How to Get to Monterey Car Week?
A very busy regional airport, roads that saturate at set times, venues spread across the whole peninsula: every arrival, and every day, is planned.
Last updated 6 October 2026 · 3 min read
Monterey Car Week takes place on the Monterey Peninsula, California, about two hours' drive south of San Francisco. By jet, Monterey Regional Airport, which handles business aviation, is some fifteen minutes from Pebble Beach; during Car Week it sees exceptional traffic, and slots and aircraft parking are booked early. By scheduled flight, you land in San José, about an hour and a half's drive away, or San Francisco, about two hours, then a chauffeur takes over. On the ground, the events are spread out — a circuit in the hills, golf courses, the streets of Carmel, Pebble Beach — and roads saturate at arrival times; from 12 to 15 August 2027, 17-Mile Drive is reserved for Concours traffic. A dedicated chauffeur for the week remains the simple answer.
The overall answer: arrive early, travel with a chauffeur
Two rules work. Arrive on the peninsula a day or two before the first event that matters, to recover from the journey. And entrust the week to a chauffeur who knows the roads, the car parks and the closures: the events take place in different places each day, often at the same time as thousands of other visitors.
From Europe, the peninsula is reached via San Francisco or by jet to Monterey. We coordinate everything, from your point of departure to each venue of the week, with a fallback option.
By jet: Monterey Regional Airport
Monterey Regional Airport, east of the city, handles business aviation with two ground-handling services. It is some fifteen minutes from Pebble Beach. During Car Week it sees exceptional traffic: slots and aircraft parking are planned months in advance.
A chauffeur awaits you at the foot of the aircraft. We book the flight, the handling and the transfer, and plan an alternate airport should mist or traffic require it.
By scheduled flight: San José or San Francisco
From Europe, most arrive in San Francisco, about two hours' drive from the peninsula — longer at busy times. San José, closer, is about an hour and a half away. Monterey Regional Airport also receives a few domestic flights.
The road follows Monterey Bay. A chauffeur on arrival avoids car hire and waiting; for those who want to take their time, a night in San Francisco before driving down the coast is an option.
On the ground: the circuit, the golf courses, the restricted roads
The Laguna Seca circuit lies in the hills east of Monterey; on race days its access roads and car parks fill from the morning, and the circuit organises parking by zones. The golf courses of Carmel Valley, Seaside and Pacific Grove each have their access plan; on Tuesday, central Carmel-by-the-Sea is partly closed to traffic.
At the end of the week, from 12 to 15 August 2027, 17-Mile Drive, which crosses the Del Monte Forest, is closed to traffic unrelated to the Concours; hotels and restaurants remain accessible. A dedicated chauffeur takes care of everything: departure timed to each access plan, drop-off at the right place, waiting during the evening sale, return at your hour.
| Option | Strengths | To plan |
|---|---|---|
| Jet — Monterey Regional Airport | Some fifteen minutes from Pebble Beach | Slot and parking booked early, a very busy week |
| Scheduled flight — San José | About an hour and a half by road | Chauffeur on arrival |
| Scheduled flight — San Francisco | Many connections from Europe | About two hours by road, an overnight stop possible |
| Dedicated chauffeur for the week | Door to door, a different venue each day | Each organiser's access plan, early departures |
| Organisers' shuttles | From the designated car parks | Timetables to check, possible waits |
Key points
Jet to Monterey, scheduled flight to San José or San Francisco then chauffeur, and on the ground a dedicated chauffeur for a week in which every day changes venue. TGZ Conciergerie, an independent house with no affiliation with any of the week's organisers — neither the Laguna Seca circuit nor the Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance — and no official status, coordinates the arrival, the transfers and the week's journeys, on quotation.
Frequently asked questions
Monterey Regional Airport, which handles business aviation, some fifteen minutes from Pebble Beach. During Car Week, slots and parking are booked months in advance.
About two hours by road to the peninsula, longer at busy times. From San José, about an hour and a half.
It is not necessary, and rarely the simplest option that week: limited parking, changing access plans, saturated roads. A dedicated chauffeur drops you off and collects you at each venue.
By road, in the hills east of Monterey. On race days access fills from the morning; an early departure and a chauffeur who knows the circuit's parking plan avoid the wait.
From 12 to 15 August 2027, 17-Mile Drive is reserved for Concours-related traffic; hotels and restaurants remain accessible. A chauffeur familiar with the traffic plan saves many detours.
Depending on permits and venues: we study it case by case with local operators and tell you plainly when the road remains simpler.
No. TGZ Conciergerie is an independent house, with no affiliation with any Car Week organiser and no official status. We compose the logistics — flights, chauffeurs, transfers — through our own channels, on quotation.
Take it further
An arrival settled, a week without waiting
Tell us where you are leaving from and with whom: jet to Monterey, scheduled flight, chauffeur — we compose the arrival with its fallback plan, then each day's journeys, on quotation, with a single point of contact.