San Angelo to Austin road trip: Drive time, distance & best stops

Planning a San Angelo to Austin road trip itinerary

The San Angelo to Austin drive connects the Concho Valley to the capital of Texas.

The most famous attraction in San Angelo TX is the Fort Concho National Historic Landmark. This old frontier fort has 24 original and restored buildings, featuring exhibits about American military life between the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century.

Also worth a look are the San Angelo Museum of Fine Arts and the International Waterlily Collection. The latter is a park hosting as many different species of waterlily as they can possibly fit in.

Well-reviewed San Angelo accommodation options with a pool include the Best Western North Bryant Inn and the AmericInn.

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.

For Austin hotel recommendations, try band crashpad chic meets rainbow bathrobes at the Hotel San Jose and the unashamed rock star swagger of the W.

San Angelo TX to Austin distance and driving time

By car, the distance from San Angelo to Austin is 203 miles. That makes for a driving time of around three hours and 34 minutes. The quickest route is along US-87 and State Highway 71.

The best stops to add to a San Angelo to Austin road trip itinerary are Brady TX, Bronco Off-Roadeo Texas and Marble Falls TX.

Best stops between San Angelo TX and Austin: Brady TX

Brady likes to style itself as the Heart of Texas, largely because it’s the closest city to the state’s geographical centre. The Heart of Texas Historical Museum covers local history, while the Heart of Texas Country Music Museum looks at a fairly niche brand of hillbilly musical artists. If you’re just after a picnic spot, the Brady Creek Reservoir should do the trick.

San Angelo to Austin drive: Bronco Off-Roadeo Texas

At the Grey Wolf Ranch in Horseshoe Bay, Bronco Off-Roadeo Texas offers exciting driving experiences. On a purpose-built off-road course, guests get to wrangle a Ford Bronco through challenging terrain, testing out their four wheel drive skills.

San Angelo to Austin road trip attractions: Marble Falls TX

Marble Falls TX is one of the most appealing hotspots in the Hill Country. Lake Marble Falls is the obvious highlight, with fishing, boating and kayak hire all on the menu.

The Falls on the Colorado Museum covers local history and the natural environment and Dead Man’s Hole is a quirky if somewhat gruesome cave. The bodies of Union sympathisers were dumped here during the Civil War.

Marble Falls also offers several craft breweries. Accommodation deals can be tracked down here.

The Texas State Capitol building in Austin.
The Texas State Capitol building in Austin. Photo by kbhall17/ Pixabay.

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