Traffic Predict

Best Time to Drive from Santa Clarita to Bakersfield

Right now (11:31 am PDT): about 116 minutes via SR-99 North and I-5 North, usually 103 at this time.

On weekdays the 82-mile drive from Santa Clarita to Bakersfield (via SR-99 North and I-5 North) usually takes as little as 100 minutes and up to 111 minutes, when leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 104 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 7 pm on Sundays (102 minutes).

⇄ Reverse trip: Bakersfield to Santa Clarita

Freeway, about 35 miles: times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors. Surface streets, about 46 miles: 68 to 75 minutes on weekdays, estimated from how jammed the freeways around them are at that time (we don't have street sensors yet). Drive times are measured from central Santa Clarita (Newhall Avenue) to central Bakersfield (Truxtun Avenue) along the route shown. Starting or ending elsewhere in a big city can add or save several minutes.

Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Santa Clarita to Bakersfield by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon101101101101102102103103102103106104103103104102101
Tue101101101101101101103102104103108104103102102101100
Wed101102101101101102102103103103106106104103102102100
Thu101102101101102101102104103104107105104103102102100
Fri101102101101102103103105106109111110103103102102100
Sat100100100101101101101101101101101100100100100100100
Sun100100100100100100100101101101101101101101102101100

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 Santa Clarita to Bakersfield?

On weekdays, leave early in the morning or late in the evening. The drive usually takes about 100 minutes then, versus up to 111 minutes at the worst times.

How long does it take to drive from Santa Clarita to Bakersfield?

The 82-mile drive usually takes 100 to 111 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 104 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Santa Clarita to Bakersfield?

Leaving around 2:30 pm on Fridays is usually slowest, about 111 minutes.

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