Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Inglewood

Right now (6:10 pm PST): about 131 minutes via I-5 South and SR-99 South and I-405 South, usually 135 at this time.

Only 28% 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 116-mile drive from Bakersfield to Inglewood (via I-5 South and SR-99 South and I-405 South) usually takes as little as 106 minutes and up to 173 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays. The fastest times to leave are before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 130 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 2:30 pm on Saturdays (126 minutes).

About 94 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 22 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield to central Inglewood 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 Inglewood?

On weekdays, leave before 5:30 am or after 7:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 106 minutes then, versus up to 173 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 116-mile drive usually takes 106 to 173 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 130 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Inglewood?

Leaving around 4 pm on Wednesdays is usually slowest, about 173 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 South in Los Angeles (26 miles) · I-405 South in Los Angeles (25 miles) · SR-99 South in Bakersfield (13 miles)

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