Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Indio

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 250 minutes via I-10 East, usually 240 at this time.

Only 17% 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 243-mile drive from Bakersfield to Indio (via I-10 East) usually takes as little as 236 minutes and up to 281 minutes, when leaving around 5:30 am on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 248 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (247 minutes).

About 111 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 132 miles surface streets (68 to 74 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield to central Indio 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 Indio?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 236 minutes then, versus up to 281 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 243-mile drive usually takes 236 to 281 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 248 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Indio?

Leaving around 5:30 am on Mondays is usually slowest, about 281 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-10 East in Inland Empire (27 miles) · SR-58 East in Bakersfield (18 miles) · I-15 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-215 South in Inland Empire (12 miles) · I-210 East in Inland Empire (10 miles)

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