Austin: how to get there and around
Airports, stations, ports, where the hotels are and what the numbers say, from public data rather than a brochure.
Austin is a city of 974,447 people in United States (Texas), 165 m (541 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 4 railway stations on record, including Plaza Saltillo. Our booking partner lists 1,276+ places to stay.
Key facts
Daylight in Austin runs from about 10 h 14 min a day in late December to 14 h 9 min in late June (computed for 30.27° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
Austin is served by 2 airports with scheduled flights within 100 km. The closest large one is Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, whose 12,250-ft runway is long enough for long-haul wide-body aircraft. The alternatives are Killeen Regional Airport / Robert Gray Army Airfield (GRK, 89 km).
Flights to Austin: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include Plaza Saltillo, Crestview, Downtown, Lakeline. Trains to Austin
Buses to Austin · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,276+ places to stay in Austin (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 713 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (328), and 9 are five-star. Across 248 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 8.2 out of 10. Guests have left 142,527 reviews in total.
Hotels in Austin: the full picture, and book
What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum | 125,000 | — |
The busiest is Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum at 125,000 visitors. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from Austin
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Houston, 236 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- San Antonio, 118 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Dallas, 293 km — flights · trains · tours
- Fort Worth, 276 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Nuevo Laredo, 355 km (Mexico) — flights
- Arlington, 281 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Corpus Christi, 276 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Plano, 322 km — flights · trains
- Laredo, 352 km — flights · trains
- Garland, 312 km — flights
Twin towns and sister cities: Antalya, Angers, Saltillo, Koblenz, Lima, Maseru, Taichung, Edmonton, Ōita-shi, London Borough of Hackney.
Common questions
Which airport serves Austin?
Austin Bergstrom International Airport (AUS), 11 km (7 mi) from the centre, plus 1 other airport with scheduled flights within 100 km.
How big is Austin?
About 974,447 people live in Austin, across 828 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is Austin in?
America/Chicago, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in Austin?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in Austin?
Our booking partner lists 1,276 or more places to stay in Austin, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near Austin?
Houston (236 km), San Antonio (118 km), Dallas (293 km), Fort Worth (276 km), Nuevo Laredo (355 km).
Where these facts come from
- GeoNames (CC BY 4.0): population, elevation, time zone, postal codes
- Wikidata (CC0): area, sister cities, visitor numbers, heritage listings, stations and ports
- OurAirports (public domain): airports, runways
- Natural Earth (public domain): map outlines
Data compiled 13 September 2026. Hotel figures are from our booking partner’s catalogue on that date. Journey times on this page are estimates from distance, not timetables; check the operator before you rely on one.