How many miles is it from Las Vegas to Oceanside, California? How many hours is the drive?|184313

What is the best route to take and are there many rest stops, restaurants, or sightseeing opportunities along the way?

With no traffic, it_s about 5 hours. The best route is to take the 76 to the 15 North and just stay on it - it will take you right into Vegas.

Friday nights are the worst time to head out there and Sundays are the worst day to head back. The 15 often comes to a STANDSTILL during those times. You_ll see lots of civilization when you get up to Rancho Cucamonga/Ontario but once you get past Victorville, there is a lot of nothing. I think it_ll take you past things like Calico Ghost Town - that_s not a bad stop. There_s the well-publisized _Peggy Sue_s Diner_ but I haven_t been there personally. You_ll hit civilization (very briefly - don_t blink) in Barstow. There you can stop at the famed Barstow Station - mainly shops and restaurants. Then you_ll see nothing again until you hit Stateline (Primm). There is where you_ll see the first Casinos.

Good luck.

Take south I 15 out of Vegas all the way to 76 (or 78 is faster unless you live in the valley) just read nwtobe_s answer from the bottom to the top of the answer, save me some typing. It will take about 5 hrs. I 15 is a wideeeeeee highway, be carefull, people tend to speed, and the highway patrol will get ya. They really are on the lookout from the roadway and the skyway. We haven_t been stopped, but seen many who have.

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Its about 5 hours drive and you use I-15. There are plenty of gas stations and places to get food and _pee_ stops. Most people stop to rest and refuel at about the halfway point, Barstow, Ca. Plenty of places there. Not much to sightsee on I-15, unless you want to pull off and drive up to Death Valley (not recommended in the head of a summer day). The Roy Rogers_ Museum, with Trigger and Bullet mounted, is on the North side of I-15 in Calif.

5 hours driving