Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Tulare
Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 64 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 64 at this time.
Only 61% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 59 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 62 |
| Tue | 61 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 62 | 64 | 65 | 62 |
| Wed | 60 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 65 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 64 | 63 | 64 | 64 | 61 |
| Thu | 60 | 63 | 63 | 65 | 66 | 68 | 67 | 67 | 68 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 61 |
| Fri | 60 | 65 | 65 | 66 | 67 | 66 | 67 | 67 | 66 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 63 | 62 | 63 | 63 | 60 |
| Sat | 60 | 64 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 65 | 64 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 63 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 61 | 60 |
| Sun | 61 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 61 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 62 | 64 | 63 | 60 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 65-mile drive from Bakersfield to Tulare (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 59 minutes and up to 68 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 8:30 am or after 3 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 67 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 10:30 am on Saturdays (65 minutes).
About 55 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (6 to 8 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield to central Tulare 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 Tulare?
On weekdays, leave before 8:30 am or after 3 pm. The drive usually takes about 59 minutes then, versus up to 68 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Bakersfield to Tulare?
The 65-mile drive usually takes 59 to 68 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 67 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Tulare?
Leaving around 11:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 68 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Bakersfield (16 miles)
Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow
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