Driving from Bakersfield to Palm Spring

peppermintpaddy wrote:
Which is the best way to drive from Bakersfield to Palm Springs with not a lot of traffic. We will be leaving from B C tomorrow.

" Best " is rather subjective .... I'd take highway 58 east to 395. 395 South to 15 and down to 10 east. Keeps you out of the worst of the LA basin. That is the way we tend to go .

Just before getting into San Bernardino take the 210 East across to the I 10 saves time and traffic

Ed_Gee wrote:
.... I'd take highway 58 east to 395. 395 South to 15 and down to 10 east. Keeps you out of the worst of the LA basin.

Agreed

I agree with the 58 unless it is flooding down rain which makes the 395 ugly. The Grapevine (I-5) to the 210 is ok but the 210 can really get bogged down and I've been in some pretty heavy traffic jams. We go the 210 to the 10 often since our starting point is the 210/118 split. The 10 in the Riverside area is really in disrepair, so anticipate a rough ride and pack everything away.
Happy Trails.

Our two favorites routes: I-5 to Gorman east on 138 thru Lancaster -Palmdale, and llano change to 18 into Victorville and on to Lucerne Valley, where you change to 247 into Palm Springs.

Or Bakersfield, Barstow, Needles, Blyth. That is the fastest. I-5 to I-10 east.

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Ed_Gee wrote:

peppermintpaddy wrote:
Which is the best way to drive from Bakersfield to Palm Springs with not a lot of traffic. We will be leaving from B C tomorrow.

" Best " is rather subjective .... I'd take highway 58 east to 395. 395 South to 15 and down to 10 east. Keeps you out of the worst of the LA basin. That is the way we tend to go .

I agree with the suggested route. I live in Bakersfield and just returned from a stay in Palm Springs.
From Bakersfield to Palm Springs I went south on I-5 to 210 east to I-10. Lots of traffic. On the return drive from Palm Springs to Bakersfield, and dove I-10 to 215 to 395 to 58 to Bakersfield. Much, much less traffic and would recommend that route.

I've always taken 58, 395, 15, 210, 10. Even with the rare light traffic days I really don't like driving through the LA area especially towing. This route is far more enjoyable.

thank you for all the ways to go I think we will try 58 east to 395 to 15 then 10 and hope for the best. We are staying at Orange grove in Bakersfield.To pick some of the wonderful oranges.

mileshuff wrote:
I've always taken 58, 395, 15, 210, 10. Even with the rare light traffic days I really don't like driving through the LA area especially towing. This route is far more enjoyable.

Good route, except I turn off 395 at Adelante then go east which will drop you in just above Palm Springs. less traffic and more desert scenery to enjoy.