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Whether you decide to fly or drive Bakersfield is within reach. Accessible by Interstate 5 and Highway 99, Bakersfield is less than a day’s drive from most cities in California. Plane, train, and bus service is available through Meadows Field Airport, Amtrak, and Greyhound, respectively. Golden Empire Transit provides daily bus routes serving the great Bakersfield area. Taxi and limousine service are also available. |
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Service from Bakersfield to Los Angeles International Airport. Seven times daily.
Fares: $30 one way, $50 round-trip |
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Four round-trips daily to the Central Valley and San Francisco Bay Area cities and one round-trip daily to Sacramento. All trains have at least one coach car with accessible seating; most stations are wheelchair accessible (Call for information). |
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Golden Empire Transit District was formed in 1973 and serves the Bakersfield Metropolitan area: 160 square miles, population 437,236.
GET has an active fleet of 81 buses plus 19 GET-A-Lift buses which are all fueled with clean burning, compressed natural gas (CNG). All buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts and bike racks.
GET has 450 bus benches made out of recycled plastic milk jugs, purchased with a grant from the Department of Conservation.
Number of Bus Routes: 18
Days of Operation: 7 days a week
Number of Bus Stops: 1,600
Annual Boardings: over 6.3 million
Annual Miles: 3.6 million
Map of city-wide bus routes
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Kern County's gateway to the world, offering nonstop flights to Denver, Guadalajara, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Phoenix, Sacramento, Salt Lake City, San Diego and San Francisco and one-stop flights to hundreds of domestic and international destinations on Delta, ExpressJet, Mexicana, United Express and US Airways.
Short-Term Parking
Meadows Field Airport has short-term parking available for picking up or dropping off passengers. This parking is conveniently located near the terminal entrance.
Short-term parking rates:
0 - 30 minutes:
free
31 to 60 minutes:
$2.00
Each additional 30 minutes:
$1.00, with a maximum of $10.00 per day.
Please call Republic Parking at (661) 387-1355 for more detailed information.
Long-Term Parking
Meadows Field Airport has long-term parking available within easy walking distance of terminal entrance.
Long-term parking rates:
$8.00 per day
$48.00 maximum per week.
Please call Republic Parking at (661) 387-1355 for more detailed information.
Rental Cars
Avis, Budget, Hertz, and National rental car company counters are conveniently located inside the terminal building. You may contact them directly for reservations and/or hours of operation.
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From Bakersfield to (in miles):
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Flagstaff, AZ
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488 |
Sacramento
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294 |
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Las Vegas, NV
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285 |
San Diego
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234 |
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Los Angeles
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120 |
San Francisco
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274 |
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Palm Springs
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222 |
Santa Barbara
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159 |
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Phoenix, AZ
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490 |
Sequoia Ntnl Park
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128 |
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Reno, NV
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406 |
Yosemite Ntnl Park
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199 |
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