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BFL to RHV: distance & flight time
Bakersfield (Meadows Field) → San Jose (Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County)
202 mi
325 km · 176 nm
1h
estimated nonstop flight time
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time difference · heading northwest
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Flight time details
202 miles nonstop takes roughly 1h gate to gate, flying northwest. Add 45–90 minutes per connection if there's no nonstop service. Both airports share the same local time, so schedules read exactly as flown.
The two airports
- BFL — Meadows Field · Bakersfield, United States
- RHV — Reid-Hillview Airport of Santa Clara County · San Jose, United States
Distances are great-circle ("as the crow flies") — the same basis airlines use for frequent-flyer miles.
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Near BFL
- MHV · Mojave Airport57 mi away
- VIS · Visalia Municipal Airport64 mi away
- WJF · General WM J Fox Airfield67 mi away
- LAX · Los Angeles International Airport109 mi away
Near RHV
Frequently asked questions
How far is BFL from RHV?
The flight distance from Bakersfield (BFL) to San Jose (RHV) is 202 miles (325 km, 176 nautical miles), measured along the great-circle route airlines actually fly.
How long is the flight from BFL to RHV?
A nonstop flight takes about 1h gate to gate. Actual time varies with winds, routing and season — eastbound transatlantic flights, for example, are usually faster than the return.
What is the cheapest way to fly from BFL to RHV?
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