Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Valencia

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 76 minutes via I-5 South and SR-99 South, usually 73 at this time.

Only 40% 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 Valencia 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	69	71	72	72	71	72	72	71	72	70	70	73	74	73	75	77	71
Tue	70	72	72	72	72	73	72	72	71	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	70
Wed	70	72	73	73	74	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	74	74	74	71
Thu	70	72	73	72	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	71
Fri	70	74	75	75	74	76	74	73	72	71	71	72	72	71	72	73	69
Sat	69	70	71	70	74	75	75	73	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	73	72	72	68

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 77 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 10 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 77 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 69 to 77 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 77 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

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

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

More drives

Valencia to Bakersfield (return trip) · Bakersfield to Los Angeles · Bakersfield to Santa Clarita

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	72	72	71	72	72	71	72	70	70	73	74	73	75	77	71
Tue	70	72	72	72	72	73	72	72	71	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	70
Wed	70	72	73	73	74	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	74	74	74	71
Thu	70	72	73	72	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	71
Fri	70	74	75	75	74	76	74	73	72	71	71	72	72	71	72	73	69
Sat	69	70	71	70	74	75	75	73	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	73	72	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	72	72	71	72	72	71	72	70	70	73	74	73	75	77	71
Tue	70	72	72	72	72	73	72	72	71	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	70
Wed	70	72	73	73	74	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	74	74	74	71
Thu	70	72	73	72	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	71
Fri	70	74	75	75	74	76	74	73	72	71	71	72	72	71	72	73	69
Sat	69	70	71	70	74	75	75	73	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	73	72	72	68

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	69	71	72	72	71	72	72	71	72	70	70	73	74	73	75	77	71
Tue	70	72	72	72	72	73	72	72	71	70	70	71	72	73	73	74	70
Wed	70	72	73	73	74	74	74	72	71	71	71	72	72	74	74	74	71
Thu	70	72	73	72	74	73	72	72	71	71	71	72	73	73	74	76	71
Fri	70	74	75	75	74	76	74	73	72	71	71	72	72	71	72	73	69
Sat	69	70	71	70	74	75	75	73	70	70	70	69	70	70	70	70	69
Sun	69	69	69	69	70	69	69	70	70	71	71	71	72	73	72	72	68