San Antonio: 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.
San Antonio is a city of 1.5 million people in United States (Texas), 202 m (663 ft) above sea level. The nearest large airport is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre. It has 1 railway station on record, including San Antonio Station. Our booking partner lists 1,271+ places to stay.
Key facts
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Daylight in San Antonio runs from about 10 h 18 min a day in late December to 14 h 5 min in late June (computed for 29.42° latitude), which matters more than the forecast when a day is built around one flight or one crossing.
Getting there
San Antonio is served by one airport with scheduled flights. The closest large one is San Antonio International Airport (SAT), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre, with a longest runway of 8,505 ft, which limits it to short and medium-haul aircraft.
Flights to San Antonio: every airport, routes and times
By rail: stations on record include San Antonio Station. Trains to San Antonio
Buses to San Antonio · Driving and car hire
Where to stay
Our booking partner lists 1,271+ places to stay in San Antonio (statistics below are from the first 1,000). Of the 812 with a star rating, the largest group is 3-star (447), and 2 are five-star. Across 355 properties with at least 50 reviews, the average guest score is 7.7 out of 10. Guests have left 244,086 reviews in total.
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What people come for
| Sight | Visitors a year | Year |
|---|---|---|
| San Antonio Missions National Historical Park | 1,141,353 | 2020 |
| Aquatica San Antonio | 652,000 | 2024 |
The busiest is San Antonio Missions National Historical Park at 1,141,353 visitors in 2020. Figures are the latest each site has published, so they are not all for the same year.
Tours, tickets and day trips from San Antonio
Nearby cities, and how to get between them
- Houston, 305 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Fort Worth, 384 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Austin, 118 km — trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Reynosa, 372 km (Mexico) — flights · trains · buses · car rental
- Nuevo Laredo, 239 km (Mexico) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Arlington, 391 km — flights · buses · car rental
- Corpus Christi, 210 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Laredo, 235 km — flights · trains · buses · car rental · tours
- Ciudad Acuña, 238 km (Mexico) — flights · buses · car rental · tours
- Cypress, 277 km — flights · buses · car rental · tours
Twin towns and sister cities: Guadalajara, Torreón, Monterrey, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Gwangju, Kaohsiung, Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Kumamoto, Chennai, Wuxi, Darmstadt, Windhoek.
Common questions
Which airport serves San Antonio?
San Antonio International Airport (SAT), 12 km (7 mi) from the centre.
How big is San Antonio?
About 1.5 million people live in San Antonio, across 1,209 km² (GeoNames and Wikidata).
What time zone is San Antonio in?
America/Chicago, currently UTC-5.
What currency is used in San Antonio?
The Dollar (USD). Traffic drives on the right.
How many hotels are there in San Antonio?
Our booking partner lists 1,271 or more places to stay in San Antonio, bookable on this site.
Which cities are near San Antonio?
Houston (305 km), Fort Worth (384 km), Austin (118 km), Reynosa (372 km), Nuevo Laredo (239 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 14 September 2026. Hotel and hostel 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.