Trip from Laredo, TX to Anthony, TX

Drive Time

9h 2m

Distance

501.8 mi

Route Type

Long-distance drive

Overnight route

Trip Overview

The drive from Laredo, TX to Anthony, TX covers 501.8 miles and takes about 9h 2m behind the wheel. It usually feels better as a 2-day road trip than as one long push.

The route leans on San Dario Avenue, Purple Heart Trail, South Pan Am Expressway for much of the mileage, and the overall profile is long-distance drive. At current regular gas prices, budget about $74.66 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

2 planned breaks

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

Midpoint

250.9 miles from Laredo, TX

A natural place for your longest stop of the day , about 4h 31m into the drive .

Drive Character

At 501.8 miles and 9h 2m of driving, this is a route where fuel stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single turn. The main roads are San Dario Avenue and Purple Heart Trail.

Expect a mix of faster highway mileage and slower local approaches near the beginning or end.

There are about 32 navigation steps in the underlying route data, so the final approach matters more than the middle miles.

San Dario Avenue is one of the defining roads on this drive.

Main Roads

Road	Distance	Duration
San Dario Avenue	Unavailable	Refreshing
Purple Heart Trail	Unavailable	Refreshing
South Pan Am Expressway	Unavailable	Refreshing
North Pan Am Expressway	Unavailable	Refreshing
Highway 35	Unavailable	Refreshing
South Jack Kultgen Expressway	Unavailable	Refreshing
I 35E	Unavailable	Refreshing
I 30 East	Unavailable	Refreshing

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

Longest stretch: San Dario Avenue — detailed segment metrics are refreshing.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Laredo, TX and Anthony, TX.

Start on Matamoros Street

0.3 mi · 46 sec · Matamoros Street

Turn left onto San Dario Avenue

0.1 mi · 11 sec · San Dario Avenue

Continue on Purple Heart Trail

144 mi · 2 hr 27 min · Purple Heart Trail

Continue on South Pan Am Expressway

9.3 mi · 11 min · South Pan Am Expressway

Keep slight left to continue on South Pan Am Expressway

1.7 mi · 2 min · South Pan Am Expressway

Keep slight right to continue on South Pan Am Expressway

10 mi · 13 min · South Pan Am Expressway

Keep slight left to continue on North Pan Am Expressway

7.4 mi · 8 min · North Pan Am Expressway

Continue on Purple Heart Trail

12 mi · 12 min · Purple Heart Trail

Continue on Interstate Highway 35

1.9 mi · 2 min · Interstate Highway 35

Continue on Purple Heart Trail

48 mi · 52 min · Purple Heart Trail

Keep slight right to continue on Purple Heart Trail

96 mi · 1 hr 40 min · Purple Heart Trail

Continue on South Jack Kultgen Expressway

6.6 mi · 7 min · South Jack Kultgen Expressway

Continue on Purple Heart Trail

33 mi · 33 min · Purple Heart Trail

Keep slight right to continue on I 35E: Dallas

56 mi · 58 min · I 35E: Dallas

Take the exit slight right toward I 30 East: Texarkana, Riverfront Boulevard, Griffin Street

0.4 mi · 42 sec · I 30 East: Texarkana, Riverfront Boulevard, Griffin Street

Keep slight left to continue on I 35E North, I 30 West: Denton, Fort Worth, Texarkana

423 ft · 6 sec · I 35E North, I 30 West: Denton, Fort Worth, Texarkana

Keep slight right to continue on I 30 East: Texarkana, Convention Center

0.4 mi · 33 sec · I 30 East: Texarkana, Convention Center

Keep slight left to continue on I 30 East: Texarkana

384 ft · 6 sec · I 30 East: Texarkana

Continue on East R L Thornton Freeway

0.8 mi · 1 min · East R L Thornton Freeway

Take the exit slight right toward I 45, US 75: Houston, McKinney

0.5 mi · 46 sec · I 45, US 75: Houston, McKinney

Keep slight left to continue on US 75 North: McKinney

0.5 mi · 1 min · US 75 North: McKinney

Keep slight right to continue on US 75 North: McKinney, Bryan Street East

0.3 mi · 27 sec · US 75 North: McKinney, Bryan Street East

Merge slight left onto Julius Schepps Freeway

0.7 mi · 49 sec · Julius Schepps Freeway

Continue on North Central Expressway

35 mi · 37 min · North Central Expressway

Take the exit slight right toward TX 121 North: Bonham

0.7 mi · 1 min · TX 121 North: Bonham

Continue on Sam Rayburn Highway

14 mi · 15 min · Sam Rayburn Highway

Take the exit slight right toward TX 160: Whitewright, Blue Ridge

0.3 mi · 46 sec · TX 160: Whitewright, Blue Ridge

Turn left onto State Highway 160

8.4 mi · 12 min · State Highway 160

Continue straight

7.8 mi · 11 min

Turn right onto Ole Ambrose Road

4.4 mi · 6 min · Ole Ambrose Road

Turn right

1.0 mi · 1 min

Arrive at your destination

When to Leave

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 2 meaningful breaks for fuel, food, and rest.

The halfway point lands around 250.9 miles from Laredo, TX, or about 4h 31m into the drive.

Consider an overnight stop or starting very early.

Drive Plan

Departure

Before you leave

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

First stop

Around 110 miles or 1h 58m in

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

Halfway reset

Around 250.9 miles or 4h 31m 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 250.9 miles or 4h 31m

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 7h 57m

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

Before You Leave

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

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

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

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

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

Trip Strategy

Day 1

Settle into the route from Laredo, TX

Aim for roughly 251 miles and 4.5 hours of wheel time on this day.

Day 2

Finish the approach into Anthony, TX

Aim for roughly 251 miles and 4.5 hours of wheel time on this day.

Your first comfortable stop window is around 110 miles from Laredo, TX.

This route usually feels better as a 2-day drive than as one long push.

Plan about 2 real breaks rather than only quick fuel stops.

Best Stop Towns on This Route

These towns line up with the pace of this drive and give you clearer places to stop with a purpose.

Late stop town

Coffee and fuel

San Antonio, TX

166 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

San Antonio, TX to Arlington, TX

297 mi · 4h 18m

Late stop town

Overnight candidate

Arlington, TX

331 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.

Suggested Overnight Stops

Night 1

Killeen, TX

251 mi · about 4.5h in

A practical overnight split lands near Killeen, TX after about 251 miles or 4.5 hours of driving.

Travel Advice

Arrival Notes

The final approach into Anthony, 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 Anthony, TX.

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

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.

Stops Along the Way

Halfway Point

Midpoint

About 250.9 mi from Laredo, TX

San Antonio, TX

Fuel and coffee

A short stop after about 110 miles helps settle the day before fatigue starts building.

Killeen, TX

Meal break

The midpoint is around 250.9 miles from Laredo, 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 251 miles or 4.5 hours on the road.

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

Fuel & Cost

Fuel Type	$/gal	One Way	Round Trip
regular	$3.78	$74.66	$149.32
midgrade	$4.25	$84.00	$168.00
premium	$4.59	$90.70	$181.40
diesel	$3.99	$78.89	$157.77

Based on 25.4 MPG average. Estimated CO2 emission: 175.6 kg one way.

Travel Intel

Local time and weather at both ends of the drive

Compare the departure city with the arrival city before you leave so the route feels predictable, not reactive.

Forecast data refreshed 1 day ago

Origin

Laredo, TX

Late night in Laredo on Saturday

Local time

3:02 AM

CDT

Current temp

71°F

Forecast unavailable right now

CDT Live mapsof forecast

Destination

Anthony, TX

Late night in Anthony on Saturday

Local time

3:02 AM

CDT

Current temp

58°F

Forecast unavailable right now

CDT Live mapsof forecast

Time zone

Same local time

Origin and destination are on the same clock, so arrival timing is easier to judge at a glance.

Temperature spread

13 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

9h 2m on the road

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

Frequently Asked Questions

The drive from Laredo, TX to Anthony, TX covers 501.8 miles and takes about 9h 2m without stops. Add 15-30 minutes for a fuel or rest stop on longer drives.

The main roads are San Dario Avenue, Purple Heart Trail, South Pan Am Expressway. 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 251 miles on day one.

The midpoint is about 250.9 miles from Laredo, TX. Look for rest areas, gas stations, or food options near the halfway mark.

At current regular gas prices, expect to spend about $74.66 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 2 meaningful breaks for fuel, food, or rest. Plan on a short reset every 3 to 4 hours to stay fresh behind the wheel.