I-10 West to 71 West
I-10 West to 71 West
You take Hwy 59 East all the way to Houston, and then Hwy 6 South to Galveston.
Is hwy 290 open to Houston
Austin to Houston is 162 miles. Austin to Dallas is 195 miles.
Assuming you're starting point is Downtown or the Galleria-area, the drive to Austin will take approximately 2.5 - 3 hours. The flight to Austin is approximately 45 minutes in duration.
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Houston texas is farther from Dallas Texas
From Austin Tx, to Houston Tx- It is 165 miles.
Houston is east of Austin and south of Dallas.
447 miles taking this route: # Take I-35 NORTH from Austin to I-35E NORTH to DALLAS at the split-off near Hillsboro. Take I-35E NORTH to I-30 EAST to TEXARKANA at EXIT 428A in downtown Dallas. # Take I-30 EAST to HWY 19 to PRESCOTT at EXIT 46 in ARKANSAS. # Turn left off the exit ramp, then take HWY 19 NORTH to Murfreesboro.
Houston is much closer to Austin than Dallas.
About 3 hours of driving time according to Google Maps.