Houston to College Station
Data Freshness: August 24, 2026 Where this comes from
Houston to College Station is 84 miles and about 1 hour 42 minutes. There are 222 places to stop within 10 miles of the route. The longest stretch without one is 26 miles, between Magnolia and Navasota.
Questions People Ask
What is there to stop at between Houston and College Station?
222 places within 10 miles of the route: 81 Shipley Do-Nuts, 66 Whataburger, 32 H-E-B, 27 Dairy Queen, 11 Torchy's, 3 Rudy's, 1 P. Terry's, 1 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 Magnolia and Navasota — 26 miles, starting about 37 miles into the drive from Houston.
How long is the drive from Houston to College Station?
84 miles, about 1h 42m 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 37 miles in, near Magnolia, there is Magnolia Shipley Do-Nuts — 1.7 miles off it. Every other option and how far along it sits is in the table on this page.
The Facts
- 222 stops along 84 miles — 81 Shipley Do-Nuts, 66 Whataburger, 32 H-E-B, 27 Dairy Queen, 11 Torchy's, 3 Rudy's, 1 P. Terry's, 1 Buc-ee's.
- The longest stretch with nothing on it is 26 miles, between Magnolia and Navasota — 37 to 63 miles in.
- The last Buc-ee's before College Station is the one at Cypress, 62 miles from the end of the drive.
- The furthest off the road is Spring — 10.0 miles each way, so about 20 miles of detour.
- The drive is about 1h 42m without stopping, so a stop halfway is roughly 51m in.
What's on this drive
- Shipley Do-Nuts 81 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Whataburger 66 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- H-E-B 32 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Dairy Queen 27 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Torchy's 11 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Rudy's 3 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Buc-ee's The only one on the driveMoreFind 'Em
- P. Terry's The only one on the driveMoreFind 'Em
- Texas Royalty None on this drive — nearest is Brenham, 24 miles off the routeMore
Where to stop between Houston and College Station
- 21mi · 26m Gleannloch Farms P. Terry's Spring · 2.2 mi off The only P. Terry's on this drive.
- 22mi · 28m Cypress Buc-ee's Cypress · 7.8 mi off The only Buc-ee's on this drive.
- 37mi · 46m Melton St & ATM Whataburger Magnolia · 1.6 mi off The last stop before the 26-mile stretch with nothing on it.
- 37mi · 46m Magnolia Shipley Do-Nuts Magnolia · 1.7 mi off The closest stop to halfway, 37 miles in.
- 63mi · 1h 17m Navasota Dairy Queen Navasota · 0.7 mi off The first thing on the far side of that stretch.
In the order you would pass them, driving from Houston. 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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