Best Time to Drive from Bakersfield to Wasco

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 32 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 32 at this time.

Only 56% 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 Wasco by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 30-mile drive from Bakersfield to Wasco (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 34 minutes, when leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 2 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 33 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 11 am on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 19 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 10 miles surface streets (14 to 16 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Bakersfield to central Wasco 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 Wasco?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 2 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 34 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 30-mile drive usually takes 30 to 34 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 33 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Bakersfield to Wasco?

Leaving around 4:30 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 34 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 North in Bakersfield (16 miles)

Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow

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