How to get from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles by car, truck, walk, bike

Distance between Santa Cruz and Los Angeles is 472 kilometers (293 miles).
Driving distance from Santa Cruz to Los Angeles is 545 kilometers (338 miles)

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4 Ways from Santa Cruz (United States/California) to Los Angeles (United States/California)

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Route instructions

1. Continue onto Locust Street 47 m
2. Turn left onto Center Street 201 m
3. Turn slight right onto Center Street 42 m
4. Keep right 88 m
5. Turn left onto North Pacific Avenue 214 m
6. Turn left onto River Street 691 m
7. Turn right onto Cabrillo Highway, CA 1 42.17 km
8. Turn left onto Merritt Street, CA 183 14.85 km
9. Continue onto East Market Street, CA 183 233 m
10. Turn right onto East Market Street, CA 183 343 m
11. Keep right 118 m
12. Turn slight right onto East Market Street, CA 183 694 m
13. Turn right 154.49 km
14. Keep right 296 m
15. Turn left onto CA 46 101.94 km
16. Keep right 92.00 km
17. Keep right onto West Side Freeway, I 5 Truck 35.51 km
18. Continue onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 61.59 km
19. Continue onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 3.44 km
20. Keep right onto I 5 Truck 8.53 km
21. Keep right onto Golden State Freeway, I 5 370 m
22. Keep right onto Hollywood Freeway, CA 170 26.87 km
23. Keep right 342 m
24. Turn right onto North Spring Street 444 m
25. Turn left onto West 1st Street 129 m
26. Turn left onto North Main Street 165 m
27. Arrive at destination 0 m
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