and San Jose International Airport (SJC). From SFO, you’ll drive about two hours south to Carmel-by-the-Sea. Landing at SJC shaves off about 30 minutes from your drive. Monterey Regional Airport ...

you can fly into San Francisco or San Jose Airport, and then drive by car. Unless you stay in downtown Carmel-by-the-Sea (which makes it easy to walk around on foot), you can either book an Uber ...

Located about 5 miles south of Monterey and Pebble Beach, Carmel-by-the-Sea is a humble seaside village with fairy tale cottages, a few small shops and cafes – at least that's the cover story.

It's a true storybook escape. Not every California city enchants like Carmel-by-the-Sea, a tiny enclave (population 3,104) on the Golden State’s central coast, about 120 miles south of San ...