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Itinerary From San Antonio to Dallas (Ultimate Texas Road Trip)

August 21, 2022 By Never Ending Journeys 3 Comments

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Looking for the ultimate trip in Texas? Check out this seven day itinerary from San Antonio to Dallas!

From San Antonio to Dallas

Looking to plan a road trip through Texas? You’ve just stumbled across your ultimate guide! Whether it’s the missions of San Antonio, live music in Austin, or rodeos in Fort Worth calling your name, there’s something for everyone. Oh, and bbq too. Excellent bbq is plentiful!

Now, this Itinerary From San Antonio to Dallas will show you an epic way to see the highlights of central Texas in a seven day time frame. Plus, you’ll find budget tips to make your dream road trip down south a reality!

So, what are you waiting for? Keep reading to find out more…

Itinerary From San Antonio to Dallas

Day #1: Fly into San Antonio

To maximize you’re time, you’ll definitely want to fly in as early as possible! Check into your hotel or AirBnB, and grab lunch or dinner from Bun ‘N Barrel, an excellent diner serving up tasty American fare.

Itinerary From San Antonio to Dallas

Day #2: San Antonio

You’ll want to spend the morning and early afternoon exploring San Antonio Missions National Historical Park, which is a series of 4 historic missions dating to to Spanish-era Texas. From north to south, there is Mission Concepción, Mission

Spend the late afternoon exploring the historic Alamo, a Spanish-built mission and iconic site of the Texas Revolution. Inside the Alamo and in the surrounding grounds is a museum with weapons used during the conflict, history tidbits, and more.

Road Trip From San Antonio to Dallas

Day #3: Day Trip to the Hill Country; end in Austin

After exploring San Diego, you’ll want to take a day trip up to the Hill Country for a slower pace. Some interesting places to visit are Fredericksburg, just an hour or so from San Antonio. There you’ll find the cities unique German heritage as well as the National Museum of the Pacific War, with different WWII exhibits.

Day #4: Austin

For the fourth day of your Texas road trip, you’ll have a full day to explore Austin. Texas’ capital is quite a bit different from San Antonio, and there is plentiful bbq and live music venues.

Some things you can’t miss are the Congress Street bats at sunset, exploring the cathedral of junk, walking along the boardwalk at Lady Bird Lake, and so much more.

Day #5: Austin – Dallas (3 1/2 hours)

Driving from Austin to Dallas should take 3 1/2 hours without any stops, give or take. Of course Austin’s notoriously bad traffic may affect that, so plan accordingly.

Along the way, you could stop in Waco and swing by Vitek’s BBQ, an excellent joint I absolutely recommend. Also, soda fans will enjoy exploring the Dr Pepper Museum.

After Waco, and before reaching Dallas, you may also want to swing by the small town of West, which is famous for Czech immigration and ‘Kolaches’, and excellent treat I know you’ll love.

Trip From San Antonio to Dallas

Day #6: Explore Dallas

Exploring Dallas will be one of the most fun days on your one week road trip through Texas. Here you have a multitude of things to see and do, including exploring the hip Deep Ellum neighborhood, which has the tasty BBQ restaurant Pecan Lodge.

Related: Dallas Texas Travel Guide

From San Antonio to Dallas Itinerary

Day #7: Explore Fort Worth

The final day of your Texas road trip is to explore Fort Worth. For a tasty BBQ lunch, you can’t miss Longoria’s BBQ. Later, head up to the Stockyards in the evening for a rodeo and more Western fun.

From San Antonio to Dallas Road Trip

How to Get Free Airfare to Texas:

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Here’s how it works:

  • Sign up with Swagbucks
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  • Cash in your Swagbucks SB Points for Free Southwest Airlines Gift Cards and Free Delta Gift Cards!

What to Bring to Texas – Texas Packing List

When it comes to packing for Texas, think about the activities you want to do, and plan around that. This itinerary focuses mainly on exploring cities and towns, so some casual outfits and comfortable walking shoes would be useful.

Normally, I’d recommend the following:

T-shirts / polos

Khaki shorts / jeans

Comfortable walking shoes

…etc.

This isn’t Seattle or Boston, so dressing up isn’t going to be as much of a deal. Thankfully, you can pack more for comfort if traveling to Texas.

How to Get Cheap Groceries and Food in Texas:

Are you ready to slash the travel budget and start saving money on groceries?  These 21 simple tips for how to save money on groceries will help make your Texas road trip more affordable!

Read more here: Saving Money on Groceries

So, looking for even more great Texas and itinerary travel tips? Go check these out below…

San Antonio Texas Travel Guide

Dallas Texas Travel Guide

American Southwest Road Trip Itinerary

California Road Trip Itinerary

West Coast Weekend Getaways

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Comments

  1. soundos says

    September 6, 2022 at 6:21 am

    thanks for sharing such a nice information

    Reply
  2. Heidi | The Frugal Girls says

    August 24, 2022 at 5:16 pm

    I’ve done part of this drive before, but it would be so much fun to complete the whole trip as you’ve laid it out. There really is so much to see and do in Texas!

    Reply
    • Never Ending Journeys says

      August 30, 2022 at 12:11 pm

      I agree, Heidi. Thank you!

      Reply

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