Traffic Predict
Best Time to Drive from Oildale to Visalia
Right now (5:51 pm PST): about 75 minutes via SR-99 North, usually 74 at this time.
Only 51% 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
| Leave | 5am | 6am | 7am | 8am | 9am | 10am | 11am | 12pm | 1pm | 2pm | 3pm | 4pm | 5pm | 6pm | 7pm | 8pm | 9pm |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mon | 71 | 76 | 74 | 76 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 76 | 74 |
| Tue | 72 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 77 | 76 | 74 | 75 | 76 | 73 |
| Wed | 72 | 75 | 75 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 78 | 76 | 77 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 75 | 73 |
| Thu | 72 | 76 | 75 | 76 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 79 | 80 | 78 | 78 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 74 | 75 | 72 |
| Fri | 71 | 77 | 77 | 78 | 79 | 78 | 79 | 79 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 78 | 75 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 71 |
| Sat | 72 | 77 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 75 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 72 | 72 | 73 | 72 | 71 |
| Sun | 72 | 72 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 73 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 75 | 74 | 71 |
About this drive
On weekdays the 78-mile drive from Oildale to Visalia (via SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 71 minutes and up to 80 minutes, when leaving around 11:30 am on Thursdays. The fastest times to leave are before 10 am or after 2:30 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 6 am on Saturdays (77 minutes).
About 66 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 12 miles surface streets (8 to 9 minutes on weekdays), estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time. Drive times are measured from central Oildale to central Visalia 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 Oildale to Visalia?
On weekdays, leave before 10 am or after 2:30 pm. The drive usually takes about 71 minutes then, versus up to 80 minutes at the worst times.
How long does it take to drive from Oildale to Visalia?
The 78-mile drive usually takes 71 to 80 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.
When is traffic worst from Oildale to Visalia?
Leaving around 11:30 am on Thursdays is usually slowest, about 80 minutes.
Freeways on this drive
SR-99 North in Bakersfield (10 miles)
Bakersfield traffic right now · Bakersfield traffic tomorrow