Trip planner
Your road trip made to measure: choose your days, your airports and what you like. We pick the towns that fit best and put them in the route with the fewest hours behind the wheel.
Your 14-day road trip from Los Angeles
Cities: 7 towns, flying home from Los Angeles.
- Length
- 14 days, 13 nights
- Driving
- 1,650 km · 19 h 50 min
- A day, on average
- About 210 km
- Costs for 2, roughly
- €4,500
- A person
- €2,250
Change the nights at each town (0 skips it) or tick tours, then:
Direct flights from Amsterdam
Flight out: AMS → LAX
Flight home: LAX → AMS
You land at 11:40 (local time); with immigration and the rental car you're on the road around 13:40.
The flight home leaves at 13:50: return the car and be at the airport around 10:50.
Your flights for this trip
Choose a start date above, and the planner looks for the flights on the first and last day.
Your rental car for this trip
Choose a start date above, and the planner looks for a car from the first day to the last.
Day 1 · Land at Los Angeles (LAX), drive to Los Angeles
1 Los Angeles, CA
Sunset Boulevard's palm trees
- Day 1 30 km · 30 min –
- Day 2 no drive –
- The Hollywood Walk of Fame and the Hollywood sign
- Griffith Observatory at sunset
- Santa Monica Pier and Venice Beach
- The Getty Center
Another night here? With a second night: Universal Studios or Warner Bros., or Malibu's beaches along Highway 1.
Hotels in Los Angeles Comfort: a good hotel (3 stars)
FOUND Hotels, Santa Monica, Series by Marriott
★★★★★ · 9.0
from €200 a night
Residence Inn by Marriott Los Angeles LAX/Century Boulevard
★★★★★ · 8.8
from €150 a night
Holiday Inn Express Hollywood Walk of Fame by IHG
★★★★★ · 8.8
from €220 a night
Holiday Inn Express West Los Angeles by IHG
★★★★★ · 8.8
from €350 a night
Residence Inn by Marriott Los Angeles L.A. LIVE
★★★★★ · 8.7
from €190 a night
Day 3 · Los Angeles, drive to Las Vegas
2 Las Vegas, NV
The Strip at night
- Day 3 430 km · 5 h –
- Day 4 no drive –
- The Strip at night
- The Bellagio fountains
- Fremont Street
- A show
Another night here? With a second night: Hoover Dam and the Valley of Fire, or a helicopter over the Strip.
Hotels in Las Vegas Comfort: a good hotel (3 stars)
South Point Hotel, Casino, and Spa
★★★★★ · 9.2
from €60 a night
Hilton Vacation Club Desert Retreat Las Vegas
★★★★★ · 9.2
from €240 a night
Silverton Casino Lodge
★★★★★ · 9.1
from €100 a night
Home2 Suites By Hilton Las Vegas Northwest
★★★★★ · 9.1
from €130 a night
Hilton Grand Vacations Club Paradise Las Vegas
★★★★★ · 9.0
from €70 a night
Day 5 · Las Vegas, drive to Kingman
3 Kingman, AZ
Route 66 on the way back
- Day 5 160 km · 2 h 10 min –
- Day 6 no drive –
Hotels in Kingman Comfort: a good hotel (3 stars)
Kid-friendly Kingman Home Near Parks & Dining
★★★★★ · 10.0
Best Western Plus A Wayfarer's Inn & Suites
★★★★★ · 9.2
from €100 a night
La Quinta by Wyndham Kingman
★★★★★ · 8.8
from €100 a night
Hampton Inn & Suites Kingman
★★★★★ · 8.7
from €100 a night
Wingate by Wyndham Kingman
★★★★★ · 8.6
from €100 a night
Day 7 · Kingman, drive to Seligman
4 Seligman, AZ
Route 66 diners and neon
- Day 7 120 km · 1 h 20 min –
- Day 8 no drive –
- Route 66's diners and neon in Seligman
- Hackberry General Store
- Grand Canyon Caverns
- The old road through Oatman with its wild burros
Another night here? With a second night: drive further along Route 66 to Kingman and Oatman, or ride the Grand Canyon Railway from Williams.
Day 9 · Seligman, drive to Twentynine Palms
5 Twentynine Palms, CA
Joshua Tree National Park
- Day 9 430 km · 4 h 50 min –
- Day 10 no drive –
- Joshua Tree National Park: Hidden Valley and Skull Rock
- Cholla Cactus Garden
- Keys View over the Coachella Valley
- The darkest night sky of the trip
Another night here? With a second night: Palm Springs and its aerial tramway, or a sunrise climb in the park.
Hotels in Twentynine Palms Comfort: a good hotel (3 stars)
Cali Desert Oasis w/ Hot Tub + Mtn Views!
★★★★★ · 10.0
Chic Joshua Tree Pad w/ Mountain Views & Hot Tub
★★★★★ · 10.0
Cowboy Pool, Fire Pit, Backyard Chic Ranch Retreat Asteroid by Avantstay
★★★★★ · 10.0
Serene Home w/ Yard - 8 Mi to Joshua Tree!
★★★★★ · 10.0
Twentynine Palms Desert Oasis w/ Pool & Hot Tub!
★★★★★ · 10.0
Day 11 · Twentynine Palms, drive to Palm Springs
6 Palm Springs, CA
Past the wind farms into the desert
- Day 11 80 km · 1 h 10 min –
Hotels in Palm Springs Comfort: a good hotel (3 stars)
Hotel California - A Town & Desert Boutique Hotel
★★★★★ · 10.0
from €250 a night
Holiday House Palm Springs
★★★★★ · 10.0
from €440 a night
Inn at Palm Springs
★★★★★ · 9.8
from €130 a night
Del Marcos Hotel
★★★★★ · 9.4
from €210 a night
The Monkey Tree by AvantStay – Mid-Century Modern Oasis with Pool
★★★★★ · 9.4
Day 12 · Palm Springs, drive to San Diego
7 San Diego, CA
La Jolla and Balboa Park
- Day 12 200 km · 2 h 30 min –
- Day 13 no drive –
Hotels in San Diego Comfort: a good hotel (3 stars)
Courtyard San Diego Airport/Liberty Station
★★★★★ · 9.2
from €220 a night
Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego Airport-Liberty Station
★★★★★ · 9.2
from €240 a night
Hotel Z - Gaslamp San Diego
★★★★★ · 9.0
from €100 a night
Homewood Suites by Hilton San Diego-Del Mar
★★★★★ · 9.0
from €140 a night
SpringHill Suites by Marriott San Diego Downtown/Bayfront
★★★★★ · 9.0
from €170 a night
Home again
San Diego to Los Angeles airport (LAX), fly home to Amsterdam.
With an early flight, spend the last night near the airport.
Arrange something yourself
A few days with family or friends, a train ride, local transport: a part of the trip you arrange yourself. No hotel and no tours of ours; without the car, no kilometres and no hire those days. Enter what it costs and it counts in the total.
On the road with Google Maps or Waze
Your trip from airport to airport, with the hotels you chose (or else the towns).
- No account needed: find it again under My trips.
- Take it on the road Your trip day by day on your phone, also without signal.
- Download for Google My Maps (KML) In My Maps: create a map, Import, and choose the file. It works in Google Earth too.
- The route in Google Maps
Drive there with Waze one destination at a time
What it costs, roughly
For 2 travelling together: the flights, the rental car, a room for every two at every stop, and the tours you tick in the plan above.
| Day | Date | Night in | °C | Km | Driving | Hotel | Tours | Car hire | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Los Angeles | – | 30 | 30 min | €200 | – | €60 | €260 | |
| 2 | Los Angeles | – | – | – | €200 | – | €60 | €260 | |
| 3 | Las Vegas | – | 430 | 5 h | €130 | – | €60 | €190 | |
| 4 | Las Vegas | – | – | – | €130 | – | €60 | €190 | |
| 5 | Kingman | – | 160 | 2 h 10 min | €160 | – | €60 | €220 | |
| 6 | Kingman | – | – | – | €160 | – | €60 | €220 | |
| 7 | Seligman | – | 120 | 1 h 20 min | €110 | – | €60 | €170 | |
| 8 | Seligman | – | – | – | €110 | – | €60 | €170 | |
| 9 | Twentynine Palms | – | 430 | 4 h 50 min | €140 | – | €60 | €200 | |
| 10 | Twentynine Palms | – | – | – | €140 | – | €60 | €200 | |
| 11 | Palm Springs | – | 80 | 1 h 10 min | €160 | – | €60 | €220 | |
| 12 | San Diego | – | 200 | 2 h 30 min | €160 | – | €60 | €220 | |
| 13 | San Diego | – | – | – | €160 | – | €60 | €220 | |
| 14 | Flight home from LAX | – | 200 | 2 h 30 min | – | – | €60 | €60 | |
| On the road | €1,960 | – | €840 | €2,800 | |||||
| Flights, 2 return | €1,700 | ||||||||
| Total | €4,500 | ||||||||
| A person | €2,250 | ||||||||
Estimates in euros, to plan with: a return flight from Amsterdam, a mid-size car with insurance, a room for two at each stop, and the tours' usual prices. Fuel and meals are not included. The hotels' real prices are a click away at every stop. Check the flights: not every airport has a direct flight from Amsterdam all year. Prices as of 2026-10.
Add your own budget a day: food, fuel, parking, …
Fill in an amount for every day, or change a single day in the table. Empty is nothing: only what you fill in goes into the total.
| Day | Night in | Food and drink | Fuel | Parking | Entrance fees | Souvenirs | Other | Day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Every day | Set in the form above | |||||||
| 1 | Los Angeles | €0 | ||||||
| 2 | Los Angeles | €0 | ||||||
| 3 | Las Vegas | €0 | ||||||
| 4 | Las Vegas | €0 | ||||||
| 5 | Kingman | €0 | ||||||
| 6 | Kingman | €0 | ||||||
| 7 | Seligman | €0 | ||||||
| 8 | Seligman | €0 | ||||||
| 9 | Twentynine Palms | €0 | ||||||
| 10 | Twentynine Palms | €0 | ||||||
| 11 | Palm Springs | €0 | ||||||
| 12 | San Diego | €0 | ||||||
| 13 | San Diego | €0 | ||||||
| 14 | Flight home from LAX | €0 | ||||||
| Your budget | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | €0 | |
Our suggestions are estimates a day, greyed in the empty fields: food and souvenirs a person, the rest for everyone, and fuel by the kilometres you drive that day. Change them to what suits you. Prices as of 2026-10.
Your trip as a booklet
The route map, every day with its drive and what to see, the excursions, the costs, a packing list and room for notes: print it yourself, or have it printed and sent as a book.
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For a print shop
With 3 mm bleed and crop marks, the fonts embedded, the map in vectors. The whole booklet · The pages inside · The cover (add &spine= and the spine's width in mm from your printer)