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Best Time to Drive from Valencia to Bakersfield

Right now (7:17 pm PDT): about 78 minutes via I-5 North and SR-99 North, usually 71 at this time.

Only 34% 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.

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Typical drive time by departure time

Minutes from Valencia to Bakersfield by day and time you leave (local time)
Leave5am6am7am8am9am10am11am12pm1pm2pm3pm4pm5pm6pm7pm8pm9pm
Mon6871696869737678798184838283848376
Tue6972706869707377797876767473757669
Wed6972696969707275777877777775767770
Thu6973696869707377777775757375767970
Fri7073706970737679838382767472737369
Sat6870696969707070696969676868686868
Sun6868686868686970717272707472707067

About this drive

On weekdays the 76-mile drive from Valencia to Bakersfield (via I-5 North and SR-99 North) usually takes as little as 68 minutes and up to 84 minutes, when leaving around 3 pm on Mondays. The fastest times to leave are before 11:30 am or after 9 pm. Midday (11 am to 2 pm) it takes about 78 minutes. On weekends it is slowest around 5:30 pm on Sundays (75 minutes).

About 64 miles of it is freeway, where times follow typical and live traffic from our sensors, and about 11 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 Valencia 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 Valencia to Bakersfield?

On weekdays, leave before 11:30 am or after 9 pm. The drive usually takes about 68 minutes then, versus up to 84 minutes at the worst times.

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

The 76-mile drive usually takes 68 to 84 minutes on weekdays, depending on when you leave, and about 78 minutes midday.

When is traffic worst from Valencia to Bakersfield?

Leaving around 3 pm on Mondays is usually slowest, about 84 minutes.

Freeways on this drive

I-5 North in Los Angeles (34 miles) · SR-99 North in Bakersfield (9 miles)

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