Bakersfield DMV Driving Test Routes

Practice your Bakersfield DMV road test route

Real routes used for the Bakersfield DMV field office at 3120 F Street, delivered as a Google Maps GPS navigation file with a printable map and turn-by-turn instructions included. No app, no account, no subscription.

Bakersfield DMV office details

Address: 3120 F Street, Bakersfield, CA 93301
Phone: (800) 777-0133
Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., closed Saturday and Sunday.
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Beyond driving and written knowledge tests, this office handles title transfers, vehicle registration, driver's license applications and renewals, ID card issuance, license plate issuance, and replacement of lost or damaged documents. A self-service kiosk is available for select transactions, and the office accepts cash, checks, credit and debit cards, digital wallets, and money orders.

Other DMV offices near Bakersfield

If your appointment ends up at a different nearby office, or you're comparing wait times before booking, here's how far each one actually is by road, not straight-line distance:

• Bakersfield Southwest DMV: 10.13 miles, about 18 minutes
• Arvin DMV: 22.57 miles, about 34 minutes

This sample route runs 12.45 miles and takes about 31 minutes:

1. Drive west, 0.01 miles.
2. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
3. Turn right, 0.03 miles.
4. Turn left, 0.01 miles.
5. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
6. Turn right onto Golden State Road, 0.07 miles.
7. Turn left, 0.02 miles.
8. Turn right onto Golden State Road, 0.11 miles.
9. Enter the roundabout and take the 4th exit onto 30th Street, 0.93 miles.
10. Drive south on 30th Street, 0.03 miles.
11. Turn left onto Union Avenue, 0.88 miles.
12. Bear left onto Manor Street, 1.40 miles.
13. Turn left onto Ferguson Avenue, 0.48 miles.
14. Turn right onto North Chester Avenue, 0.23 miles.
15. Drive north on North Chester Avenue, 0.05 miles.
16. Turn right onto East Norris Road, 0.47 miles.
17. Turn right onto Manor Street, 2.20 miles.
18. Make a left U-turn at 34th Street onto Union Avenue, if permitted, 0.03 miles.
19. Drive east on Union Avenue.
20. Turn left to stay on Union Avenue, 0.55 miles.
21. Bear left onto Manor Street, 1.62 miles.
22. Drive north on Manor Street, 0.02 miles.
23. Make a left U-turn at East Norris Road to stay on Manor Street, if permitted, 0.52 miles.
24. Take the exit, 0.12 miles.
25. Keep right to take East Roberts Lane, 0.51 miles.
26. Turn left onto North Chester Avenue, 1.50 miles.
27. Enter the roundabout and take the 2nd exit onto 30th Street, 0.17 miles.
28. Drive west on 30th Street, 0.11 miles.
29. Turn right onto F Street, 0.18 miles.
30. Turn right onto Golden State Road, 0.09 miles.
31. Turn right, 0.01 miles.
32. Turn left, 0.03 miles.
33. Turn right, 0.02 miles.
34. Your destination is on the right.

This is a sample route only. The full, current set of Bakersfield routes is included in the download.

Route breakdown

• Distance: 12.45 miles
• Duration: about 31 minutes
• Turns and maneuvers: 26 total, including 2 roundabouts and 2 conditional U-turns
• Longest stretch: Manor Street, 2.20 miles

What to expect on the roads this route covers

Union Avenue and Manor Street are the two roads on this route classed as primary, carrying more traffic than the secondary and tertiary streets that make up the rest of the drive, and the route relies on Manor Street heavily: it's the longest single stretch at 2.20 miles, and the route uses it three separate times as it loops through the neighborhood north of downtown. Two roundabouts and two conditional U-turns, at 34th Street and at East Norris Road, are built into this route, both explicitly marked "if permitted" in the directions, so treat those as genuine maneuvers to practice rather than background navigation. North Chester Avenue carries real hospital and school traffic: Adventist Health's emergency room and Valley Oaks Charter School both sit directly on the stretch this route uses twice, so expect ambulances, pedestrians, and slower-moving traffic there.

Tips for this specific route

• Practice your U-turns before this test. The route includes two conditional U-turns, at 34th Street and at East Norris Road, both marked "if permitted" in the directions, a maneuver worth rehearsing deliberately rather than treating as routine.
• Take the roundabout exits carefully. This route uses the same roundabout on 30th Street twice, once taking the 4th exit and once taking the 2nd exit, so don't assume the same path both times.
• Treat Union Avenue and Manor Street as the busiest parts of your drive. They're the only two roads classed above secondary and tertiary on this route, and Manor Street alone accounts for the longest stretch at 2.20 miles.
• Expect hospital and school traffic on North Chester Avenue. Adventist Health's emergency room and Valley Oaks Charter School both sit directly on the stretch this route uses, so watch for ambulances and pedestrians.
• Drive smoothly and confidently. Hesitation at intersections is marked the same way poor decision making is.