Houston to San Antonio
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Houston to San Antonio is 197 miles and about 3 hours 36 minutes. There are 351 places to stop within 10 miles of the route. The longest stretch without one is 24 miles, between Sealy and Columbus.
Questions People Ask
What is there to stop at between Houston and San Antonio?
351 places within 10 miles of the route: 116 Whataburger, 90 Shipley Do-Nuts, 72 H-E-B, 44 Dairy Queen, 16 Torchy's, 6 P. Terry's, 5 Rudy's, 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 Sealy and Columbus — 24 miles, starting about 43 miles into the drive from Houston.
How long is the drive from Houston to San Antonio?
197 miles, about 3h 36m 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 101 miles in, near Flatonia, there is Flatonia Dairy Queen — right on the route. Every other option and how far along it sits is in the table on this page.
The Facts
- 351 stops along 197 miles — 116 Whataburger, 90 Shipley Do-Nuts, 72 H-E-B, 44 Dairy Queen, 16 Torchy's, 6 P. Terry's, 5 Rudy's, 2 Buc-ee's.
- The longest stretch with nothing on it is 24 miles, between Sealy and Columbus — 43 to 67 miles in.
- The last Buc-ee's before San Antonio is the one at Luling, 66 miles from the end of the drive.
- The furthest off the road is Houston — 9.9 miles each way, so about 20 miles of detour.
- The drive is about 3h 36m without stopping, so a stop halfway is roughly 1h 48m in.
- Two stops on this drive hold a world record: Katy Buc-ee's is the world's longest car wash (255 feet of conveyor); Luling Buc-ee's is the world's largest convenience store (75,593 square feet), by Buc-ee's own count.
What's on this drive
- Whataburger 116 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Shipley Do-Nuts 90 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- H-E-B 72 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Dairy Queen 44 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Torchy's 16 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- P. Terry's 6 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Rudy's 5 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Buc-ee's 2 along the wayMoreFind 'Em
- Texas Royalty None on this drive — nearest is Ellinger, 10 miles off the routeMore
Where to stop between Houston and San Antonio
- 24mi · 27m Katy Buc-ee's Katy · on route One of only 2 Buc-ee's stops on this drive.
- 43mi · 48m Sealy Dairy Queen Sealy · on route The last stop before the 24-mile stretch with nothing on it.
- 67mi · 1h 14m Columbus H-E-B Columbus · on route The first thing on the far side of that stretch.
- 101mi · 1h 52m Flatonia Dairy Queen Flatonia · on route The closest stop to halfway, 101 miles in.
- 131mi · 2h 25m Luling Buc-ee's Luling · on route One of only 2 Buc-ee's stops on this drive.
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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