2 days California Coast and Hearst Castle Tour from Los Angeles to San Francisco

 

Start from Los Angeles Union Station on AMTRAK Coast Starlight train with large windows, dining car and observation car. The seats are wider and more spacious than most airline or bus seats. This overnight two-day trip goes through the "Middle Kingdom" of California. Far from the metropolis and thrill rides this relatively unknown part of California will surprise you. Ride along the most scenic Santa Barbara Coast, restricted Vandenberg Air Force Base, spend a night in small town San Luis Obispo or Paso Robles and tour Hearst Castle high above San Simeon.  Return to Los Angeles by 9:00 p.m. on second night.  OR go on to San Francisco. Instead of flying between the two cities this relaxed trip will give you time to recover from the big city activities and see cattle ranches, horse farms, oil fields, miles and miles of vineyards, agricultural areas and fertile Salinas Valley chronicled by John Steinbeck and other famous writers. You reach San Francisco by 10:00 p.m.