Back to the USA: Los Angeles – San Francisco – Chicago – New York Motorcycle Tour, 23 days and 7500 km Coast to Coast Ride

Book the tour - 08 Sep - 01 Oct 2026

This is a coast-to-coast trip, or as bikers say, shore-to-shore. The country is big and beautiful, the route is almost 8000 km, and because of that, it takes three weeks.

Our journey starts almost from the very south of California, from Los Angeles, a city that probably needs no introduction. Our first stop will be the hottest place in the USA – Death Valley. After warming up in this "nice" place, we head to the cool forests of California's sequoia trees. After that, we ride the beautiful ocean highway to the famous San Francisco, which, according to the Russian singer Bogdan Titomir, is the city of "Disco."

Next, we visit Yosemite National Park and go to Bonneville, to the salt flats where speed races are held. After leaving Bonneville and Salt Lake City behind, we go to Yellowstone National Park, the first national park in the world and one of the most visited places in the USA. We will see its famous geysers, which, according to some conspiracy theorists, will destroy our civilization.

Nearby, the Beartooth Highway is waiting for us, the #1 motorcycle route in the USA. We'll get to see the four presidents carved into the mountain at Mount Rushmore and witness how "real" America lives, the people who built this country. At some point, our route takes us to Chicago, a city with a rich history and the start of the famous Route 66, the "mother of all American roads." We will rest, walk around, and then through Cleveland and Buffalo, with a visit to Niagara Falls, we will finish our journey in the Big Apple, the business center of the USA, New York City.

We sometimes get questions about US visas. If a visa is not granted, we will return the prepayment. Of course, there is a small risk with visas. But we don't think there should be problems. They usually refuse "young" people who are a risk to stay in the USA illegally on a tourist visa. We don't think many people who sign up for this tour will fit that profile.

Everyone gets their own visas, but we will help. Visas are still being issued, but they must now be obtained in places like Yerevan, Baku, Warsaw, etc., instead of in Russia.

For the journey, we rent Harley Davidson motorcycles and a support car.

• Dates 2026: September 08 - October 01 
• Dates 2027: September 7-30
• Duration: 23 days
• Total Distance: 7 500 km
• Roads: 100% asphalt
• Price with rental of Harley-Davidson Street Glide, Road Glide – 14 750 euros
• Price with rental of BMW R1250GS, Street Glide Touring, Road Glide Touring – 14 950 euros
• Price with rental of Harley-Davidson Ultra Glide Limited, Road Glide Ultra – 15 450 euros
• Extra charge for a single room – 3 000 euros
• Price for a passenger – 5 950 euros
• Security deposit for the motorcycle – 2 000 euros
• Additional insurance 300 euros, deposit 100 euros for zero liability (if you fall, you pay nothing)

What's included in the tour price:

• Accommodation in 3-4* hotels (double rooms)
• Breakfasts
• Lead guide on a motorcycle
• Support car
• Excursions
• Technical support
• Transfers

What's not included in the tour price:

• Gasoline (approx. 500 euros)
• Lunches and dinners
• Medical insurance
• Airline tickets

Route:

Los Angeles – Furnace Creek – Sequoia National Park – Fresno – Santa Cruz – San Francisco – Lee Vining – Ely – Salt Lake City – Jackson – Cody – Gillette – Rapid City – Sioux Falls – Lake City/Red Wing – Chicago – Cleveland – Buffalo – New York

1. Los Angeles, arrival

Arrival and transfer from the airport. In the evening, we will meet our guides, get our motorcycles, have a group dinner, get to know each other, and discuss the upcoming 

2. Los Angeles – Furnace Creek, 310 miles

Early start. We ride to the hottest place, Death Valley, where a temperature of 134 degrees Fahrenheit (57 Celsius) was recorded. We spend the night in the heat and buy patches to prove we were there.

3. Furnace Creek – Sequoia National Park, 220 miles

Through the Sierra Nevada foothills, we return to California. Our goal is Sequoia National Park. We spend the night there in the cool forest.

4. Sequoia National Park – Fresno, 310 miles

Today is the day of the Sequoias. We ride on the lost roads of Sequoia and Sequoia/Kings Canyon parks. We enjoy the beautiful sequoia forests. The road is not fast, with lots of turns.

5. Fresno – Santa Cruz, 300 miles

From Fresno, we take Highway 46 to Cambria on Highway 1. Then, we ride along the ocean to Santa Cruz on the shore of Monterey Bay. It's the ocean highway... we buy patches to prove we rode it :)

6. Santa Cruz – San Francisco, rest day

After breakfast in Santa Cruz, we head to San Francisco. In about an hour, we enter the city and immediately take the 49-mile drive route. We ride past all the key places in the city and suburbs and finish this short day's route. After a shower and rest at the hotel, we go for an evening walk and dinner in San Francisco, going to the Pier. On the way, we will try to ride the famous Cable Cars.

7. San Francisco – Lee Vining, 300 miles

We cross the San Francisco Bay on one of the longest bridges. Then, through Groveland, Yosemite Park, and Tioga Pass, we get to Lee Vining on Mono Lake. We say goodbye to city life and dive into the most beautiful nature of North America.

8. Lee Vining – Ely, 380 miles

We return to Nevada. Again, the edge of the Mojave Desert... military planes from Nellis Air Force Base flying overhead, and UFOs from Area 51. We quickly ride on the Extraterrestrial Highway so the aliens don't kidnap us (this area has the most UFO sightings after Roswell).

9. Ely – West Wendover – Salt Lake City, 240 miles

We ride on Highway 93 to the famous place West Wendover, with its world-famous Bonneville Salt Flats, where many speed records were set. Then we go to the capital of the Mormons and the Olympics, Salt Lake City.

10. Salt Lake City – Jackson, 272 miles

We continue our ride toward Yellowstone National Park. On the way, we stop in Montpelier, where the outlaws Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid operated... We will see the site of one of their robberies and have a snack.

11. Jackson – Yellowstone National Park – Cody, 300 miles

We enter the magnificent Grand Teton and Yellowstone National Park and begin riding along one of the most popular motorcycle routes in the USA. We pass by Jackson Lake before heading to the impressive Old Faithful geyser, which remains one of the most active (cone) geysers with predictable eruptions approximately every 35-120 minutes.

Old Faithful was named in 1870 during the Washburn-Langford-Doane Expedition and became the first geyser in the park to receive a name. We continue our ride through scenic Yellowstone and begin traveling along the Grand Loop Road, then stop at the breathtaking Artist Point.

Be prepared for exciting encounters, but be cautious of wildlife (bears, wolves, moose, bison). We end the day by arriving in the hometown of Buffalo Bill (William F. Cody).

Day 12: Cody, rest day or optional ride, 227 miles

A rest day for those who are tired. For the others, welcome to the world-famous "Beartooth Highway" (the best motorcycle route #1 in the USA). Beartooth Highway has its famous status for a reason. Be ready for unique, winding mountain roads going up and down the mountain with sharp turns and amazing views. Keep your camera ready; you will be riding one of the best motorcycle roads in the world. On the way to Beartooth Pass, we ride on the scenic Chief Joseph Highway, which is also an unforgettable experience!

13. Cody – Gillette, 255 miles

This will be another day of riding on exciting, winding mountain roads. We enter the Bighorn Canyon and enjoy the amazing views. We stop for lunch and cowboy shopping in Sheridan. After that, we ride past the "Spotted Horse" bar on the way to Gillette.

14. Gillette – Rapid City, 290 miles

We start with a trip to the famous Devils Tower, a very popular place and the setting for the sci-fi movie "Close Encounters of the Third Kind." After that, we drive through the beautiful Spearfish Canyon. Next, we pass through Deadwood, to the Crazy Horse Memorial, the world's largest mountain carving. We continue to Custer and Custer State Park, then go to Mount Rushmore (the heads of four presidents carved into the mountain). Then we take the famous Iron Mountain Road.

15. Rapid City – Sioux Falls, 350 miles

This will be a long day of riding through farm country and many cornfields in an area where many Scandinavian immigrants settled. One of our stops will be the "World's Only Corn Palace."

16. Sioux Falls – Lake City/Red Wing, 300 miles

We travel towards Minneapolis, where the singer Prince lived. We slightly touch the city and then ride on the beautiful Highway 61 along the Mississippi River to Lake City.

17. Lake City/Red Wing – Chicago, 343 miles

We continue our beautiful ride along the Mississippi River until lunch. After that, we switch to country roads to Chicago.

18. Chicago, rest day

A day in Chicago. History, walking, museums, the "L" train, and the mafia. And, of course, the history that this is the start of the famous Route 66, and a discussion of John Steinbeck's book "The Grapes of Wrath."

19. Chicago – Cleveland, 345 miles

We move from Lake Michigan to Lake Erie.

20. Cleveland – Buffalo, 200 miles

We visit Niagara Falls and spend the night in Buffalo. The main goal here is, of course, Niagara Falls.

21. Buffalo – New York, 375 miles

We gather our last strength and ride to our final goal, the Big Apple.

22. New York, rest day

A day in New York. Manhattan, the Statue of Liberty, Frank Sinatra.

23. New York, departure

We say goodbye, transfer to the airport, and fly home.