Trip from Jasper, TX to El Paso, TX

Drive Time

12h 41m

Distance

878.3 mi

1,413 km

Drive Score

7/10

Good drive

Same Day?

2-day trip

Fuel Cost

$134

one way

EV Charging

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station data

Best Time to Leave

Save up to 34 min
4 AM
12h 30m ★
6 AM
12h 41m
8 AM
13h 4m
10 AM
12h 49m
12 PM
12h 47m
3 PM
12h 50m
5 PM
13h 3m
8 PM
12h 34m

Estimated drive times based on typical traffic patterns. Actual times may vary with weather, construction, and real-time conditions.

Downtown Jasper, TX, TX

Jasper, TX

Jeff Stapleton

Downtown El Paso, TX, TX

El Paso, TX

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Trip Overview

The drive from Jasper, TX to El Paso, TX covers 878.3 miles and takes about 12h 41m behind the wheel. It usually feels better as a 2-day road trip than as one long push.

The route leans on 11th Street, Highway 30 West, Farm-to-Market Road 158 for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is long-distance drive. At current regular gas prices, budget about $134.17 one way before food or hotel costs.

Trip Pace

Best split across 2 days

Treat the return leg as its own travel day rather than an afterthought.

Break Rhythm

3 planned breaks

Plan on a short reset every 3 to 4 hours to stay fresh behind the wheel.

Midpoint

439.1 miles from Jasper, TX

A natural place for your longest stop of the day , about 6h 20m into the drive .

Drive Character

At 878.3 miles and 12h 41m of driving, this is a route where fuel stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single turn. The main roads are 11th Street and Highway 30 West.

Expect a mix of faster highway mileage and slower local approaches near the beginning or end.
There are about 36 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.
11th Street is one of the defining roads on this drive.

How Hard Is This Drive?

At 12h 41m, this is a long-haul route where pacing matters more than any single turn. A moderate number of decision points keep you engaged without being stressful.

Route Complexity 6/10

Moderate - straightforward overall, but long enough or busy enough to require pacing

This drive requires moderate attention. Across 878.3 miles you will encounter 0 spots where lane choice or exit timing matters. Not difficult for experienced highway drivers, but worth previewing the tricky sections before you go.

Where does it get tricky?

This route does not have any notably tricky sections. Most of the drive from Jasper, TX to El Paso, TX is straightforward, with well-signed roads and simple exits.

Main Roads

Road Distance Duration
11th Street Unavailable Refreshing
Highway 30 West Unavailable Refreshing
Farm-to-Market Road 158 Unavailable Refreshing
Boonville Road Unavailable Refreshing
East William J Bryan Parkway Unavailable Refreshing
West William J Bryan Parkway Unavailable Refreshing
Highway 21 Unavailable Refreshing
Highway 95 Unavailable Refreshing

Per-road distance and duration are being refreshed from OSRM for this route.

Longest stretch: 11th Street — detailed segment metrics are refreshing.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Jasper, TX and El Paso, TX.

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Start on South Wheeler Street

0.6 mi · 1 min · South Wheeler Street
2

Take the exit slight right

279 ft · 8 sec
3

Merge slight left

102 mi · 1 hr 56 min
4

Continue on 11th Street

1.7 mi · 2 min · 11th Street
5

Continue on State Highway 30 West

47 mi · 54 min · State Highway 30 West
6

Continue on Farm-to-Market Road 158

0.7 mi · 1 min · Farm-to-Market Road 158
7

Continue on Boonville Road

3.3 mi · 5 min · Boonville Road
8

Continue on East William J Bryan Parkway

2.2 mi · 3 min · East William J Bryan Parkway
9

Continue on West William J Bryan Parkway

1.0 mi · 1 min · West William J Bryan Parkway
10

Turn left onto West State Highway 21

71 mi · 1 hr 20 min · West State Highway 21
11

Turn left onto State Highway 95

0.3 mi · 30 sec · State Highway 95
12

Turn right onto State Highway 71 East

410 ft · 11 sec · State Highway 71 East
13

Take the ramp slight left toward TX 21 West, TX 71 West

0.4 mi · 49 sec · TX 21 West, TX 71 West
14

Merge slight left onto State Highway 71 East

2.2 mi · 2 min · State Highway 71 East
15

Continue straight

0.7 mi · 50 sec
16

Continue straight

17 mi · 19 min
17

Continue on Bastrop Freeway

1.9 mi · 2 min · Bastrop Freeway
18

Continue on East State Highway 71

2.2 mi · 2 min · East State Highway 71
19

Continue on East Ben White Boulevard

7.4 mi · 8 min · East Ben White Boulevard
20

Keep slight left

6.1 mi · 7 min
21

Continue on West US Highway 290 Frontage Rd

446 ft · 6 sec · West US Highway 290 Frontage Rd
22

Continue on West US 290 Frontage Rd

0.3 mi · 24 sec · West US 290 Frontage Rd
23

Turn straight onto West US 290 Bypass Lanes

0.5 mi · 33 sec · West US 290 Bypass Lanes
24

Continue on West US Highway 290

377 ft · 5 sec · West US Highway 290
25

Continue on West US Highway 290

30 mi · 37 min · West US Highway 290
26

Merge slight left onto South US Highway 281

5.4 mi · 6 min · South US Highway 281
27

Turn left onto East Main Street

1.1 mi · 1 min · East Main Street
28

Continue on West US Highway 290

27 mi · 30 min · West US Highway 290
29

Continue on East Main Street

3.5 mi · 7 min · East Main Street
30

Continue on West US Highway 290

39 mi · 42 min · West US Highway 290
31

Take the exit straight toward I 10 West: Fort Stockton

0.5 mi · 1 min · I 10 West: Fort Stockton
32

Merge slight left

458 mi · 7 hr 16 min
33

Take the exit slight right toward Missouri Avenue, Downtown

0.2 mi · 21 sec · Missouri Avenue, Downtown
34

Turn straight onto East Missouri Avenue

0.3 mi · 49 sec · East Missouri Avenue
35

Turn left onto North Mesa Street

0.3 mi · 27 sec · North Mesa Street
36

Arrive at your destination

Trip Plan

Morning Departure

Start early — leave by 6-7 AM to arrive at a reasonable hour.

Evening Departure

This is a long drive — plan for a morning departure or consider splitting it into two days.

This drive is better paced as a 2-day trip.
Plan roughly 3 meaningful breaks for fuel, food, and rest.
The halfway point lands around 439.1 miles from Jasper, TX, or about 6h 20m into the drive.

Consider an overnight stop or starting very early.

Departure

Before you leave

Start with fuel, water, and navigation already sorted so the first hour feels easy.

First stop

Around 193 miles or 2h 47m in

Use this first pause for coffee, a restroom break, and a quick traffic check ahead.

Halfway reset

Around 439.1 miles or 6h 20m in

This is the best place for your longest stop, a real meal, and a full fuel check.

Overnight split

Day 1 wrap after about 439.1 miles or 6h 20m

Stop before fatigue turns the last few hours into a grind. You want day two to start fresh, not just resumed.

Final approach

Final hour starts around 11h 49m

Traffic, exits, and arrival timing usually matter more near El Paso, TX than in the middle of the route.

Before You Leave

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Open the route before leaving Jasper, TX so your first major turns are already loaded.

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Leave with enough water and a charging cable within reach, not packed away.

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Check your fuel range against the first long segment, especially if you are starting outside city service areas.

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Pick one backup stop option before the midpoint in case traffic changes your pacing.

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Treat this as a 2-day road trip and book the overnight stop before the busiest arrival window.

Day 1

Settle into the route from Jasper, TX

Aim for roughly 439 miles and 6.3 hours of wheel time on this day.

Day 2

Finish the approach into El Paso, TX

Aim for roughly 439 miles and 6.3 hours of wheel time on this day.

Your first comfortable stop window is around 193 miles from Jasper, TX.
This route usually feels better as a 2-day drive than as one long push.
Plan about 3 real breaks rather than only quick fuel stops.

Where to Stop

Rest stops, refuel points, and overnight suggestions along this route.

Halfway Point

Midpoint

About 439.1 mi from Jasper, TX · 6h 20m into the drive

Downtown Austin, TX, TX

First major stop

Coffee and fuel

Austin, TX

290 mi into the route

Best for: Coffee, fuel, and an easy first stretch

This is a natural early stop once the first hours of the drive are behind you.

Popular next leg

Austin, TX to Kerrville, TX

101 mi · 2h 7m

Downtown Kerrville, TX, TX

Second major stop

Overnight candidate

Kerrville, TX

580 mi into the route

Best for: Hotel check-in, dinner, and a fresh start

This lines up well with a realistic day-end stop if you are breaking the drive into stages.

Find hotels in Kerrville, TX

Popular next leg

Kerrville, TX to El Paso, TX

490.4 mi · 7h 52m

Overnight Options

Night 1

Austin, TX

439 mi · about 6.3h in

A practical overnight split lands near Austin, TX after about 439 miles or 6.3 hours of driving.

Find hotels

Pacing Suggestions

Houston, TX

Fuel and coffee

A short stop after about 193 miles helps settle the day before fatigue starts building.

Austin, TX

Meal break

The midpoint is around 439.1 miles from Jasper, TX, which is a good place for a longer meal and fuel stop.

Overnight split

Hotel stop

For a steadier pace, wrap day one after about 439 miles or 6.3 hours on the road.

Final-third reset

Rest stop

Plan one more short stretch-and-water break in the final third of the drive so the last arrival window feels easier.

Arriving in El Paso, TX

The final approach into El Paso, TX usually feels slower than the middle of the drive, so avoid planning your tightest schedule at the very end.

Try to arrive with enough fuel left to skip an immediate station stop unless you already know the area around El Paso, TX.

On a multi-day trip, keep the last day a little lighter so you reach El Paso, TX with some flexibility left in the schedule.

These stop ideas are pacing suggestions — the exact town or exit can change with traffic, hotel plans, and fuel range.

Fuel & Cost

Regular Gas

$134.17 one way

$268.33 round trip

$3.88/gal 25.4 MPG avg 307 kg CO2
Fuel Type $/gal One Way Round Trip
midgrade $4.25 $147.03 $294.06
premium $4.59 $158.75 $317.50
diesel $5.64 $195.13 $390.26

No toll roads detected on this route.

Estimated Trip Cost (one way, 1 person)

Fuel

$134

Hotel (1n)

$80–$140

Meals

$50–$100

Total

$264–$374

Rough estimate based on US averages. Hotel $80–$140/night, meals $25–$50/day.

Estimated CO2 emission: 307.3 kg one way. Prices: EIA weekly data, 2026-04-06.

Driving Electric?

About $92 in charging · 3 stops · 66% less CO2

Vehicle Type kWh Stops DC Fast Home Charge
Average EV 263.5 3 $92.22 $42.16
Efficient EV 219.6 2 $76.85 $35.13
EV Truck/SUV 351.3 4 $122.96 $56.21

Gas CO2

307 kg

EV CO2

103 kg (66% less)

Plan for 3 charging stops, roughly every 270 miles. Allow 25-40 minutes per stop at a DC fast charger.

DC fast charging avg $0.35/kWh. Home charging avg $0.16/kWh. US grid CO2: 0.39 kg/kWh.

Travel Intel

Current conditions at both ends of the drive.

Forecast data refreshed 3 days ago

Origin

Jasper, TX

Morning in Jasper on Monday

Local time

9:14 AM

CDT

Current temp

66°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Destination

El Paso, TX

Morning in El Paso on Monday

Local time

8:14 AM

MDT

Current temp

55°F

Unavailable

Live forecast

Seasonal Notes

Summer travel usually means heavier construction, hotter rest stops, and busier weekend traffic around major cities.

Winter travel shortens daylight, so a route that looks manageable on paper can feel much longer after dark.

Holiday weekends tend to make both departure and arrival windows slower than the raw route time suggests.

For long drives, weather on day two can matter just as much as conditions at departure, so check the whole travel window rather than only the first day.

Time zone

1 hour earlier

The destination clock does not match departure time, so double-check hotel check-in windows and late arrival plans.

Temperature spread

11 degrees cooler at arrival

A meaningful temperature swing is a good cue to rethink layers, water, and how soon you want to arrive.

Road read

12h 41m on the road

This is long enough that the arrival forecast matters almost as much as departure conditions. Recheck both ends before you roll.

Weather data from the National Weather Service. Conditions may change; check closer to your travel date.

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Jasper, TX to El Paso, TX covers 878.3 miles and takes about 12h 41m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.
The main roads are 11th Street, Highway 30 West, Farm-to-Market Road 158. Expect a mix of highway and local road driving.
Consider an overnight stop or starting very early.
Yes. This route is usually more comfortable as a 2-day drive. A sensible stopping point is after roughly 439 miles on day one.
The midpoint is about 439.1 miles from Jasper, TX. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.
At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $134.17 one way. This estimate uses 25.4 MPG — your actual cost will vary with your vehicle's fuel efficiency and current gas prices.
Start early — leave by 6-7 AM to arrive at a reasonable hour. This is a long drive — plan for a morning departure or consider splitting it into two days.
Plan about 3 meaningful breaks for fuel, food, or rest. Plan on a short reset every 3 to 4 hours to stay fresh behind the wheel.
This drive requires moderate attention. Across 878.3 miles you will encounter 0 spots where lane choice or exit timing matters. Not difficult for experienced highway drivers, but worth previewing the tricky sections before you go.
This route does not have any notably tricky sections. Most of the drive from Jasper, TX to El Paso, TX is straightforward, with well-signed roads and simple exits.
The route from Jasper, TX to El Paso, TX does not surface many named destination signs beyond the main corridor.

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