While five days is only enough to sample all of Los Angeles has to offer, this guide is intended to make sure you make the most of your trip. Through exploring both East and West Los Angeles, you'll be able to experience the different thrilling opportunities that LA has to offer.
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As long as you're willing to pick up a surfboard and learn about health smoothies, then I'd say seven days is more than enough for you to tell everyone you lived in Los Angeles.
You could definitely do a great California road trip in 7 days, but ideally I'd give yourself at least 10 days. We did this particular route over multiple visits. One time, we did a Pacific Coast Highway road trip from San Francisco down to San Diego over four weeks.
Accommodation makes up a big chunk of your travel budget when visiting LA, but you can save money by avoiding popular areas like Beverly Hills and Malibu. Districts like Koreatown, located between Hollywood and downtown, offer a mix of budget-friendly hotels, hostels, and guesthouses within its vibrant neighborhood.
The best time to visit Los Angeles is in the spring, from March through May, and in autumn, from September to November. These times of the year have lovely weather, fewer crowds, and cleaner, crisper air. The summer months from June through August can swelter with soaring temperatures and thick smog.
It is, however, a beautiful, diverse and sometimes confounding city. If you're visiting for the first time, it's easy to get wrapped up in the gridlock and sprawl or overly fixated on famous landmarks and lose sight of what makes Los Angeles such a unique destination.
3 days gives you plenty of time to see a lot of LA, however, you can't cover the whole city in this amount of time. Los Angeles definitely left us wanting more along with the rest of California – which is why we have been back several times!
With four days, we think you should spend three days in the city itself, exploring vibrant neighborhoods, experiencing San Francisco's amazing food scene, and doing some exploring on foot. On the last day, get out of the city on a day trip to explore one of the many cool areas within an hour of the center of the city.