Best Time to Drive from Fillmore to Bakersfield

Right now (3:21 pm PST): about 95 minutes via I-5 North and SR-99 North, usually 92 at this time.

Only 27% 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 95-mile drive from Fillmore to Bakersfield (via I-5 North and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 92 minutes and up to 113 minutes, when leaving around 2 pm on Fridays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 105 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5 pm on Sundays (100 minutes).

About 65 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 31 miles surface streets (28 to 37 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Fillmore 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 Fillmore to Bakersfield?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 8:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 92 minutes then, versus up to 113 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 95-mile drive usually takes 92 to 113 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 105 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Fillmore to Bakersfield?

Leaving around 2 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 113 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (35 miles) · SR-99 North in Bakersfield (9 miles)

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More drives

Bakersfield to Fillmore (return trip) · Fillmore to Los Angeles · Fillmore to Long Beach · Fillmore to Anaheim

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