'ed it and it told me to take benicia/sanjose exit , but which one is really faster? any tips?

first time and the navi in the car is 2 years old haha i aint paying 180 or 200 for a damn disc lol well not yet anyways

but any help is welcome, i might go next week or soo just for 2 days. thanks again

 

I live in the bay area and I usually go down Highway 5. speed limit is 70 or 75so 80 is safe. Where are you located?

 

Vacaville, so Highway 5 is taking the san jose and stuff right? and how long is it?

 

yup take the highway 5 all the way to LA. It should take around 6 hours, i think it should be like 400 mile trip so it all depends on your speed. Highway 5 is the fastest way but theres also highway 101 which has heavier traffic usually. when are you planning to go down?

 

and btw you can buy a burnt version of the updates for the navi from members on this forum for around 30 bucks. try to contact jeff (vstypicals), I got my updated disk from him.

 

depends where you are going in LA. For example, if you are going to Santa Monica, then the 680 to 101 is probably best. The 101 has terrible traffic problems pretty much all the time, however so does I-5 once you get a little south of Valencia on a weekday evening.

 

I make it to from San Francisco to Sherman Oaks in 4 hours every time. 370 miles. The 5 is looooong and straight, and radar picks up cops 2 miles away. Easy to maintain a 90MPH average. Just time your trip so you don't leave/arrive during peak traffic hours...

 

If you're in vacaville, you might want to take 80 => 680 concord => 580 stockton => 5 LA. I'm in dublin, so thats the route i take coming back from Davis. I think if you take the 5 your firend recommended, you'd have to go north towards Sacto first, that would just make your drive longer. It also depends what time you're leaving at. If it's a friday, you need to be past Dublin before 2pm.

 

^ yup, thats a good way to go.

 

i've taken the socal trip many many times. home is in fremont, but went to school down there for 4 years. I definetely suggest taking highway 5 over 101. 101 is the more scenic route, but speed limit is lower and there are more cops. highway 5 is boring, but you can go faster, less cop issues (at least for me and my friends).

 

5 is fastest but there are alot ALOT of cops...
bring a good radar and slow down before coalinga cuz thats where one of the chp stations is at =D

 

^^^ LoL that is 100% correct!! I live in Coalinga and i see them pass by everyday as i return home from work.

Depending on where you are going in SoCAL you might want to think about taking 210. If you arent going into the middle of LA, 210 is a good way to avoid nasty traffic.

 

where in dublin do u live..i was just in dublin last weeknd!1

 

thinking about West covina and San Bernardino but i dont know the best routes lol and thanks for the help, i get lost easy haha

 

I don't know about that... On my last trip down (my first trip down) I was pushing my car to the limit and no cops in sight But that was wayyy dangerous, once in a life time thing so don't do that.

But 5 is awesome if you got company but going down 5 alone would be a PAIN