Bakersfield · Kern County
Current Bakersfield gas-price averages.
Use the current city benchmark to understand the market, then compare price and detour for your actual trip before choosing a stop.
Compare stops near BakersfieldData through Sep 3, 2026, 8:30 PM PDT · Refreshed Sep 4, 2026Current city averages
A current price benchmark for Bakersfield
Median $5.70 · middle 80% $5.38–$6.30
158 current station prices
Median $6.07 · middle 80% $5.70–$6.40
42 current station prices
Median $6.30 · middle 80% $5.83–$6.80
68 current station prices
Median $7.50 · middle 80% $7.15–$8.00
82 current station prices
These planning averages use the latest eligible station price available in WorthStop data when the page was refreshed. Individual station timestamps vary and posted prices can change before arrival.
Source: WorthStop.How Bakersfield compares
The current regular average is $0.04 per gallon below the California average.
The middle 80% of current regular prices spans $5.38 to $6.30, a $0.92 per-gallon range.
What that spread means
Across a 10-gallon purchase, the current 10th-to-90th percentile difference is about $9.20 before accounting for detour fuel and time.
Coverage behind the index
The current WorthStop index includes 158 Regular-price locations across 127 postal codes in Bakersfield.
- 0 locations have store information
- 0 have food information
- 0 have known opening-hours data
Why your route still matters
A city average cannot identify the stop worth making. WorthStop ranks eligible stops for the route using the selected fuel grade, gallons, vehicle MPG and extra driving required.