Dallas to Austin
Data Freshness: August 24, 2026 Where this comes from
Dallas to Austin is 202 miles and about 3 hours 40 minutes. There are 262 places to stop within 10 miles of the route. The longest stretch without one is 29 miles, between Waxahachie and Hillsboro.
Questions People Ask
What is there to stop at between Dallas and Austin?
262 places within 10 miles of the route: 88 Whataburger, 50 H-E-B, 38 Dairy Queen, 31 Shipley Do-Nuts, 23 Torchy's, 21 P. Terry's, 6 Rudy's, 3 Texas Royalty, 2 Buc-ee's. The table on this page has them in the order you would pass them.
Where is the longest stretch with nothing on it?
Between Waxahachie and Hillsboro — 29 miles, starting about 35 miles into the drive from Dallas.
How long is the drive from Dallas to Austin?
202 miles, about 3h 40m without stopping. That is a real driving route rather than a straight line, which is why the mileage is road mileage.
Where should I stop halfway?
About 100 miles in, near Waco, there is Waco Torchy's — right on the route. Every other option and how far along it sits is in the table on this page.
The Facts
- 262 stops along 202 miles — 88 Whataburger, 50 H-E-B, 38 Dairy Queen, 31 Shipley Do-Nuts, 23 Torchy's, 21 P. Terry's, 6 Rudy's, 3 Texas Royalty, 2 Buc-ee's.
- The longest stretch with nothing on it is 29 miles, between Waxahachie and Hillsboro — 35 to 65 miles in.
- The last Buc-ee's before Austin is the one at Temple, 71 miles from the end of the drive.
- The furthest off the road is Grand Prairie — 10.0 miles each way, so about 20 miles of detour.
- The drive is about 3h 40m without stopping, so a stop halfway is roughly 1h 50m in.
What's on this drive
- Whataburger 88 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- H-E-B 50 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Dairy Queen 38 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Shipley Do-Nuts 31 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Torchy's 23 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- P. Terry's 21 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Rudy's 6 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Texas Royalty 3 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Buc-ee's 2 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
Where to stop between Dallas and Austin
- 35mi · 39m Hwy 287 & Broadhead Whataburger Waxahachie · 3.0 mi off The last stop before the 29-mile stretch with nothing on it.
- 65mi · 1h 11m Hillsboro Buc-ee's Hillsboro · on route The first thing on the far side of that stretch.
- 101mi · 1h 51m Waco Shipley Do-Nuts Waco · 1.2 mi off The closest stop to halfway, 101 miles in.
- 131mi · 2h 24m Temple Buc-ee's Temple · on route One of only 2 Buc-ee's stops on this drive.
In the order you would pass them, driving from Dallas. How far in is measured along the real route rather than in a straight line. The time is proportional — this site knows how long the whole drive takes and how far along each stop sits, not how fast any one stretch of it moves.
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