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What’s the best driving route from San Francisco to Washington, D.C.?

I got into Georgetown and I’m driving cross-country to get there! I live in San Francisco now—what’s the best route?

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Cassandra Hamilton · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
Congratulations on getting into your dream school! A cross-country road trip is a great bucket list item to cross off, and you’ll have a blast doing it. Though many people opt to fly long distances, the best driving route from
San Francisco
to
Washington, D.C.
is to take
I-80
all the way across.
Once you get to
Pennsylvania
you’ll have to change highways to
I-76
and then
I-70
, but you’ll spend most of your time on I-80.
Break up your drive by stopping in these cities along your way:
Sightseeing in these cities is a great way to break up the 41 hour drive. Drives of this length can sometimes lead to excess strain on your car, and a great way to prepare for this is by adding
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