Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Castaic

Right now (6:49 pm PDT): about 72 minutes via I-5 South and SR-99 South, usually 71 at this time.

Only 42% 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.

About this drive

On weekdays the 73-mile drive from Bakersfield to Castaic (via I-5 South and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 66 minutes and up to 73 minutes, when leaving around 8 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 69 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (72 minutes).

About 52 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 21 miles surface streets (3 to 5 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield to central Castaic 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 Bakersfield to Castaic?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 66 minutes then, versus up to 73 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bakersfield to Castaic?

The 73-mile drive usually takes 66 to 73 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 69 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Castaic?

Leaving around 8 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 73 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bakersfield (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (9 miles)

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