Dallas to San Antonio
Data Freshness: August 24, 2026 Where this comes from
Dallas to San Antonio is 279 miles and about 5 hours 3 minutes. There are 443 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 San Antonio?
443 places within 10 miles of the route: 149 Whataburger, 98 H-E-B, 62 Dairy Queen, 58 Shipley Do-Nuts, 30 Torchy's, 29 P. Terry's, 10 Rudy's, 4 Buc-ee's, 3 Texas Royalty. 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 San Antonio?
279 miles, about 5h 03m 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 138 miles in, near Temple, there is Temple Shipley Do-Nuts — 2.4 miles off it. Every other option and how far along it sits is in the table on this page.
The Facts
- 443 stops along 279 miles — 149 Whataburger, 98 H-E-B, 62 Dairy Queen, 58 Shipley Do-Nuts, 30 Torchy's, 29 P. Terry's, 10 Rudy's, 4 Buc-ee's, 3 Texas Royalty.
- 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 San Antonio is the one at New Braunfels, 35 miles from the end of the drive.
- The furthest off the road is San Antonio — 10.0 miles each way, so about 20 miles of detour.
- The drive is about 5h 03m without stopping, so a stop halfway is roughly 2h 32m in.
What's on this drive
- Whataburger 149 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- H-E-B 98 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Dairy Queen 62 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Shipley Do-Nuts 58 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Torchy's 30 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- P. Terry's 29 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Rudy's 10 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Buc-ee's 4 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Texas Royalty 3 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
Where to stop between Dallas and San Antonio
- 35mi · 38m 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.
- 141mi · 2h 34m Belton H-E-B plus! Belton · 1.8 mi off The closest stop to halfway, 141 miles in.
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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