We're looking at going to the Santa Monica pier/beach for a day on our vacation this August, and I'm trying to figure out what the best route to/from would be.
The possibilities I have are:
- I5 North to I10 West: this is the way Mapquest wants to take me, but it goes through downtown LA so I can't believe this is the best route
- I5 North to I105 West to I405 North to I10 West
- I5 North to 91 West to I405 North to I10 West
- I5 South to 22 West to I405 North to I10West
We'll probably be going on a Wednesday. We won't leave until after the morning rush, but depending on how much fun we are having we may end up smack dab in the middle of the afternoon rush coming back. We'll have 2 in the car so I think we'll qualify for most carpool lanes in the area (or do they require 3?). Does anyone have any feedback for me on which of the above routes might be the best general approach? I'll listen to the traffic reports and try to adjust as needed, but I probably won't have access to sigalerts or anything. And I've found by the time a backup usually makes it onto the traffic reports, I'm already stuck in the middle of it!
The possibilities I have are:
- I5 North to I10 West: this is the way Mapquest wants to take me, but it goes through downtown LA so I can't believe this is the best route
- I5 North to I105 West to I405 North to I10 West
- I5 North to 91 West to I405 North to I10 West
- I5 South to 22 West to I405 North to I10West
We'll probably be going on a Wednesday. We won't leave until after the morning rush, but depending on how much fun we are having we may end up smack dab in the middle of the afternoon rush coming back. We'll have 2 in the car so I think we'll qualify for most carpool lanes in the area (or do they require 3?). Does anyone have any feedback for me on which of the above routes might be the best general approach? I'll listen to the traffic reports and try to adjust as needed, but I probably won't have access to sigalerts or anything. And I've found by the time a backup usually makes it onto the traffic reports, I'm already stuck in the middle of it!
They filmed a lot of their commercials for this summer there, and so now she really wants to go there in person to see "THAT place". She's a good kid and generally goes along with what I make her do without too much fuss, so I'll let her make the call on this one. My evil Mom plan though is to give her a choice that morning of Huntington vs. Santa Monica with lots of discussion on just how long we will probably be stuck in traffic if she picks Santa Monica. I don't think it will make any difference to her though - she's a Bay Area baby, and used to sitting in traffic unfortunately!
that place ...
