Arlington to Austin road trip: Distance, drive time & best stops
The distance from Arlington to Austin is 199 miles, with a 3h3m driving time. The best road trip stops on the Arlington to Austin drive are the Waco Mammoth National Monument, the Brazos River and the Kissing Tree Vineyards.
Planning an Arlington to Austin road trip itinerary
The Arlington to Austin drive connects the home of the Dallas Cowboys to the capital of Texas.
Arlington TX is best known as the home of AT&T Stadium, where the Dallas Cowboys play their home games. When there’s not a game on, you can take a stadium tour.
Arlington is also home to Six Flags Over Texas, one of the top theme parks in the US, with a prodigious collection of thrill rides. For something slightly less hair-raising, you can visit the International Bowling Museum and Hall of Fame.
Austin is renowned for its live music scene, although it has plenty of more conventional attractions too. These include Austin Zoo, the Museum of Ice Cream and the Bullock Texas State History Museum.
Top Austin experiences include ebike tours taking in the city highlights, haunted pub crawl walks and segway tours.
You can also try highly-rated downtown food tours, half day wine shuttles in the Hill Country, brewery-hopping beer tours and sightseeing on a boat cruise.
Arlington TX to Austin distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Arlington to Austin is 199 miles. That makes for a driving time of around three hours and three minutes. The quickest route is down the I-35.
The best stops to add to an Arlington to Austin road trip itinerary are the Waco Mammoth National Monument, the Brazos River and the Kissing Tree Vineyards.
Arlington to Austin drive: Waco Mammoth National Monument
To the west of the I-35, the Waco Mammoth National Monument is home to the biggest ice age Columbian mammoth fossil find anywhere in the world. The skeletons of 16 mammoths – a nursery herd – were found her in an archaeological dig that started in 1978.
Guided tours of the site take place every 30 minutes – just rock up and join the next departure.
Arlington to Austin road trip stops: Brazos River in Waco
The Brazos River runs through Waco, and the best way to see the city is on a morning or sunset boat tour. The cruises depart from next to McLane Stadium, and take in several city attractions, including Baylor University, the enormous Waco Suspension Bridge and Cameron Park. The latter is the best place in Waco for spotting the local wildlife.
Book your Waco boat tour, or search for other Waco experiences.
Best stops on the Arlington to Austin drive: Kissing Tree Vineyards
A short detour off the I-35 between Waco and Temple, Kissing Tree Vineyards in Eddy is a boutique winery with an emphasis on hand-crafting its wines. The tasting room is open every day except Sundays.
More Arlington TX road trips
Arlington TX to Houston | Arlington to San Antonio.
More Austin road trips
Abilene to Austin | Austin to Albuquerque | Amarillo to Austin | Austin to Baton Rouge | Dallas to Austin | Denton TX to Austin | Austin to Destin FL | Austin to El Paso | Fort Worth to Austin | Austin to Fredericksburg | Frisco TX to Austin | Austin to Galveston | Houston to Austin | Indianapolis to Austin | Irving TX to Austin | Austin to Jacksonville | Katy to Austin | Little Rock to Austin | Lubbock to Austin | Memphis to Austin | Austin to Midland TX.
Nashville to Austin | Austin to New Braunfels | Austin to Odessa TX | Oklahoma City to Austin | Austin to Orlando | Plano TX to Austin | San Angelo to Austin | Austin to San Antonio | Austin to San Marcos | Austin to Santa Fe | Austin to Tampa | Tyler TX to Austin | Wichita Falls to Austin.