Alerts

Weather Advisory: Heavy rains are causing flooding and road closures around Kern County which may impact service.  Please call 1-800-323-2396, option 1 to confirm that your trip is operating. As of 9:00am 12/24/25 –  Route 100 is suspended due to closure of Hwy 58. We anticipate that routes 227 and 230 will likely be impacted… Read more »

All services will be closed in observance of Labor Day on September 1, 2025.

Please note that all Sunday services are temporarily suspended as of Sunday, June 22, 2025.   If you have questions, feel free to contact us at 661-862-5032. See the link below for all schedule changes effective 6/22/25. Kern Transit | Schedule Changes & Sunday Service – June 22, 2025

All services will be closed in observance of Memorial Day on May 26, 2025.

New schedule changes will go into effect on Sunday, June 22, 2025. THIS INCLUDES SUSPENSION OF SUNDAY SERVICE. Kern Transit | Schedule Changes & Sunday Service – June 22, 2025

All services will be closed on Sunday, April 20th.  Normal service will resume on Monday. Todos los servicios estarán cerrados el domingo 20 de abril. El servicio normal se reanudará el lunes.  

This Sunday, March 30th, 2025 is the next Bakersfield Marathon! Due to the marathon, our Bakersfield College bus stop will be inaccessible and we will be using University Ave. and Mount Vernon Ave. to pick-up and drop-off passengers. We may be experiencing delays and re-routes until Sunday evening. Please plan accordingly. For more information on… Read more »

On Wednesday, March 5, 2025, Kern County Public Works will have limited services and be closed to the public. This will impact Kern Transit services as well.  For more information, visit: https://www.kernpublicworks.com/Home/Components/News/News/3707/36403