Notices
Disneyland California and West Coast Trip Planning Disneyland California and West Coast Holiday Planning Questions, Suggestions and Tips.

Reply
 
Thread Tools Search this Thread Display Modes
Old 23 Jul 21, 03:31 PM  
Link to this Post
#1
di5ney
Being a bit Goofy
 
di5ney's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 10
San diego & anaheim

We are considering going to california for 14 nights, ideally 6 nights in san diego, 4 nights anaheim & 4 nights santa monica. Does anyone know if we would be best to hire a car or use uber? We r 2 adults, 4 yr old & a 10yr old at time of travel. Also with regards to spending money, is it generally more expensive than florida for eating out? I can’t seem to find theme park ticket prices either. The girls would love disneyland, legoland, universal, san diego zoo & seaworld!

Thanks!
di5ney is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 23 Jul 21, 03:57 PM  
Link to this Post
#2
2point
VIP Dibber
 
Join Date: Aug 04
We didn't need a car in San Diego. There is a good trolley/bus service and Ubers are everywhere. The city is compact so everywhere is cheap to get to.

We hired a one way hire with Avis from San Diego to Anaheim - car then sat in the hotel car park while at Disney (we could walk to the parks). We drove to WB Studios on our home day before visiting Santa Monica before a late flight home.

Food wise didn't see any difference in prices, hotels yes, food no.
2point is offline Boy Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 23 Jul 21, 04:06 PM  
Link to this Post
#3
KarenG
Imagineer
 
Join Date: Mar 04
We didn’t need a car in San Diego (we had one but didn’t really use it and had to pay to valet park it so it was expensive for the use we got out of it).

We also have managed many times with no car in Anaheim but tend to stay walking distance to the parks and then Uber if we want to go to, say, a shopping area.

I have not done it but you can take an Amtrak between San Diego and Anaheim - about two hours or so.
__________________
KarenG is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 23 Jul 21, 05:40 PM  
Link to this Post
#4
Buzz242
Very Serious Dibber
 
Join Date: Oct 17
We’ve always had a car for our California trips but as others have said it has often sat in the hotel car park and not used most days. San Diego is very walkable and many of the hotels in Anaheim are within walking distance of the parks. We’ve stayed at both Glendale and Burbank for our LA visits and used the car to travel to Universal, Santa Monica etc.
Buzz242 is offline Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 23 Jul 21, 08:06 PM  
Link to this Post
#5
di5ney
Thread Starter
Being a bit Goofy
 
di5ney's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 10
Thanks you all. So if i fly into san diego and use uber and then hire a car that would be our cheapest option!
di5ney is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 23 Jul 21, 08:56 PM  
Link to this Post
#6
KarenG
Imagineer
 
Join Date: Mar 04
Originally Posted by di5ney View Post
Thanks you all. So if i fly into san diego and use uber and then hire a car that would be our cheapest option!
Might be cheaper on the Amtrak and foregoing the car at all, but depends on prices
__________________
KarenG is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 24 Jul 21, 11:43 AM  
Link to this Post
#7
jdouds
Imagineer
 
jdouds's Avatar
 
Join Date: Apr 09
Lots of ways to these holidays but for us it’s always a car for sheer handiness
jdouds is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Old 24 Jul 21, 03:20 PM  
Link to this Post
#8
di5ney
Thread Starter
Being a bit Goofy
 
di5ney's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 10
We usually have a car in orlando, we like it for keeping the pram etc in lol we just done a uk road trip and it was fab for having separate bags etc but keeping most of the stuff in the car. My girls will still be quite young so they wouldn’t be able to help with luggage etc
di5ney is offline Girl Mouse Click to view Members Trip Plans Add Member to Ignore List
Reply

Thread Tools Search this Thread
Search this Thread:

Advanced Search
Display Modes

Forum Jump


All times are GMT +1. The time now is 01:32 AM.


Powered by vBulletin - Copyright © 2000 - 2024, Jelsoft Enterprises Ltd.
DIBB Savings
AttractionTickets.com

Get £10 off each Disney Ticket with the code ATDIBB10

Get up to £50 off per room at Disney or Universal with the code DIBBHOTELS


theDIBB Blog
One of the the five worlds found in Epic Universe, How to Train Your Dragon... Read More »
Disney announced that a new nighttime show, “Disney Dreams That Soar,” will run nightly at... Read More »
Walt Disney World Resort guests can get ready to have a “glowing’’ good time when... Read More »


theDIBB Menu


Exchange Rates
US Dollar Rates
ASDA  $1.2354
CaxtonFX  $1.2308
Covent Garden FX  $1.2544
FAIRFX  $1.2350
John Lewis  $1.2380
M&S  $1.2178
Sainsburys  $1.2354
TESCO  $1.2364
Travelex  $1.2353
Updated: 00:30 29/03/2024
Euro Rates
ASDA  €1.1447
CaxtonFX  €1.1410
Covent Garden FX  €1.1515
FAIRFX  €1.1432
John Lewis  €1.1457
M&S  €1.1263
Sainsburys  €1.1440
TESCO  €1.1445
Travelex  €1.1435
Updated: 00:30 29/03/2024

DIBB Premium Membership
Did you know you can help support theDIBB with Premium Membership?

Check out this link for more information and benefits, such as...

"No adverts on theDIBB Forums"

Upgrade Now



X