Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Inglewood

Right now (5:33 pm PDT): about 119 minutes via I-5 South and SR-99 South and I-405 South, usually 107 at this time.

Only 25% 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

Minutes from Bakersfield to Inglewood by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	137	129	116	110	110	109	109	110	108	107	110	112	111	113	112	107
Tue	138	163	145	120	112	110	110	109	109	107	108	110	112	111	115	112	107
Wed	107	117	124	118	112	112	111	111	110	109	109	109	112	113	115	111	108
Thu	130	157	136	111	111	109	109	108	108	108	108	109	110	110	114	114	108
Fri	110	118	116	113	115	116	113	112	110	109	110	110	110	109	112	109	105
Sat	109	110	109	109	113	114	118	117	109	110	110	109	108	107	108	105	104
Sun	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	108	109	109	110	110	112	113	114	110	105

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 105 minutes and up to 163 minutes, when leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays. The fastest times to leave are after 8:30 am. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 109 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (118 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 after 8:30 am. The drive usually takes about 105 minutes then, versus up to 163 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 116-mile drive usually takes 105 to 163 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 109 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Inglewood?

Leaving around 6 am on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 163 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)

Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow · Los Angeles traffic right now · Los Angeles traffic tomorrow

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	137	129	116	110	110	109	109	110	108	107	110	112	111	113	112	107
Tue	138	163	145	120	112	110	110	109	109	107	108	110	112	111	115	112	107
Wed	107	117	124	118	112	112	111	111	110	109	109	109	112	113	115	111	108
Thu	130	157	136	111	111	109	109	108	108	108	108	109	110	110	114	114	108
Fri	110	118	116	113	115	116	113	112	110	109	110	110	110	109	112	109	105
Sat	109	110	109	109	113	114	118	117	109	110	110	109	108	107	108	105	104
Sun	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	108	109	109	110	110	112	113	114	110	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	137	129	116	110	110	109	109	110	108	107	110	112	111	113	112	107
Tue	138	163	145	120	112	110	110	109	109	107	108	110	112	111	115	112	107
Wed	107	117	124	118	112	112	111	111	110	109	109	109	112	113	115	111	108
Thu	130	157	136	111	111	109	109	108	108	108	108	109	110	110	114	114	108
Fri	110	118	116	113	115	116	113	112	110	109	110	110	110	109	112	109	105
Sat	109	110	109	109	113	114	118	117	109	110	110	109	108	107	108	105	104
Sun	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	108	109	109	110	110	112	113	114	110	105

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	120	137	129	116	110	110	109	109	110	108	107	110	112	111	113	112	107
Tue	138	163	145	120	112	110	110	109	109	107	108	110	112	111	115	112	107
Wed	107	117	124	118	112	112	111	111	110	109	109	109	112	113	115	111	108
Thu	130	157	136	111	111	109	109	108	108	108	108	109	110	110	114	114	108
Fri	110	118	116	113	115	116	113	112	110	109	110	110	110	109	112	109	105
Sat	109	110	109	109	113	114	118	117	109	110	110	109	108	107	108	105	104
Sun	107	106	106	106	107	108	107	108	109	109	110	110	112	113	114	110	105