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Serving more than 700,000 people in and near the southern San Joaquin Valley, Meadows Field Airport provides commercial flight service for passengers and freight plus a variety of aviation services.

Flights to Houston, Las Vegas, Phoenix, Salt Lake City, Los Angeles and San Francisco are regularly
scheduled throughout the day, providing easy access to hundreds of domestic and international destinations. Carriers include America West Express, Continental, Delta and United Express.

The new William M. Thomas Terminal, which opened in February 2006, offers both beauty and state-of-the-art conveniences for travelers. Designed to meet future demands for air service, Kern County’s Gateway to the World  presents choices that reflect the diversity of a thriving and growing community. Information: Meadows Field Airport 398-7990, William M. Thomas Terminal 391-1800, meadowsfield.com.

Bakersfield Municipal Airport in the southeast metropolitan area offers charter, executive and aviation services and is home to 100 general aviation aircraft as well as support facilities.

For passenger rail service, Amtrak’s San Joaquin Route offers service to San Francisco, Oakland, Sacramento, Stockton, Fresno and Hanford to the north.  Throughway buses provide service to Los Angeles, Irvine, Fullerton, Anaheim, Santa Ana, Oceanside and San Diego to the south and to major airport connections both north and south.  The award-winning Amtrak station ranks as the busiest in the San Joaquin corridor and is touted as “the jewel of the San Joaquin line.”  Featuring over 8,300 square feet of enclosed space and enhanced landscaping with three water displays, Bakersfield’s Amtrak is a staffed station offering checked baggage service, an enclosed waiting area and free short- and long-term parking. Call 800-872-7245.

Golden Empire Transit (GET) operates 18 fixed routes on weekdays with reduced service on weekends. It services a 155-square-mile area, with annual boardings of approximately seven million.  Bakersfield customers have access to a fleet of 80 compressed natural gas buses that offer a safe, environmentally clean and inexpensive alternative to automobiles. Call 869-2GET.

Kern Regional Transit provides public transit services in the unincorporated areas of the county plus inter-community transportation. Call 637-2400 or visit co.kern.ca.us/roads.
    
Airport Bus of Bakersfield (395-0635) provides transportation to and from Los Angeles
International Airport (LAX), and Greyhound (327-5617) offers comfortable access to
destinations across the nation.