The drive is 350+ miles by the shortest route, which is also the very, very boring route.
The pretty drive up the coast is longer, beautiful and not a good choice if you suffer from motion sickness.
We're not gonna die. We can't die, Bendis. You know why? Because we are so very pretty. We are just too pretty for God to let us die.
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F2F 4: Too Much Candy, Never Enough Mojitos.
Plan what to do, what to wear (you can never go wrong with a corset), and get ready for the next BuffistaCon: Madison, WI from June 20-22 2008! Official website.
Sparky1 - Oct 11, 2006 1:22:41 pm PDT #3915 of 10002
Librarian Warlord
Pix - Oct 11, 2006 1:23:43 pm PDT #3916 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
The drive takes 6-8 hours. Definitely without a DOUBT have them take the plane. Caveat, though--it is much less hassle to go from Burbank (BUR) to Oakland (OAK) than from LAX to SFO. BART will take them from Oakland into SF. Las I checked Jet Blue doesn't do that route, but Southwest does.
Vortex - Oct 11, 2006 1:29:53 pm PDT #3917 of 10002
"Cry havoc and let slip the boobs of war!" -- Miracleman
BTW, this is me we're talking about. I'm taking Jet Blue. I thougth I could do Long Beach to Oakland? For some reason, they don't go Burbank to Oakland.
-t - Oct 11, 2006 2:23:58 pm PDT #3918 of 10002
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
There is a Long Beach-Oakland flight. Whether that would work for you is mostly a question of how hard it would be to get to Long Beach, which I have no idea about.
victor infante - Oct 11, 2006 2:33:55 pm PDT #3919 of 10002
To understand what happened at the diner, we shall use Mr. Papaya! This is upsetting because he's the friendliest of fruits.
The time it takes to get to Long Beach from the city is mitigated by the fact that it's the BEST AIRPORT EVER. It's where I always fly into when I go to SoCal.
That being said, I just drive from L.A. to San Francisco. But I'm like that.
juliana - Oct 11, 2006 2:34:28 pm PDT #3920 of 10002
I’d be lying if I didn’t say that I miss them all tonight…
ears (& liver) perk up
Vortex is coming to SF???
Lee - Oct 11, 2006 2:43:06 pm PDT #3921 of 10002
The feeling you get when your brain finally lets your heart get in its pants.
By the time you add in security, the drive is not much shorter, especially if you drive like I do, and I think you probably do, Vortex.
Also, what Juliana said.
Tom Scola - Oct 11, 2006 2:47:53 pm PDT #3922 of 10002
Remember that the frontier of the Rebellion is everywhere. And even the smallest act of insurrection pushes our lines forward.
Long Beach is awesome. There were zero people in front of me at the security gate the time I flew out of there.
Pix - Oct 11, 2006 3:50:00 pm PDT #3923 of 10002
The status is NOT quo.
That's how Burbank is, too, but it takes just as long to get to Long Beach as it does to get to LAX from my place. It really depends on the POI of the people in question.
And Vortex, though I normally all about the shunning of Southwest in favor of Jet Blue, for a 45 minute flight with a teeny airport on both ends, totally worth it.
dcp - Oct 11, 2006 3:58:34 pm PDT #3924 of 10002
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Isn't there an overnight train from LA to the Bay Area?