From LA to Vegas, just drive I-15 pretty much the whole way (4 to 5 hours). Alternatively, you could

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Hi all , my friend and I would like to travel from L.A. to Las Vegas by car in July, we are spending three weeks driving first from L.A to Las Vegas spending 5 days in Vegas then driving to San Francisco before returning to L.A. . Could someone please tell me of a good rental car company and trip times from L.A. to Vegas , Vegas to hoover dam, Vegas to San Francisco ? .We like to pick and return the car from and to Lax
You can rent from any of the big car companies, but if you are not a US resident, I'd recommend searching for a consolidator in your country of origin. You'll generally get the best price for a package including insurance; you must purchase liability air tickets discount insurance if you are renting air tickets discount a car in California, so this is a must.
It's a full day from Las Vegas to San Francisco (about 9 hours). So this is the trip you might want to break up. With 3 full weeks, I'd probably do that by stopping at either Yosemite or Sequoia (basically wherever you can get a hotel reservation) so you can see one of the beautiful national parks.
San Francisco is busy (and cold) in July, so definitely make your hotel reservations there asap. Same with the national parks. You can't really wing it in Las Vegas, but you don't have to plan too far in advance.
I'd also budget at least 3 days to drive down Highway 1 from San Francisco to LA ... or 4 days if you'd like to stop more than one place along the way. There are so many places to stop, and the scenery is beautiful.
Absolutely unanswerable -- w/o more info from you. Do you mean to do it is one day (definitely not recommended - it is a looooooong/ugly drive)? Do you mean to explore beautiful/iconic places enroute like Yosemite? Do you want to detour via Lake Tahoe?
I've actually drive from Silicon Valley (Sunnyvale to be exact) to Las Vegas (not the other direction) via Lake Tahoe. While it was a long, exhausting drive, it wasn't overwhelming to me. But I definitely agree that it's not the ideal way to do this trip. The best thing would be to stop somewhere along the way.
With regards to rental car companies... I pretty much refuse to rent from anyone other than Avis or Hertz. They are simply better than the cheaper options. Enterprise or Budget would do in a pinch, but Alamo and Thrifty pretty much stink.
From LA to Vegas, just drive I-15 pretty much the whole way (4 to 5 hours). Alternatively, you could just fly. There are flights pretty much the entire day and one-ways are usually less than $100 each. You could rent a car in Vegas then to do Hoover Dam and to get around (there is really only one route to make the Hoover Dam trip - about an hour). air tickets discount You could then fly to SF from Vegas.
All told, flying to and from Vegas might end up cheaper than the accumulated rental car days and gas. The only caveat would be that if you want to drive from SF, then the one-way rental might cost something extra.
That drive is beautiful air tickets discount but is also nearly 700 miles and well over 12 hours. That isn't the ugly drive I was talking about. air tickets discount (the most direct air tickets discount route would be REALLY ugly via Bakersfield/Central Valley). air tickets discount Plus - if one was going up 395 to Tahoe - I'd think going into Yosemite would be a must. So again, w/o knowing how long you plan for getting from LV to SF, we really can't help you much.
Las Vegas will be REALLY hot in July, try and break up your drive to SF with a couple of nights, maybe Lone Pine and Yosemite, although if the trip is THIS July they may be totally sold out, so your only hope would be to check online or call every single day as cancellations do occur.
Another place you might consider visiting while in Las Vegas is Valley of Fire. It would be hot in the afternoon, but even if you just drive through it on the way to Hoover Dam I think you'd enjoy it. Normally you'd want about half a day to explore it. It would work well in combination with Hoover.
Also, I disagree with the person who said Thrifty "stinks." Join their "Blue Chip" club for excellent service. They were great to deal with when I had a fender bender with one of their cars. If you book through Dollar, join their "Fast Lane" club. Belonging to these clubs, you will walk past the reservation desk and right to your car. (Dollar and Thrifty are owned by Hertz.)
One way to avoid high parking fees in SF is to stay at a place such as the Columbus Motor Inn where parking is "free." Ask for room 208 if you want a large room with two queen beds and city view. The location air tickets discount is good.
Hertz and Avis are simply better. They are targeted to be more full-service and appeal to business travelers. That they own some of the "cheaper" brands and position them as such tells you all you need to know about the investment air tickets discount in the product.
Hertz LAX has been getting some dreadful reviews this year, terribly long lines (with photo proof), tales of the computers being down for hours, etc. I imagine it has something to do with the merger with Thrifty...but Hertz has "help wanted" ads plastered all over the internet air tickets discount for just about every location nationwide so maybe it's management trouble/ poor staffing/ high turnover.