Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Valencia

Right now (1:23 am PST): about 71 minutes via I-5 South and SR-99 South.

Only 38% 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 76-mile drive from Bakersfield to Valencia (via I-5 South and SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 69 minutes and up to 78 minutes, when leaving around 8 pm on Mondays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 72 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (75 minutes).

About 56 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 20 miles surface streets (3 to 4 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield to central Valencia 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 Valencia?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 69 minutes then, versus up to 78 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 78 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 72 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Valencia?

Leaving around 8 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 78 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bakersfield (13 miles) · I-5 South in Los Angeles (12 miles)

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