Galveston to San Antonio

Not a Clue wrote:
Leaving Galveston tomorrow heading for San Antonio. Any reason not to take Hwy 6 to the I10? I know it will be slower but want to avoid Houston. Thanks

That sounds like a good plan to avoid the bulk of Houston, but you will go through urban traffic if you stay on SH 6 all the way to I 10, starting with Missouri City and Sugarland. You may want to consider taking US 90 Alt out to Rosenberg, then take SH 36 up to catch I 10 at Sealy.

The Houston metropolitan area is so big, it is hard to "get around." It is very hard to avoid at least some heavy traffic. I do this type of maneuver some times since I often 1) have the time and 2) wish to avoid the stress and the probability of encountering aggressive and bad drivers.

one_strange_texan wrote:

Not a Clue wrote:
Leaving Galveston tomorrow heading for San Antonio. Any reason not to take Hwy 6 to the I10? I know it will be slower but want to avoid Houston. Thanks

That sounds like a good plan to avoid the bulk of Houston, but you will go through urban traffic if you stay on SH 6 all the way to I 10, starting with Missouri City and Sugarland. You may want to consider taking US 90 Alt out to Rosenberg, then take SH 36 up to catch I 10 at Sealy.

The Houston metropolitan area is so big, it is hard to "get around." It is very hard to avoid at least some heavy traffic. I do this type of maneuver some times since I often 1) have the time and 2) wish to avoid the stress and the probability of encountering aggressive and bad drivers.

Thanks!

After you pass the 69 on Hiway 6 there will be a lot of traffic and traffic lights. The intersection at 6 and the 10 is a little weird to get around. The US 90 and 36 are a good idea.

You could take 90A all the way to Seguin and then catch I10. That’s a nice country drive.