Best Time to Drive from Lamont to Bakersfield

Right now (5:50 pm PDT): about 19 minutes via SR-58 West, usually 19 at this time.

Only 13% 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 Lamont to Bakersfield by day and time you leave (local time)
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About this drive

On weekdays the 14-mile drive from Lamont to Bakersfield (via SR-58 West) usually takes as little as 18 minutes and up to 20 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 20 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 9 am on Saturdays (19 minutes).

About 6 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 8 miles surface streets (13 to 15 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Lamont 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 Lamont to Bakersfield?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 18 minutes then, versus up to 20 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 14-mile drive usually takes 18 to 20 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 20 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Lamont to Bakersfield?

Leaving around 3 pm on Tuesdays is usually slowest, about 20 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

SR-58 West in Bakersfield (6 miles)

Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow

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Bakersfield to Lamont (return trip)

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