Direct Flights from Dallas to Austin
Austin · Texas
Nonstop service from DFW and DAL to AUS on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Dallas has 2 airports with nonstop service to Austin. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗DFWAUSDallas Fort Worth International
- Find flights ↗DALAUSDallas Love Field
How rare is this nonstop?
68 cities have a nonstop to Austin, Dallas among them.
How long to go to Austin for, from Dallas
55m in the air, 190 miles: short enough that a single night in Austin is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 19 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Austin
Austin is a city of about 1,054,000 (2026) surpassing Fort Worth to become the 4th most populous city in Texas. It is on the southeast edge of the Hill Country region of Texas, making it the fourth-largest city in the state and the 11th-largest in the country. It is the capital of Texas and a college town, and also a center of an alternative culture away from the major cities on the US coasts, though the city is rapidly gentrifying with its rising popularity. Austin's attitude is commonly emblazoned about town on T-shirts and bumper stickers that read: "Keep Austin Weird." Austin is also marketed as the Live Music Capital of the World due to the large number of venues.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Austin
- The Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, also known as the LBJ Presidential Library, is the presidential library and museum of Lyndon Baines Johnson, the 36th president of the United States (1963–1969).
- The Jack S. Blanton Museum of Art at the University of Texas at Austin is one of the largest university art museums in the U.S.
- The Texas State Cemetery (TSC) is a cemetery located on about 22 acres (8.9 ha) just east of downtown Austin, the capital of the U.S. state of Texas.
- Saint Mary's Cathedral is the cathedral parish of the Catholic Diocese of Austin located in Austin, Texas, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, as St. Mary's Cathedral.
- The Harry Ransom Center, known as the Humanities Research Center until 1983, is an archive, library, and museum at the University of Texas at Austin, specializing in the collection of literary and cultural artifacts from…
- The Austin History Center is the local history collection of the Austin Public Library and the city's historical archive.
- Pedernales Falls State Park is a 5,211.7 acres (2,109 ha) state park situated along the banks of the Pedernales River in Blanco County, Texas, United States.
- Zilker Metropolitan Park is a recreational area in south Austin, Texas, at the juncture of Barton Creek and the Colorado River that comprises over 350 acres (142 ha) of publicly owned land.
- The Contemporary Austin is Austin, Texas's primary contemporary art museum, comprising two locations, an art school, and the Museum Without Walls program bringing sculpture to city parks.
- The Lady Bird Johnson Wildflower Center at The University of Texas at Austin is the state botanical garden and arboretum of Texas.
- The Bullock Texas State History Museum is a history museum in Austin, Texas. The museum, located a few blocks north of the Texas State Capitol at 1800 North Congress Avenue in Austin, Texas, is dedicated to interpreting…
- Hippie Hollow Park is a park located on the shore of Lake Travis in northwest Austin. It is the only legally recognized clothing-optional public park in the State of Texas.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Austin weather, compared with Dallas
3° warmer than Dallas on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Austin 63°F · Dallas 57°F · 6° warmer
- April
- Austin 81°F · Dallas 77°F · 4° warmer
- July
- Austin 96°F · Dallas 96°F · much the same
- October
- Austin 83°F · Dallas 79°F · 4° warmer
August averages 97°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Austin
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Austin is November–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 63–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Austin rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, and Texas State Cemetery and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Dallas to Austin?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW, DAL) to Austin (AUS) on American, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to Austin?
- American, Southwest fly nonstop between Dallas (DFW, DAL) and Austin (AUS).
- Which Dallas airport has nonstop flights to Austin?
- You can leave from 2 Dallas airports: DFW (Dallas Fort Worth International) on American; DAL (Dallas Love Field) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Dallas to Austin?
- There are about 19 nonstop departures per day (roughly 133 per week) from Dallas to Austin.
- How far is Austin from Dallas?
- Austin is about 190 miles from Dallas by air.
- What is there to do in Austin?
- Popular things to do include Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum, Blanton Museum of Art, Texas State Cemetery, Cathedral of Saint Mary (Austin, Texas), and more.
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