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Pickup the 1 (maybe 101?) right outside of Santa Monica, through Malibu, up through Santa Barbara (2-hours) then to the Central Coast (San Luis Obispo) (3-4 hours depending on traffic). From there up to Carmel (dramamine drive). I would recommend you spend one evening in Santa Barbara and one somewhere on the Central Coast. It is without question some of the most beautiful coastline in the country.

Weather in AM will likely be cold, with marine layer burning off towards late morning to around 5:00PM. Depending on location, fog starts coming in again between 5:00 and 6:00.

Anything north of Carmel is dodgy depending on traffic.