Best Weekend Trips From Dallas: 8 Short-Haul Escapes
Texas-adjacent and Southern weekend picks
Austin is the obvious short-haul (90-minute drive or 45-minute flight) weekend trip at $500 to $1,200 per person for four nights. New Orleans is a 90-minute flight at $900 to $2,000 per person for four nights. Nashville is a 2-hour flight at $800 to $1,800 per person. All three deliver strong food and music scenes.
Southwest and Mountain weekend picks
Phoenix, Scottsdale, Sedona, and Las Vegas are all under three-hour flights from Dallas. Phoenix (October to April) and Scottsdale run $900 to $2,200 per person for four nights. Sedona (fall and spring peak) runs $1,000 to $2,500. Las Vegas runs $700 to $1,800 depending heavily on which days.
Mexican short-haul
Dallas offers some of the shortest Mexico flight times in the US. Cancun is a 2.5-hour direct flight; a four to five night Cancun or Tulum trip runs $1,100 to $2,500 per person. Mexico City is a 2.5-hour flight for travelers wanting a cultural rather than beach weekend.
Longer-flight weekend picks
Charleston is a 2.5-hour flight at $1,000 to $2,200 per person for four nights. Napa Valley (via San Francisco) is a 4-hour flight at $1,400 to $3,000 per person for a weekend.
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