French consulate in Bakersfield
Bakersfield is not home to a French consulate. By road, the closer consulate is the Consulate General of France in Los Angeles: 109 miles, about 2 h 7 min.
Which French consulate covers Bakersfield?
The line between Los Angeles and San Francisco is not published for Kern County. We give the consulate that is closer by road, and say so: check with France Consulaire before you book. For reference, San Francisco is 282 miles away by road.
How many trips? The application is filed in person at Los Angeles, 109 miles from Bakersfield by road. Registered on its Registre, that trip is enough: bring a FedEx Express Saver label and the passport comes to you. Otherwise the pickup is a second trip, by appointment.
For the ID card, which never travels by mail, ask when you apply for the handover by the honorary consul in San Diego (8525 Gibbs Drive, Suite 304, 207 miles from Bakersfield in a straight line), if that consul is authorized; it costs $11.35 (€10).
Is there a French office closer to Bakersfield?
From Bakersfield, the consulate in Los Angeles is nearer than any honorary office of its district.
The consulate does not take visa files. From Bakersfield, TLScontact's nearest center is Los Angeles, about 101 miles away in a straight line. Centers as listed in October 2025 (TLScontact).
Other cities of California on this site
- Redding, covered by San Francisco
- Riverside, covered by Los Angeles
- San Bernardino, covered by Los Angeles
What you can settle from Bakersfield without traveling
- Get a French document apostilled through the regional council of notaries, which took over on May 1, 2025.
- Join the consular electoral list online, up to six weeks before an election.
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