Distance from Houston to Dallas
 

I have to be in Houston at the end of January for a conference. I would like to <BR>go to Dallas afterward, to visit a friend. <BR>Can I drive? What is the distance? Is <BR>weather a problem? How long would it take <BR>to drive, vs. fly? Thanks.

Dallas is approximately 5 hours by car; 50 minutes by plan. SW Airlines has flights every hour from Houston Hobby. Because the weather is generally mild in Texas, driving should not be a problem, although it can become icy that time of year. Personally, I'd fly it. It's a boring drive with lots of roadwork and speed traps. When my in-laws lived in Dallas, we went up every few months and that drive got old very quickly.

Donna- the drive from Houston to Dallas via I-45 is about THREE AND A HALF hours, not FIVE! The speed limit is 70 mph, and most people go at least 80. Yes, I'll agree that it is a boring drive.

Christie - The mileage from downtown Houston to downtown Dallas is aprox. 270 miles. The journey can only be done in three and a half hours if you are going at a constant 77/78 miles per hour, with no stops, which is vitually impossible. The best estimate between the two cities is around 4 hours, 40 minutes. But for safety's sake, I have to agree with Donna and allow 5 hours.

I make the drive at least twice a year and I always do it without stopping. I bring a bottle of water and some munchies and I am good to go. The main reason is that there really isn't anywhere to stop in between the two cities! Madisonville does have a Sonic that is fairly close to the highway, but the rest of the towns just have a little gas station. <BR> <BR>Seriously- if you only go 70 mph on I-45 you will get run over by the 18-wheelers and other cars. Traffic on that interstate flows at about 80 mph, and I am not kidding. Four hours is plenty of time to make the drive if you insist on going only 75.

<BR>What is the speed limit? "Just go 75??" <BR>Take your time!

Don't let em scare you...it' an easy drive...you get on Interstate 45 and just set the cruise control...and 4 hours later you wake up in Dallas. <BR> <BR>It's a safe and quick trip. <BR> <BR>There is some construction going on on both ends...it just means the lanes are a tad narrower and lined with concrete barriers on both sides. <BR> <BR>And the trucks are no problem...they're just tooling along like everyone else. <BR> <BR>Driving doesn't get much easier anywhere...except maybe I-10 through the desert. <BR> <BR>But Continental Airlines will deliver you right to downtown Dallas (Love Field) from Goerge Bush International in Houston - about 45 minutes. <BR> <BR>