Dallas to Fort Worth
Data Freshness: August 24, 2026 Where this comes from
Fort Worth is 35 miles from Dallas, about 45 minutes by road. There are 117 places to stop within 10 miles of the road between them.
Questions People Ask
What is there to stop at between Dallas and Fort Worth?
117 places within 10 miles of the route: 69 Whataburger, 17 Shipley Do-Nuts, 14 Dairy Queen, 13 Torchy's, 3 H-E-B, 1 Rudy'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 Fort Worth and Forest Hill — 3 miles, starting about 31 miles into the drive from Dallas.
How long is the drive from Dallas to Fort Worth?
35 miles, about 47m 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 17 miles in, near Grapevine, there is Northwest Hwy & Central Whataburger — 7.1 miles off it. Every other option and how far along it sits is in the table on this page.
The Facts
- 117 stops along 35 miles — 69 Whataburger, 17 Shipley Do-Nuts, 14 Dairy Queen, 13 Torchy's, 3 H-E-B, 1 Rudy's.
- The longest stretch with nothing on it is 3 miles, between Fort Worth and Forest Hill — 31 to 34 miles in.
- The furthest off the road is Fort Worth — 10.0 miles each way, so about 20 miles of detour.
- The drive is about 47m without stopping, so a stop halfway is roughly 24m in.
What's on this drive
- Whataburger 69 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Shipley Do-Nuts 17 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Dairy Queen 14 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Torchy's 13 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- H-E-B 3 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Rudy's The only one on the driveMoreFind 'Em
- Buc-ee's None on this drive — nearest is Fort Worth, 13 miles off the routeMore
- P. Terry's None on this drive — nearest is Georgetown, 151 miles off the routeMore
- Texas Royalty None on this drive — nearest is Corsicana, 57 miles off the routeMore
Where to stop between Dallas and Fort Worth
- 17mi · 23m Northwest Hwy & Central Whataburger Grapevine · 7.1 mi off The closest stop to halfway, 17 miles in.
- 31mi · 42m Fort Worth Rudy's Fort Worth · 2.1 mi off The only Rudy's 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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