California road trips
California Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in California — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at California's current $4.65/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
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Editor's picks
Highlighted California road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Los Angeles → San Diego
Quick 120-mile drive — great for a day trip or weekend escape.
Bismarck → Los Angeles
1496 miles · 24.1 h — the headline California road trip.
San Francisco → Sacramento
~$15 in gas at California's estimated $4.65/gal.
San Francisco → Oakland
10-mile drive with solid DC fast-charging coverage.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in California
Curated short-distance California routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Sacramento, CA → San Francisco, CA
89 mi · 1.4 h · ~$15 gas
Monterey, CA → San Francisco, CA
101 mi · 1.6 h · ~$17 gas
Oakland, CA → San Francisco, CA
10 mi · 0.2 h · ~$2 gas
Fresno, CA → San Francisco, CA
190 mi · 3.1 h · ~$32 gas
Monterey, CA → Sacramento, CA
163 mi · 2.6 h · ~$27 gas
Palm Springs, CA → Santa Barbara, CA
218 mi · 3.5 h · ~$36 gas
San Jose, CA → Sacramento, CA
104 mi · 1.7 h · ~$17 gas
Monterey, CA → San Jose, CA
60 mi · 1.0 h · ~$10 gas
All California road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesReno, NV → Sacramento, CA
132 mi · 2.1 h
Reno, NV → Oakland, CA
211 mi · 3.4 h
Las Vegas, NV → Palm Springs, CA
213 mi · 3.4 h
Reno, NV → San Francisco, CA
220 mi · 3.5 h
Reno, NV → San Jose, CA
223 mi · 3.6 h
Reno, NV → Fresno, CA
227 mi · 3.7 h
Las Vegas, NV → Bakersfield, CA
265 mi · 4.3 h
Las Vegas, NV → Los Angeles, CA
269 mi · 4.3 h
Reno, NV → Monterey, CA
274 mi · 4.4 h
Las Vegas, NV → Long Beach, CA
282 mi · 4.5 h
Phoenix, AZ → Palm Springs, CA
306 mi · 4.9 h
Las Vegas, NV → Fresno, CA
308 mi · 5.0 h
Las Vegas, NV → San Diego, CA
312 mi · 5.0 h
St. George, UT → Palm Springs, CA
332 mi · 5.4 h
Las Vegas, NV → Santa Barbara, CA
335 mi · 5.4 h
Reno, NV → Bakersfield, CA
343 mi · 5.5 h
Phoenix, AZ → San Diego, CA
355 mi · 5.3 h
Phoenix, AZ → Los Angeles, CA
375 mi · 5.7 h
St. George, UT → Bakersfield, CA
384 mi · 6.2 h
St. George, UT → Los Angeles, CA
397 mi · 6.4 h
St. George, UT → Fresno, CA
406 mi · 6.5 h
Tucson, AZ → Palm Springs, CA
406 mi · 6.5 h
St. George, UT → Long Beach, CA
409 mi · 6.6 h
Phoenix, AZ → Long Beach, CA
416 mi · 6.7 h
Reno, NV → Santa Barbara, CA
417 mi · 6.7 h
St. George, UT → San Diego, CA
430 mi · 6.9 h
Tucson, AZ → San Diego, CA
430 mi · 6.9 h
Las Vegas, NV → Monterey, CA
444 mi · 7.2 h
Las Vegas, NV → San Jose, CA
451 mi · 7.3 h
Flagstaff, AZ → Los Angeles, CA
452 mi · 7.3 h
More routes (90)
Las Vegas, NV → Sacramento, CA
456 mi · 7.4 h
Reno, NV → Los Angeles, CA
458 mi · 7.4 h
St. George, UT → Santa Barbara, CA
460 mi · 7.4 h
Reno, NV → Long Beach, CA
481 mi · 7.8 h
Las Vegas, NV → Oakland, CA
483 mi · 7.8 h
Las Vegas, NV → San Francisco, CA
492 mi · 7.9 h
Phoenix, AZ → Bakersfield, CA
493 mi · 8.0 h
Reno, NV → Palm Springs, CA
511 mi · 8.2 h
Tucson, AZ → Long Beach, CA
512 mi · 8.3 h
Tucson, AZ → Los Angeles, CA
521 mi · 8.4 h
Phoenix, AZ → Santa Barbara, CA
522 mi · 8.4 h
St. George, UT → Sacramento, CA
523 mi · 8.4 h
St. George, UT → San Jose, CA
540 mi · 8.7 h
St. George, UT → Monterey, CA
544 mi · 8.8 h
St. George, UT → Oakland, CA
565 mi · 9.1 h
St. George, UT → San Francisco, CA
575 mi · 9.3 h
Phoenix, AZ → Fresno, CA
580 mi · 9.4 h
Reno, NV → San Diego, CA
582 mi · 9.4 h
Provo, UT → Fresno, CA
591 mi · 9.5 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Fresno, CA
599 mi · 9.7 h
Tucson, AZ → Bakersfield, CA
605 mi · 9.8 h
Provo, UT → Palm Springs, CA
611 mi · 9.9 h
Provo, UT → Bakersfield, CA
618 mi · 10.0 h
Tucson, AZ → Santa Barbara, CA
624 mi · 10.1 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Sacramento, CA
628 mi · 10.1 h
Provo, UT → Sacramento, CA
633 mi · 10.2 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Bakersfield, CA
634 mi · 10.2 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Palm Springs, CA
641 mi · 10.3 h
Provo, UT → Los Angeles, CA
660 mi · 10.6 h
Provo, UT → Long Beach, CA
676 mi · 10.9 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Los Angeles, CA
684 mi · 11.0 h
Salt Lake City, UT → San Jose, CA
691 mi · 11.1 h
Provo, UT → San Jose, CA
691 mi · 11.1 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Oakland, CA
698 mi · 11.3 h
Provo, UT → Oakland, CA
700 mi · 11.3 h
Tucson, AZ → Fresno, CA
700 mi · 11.3 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Long Beach, CA
701 mi · 11.3 h
Provo, UT → Santa Barbara, CA
704 mi · 11.4 h
Phoenix, AZ → Monterey, CA
704 mi · 11.4 h
Salt Lake City, UT → San Francisco, CA
707 mi · 11.4 h
El Paso, TX → Palm Springs, CA
709 mi · 11.4 h
Provo, UT → San Diego, CA
710 mi · 11.5 h
Provo, UT → San Francisco, CA
710 mi · 11.5 h
Provo, UT → Monterey, CA
717 mi · 11.6 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Monterey, CA
721 mi · 11.6 h
Salt Lake City, UT → Santa Barbara, CA
722 mi · 11.6 h
Phoenix, AZ → San Jose, CA
725 mi · 11.7 h
El Paso, TX → San Diego, CA
740 mi · 11.9 h
Salt Lake City, UT → San Diego, CA
740 mi · 11.9 h
Phoenix, AZ → Sacramento, CA
748 mi · 12.1 h
Phoenix, AZ → San Francisco, CA
771 mi · 12.4 h
El Paso, TX → Los Angeles, CA
825 mi · 13.3 h
Aspen, CO → Los Angeles, CA
856 mi · 13.8 h
Tucson, AZ → San Francisco, CA
890 mi · 14.4 h
Denver, CO → Palm Springs, CA
894 mi · 14.4 h
Colorado Springs, CO → Los Angeles, CA
961 mi · 15.5 h
Denver, CO → Bakersfield, CA
973 mi · 15.7 h
Boulder, CO → Los Angeles, CA
973 mi · 15.7 h
Denver, CO → Fresno, CA
978 mi · 15.8 h
Denver, CO → Los Angeles, CA
979 mi · 15.8 h
Denver, CO → San Diego, CA
982 mi · 15.8 h
Denver, CO → Long Beach, CA
989 mi · 16.0 h
Aspen, CO → San Francisco, CA
1001 mi · 16.1 h
Denver, CO → Sacramento, CA
1046 mi · 16.9 h
Denver, CO → Santa Barbara, CA
1049 mi · 16.9 h
Denver, CO → San Jose, CA
1094 mi · 17.6 h
Boulder, CO → San Francisco, CA
1102 mi · 17.8 h
Amarillo, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1104 mi · 17.8 h
Denver, CO → Oakland, CA
1108 mi · 17.9 h
Lubbock, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1109 mi · 17.9 h
Denver, CO → Monterey, CA
1111 mi · 17.9 h
Denver, CO → San Francisco, CA
1118 mi · 18.0 h
Colorado Springs, CO → San Francisco, CA
1128 mi · 18.2 h
El Paso, TX → San Francisco, CA
1172 mi · 18.9 h
Dallas, TX → Palm Springs, CA
1346 mi · 21.7 h
Amarillo, TX → San Francisco, CA
1363 mi · 22.0 h
Oklahoma City, OK → Los Angeles, CA
1390 mi · 22.4 h
Dallas, TX → San Diego, CA
1394 mi · 22.5 h
Lubbock, TX → San Francisco, CA
1401 mi · 22.6 h
Wichita, KS → Los Angeles, CA
1409 mi · 22.7 h
San Antonio, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1417 mi · 22.9 h
Fort Worth, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1425 mi · 23.0 h
Austin, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1445 mi · 23.3 h
Waco, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1457 mi · 23.5 h
Dallas, TX → Long Beach, CA
1458 mi · 23.5 h
Dallas, TX → Los Angeles, CA
1460 mi · 23.5 h
Tulsa, OK → Los Angeles, CA
1491 mi · 24.0 h
Bismarck, ND → San Francisco, CA
1492 mi · 24.1 h
Lincoln, NE → Los Angeles, CA
1495 mi · 24.1 h
Bismarck, ND → Los Angeles, CA
1496 mi · 24.1 h
Best driving cost routes in California
Top California road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $4.65/gal.
Cheapest California road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from California.
Long-distance road trips from California
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near California — Nevada, Arizona, Utah.
Gas prices in California
Estimated regular at $4.65/gal · premium $5.15 · diesel $5.05.
Best vehicles for California drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in California
Daily driving cost estimates for major California-area cities.
EV vs gas in California
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for California trips and commutes.