Transportation information for Bakersfield is provided below. Travel information includes driving directions, maps, airport information and more.
Airports
Meadows Field Airport in Bakersfield offers direct flights to Los Angeles, San Francisco, Phoenix, and connections to many other destinations. Two hours south is LAX, with hundreds of additional flights to destinations around the world.
Amtrak services the Bakersfield area with daily trips to Sacramento and the Bay Area. Greyhound busses also stop in Bakersfield.
Meadows Field
- 3 miles NW from Bakersfield
- BFL
- Public
- 661-391-1800
Map + Directions
Basic Directions
Bakersfield is located in central California. It is about two hours north of Los Angeles and 100 miles south of Fresno along Interstate 5, and about 350 miles west of Las Vegas, NV, along US 40 and Highway 58.