Day trip 45 min · PCH
Malibu
Zuma Beach, El Matador and the Malibu Pier. Drive the coast on the Pacific Coast Highway.
Driving times are estimates from Downtown LA; traffic and your starting point matter.
Area
- Area
- Malibu
- Drive from Downtown
- 45 min
- Price
- Free; beaches $3–15 parking
- Best time to go
- Weekdays, leave before 9 am
- With kids
- Zuma and Paradise Cove are great
- Parking tip
- PCH street parking is free but read the signs; lots $3–15
Insider tips
- Lunch at Malibu Farm on the pier or Neptune's Net for seafood.
- Drive back via Topanga Canyon for a different view.
Insider tip
At Malibu Surfrider Beach you can watch LA's best surfers from the pier.
