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Direct Flights from Dallas to San Antonio

San Antonio · Texas

Nonstop service from DFW and DAL to SAT on American, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
American, Southwest
Nonstop flights
~20/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
247 mi
Flight time
~1hgate to gate
Elevation
809 ftabout the same as home
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Dallas (DFW) to San Antonio (SAT), 247 miles nonstop.DFWSAT

Which airports fly this route

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  • DFWSATDallas Fort Worth International
    American~12/dayDaily (all week)247 mi
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  • DALSATDallas Love Field
    Southwest~8/dayDaily (all week)248 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

32 cities have a nonstop to San Antonio, Dallas among them.

How long to go to San Antonio for, from Dallas

1h in the air, 247 miles: short enough that a single night in San Antonio is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.

With roughly 20 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 San Antonio

San Antonio's Downtown
Photo by Cristhian Rodriguez · Public domain

San Antonio is the second largest city in the state of Texas and the 7th largest in the United States. It's the 24th largest metropolitan area in the country. Visited by more than 31 million annual visitors, San Antonio is a beautiful city at the axis of three different geological terrains: Hill Country, South Texas Plains and Prairie and Lakes. There's a lot to do in this city: fine art museums, historical missions and plenty of amusement parks in addition to great dining and lots of drinking. The culture and people are vibrant and interesting. San Antonio's downtown is one of the most lively in the nation.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in San Antonio

  1. The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (229-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district in the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States.
  2. San Fernando Cathedral also called the Cathedral of Our Lady of Candelaria and Guadalupe is a cathedral of the Catholic Church located in San Antonio, Texas, in the United States.
  3. The San Antonio Zoo is a 57-acre (23 ha) zoo located in Brackenridge Park in San Antonio, Texas, United States.
  4. Six Flags Fiesta Texas is an amusement park in San Antonio, Texas, United States. It opened on March 14, 1992, in the La Cantera master-planned development and district as the first business in that development.
  5. The Natural Bridge Caverns are the largest commercial caverns in the US state of Texas.
  6. Mission San Juan Capistrano was founded in 1731 by Spanish Catholics of the Franciscan Order, on the eastern banks of the San Antonio River in present-day San Antonio, Texas.
  7. SeaWorld San Antonio is a 416-acre (168 ha) marine mammal park, oceanarium and animal theme park in the Westover Hills District of San Antonio, Texas, on the city's west side.
  8. The San Antonio Museum of Art (SAMA) is an art museum in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The museum spans 5,000 years of global culture.
  9. The McNay Art Museum, founded in 1954 in San Antonio, is the first modern art museum in Texas.
  10. Mission San José y San Miguel de Aguayo is an historic Catholic mission in San Antonio, Texas, United States. The mission was named in part for the Marquis de San Miguel de Aguayo, José de Azlor y Virto de Vera.
  11. The San Antonio Botanical Garden is a 41-acre (17 ha), non-profit botanical garden in San Antonio, Texas, United States, and the city's official botanical garden.
  12. The Cave Without a Name is a limestone solutional cave in the Texas Hill Country region of Central Texas. It is a National Natural Landmark.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

San Antonio weather, compared with Dallas

4° warmer than Dallas on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
San Antonio 64°F · Dallas 57°F · 7° warmer
April
San Antonio 81°F · Dallas 77°F · 4° warmer
July
San Antonio 96°F · Dallas 96°F · much the same
October
San Antonio 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 San Antonio

Best time to visit
The best time to visit San Antonio is November–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–81°F.
How long to stay
San Antonio rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Tower of the Americas, Cathedral of San Fernando (San Antonio), and San Antonio Zoo and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Dallas to San Antonio?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Dallas (DFW, DAL) to San Antonio (SAT) on American, Southwest.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Dallas to San Antonio?
American, Southwest fly nonstop between Dallas (DFW, DAL) and San Antonio (SAT).
Which Dallas airport has nonstop flights to San Antonio?
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 San Antonio?
There are about 20 nonstop departures per day (roughly 140 per week) from Dallas to San Antonio.
How far is San Antonio from Dallas?
San Antonio is about 247 miles from Dallas by air.
What is there to do in San Antonio?
Popular things to do include Tower of the Americas, Cathedral of San Fernando (San Antonio), San Antonio Zoo, Six Flags Fiesta Texas, and more.

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