Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Arvin to Bakersfield
Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 28 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 28 at this time.
Only 39% of this drive is measured by working traffic sensors right now. The rest is estimated from nearby sensors, typical speeds and street traffic, so times can be off. Why so few sensors work.
Typical drive time by departure time
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 |
| Tue | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Wed | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Thu | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Fri | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 |
| Sat | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 27 |
| Sun | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 29 | 28 | 27 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 23-mile drive from Arvin to Bakersfield (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 27 minutes and up to 30 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Wednesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 29 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (29 minutes).
About 11 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (17 to 19 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Arvin to central Bakersfield along the route on the map. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.
Simulated from typical freeway speeds at each point of the drive for the time you would reach it, from every 5-minute reading we have recorded. We don't have sensors on surface streets yet, so the time on them is estimated from how congested the freeways around each end of the drive are at that time, in both directions: streets jam when the freeways do.
Questions
What is the best time to drive from Arvin to Bakersfield?
On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 27 minutes then, versus up to 30 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Arvin to Bakersfield?
The 23-mile drive usually takes 27 to 30 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 29 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Arvin to Bakersfield?
Leaving around 12 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 30 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Bakersfield (11 miles)
Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow