Ardmore, Okla., to Port Aransas, Texas

This may be too late as I am not sure when the trip is planned. We live in Central TX and avoid I35 at all cost when able. It is the most heavily traveled interstate in TX and is constantly under construction. From OK to Port A though I would take it all the way to Georgetown as there is really no decent way around it heading in the direction you are going but in Georgetown, we always take 130 tollway. Once you get past the DFW area, it's not that bad again until you get closer to Austin. We go to Port A 2-3 times a year. Yes, the tollway is expensive because you are charged based on # of axels but it is so worth it to avoid Austin traffic which in my opinion is the worst area of I-35 to travel (especially towing). Way too congested for me. I think it usually cost us about $20-25 round trip. We take the tollway to Lockhart and the go to Luling, Gonzales, Goliad, Refugio, Aransas Pass (on 183), go across the ferry to Port A. The only time this route turns bad is if the wait to get on the ferry is long. Otherwise, it is a piece of cake. Unfortunately there is not really a good place to turn truck and trailer around if the wait is long so you are stuck. My advice, try to hit that point as early as possible in the day. Weekdays are not too bad midday but Fridays going in and Sundays coming out usually have longer wait times. The other option is to continue from Aransas Pass to Portland and then into Corpus to North Padre to Port A but that is quite a bit further and dealing with more traffic in Corpus. When we aren't towing and just going to visit our son in Corpus, we take the 130 tollway to I-10 in Sequin over to 410 loop around San Antonio to I-37 to Corpus. The tollway, in my opinion, is the only way to travel that part of Texas. I-35 gives me heartburn and white knuckles, 281 and 183 thru Austin or San Antonio have way too many red lights. 130 tollway is smooth sailing and lightly traveled. You may see a handful of cars going your direction at any given point. Good luck and have fun! We love Port A.