How to get from Irvine, California to San Rafael, California

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Driving directions from Irvine, California to San Rafael, California

Golden State Freeway, West Side Freeway

431.4 mi6 hours 32 mins

Head southeast on Civic Center Plaza 600 feet
Turn left onto Harvard Avenue 0.9 mi
Turn left onto Warner Avenue 0.4 mi
Take the ramp on the right towards Jamboree Road 0.3 mi
Merge left onto Jamboree Road 1.1 mi
Keep right onto Jamboree Road 0.8 mi
Take the ramp towards I 5 North 0.3 mi
Merge left onto Santa Ana Freeway (I 5 N) 6.4 mi
Keep left onto Santa Ana Freeway (I 5 N) 26.1 mi
Keep right onto Golden State Freeway (I 5 N) 2.4 mi
Keep left onto Golden State Freeway (I 5 N) 26.4 mi
Keep right onto Golden State Freeway (I 5 N) 0.6 mi
Keep left onto Golden State Freeway (I 5 N) 58.3 mi
Keep right towards I 5 North 225.8 mi
Keep left towards I 580 West: Tracy 15.8 mi
Keep left onto William Elton Brown Freeway (I 580 W) 0.9 mi
Continue onto Arthur H. Breed Junior Freeway (I 580 W) 29.7 mi
Keep right towards I 580: Oakland 8.2 mi
Keep left onto MacArthur Freeway (I 580 W) 11.7 mi
Keep right towards I 580 West: Point Richmond 13.0 mi
Continue towards US 101 North: San Rafeal 0.6 mi
Merge left onto Redwood Highway (US 101 N) 0.4 mi
Take exit 452 towards Central San Rafael 0.3 mi
Continue onto Irwin Street 0.2 mi
Turn left onto Mission Avenue 0.3 mi
Turn left onto Court Street 300 feet
Turn right onto 5th Avenue 0.3 mi
You have arrived at your destination

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Irvine, California - San Rafael, California

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