Where They Went

San Andreas (2015)

Directed by Brad Peyton

When the San Andreas Fault breaks, a Los Angeles rescue pilot flies, drives and sails north with his estranged wife to find their daughter in a wrecked San Francisco.

  • Travel shown
  • On foot, bike, skis or swimming
  • Not shown on screen
  • Fictional place
  1. 1Canyon rescue
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 00:02:00
    Inferred

    Ray's helicopter crew pulls a driver out of a car hanging in a ravine.

  2. 2Parking garage
    San Francisco, California
    ≈ 00:20:00
    Stated on screen

    Blake is trapped in a car during the quake and abandoned by her mother's boyfriend.

  3. 2Skyscraper rooftop
    Los Angeles, California
    ≈ 00:22:00
    Stated on screen

    Ray plucks Emma off a collapsing downtown tower by helicopter.

  4. 3Shopping mall
    Bakersfield, California
    ≈ 00:35:00
    Stated on screen

    The helicopter fails and they set down at a looted mall.

  5. 3Chinatown and Nob Hill
    San Francisco, California
    ≈ 00:35:00
    Stated on screen

    With two British brothers Blake makes her way across the city toward high ground.

  6. 4AT&T Park, San Francisco
    ≈ 01:10:00
    Stated on screen
  7. 5The Gate building, San Francisco
    ≈ 01:25:00
    Stated on screenFictional

The journey in numbers

Distance travelled
570 km
Places
5
Countries
1
Stops
7
  • Plane: 403 km
  • Helicopter: 163 km
  • On foot: 2.5 km
  • Boat: 1.6 km

Distances are measured in a straight line between stops, so real road distances are longer.

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