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Destination template · 11 days

San Francisco & Los Angeles in 11 days

2 sightseeing days in San Francisco, a dedicated relocation day, then 8 days in Los Angeles. Includes Golden Gate Bridge and Griffith Park & Southern Railroad, with guide-listed dining suggestions.

Adapted from community travel guides · Researched Sources & notes

The stops are drawn from the guides below; daily order, times and durations are our suggested adaptation. Available map pins are approximate, not provider-verified; missing coordinates remain unset. Prices are left unknown; check tickets, opening hours and transport before booking.

Route data adapted from Wikivoyage contributors, with our own selection and suggested timing; shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Source pages link to contributor histories. This is an editorial multi-day schedule; the source community has not rated this itinerary.

  • Stay in San Francisco for the first 2 sightseeing days; move to Los Angeles on day 3, then stay for 8 sightseeing days. Book accommodation in both bases rather than returning each night.
  • The 552 km figure is approximate straight-line separation, not transit distance. The relocation day reserves room for travel and check-in without promising a direct service or a same-day connection. Verify the journey before booking this two-base plan.
  • City visits and restaurants are adapted from the linked retained community-guide material, not newly verified opening hours, live menus or first-hand visits. Suggested times are editable planning blocks. Check closures, reservations, accessibility and dietary needs.
  • Cover photo shows the first city. Original source and photo credits remain attached. Adapted community route selections retain CC BY-SA 4.0 attribution; source research dates remain in the individual stop and dining notes.
5 local dining picks added to this itineraryDining sources

These picks have positive travel-guide coverage or a named professional recommendation; they are not live customer ratings. Suggested times are not reservations. Confirm service days, dietary needs and prices. Other days remain open for your own food discoveries.

  • Day 1 · Chutney — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 2 · Castagnola's — Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 4 · Palms Thai Restaurant — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 5 · Sushi Ike — Sushi. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Wikivoyage contributors ↗
  • Day 6 · El Taurino — Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Wikivoyage contributors ↗

Sources checked 2026-10-30. Community-guide dining data is adapted from Wikivoyage contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; source pages link to contributor histories.

San Francisco & Los Angeles itinerary: 11 days at a glance

Review the original daily plan before editing below. Times and durations are suggested planning blocks; dining stops are not reservations. Your personal edits appear in the editor and downloads.

Day 1: San Francisco: Golden Gate Bridge & Palace of Fine Arts

  • · Golden Gate Bridge · 120 min
  • · Palace of Fine Arts · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Chutney (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 2: San Francisco: Ferry Building & Alcatraz Island

  • · Ferry Building · 120 min
  • · Alcatraz Island · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Castagnola's (Seafood) · 75 min

Day 3: San Francisco → Los Angeles: travel and check-in

  • · Relocate: San Francisco → Los Angeles · 600 min

Day 4: Los Angeles: Griffith Park & Southern Railroad & Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round

  • · Griffith Park & Southern Railroad · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round · 30 min
  • · Griffith Park Merry-Go-Round · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Palms Thai Restaurant (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 5: Los Angeles: Hollywood Heritage Museum & Hollywood Wax Museum

  • · Hollywood Heritage Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Hollywood Wax Museum · 30 min
  • · Hollywood Wax Museum · 120 min
  • · Dinner: Sushi Ike (Sushi) · 75 min

Day 6: Los Angeles: Hollywood Museum & Madame Tussauds Hollywood

  • · Hollywood Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Madame Tussauds Hollywood · 30 min
  • · Madame Tussauds Hollywood · 75 min
  • · Dinner: El Taurino (Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties) · 75 min

Day 7: Los Angeles: Los Angeles Fire Department Hollywood Museum & Hollywood Forever Cemetery

  • · Los Angeles Fire Department Hollywood Museum · 120 min
  • · Transfer to Hollywood Forever Cemetery · 30 min
  • · Hollywood Forever Cemetery · 75 min

Day 8: Los Angeles: Griffith Observatory & Ferndell Nature Museum

  • · Griffith Observatory · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Ferndell Nature Museum · 30 min
  • · Ferndell Nature Museum · 120 min

Day 9: Los Angeles: Hollywood Sign & Travel Town Museum

  • · Hollywood Sign · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Travel Town Museum · 30 min
  • · Travel Town Museum · 120 min

Day 10: Los Angeles: Hollywood Walk of Fame & Guinness World Records Museum

  • · Hollywood Walk of Fame · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Guinness World Records Museum · 30 min
  • · Guinness World Records Museum · 120 min

Day 11: Los Angeles: Getty Center & Fowler Museum

  • · Getty Center · 75 min
  • · Transfer to Fowler Museum · 30 min
  • · Fowler Museum · 120 min

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Day 1
  • 10:00120m
    San Francisco

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/San_Francisco (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    San Francisco

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/San_Francisco (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    511 Jones St

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Noon-midnight daily. Recheck with the restaurant. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/San_Francisco/Civic_Center-Tenderloin (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5386663; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 2
  • 10:00120m
    San Francisco

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/San_Francisco (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 14:00120m
    San Francisco

    Suggested visit block; confirm opening hours, admission and transfer time. Map pin unavailable; locate the entrance before navigating. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/San_Francisco (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    286 Jefferson St

    Seafood. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: 11AM-9PM daily. Recheck with the restaurant. Route distance is unknown; check travel time and the entrance. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/San_Francisco/Fisherman%27s_Wharf (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5379356; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 3
  • 08:00600m
    San Francisco → Los Angeles

    Dedicated relocation day from San Francisco to Los Angeles; no transport is booked. The city centres are approximately 552 km apart in a straight line, not a measured road or rail route. Choose and book a suitable flight, train, bus or ferry; confirm operating days, total door-to-door time, luggage rules and arrival before making reservations. This full-day block is reserved time, not a timetable. Move the following day if your journey needs longer.

Day 4
  • 09:30120m
    4400 Crystal Springs Drive

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Northwest (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.51 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    4730 Crystal Springs Dr

    Check weather and access conditions; arrange any required ferry or return transport separately. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Northwest (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    5900 Hollywood Blvd

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Sun-Thu 11AM-midnight, Fri-Sat 11AM-2AM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 4.7 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5409755; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 5
  • 09:30120m
    2100 N Highland Ave

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.75 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    6767 Hollywood Blvd

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  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    6051 Hollywood Blvd

    Sushi. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s food or dining experience positively. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Guide-listed service: Lunch: Mon-Fri noon-2:30PM; dinner: Mon-Sat 5:30PM-10PM. Recheck with the restaurant. About 1.5 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5409755; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 6
  • 09:30120m
    1660 N Highland Ave

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.3 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    6933 Hollywood Blvd

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 18:0075m
    Dining
    2306 W 11th St

    Restaurant meal; ask about house specialties. Community guide highlights this restaurant’s local popularity. Suggested dining time, not a booking. Confirm service days, availability, dietary needs and current menu prices before travelling. Service hours need confirmation. About 7.7 km straight-line from the preceding stop; allow transit or taxi time as needed, not a measured walking route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Dining source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Northwest (checked 2026-10-30). Guide recommendations are not live customer star ratings. Wikivoyage revision 5409757; selection and timing adapted under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 7
  • 09:30120m
    1355 N Caheunga Blvd

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.25 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:0075m
    6000 Santa Monica Blvd

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 8
  • 09:3075m
    2800 E Observatory Ave

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Northwest (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (1.07 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    5375 Red Oak Drive

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Northwest (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 9
  • 09:3075m
    Los Angeles

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.58 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    5200 Zoo Dr

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Northwest (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 10
  • 09:3075m
    along Hollywood Blvd btwn La Brea Ave and Gower St, and along Vine St btwn Sunset Blvd and Yucca St

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (0.64 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    6764 Hollywood Blvd

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/Hollywood (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

Day 11
  • 09:3075m
    1200 Getty Center Dr

    Use this as a flexible sightseeing stop; check current visitor access before setting dates. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

  • 12:0030m
    Los Angeles

    Estimated transfer allowance between visits (2.99 km straight-line distance, not road distance). Check walking, transit, ferry or taxi options before travelling; allow a meal break before the 15:00 visit.

  • 15:00120m
    308 Charles E Young Dr N

    Check admission, timed-entry availability and the current exhibition or visitor route. Approximate map pin; confirm the entrance. Source: Wikivoyage contributors, https://en.wikivoyage.org/wiki/Los_Angeles/West (CC BY-SA 4.0). Selection and timing adapted; route data shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.

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