US95 from I-40 to I-10 at the edge of Cali/AZ??

Im in Benicia, CA and once Im loaded I will be heading to Houston, TX. When I came up through Cali I took I-10 to the "bypass" around Los Angeles and north to I-5. Im looking for a way to get around LA when I head back to Houston.

I was thinking of taking I-5 or US99 south and then jumping on CA58 which should turn into I-40? My only issue is to getting back to I-10 without adding tons of miles. It looked like US95 is a pretty straight shot?

Was also thinking about taking I-40 to I-25 in albuquerque and going south to I-10. That would keep me out of Pheonix too, but not sure how many extra miles that would be.

Anyways help me out! Lay that knowledge on me LOL.

 

Ok I will look at CA138. My issue was when I was into cali from I-10 and took the 210 to I-5 I wasted soo much drive time stuck in traffic. Not sure what time I will go through there on my way out. But when I was coming in it got congested like 20 miles before even getting to LA. If I can drive through the night I will probably take 210, but I want to have a work around in my back pocket in case traffic is bad again through there.

 

I think 138 looks a bit better.