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What is the best route from San Diego to New York?

I’m finally taking the cross-country trip I’ve been mulling over for years—I’ll be starting off in my home base of San Diego and driving all the way to New York City. What I’m wondering is what the best route is to take from San Diego to New York?

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Mary Cahill · Updated on
Reviewed by Shannon Martin, Licensed Insurance Agent.
American road trips are the stuff of dreams. The best route from
San Diego
to
New York
is via highway I-40 East.
The trip will take you approximately 41 hours total, assuming that you are traveling to
Manhattan
in New York. As you traverse across the country you’ll cut through several states. To break up the long journey, consider stopping overnight in the following cities:
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