Driving Directions to Carmel
Carmel is located on California's central coast approximately 315 miles north of Los Angeles, 190 miles north of Santa Barbara and 120 miles south of San Francisco.
General Directions from Los Angeles
US 101 North to Salinas
Exit west at John Street / Monterey Peninsula
Hwy. 68 to Olmsted Road (approximately 10 miles)
Left onto Olmsted Road
Left onto Via Malpaso
General Directions from San Francisco Bay Area
US 101 South toward San Jose
Merge south onto State Hwy. 85
Merge south onto State Hwy. 17
Merge south onto State Hwy. 1
Merge east onto Monterey Salinas Hwy. 68
Right onto Olmsted Road
Left onto Via Malpaso
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