Texas road trips
Texas Road Trip Fuel Cost Guide
A curated guide to driving in Texas — every popular route below includes distance, driving time and estimated fuel cost at Texas's current $2.85/gal average. Start with the editor's picks, then explore 120 more drives.
Pair any route with our trip cost calculator, Texas gas prices or EV road trip guide.
Editor's picks
Highlighted Texas road trips
Curated picks before the full list — handpicked for distance, fuel cost and EV practicality.
Editor's picks
Popular Drives in Texas
Curated short-distance Texas routes most likely to plan in a single weekend.
Fort Worth, TX → Dallas, TX
36 mi · 0.6 h · ~$4 gas
Houston, TX → Baton Rouge, LA
300 mi · 4.8 h · ~$31 gas
Tulsa, OK → Dallas, TX
280 mi · 4.5 h · ~$29 gas
San Antonio, TX → Fort Worth, TX
284 mi · 4.6 h · ~$29 gas
Lubbock, TX → Dallas, TX
351 mi · 5.7 h · ~$36 gas
New Orleans, LA → Houston, TX
350 mi · 5.3 h · ~$36 gas
Little Rock, AR → Dallas, TX
345 mi · 5.6 h · ~$35 gas
Amarillo, TX → Lubbock, TX
134 mi · 2.2 h · ~$14 gas
All Texas road trips (120)
Jump to all 120 routesShreveport, LA → Dallas, TX
210 mi · 3.4 h
Shreveport, LA → Fort Worth, TX
247 mi · 4.0 h
Shreveport, LA → Waco, TX
248 mi · 4.0 h
Shreveport, LA → Houston, TX
252 mi · 4.1 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Houston, TX
300 mi · 4.8 h
Shreveport, LA → Austin, TX
333 mi · 5.4 h
New Orleans, LA → Houston, TX
350 mi · 5.3 h
Shreveport, LA → San Antonio, TX
417 mi · 6.7 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Waco, TX
426 mi · 6.9 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Dallas, TX
433 mi · 7.0 h
Jackson, MS → Dallas, TX
457 mi · 7.4 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Austin, TX
461 mi · 7.4 h
Shreveport, LA → Corpus Christi, TX
463 mi · 7.5 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Fort Worth, TX
466 mi · 7.5 h
Baton Rouge, LA → Corpus Christi, TX
492 mi · 7.9 h
Jackson, MS → Fort Worth, TX
493 mi · 8.0 h
Memphis, TN → Dallas, TX
496 mi · 8.0 h
New Orleans, LA → Waco, TX
513 mi · 8.3 h
Mobile, AL → Houston, TX
522 mi · 8.4 h
New Orleans, LA → Dallas, TX
522 mi · 8.4 h
Baton Rouge, LA → San Antonio, TX
523 mi · 8.4 h
Memphis, TN → Fort Worth, TX
529 mi · 8.5 h
New Orleans, LA → Austin, TX
541 mi · 8.7 h
New Orleans, LA → Corpus Christi, TX
552 mi · 8.9 h
New Orleans, LA → Fort Worth, TX
555 mi · 9.0 h
Shreveport, LA → Lubbock, TX
561 mi · 9.0 h
Memphis, TN → Waco, TX
565 mi · 9.1 h
Memphis, TN → Houston, TX
572 mi · 9.2 h
Pensacola, FL → Houston, TX
577 mi · 9.3 h
Shreveport, LA → Amarillo, TX
589 mi · 9.5 h
More routes (90)
New Orleans, LA → San Antonio, TX
599 mi · 9.7 h
Mobile, AL → Dallas, TX
631 mi · 10.2 h
Mobile, AL → Waco, TX
640 mi · 10.3 h
Memphis, TN → Austin, TX
660 mi · 10.6 h
Mobile, AL → Fort Worth, TX
666 mi · 10.7 h
Birmingham, AL → Houston, TX
668 mi · 10.8 h
Montgomery, AL → Houston, TX
668 mi · 10.8 h
Mobile, AL → Austin, TX
682 mi · 11.0 h
Birmingham, AL → Dallas, TX
684 mi · 11.0 h
Pensacola, FL → Dallas, TX
692 mi · 11.2 h
Pensacola, FL → Waco, TX
700 mi · 11.3 h
Mobile, AL → Corpus Christi, TX
706 mi · 11.4 h
Huntsville, AL → Dallas, TX
710 mi · 11.5 h
Birmingham, AL → Fort Worth, TX
721 mi · 11.6 h
Montgomery, AL → Dallas, TX
722 mi · 11.6 h
Pensacola, FL → Fort Worth, TX
727 mi · 11.7 h
Nashville, TN → Dallas, TX
727 mi · 11.7 h
Birmingham, AL → Waco, TX
728 mi · 11.7 h
Huntsville, AL → Houston, TX
728 mi · 11.7 h
Pensacola, FL → Austin, TX
740 mi · 11.9 h
Mobile, AL → San Antonio, TX
745 mi · 12.0 h
Huntsville, AL → Fort Worth, TX
745 mi · 12.0 h
Memphis, TN → San Antonio, TX
746 mi · 12.0 h
Tallahassee, FL → Houston, TX
784 mi · 12.6 h
Nashville, TN → Houston, TX
786 mi · 12.7 h
Chattanooga, TN → Dallas, TX
799 mi · 12.9 h
Chattanooga, TN → Houston, TX
815 mi · 13.1 h
Atlanta, GA → Houston, TX
827 mi · 13.3 h
Atlanta, GA → Dallas, TX
849 mi · 13.7 h
Atlanta, GA → Fort Worth, TX
885 mi · 14.3 h
Tallahassee, FL → Dallas, TX
889 mi · 14.3 h
Atlanta, GA → Waco, TX
893 mi · 14.4 h
Knoxville, TN → Dallas, TX
904 mi · 14.6 h
Knoxville, TN → Houston, TX
932 mi · 15.0 h
Tampa, FL → Houston, TX
933 mi · 15.0 h
Atlanta, GA → Austin, TX
965 mi · 15.6 h
Jacksonville, FL → Houston, TX
968 mi · 15.6 h
Augusta, GA → Houston, TX
977 mi · 15.8 h
Asheville, NC → Dallas, TX
987 mi · 15.9 h
Asheville, NC → Houston, TX
999 mi · 16.1 h
Orlando, FL → Houston, TX
1000 mi · 16.1 h
Augusta, GA → Dallas, TX
1013 mi · 16.3 h
Savannah, GA → Houston, TX
1016 mi · 16.4 h
Atlanta, GA → Corpus Christi, TX
1031 mi · 16.6 h
Atlanta, GA → San Antonio, TX
1041 mi · 16.8 h
Columbia, SC → Houston, TX
1050 mi · 16.9 h
Jacksonville, FL → Dallas, TX
1070 mi · 17.3 h
Key West, FL → Houston, TX
1072 mi · 17.3 h
Columbia, SC → Dallas, TX
1077 mi · 17.4 h
Tampa, FL → Dallas, TX
1082 mi · 17.5 h
Savannah, GA → Dallas, TX
1082 mi · 17.5 h
Charlotte, NC → Houston, TX
1093 mi · 17.6 h
Charlotte, NC → Dallas, TX
1096 mi · 17.7 h
Charleston, SC → Houston, TX
1103 mi · 17.8 h
Orlando, FL → Dallas, TX
1134 mi · 18.3 h
Fort Lauderdale, FL → Houston, TX
1135 mi · 18.3 h
Orlando, FL → Waco, TX
1139 mi · 18.4 h
Miami, FL → Houston, TX
1142 mi · 18.4 h
Orlando, FL → Corpus Christi, TX
1152 mi · 18.6 h
Charleston, SC → Dallas, TX
1155 mi · 18.6 h
Orlando, FL → Fort Worth, TX
1169 mi · 18.9 h
Orlando, FL → Austin, TX
1170 mi · 18.9 h
Atlanta, GA → Amarillo, TX
1177 mi · 19.0 h
Atlanta, GA → Lubbock, TX
1184 mi · 19.1 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Houston, TX
1185 mi · 19.1 h
Orlando, FL → San Antonio, TX
1222 mi · 19.7 h
Myrtle Beach, SC → Dallas, TX
1222 mi · 19.7 h
Raleigh, NC → Houston, TX
1245 mi · 20.1 h
Raleigh, NC → Dallas, TX
1246 mi · 20.1 h
Wilmington, NC → Houston, TX
1257 mi · 20.3 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Dallas, TX
1262 mi · 20.4 h
Miami, FL → Corpus Christi, TX
1263 mi · 20.4 h
Key West, FL → Dallas, TX
1265 mi · 20.4 h
Wilmington, NC → Dallas, TX
1286 mi · 20.7 h
Fort Lauderdale, FL → Dallas, TX
1299 mi · 21.0 h
Miami, FL → Waco, TX
1300 mi · 21.0 h
Miami, FL → Dallas, TX
1310 mi · 21.1 h
Miami, FL → Austin, TX
1314 mi · 21.2 h
Pittsburgh, PA → Houston, TX
1342 mi · 21.6 h
Miami, FL → Fort Worth, TX
1344 mi · 21.7 h
Miami, FL → San Antonio, TX
1355 mi · 21.9 h
Washington, DC → Dallas, TX
1395 mi · 22.5 h
Buffalo, NY → Dallas, TX
1413 mi · 22.8 h
Baltimore, MD → Dallas, TX
1429 mi · 23.0 h
Harrisburg, PA → Dallas, TX
1437 mi · 23.2 h
Washington, DC → Houston, TX
1438 mi · 23.2 h
Baltimore, MD → Houston, TX
1476 mi · 23.8 h
Orlando, FL → Lubbock, TX
1485 mi · 24.0 h
Rochester, NY → Dallas, TX
1490 mi · 24.0 h
Harrisburg, PA → Houston, TX
1498 mi · 24.2 h
Best driving cost routes in Texas
Top Texas road trips with gas, distance and driving time at the state's estimated $2.85/gal.
Cheapest Texas road trips
Short, low-fuel-cost drives — great for a weekend trip from Texas.
Long-distance road trips from Texas
500+ mile drives for cross-country and multi-day road trip planning.
Drives in neighboring states
Cross-state routes near Texas — Oklahoma, Louisiana, Arkansas.
Gas prices in Texas
Estimated regular at $2.85/gal · premium $3.50 · diesel $3.40.
Best vehicles for Texas drivers
- Best hybridToyota Prius57 MPG
- Best EVLucid Air134 MPGe
- Best SUVNissan Rogue33 MPG
- Best truckFord Maverick26 MPG
Commute cost in Texas
Daily driving cost estimates for major Texas-area cities.
EV vs gas in Texas
Compare driving cost of an EV vs a gas car for Texas trips and commutes.