I-10 Across Texas - West to East

Original Poster here - we ended up taking the 1604 around San Antonio. Wasn't bad. Thank you

I take 1604 on the north side when heading to Fredericksburg.

2chiefsRus wrote:

Jim Shoe wrote:
Streets and Trips has route options. Click on "route", then "route options", "segments", "preferred roads", "preferred road types". Then you can "like/dislike" what you prefer. IF you just pick your start and end points, the program defaults to "shortest".

I believe it defaults to Fastest not shortest.

Nope. I tried it both ways. Leaving I-10 is shorter than staying on I-10, but it leaves the expressway. That's what the OP saw.

Jim Shoe wrote:
Streets and Trips has route options. Click on "route", then "route options", "segments", "preferred roads", "preferred road types". Then you can "like/dislike" what you prefer. IF you just pick your start and end points, the program defaults to "shortest".

I believe it defaults to Fastest not shortest.

You can bypass San Antonio using Hwy 46 at Boerne or Loop 1604 around the north side of SA. Hwy 46 is fairly hilly between Boerne and New Braunfels but is OK unless you hit during school transportation hours (there's two very busy school zones to transit near the US 281 crossing). Loop 1604 is OK around the north side of SA except for rush hour. As a local I'd use 46.

Streets and Trips has route options. Click on "route", then "route options", "segments", "preferred roads", "preferred road types". Then you can "like/dislike" what you prefer. IF you just pick your start and end points, the program defaults to "shortest".

Been down that route many times, we often get on Texas 46 at Boerne just north of San Antonio and take it around to Seguine and back on I-10. That bypasses San Antonio. Don't know how much time it saves but 46 is a good road and you get to see German Texas. Good restaurants in New Braunfels.

Hiker_01 wrote:
Depending on when you are planning to hit San Antonio (you definitely want to miss rush hour traffic), some people will leave I-10 at Boerne (NW of San Antonio) and take that through New Braunfels to Seguin. It's a pretty good road and keeps you out of San Antonio Traffic.

We take this route more than 290. 46 will take you back to I10 at Sequin.

290/71/21 . You still hit the lower part of Austin, but it's not bad. The drive is much more enjoyable than I10. But you have to plan your fuel stops when traveling the 2 lanes.

Hiker_01 wrote:
Depending on when you are planning to hit San Antonio (you definitely want to miss rush hour traffic), some people will leave I-10 at Boerne (NW of San Antonio) and take that through New Braunfels to Seguin. It's a pretty good road and keeps you out of San Antonio Traffic.

Thanks Hiker, I'll take a look at that route depending upon when we get near San Antonio.