Bus Tickets from Riverside, CA to Bakersfield, CA

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Bus Riverside to Bakersfield: Trip Overview

Average ticket price$49
Average bus trip duration6h 15m
Number of daily buses3
Earliest bus departure7:10am
Distance134 miles (216 km)
Latest bus departure1:10pm

Riverside to Bakersfield Bus

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Price is for a one-way ticket for one passenger and based on past searches.

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To save money and be sure you have the best seat, it's a good idea to buy your bus tickets from Riverside to Bakersfield, as early as possible.

You can expect to pay from $26 to $51 for a bus ticket from Riverside to Bakersfield based on the last 2 days. You can expect to find the cheapest price for the trip at $26 which is on 2025-04-24.

About Bus Travel

Bus Travel Tips

Make friends with the driver. They usually know a lot about your destination and may even recommend which side of the bus to sit on to get the best views on the road between Riverside and Bakersfield!

Start sightseeing the minute your bus leaves the station. If you're on the night bus from Riverside to Bakersfield, get comfy and count the stars.

Buses are energy-efficient. Carrying a passenger over 100 kms by coach only takes 0.6-0.9 liters of gas. Compare that to the 2.6 liters required by high-speed train, 6.6 liters by airplane and 7.6 liters by gas-powered car, and it's clear that the bus is a more environmentally-conscious option for your bus transportation from Riverside to Bakersfield.

Create your own real life musical score by curating a personalized bus travel playlist - the perfect accompaniment to your bus ride from Riverside to Bakersfield.

Did you know?

It takes 27 hours to go by bus from Lima to Cusco, one of the craziest bus trips on the world. This route is used daily by locals and backpackers.

The bus driver with the longest career in the world drove more than 2,000,000 miles and is a happy World Record holder.

The average number of passengers on a coach bus is 32 meaning that a bus could replace a minimum of at least 30 cars!

Will you be returning to Riverside by bus?

Bus from Riverside to Bakersfield

You can also go to Bakersfield by train

Train from Riverside to Bakersfield

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