Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Santa Clarita

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 108 minutes via SR-99 South and I-5 South, usually 102 at this time.

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Bakersfield to Santa Clarita (via SR-99 South and I-5 South) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 109 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 102 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (102 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Santa Clarita to Bakersfield

Freeway, about 36 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 46 miles: 68 to 76 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield (Truxtun Avenue) to central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Bakersfield to Santa Clarita by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon101102102103103103102102102102103105104103104103102
Tue101102103103103103103102101102102109104103103102101
Wed101103103103103103103102102101102106106103103103101
Thu101103104104104104103102103102103109104103104103101
Fri102104104104104104104103103104106109108101102101100
Sat100100101101102102102102101100100100100100101101100
Sun100100100100100101101101101101101101102101102102101

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 Santa Clarita?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 109 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Bakersfield to Santa Clarita?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 100 to 109 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 102 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Santa Clarita?

Leaving around 4 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 109 minutes.

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