Best Time to Drive from Corcoran to Bakersfield

Right now (3:20 pm PST): about 77 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 78 at this time.

Only 44% 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 Corcoran to Bakersfield 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	75	76	78	79	83	85	85	87	85	84	85	84	84	83	86	85	80
Tue	75	77	79	80	83	85	86	86	85	84	84	82	81	81	82	82	78
Wed	75	76	78	79	82	85	85	84	84	83	82	80	80	79	82	81	77
Thu	77	78	80	82	82	84	85	84	84	82	82	81	80	79	81	81	78
Fri	75	77	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	78	77	78	79	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	77	78	78	78	77

About this drive

On weekdays the 67-mile drive from Corcoran to Bakersfield (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 75 minutes and up to 87 minutes, when leaving around 12 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 9:30 am or after 4 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 84 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12:30 pm on Saturdays (80 minutes).

About 37 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 29 miles surface streets (40 to 48 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Corcoran to central Bakersfield 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 Corcoran to Bakersfield?

On weekdays, leave before 9:30 am or after 4 pm. The drive usually takes about 75 minutes then, versus up to 87 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 67-mile drive usually takes 75 to 87 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 84 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Corcoran to Bakersfield?

Leaving around 12 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 87 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bakersfield (15 miles)

Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow

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Bakersfield to Corcoran (return trip)

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Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	78	79	83	85	85	87	85	84	85	84	84	83	86	85	80
Tue	75	77	79	80	83	85	86	86	85	84	84	82	81	81	82	82	78
Wed	75	76	78	79	82	85	85	84	84	83	82	80	80	79	82	81	77
Thu	77	78	80	82	82	84	85	84	84	82	82	81	80	79	81	81	78
Fri	75	77	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	78	77	78	79	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	77	78	78	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	78	79	83	85	85	87	85	84	85	84	84	83	86	85	80
Tue	75	77	79	80	83	85	86	86	85	84	84	82	81	81	82	82	78
Wed	75	76	78	79	82	85	85	84	84	83	82	80	80	79	82	81	77
Thu	77	78	80	82	82	84	85	84	84	82	82	81	80	79	81	81	78
Fri	75	77	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	78	77	78	79	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	77	78	78	78	77

Leave	5am	6am	7am	8am	9am	10am	11am	12pm	1pm	2pm	3pm	4pm	5pm	6pm	7pm	8pm	9pm
Mon	75	76	78	79	83	85	85	87	85	84	85	84	84	83	86	85	80
Tue	75	77	79	80	83	85	86	86	85	84	84	82	81	81	82	82	78
Wed	75	76	78	79	82	85	85	84	84	83	82	80	80	79	82	81	77
Thu	77	78	80	82	82	84	85	84	84	82	82	81	80	79	81	81	78
Fri	75	77	79	81	82	83	83	83	83	83	83	81	78	77	78	79	76
Sat	76	77	79	79	79	79	79	79	79	78	78	77	76	76	76	76	75
Sun	76	76	76	77	76	77	77	77	77	77	77	78	77	78	78	78	77