So now, how to do SanAntonio?

Houston was easy. San Antonio was white knuckles the whole way. Way too many lane changes. Not going back this way.

However, we now have extra days and I get to cross Big Bend National Park off my I bucket list of going to every Park in the States. Didn't realize how close I am. Relatively speaking.

If you don't want to go through or around Dallas, you can work your way diagonally to Paris, then up 271 to the Indiana Nation Turnpike for a fast connection to I-40.

Or do as I always do, take US 82 at Paris, Texas to intersect with US 287 near Wichita Falls, then on to Amarillo.

Before that you can come up from Mobile to Jackson (as posted above) or come on over to I-49 up to Shreveport.

You have lots of options. No reason to come through Houston or San Antonio unless they are places to visit.

You must be taking the scenic route.

I would recommend staying on I-10 to Loop 1604 near Randolph AFB, TX. It's dual lane highway and it connects with !-10 to ElPaso/Ft Stockton. Hwy 46 is a scenic route, mostly single lane, and very time consuming.

obgraham wrote:
Through. It's not so bad.

X 2. Came in from the east on I-10 and went out the west side on US 90 few years back. Simple.

However, if you do wish to just go around, try the south side loop around town. The north side is really much more congested.

Through. It's not so bad.

Not sure just where you are now, but Florida to Albuquerque I would not be going anywhere near San Antonio, it is too far out of the way. Would not be going to Houston either.

Coming out of Florida (a frequent trip, lots of family there) I start north somewhere west of Mobile, before the mess at New Orleans/Baton Rouge. Usually up through Jackson, from there can go through Shreveport and Dallas, up through West Texas to Amarillo. More often I go up through Mississippi through Greenville and Little Rock, then I-40 the rest of the way across.

In the middle of the country many of the best routes are not part of the Interstate Highway system, particularly if you want to run on a diagonal that crosses the grain of our "all roads lead to DC" system.

San Antonio is a place I visit frequently, because I like it, so "how to do" would be "stop for a few days." If you are not visiting Houston and San Antonio, you should probably turn north before Texas. If you are as far as New Orleans, you still have I-49 as an option, it takes you as far as Shreveport.

If you don't want to go through or around Dallas, you can work your way diagonally to Paris, then up 271 to the Indiana Nation Turnpike for a fast connection to I-40.

It's been a while since I've gone through Shreveport, today I'd probably take I-20 west to US-59, 59 north to Texas 49, then 49 to pick up US-271 the rest of the way to and through Paris. This route avoids all the larger cities in Texas, and the highways are almost always real good. They will not be so good in Oklahoma and New Mexico.

Unless someplace like Carlsbad or Roswell is on your list of stops. In that case stay on I-20 (it skims the south side of Dallas/Ft Worth) and take US-285 north through New Mexico.

Once you make it thru Houston, San Antonio won't even be noticeable. We have switched to TX 46 at Seguin and followed it around to I-10 north of San Antonio. Don't know if it saves any time but it takes you thru Texas hill country and is a nice drive.