There are 3 ways to get from Tehachapi to Bakersfield by bus, car, or taxi
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Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tehachapi to Bakersfield is to drive which costs $7 - $11 and takes 44 min.
The fastest way to get from Tehachapi to Bakersfield is to drive which takes 44 min and costs $7 - $11.
Yes, there is a direct bus departing from Tehachapi Park & Ride and arriving at GET Downtown Transit Center. Services depart twice daily, and operate Monday to Saturday. The journey takes approximately 50 min.
The distance between Tehachapi and Bakersfield is 40 miles. The road distance is 39.9 miles.
The best way to get from Tehachapi to Bakersfield without a car is to bus which takes 50 min and costs .
The bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride to GET Downtown Transit Center takes 50 min including transfers and departs twice daily.
Tehachapi to Bakersfield bus services, operated by Kern Transit, depart from Tehachapi Park & Ride station.
Tehachapi to Bakersfield bus services, operated by Kern Transit, arrive at GET Downtown Transit Center station.
Yes, the driving distance between Tehachapi to Bakersfield is 40 miles. It takes approximately 44 min to drive from Tehachapi to Bakersfield.
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What companies run services between Tehachapi, CA, USA and Bakersfield, CA, USA?
Kern Transit operates a bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride to GET Downtown Transit Center twice daily, and the journey takes 50 min.
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- Phone
- 800-323-2396
- Website
- kerntransit.org
Bus from Tehachapi Park & Ride to GET Downtown Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Website
- https://kerntransit.org/
- Schedules at
- https://kerntransit.org/routes-and-schedules/
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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