Best Time to Drive from Delano to Bakersfield

Right now (7:35 pm PDT): about 34 minutes via SR-99 South, usually 33 at this time.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Delano to Bakersfield by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 34-mile drive from Delano to Bakersfield (via SR-99 South) usually takes as little as 30 minutes and up to 37 minutes, when leaving around 4 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 8 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 34 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 12 pm on Saturdays (32 minutes).

About 30 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 3 miles surface streets (4 to 6 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Delano 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 Delano to Bakersfield?

On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 8 pm. The drive usually takes about 30 minutes then, versus up to 37 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 34-mile drive usually takes 30 to 37 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 34 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Delano to Bakersfield?

Leaving around 4 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 37 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-99 South in Bakersfield (15 miles)

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Bakersfield to Delano (return trip)

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