How far apart is Dallas from Houston?

How far is it between Houston and Dallas

Houston is located in United States with (29.7633,-95.3633) coordinates and Dallas is located in United States with (32.7831,-96.8067) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Houston to Dallas is equal to 225 miles which is equal to 363 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Houston and Dallas is 385.25 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 03 hours 26 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 22 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Houston 29.7633, -95.3633 29° 45´ 47.8080'' N
95° 21´ 47.7720'' W
Dallas 32.7831, -96.8067 32° 46´ 59.0160'' N
96° 48´ 24.0120'' W

Driving non-stop from Houston to Dallas

How far is Dallas from Houston? Here's the quick answer if you are able to make this entire trip by car without stopping.

Nonstop drive: 239 miles or 385 km

Driving time: 3 hours, 29 minutes

Realistically, you'll probably want to add a buffer for rest stops, gas, or food along the way. To get a better idea of how long this trip would really be, scroll down to calculate how many hours it would take if you drive with stops.



Flying non-stop from Houston to Dallas

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Houston, Texas and Dallas, Texas. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 225 miles or 362 km

Flight time: 40 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 14 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/4th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.




Houston to Dallas road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Dallas, and you want to stop along the way to rest. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and maybe even find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over more than one day.

Road trip: 2 days of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 5.5 hours on the road with 1 overnight


Itinerary

Start in Houston.

Drive for about 36 minutes, then stop in The Woodlands and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 1.5 hours then stop at Buc-ee's and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 1 hour then stop in Turlington (Texas). Stay overnight.

The next day, drive for about 38 minutes, then stop in Wortham (Texas) and stay for about 1 hour. Next, drive for another 47 minutes then stop in Rice (Texas) and stay for 1 hour. Drive for 35 minutes then stop in Seagoville (Texas) and stay for 1 hour.

Finally, drive for about 24 minutes and arrive in Dallas.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:


Houston to Dallas airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

Arrival airport: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 46 minutes

Getting to your destination: 48 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from IAH to DFW on United Airlines and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 51 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Houston to Dallas including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 4 hours


To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:



How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Dallas to Houston, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Houston, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Houston!

How many hours apart are Dallas and Houston?

Houston and Dallas are 4 hours 9 mins far apart, if you drive non-stop . This is the fastest route from Houston, TX to Dallas, TX. The halfway point is Centerville, TX.

How far is Dallas and Houston by car?

Distance between Houston and Dallas is 363 kilometers (225 miles). Driving distance from Houston to Dallas is 385 kilometers (239 miles).

How many hours is it from Dallas to Houston by car?

Get the full Texas experience by taking a road trip from Houston to Dallas. The quickest route north takes just over 3.5 hours on Interstate 45, although there are other options that are partially on highways.

Is Austin or Dallas closer to Houston?

Austin encompasses 272 square miles along the Colorado River in central Texas 200 miles from the Gulf of Mexico. The capitol city is 200 miles southwest of Dallas 162 miles west of Houston 90 miles north of San Antonio and is the center of the major metropolitan area of Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos.