The best road trip stops on the Dallas to Lubbock TX drive are Fort Worth, Cisco and Abilene. The distance from Dallas to Lubbock TX by car is 345 miles, with a 5h driving time.
Planning a Dallas to Lubbock TX road trip itinerary
The Dallas to Lubbock road trip takes you from the business hub of north Texas to a university city in west Texas.
5 great Dallas experiences worth booking
- 🤠 Combine the JFK sites and Southfork Ranch on a half day tour.
- 🏛️ Take comprehensive JFK assassination tour – including the Sixth Floor Museum and Lee Harvey Oswald Rooming House.
- 🚴 Cover Downtown Dallas’ attractions and history on an e-bike tour.
- 🌆 See Dallas from above at the Reunion Tower GeO Deck.
- 🌮 Take a food tour with five tastings in the Deep Ellum area.
Dallas has plenty of high quality cultural attractions. These include the Nasher Scupture Center, George W Bush Presidential Museum and Perot Museum of Science and Nature.
But for many visitors, the main reason to visit Dallas is the JFK assassination. Yes, you can go up to the Book Depository where Lee Harvey Oswald supposedly took his shot from. It’s now the Sixth Floor Museum.
Top Dallas experiences include a JFK Assassination and Museum tour, the GeO-Deck at Reunion Tower and a self-guided scavenger hunt.
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- 📉 Huge Savings in the Big D: Save up to 50% on admission to Dallas’ premier attractions compared to purchasing individual tickets at the gate.
- 🏙️ Iconic Views & Science: Includes guaranteed entry to the Reunion Tower GeO-Deck for 360-degree city views and the Perot Museum of Nature and Science (with a 3D film).
- 🤠 Tailor Your Trip: Customize your itinerary by choosing two additional attractions from the Dallas Zoo, George W. Bush Presidential Museum, or the Dallas Holocaust and Human Rights Museum.
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- ⏱️ Nine Days of Discovery: Your pass is valid for 9 consecutive days starting from the first day of use, giving you plenty of time to explore at a relaxed, stress-free pace.
Lubbock is home to the Texas Tech University, which plays host to the National Ranching Heritage Center. This explains the history and culture of ranching across Texas and further afield.
There’s also the Museum of Texas Tech University, which has dinosaurs and a planetarium. Perhaps the most interesting attraction, though, is the Buddy Holly Center, which celebrates the local boy music star who died tragically early.
Good Lubbock accommodation options include the good value La Quinta and the personality-packed Cotton Court Hotel.
Dallas to Lubbock distance and driving time
By car, the distance from Dallas to Lubbock is 345 miles. That makes for a driving time of around five hours. The quickest route is by the I-30, I-20 and US-84.
The best stops to add to a Dallas to Lubbock road trip itinerary are Fort Worth, Cisco TX and Abilene TX.
Dallas to Lubbock TX road trip attractions: Fort Worth
Fort Worth fully embraces its status as a cow town, with the Stockyards district full of cowboy heritage. And cowgirl heritage, as the National Cowgirl Hall of Fame shows off.
It’s also a place that knows how to have a shamelessly good time, with Billy Bob’s Texas Honky Tonk famously big on the yee-has and line dancing.
The city does have an impressive cultural selection, though. The Kimbell Art Museum and Amon Carter Museum of American Art cover the art side, while the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History and Fort Worth Botanical Garden do science and nature.
Other good Fort Worth experiences include a Stockyards food tour, electric bike BBQ tours, historic pub crawls and ghost tours.
5 great Fort Worth experiences to book
- 🎸 Visit the legendary Billy Bob’s Honky Tonk – with a dinner and photo package.
- 🏛️ Take a small group historical tour of Fort Worth – including the Livestock Exchange Building.
- 🍖 Taste the best of the Fort Worth Stockyards – on a foodie tour.
- 🍷 On a wine tour, explore the best wineries of North Texas.
- 👻 Discover the spectres of the stockyards – on a Fort Worth ghost tour.
Best stops between Dallas and Lubbock TX: Cisco TX
Cisco TX was where the Hilton hotel empire began in 1919. The first hotel owned by Conrad Hilton is now the centerpiece of the Conrad N. Hilton Community Center and Memorial Park.
Also in Cisco is the Old Zoo Nature Trail, an easy walking route which passes through the ruins of a former zoo. It’s one of the stranger walks you’ll tackle in Texas, with the crumbling zoo buildings being steadily overtaken by nature.
Dallas to Lubbock TX road trip attractions: Abilene TX
The first port of call for many visitors in Abilene TX is Frontier Texas, a museum about life in the Old West. Unlike many dreary local history museums, Frontier Texas uses state of the art technology to be as interactive as possible, and the scope is much grander than the immediate local region.
The other really interesting attraction in Abilene TX is the National Center For Children’s Illustrated Literature, which collects the original artwork from beloved children’s books.
More Texas travel
Other Texas travel guides on Planet Whitley include:
- Interstate trips from Dallas: The best stops on the Dallas to Hot Springs AR drive.
- What to see on the way into Dallas: Abilene to Dallas drive, Conroe TX to Dallas drive, Marshall TX to Dallas drive and Texarkana to Dallas drive highlights.
- Getting to Austin: What are the best stops on the Amarillo to Austin drive, Lubbock to Austin drive, Fort Worth to Austin drive or Dallas to Austin drive?
- The best three stops on the Austin to Galveston drive and the Dallas to Galveston drive.
