How do you combine Austin and San Antonio?
Yes. Austin and San Antonio combine well on one trip. As a rough guide, allow 2 days in Austin and 2 days in San Antonio, around 4 days in total.
How the two connect
Austin and San Antonio are only about 118 km apart, close enough to combine on the same trip without long transfers, and easy to do as a day trip in either direction. The nearest airport to Austin is Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), about 11 km away; for San Antonio it is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), about 12 km away, so you can fly into one and out of the other.
Suggested days
- Austin
- 2 days
- San Antonio
- 2 days
- Together
- 4 days · about 118 km apart
These are starting points, not fixed rules. Add a day to whichever place matches your interests, and build in the travel time between them.
Explore both places
Tours and day trips from Austin
- Lake Austin Sunset Boat Cruise, 1 - Hour Scenic Tour BYOB
- Guided Sunset Bat Kayak Tour in Austin
- Kayak Rentals on Lady Bird Lake
- 1 hr Lake Austin Boat Cruise. BYOB (Shared - Single Tickets)
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Day suggestions are a planning guide based on each place's size and profile, not fixed itineraries. Distances are great-circle figures derived from place coordinates; airport data from OurAirports. How Head Your Way compiles its data.