How far is Bridge City, TX from Amarillo, TX?

The driving distance from Bridge City, TX to Amarillo, TX is about 677.3 miles (1090 km), with a travel time of about 10h 26m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 587.1 miles (944.8 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 20h 53m of driving time before adding stops, traffic, or weather delays.
  • A comfortable departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT.
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Quick Snapshot
Road
677.27 mi
10h 26m
Flight
587.09 mi
944.83 km direct

This drive is better planned with a longer stop or an overnight stay.

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
587.09 mi
Kilometers
944.83 km
Flight Time
01h 10m

Driving Distance

Road route
677.27 mi
Kilometers
1089.96 km
Drive Time
10h 26m

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Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Amarillo
Thu, Oct 15, 10:22 PM CDT
Return by in Bridge City
Fri, Oct 16, 8:49 AM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Bridge City
2026-10-15T11:55
Arrive Amarillo
Thu, Oct 15, 10:22 PM CDT
Route Timing
10h 26m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
4:27 PM to 5:57 PM CDT

Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

Leave by
3:06 PM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Bridge City
8:00 PM CDT
Overnight-style route

You are leaving earlier than the recommended window, which gives you extra margin for breaks and traffic.

Halfway Point

A useful midpoint for breaks, coffee, or meeting in the middle.

Mid-route stop
Blue Mound
TX

City in Tarrant County, Texas, United States

From Bridge City
332 mi
05h 13m
To Amarillo
345.3 mi
05h 13m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
87°F
Today

Mostly Sunny

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 11:00 AM CDT
Wind
10 mph SE
Destination
58°F
Overnight

Areas Of Fog

Starts
Thu, Oct 15 2:00 AM CDT
Wind
10 mph WSW

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Bridge City and Amarillo.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Bridge City and Amarillo.

  1. 1

    Start on Old Ferry Road

    68 m · 8 sec · Old Ferry Road

  2. 2

    Turn right onto Texas Avenue

    2.7 mi · 4 min · Texas Avenue

  3. 3

    Turn slight left onto State Highway 62 South

    2.1 mi · 3 min · State Highway 62 South

  4. 4

    Continue on South Dorman Road

    1.1 mi · 2 min · South Dorman Road

  5. 5

    Continue on State Highway 62 South

    1.5 mi · 2 min · State Highway 62 South

  6. 6

    Turn left onto West I-10 Service Road

    904 ft · 20 sec · West I-10 Service Road

  7. 7

    Take the ramp straight

    923 ft · 23 sec

  8. 8

    Merge slight left

    19.3 mi · 20 min

  9. 9

    Take the exit slight right toward US 69 North, US 96 North, US 287 North: Lufkin, Jasper

    1703 ft · 42 sec

  10. 10

    Keep slight left to continue on US 69 North, US 96 North, US 287 North

    1010 ft · 25 sec

  11. 11

    Merge slight left onto Eastex Freeway

    9.5 mi · 10 min · Eastex Freeway

  12. 12

    Keep slight left to continue on US 69 North, US 287 North: Kountze, Lufkin

    93.6 mi · 1 hr 46 min

  13. 13

    Turn right onto South Chestnut Street

    2929 ft · 1 min · South Chestnut Street

  14. 14

    Turn straight

    93 m · 11 sec

  15. 15

    Turn straight onto South Timberland Drive

    1.2 mi · 2 min · South Timberland Drive

  16. 16

    Turn left onto Kurth Drive

    2.1 mi · 3 min · Kurth Drive

  17. 17

    At the end of the road, turn left onto Loop 287 Frontage Road

    3051 ft · 60 sec · Loop 287 Frontage Road

  18. 18

    Take the ramp straight

    780 ft · 22 sec

  19. 19

    Merge slight left

    53.6 mi · 1 hr 3 min

  20. 20

    Turn left onto Alexander Boulevard

    937 ft · 20 sec · Alexander Boulevard

  21. 21

    Continue on Frankston Highway

    3163 ft · 56 sec · Frankston Highway

  22. 22

    Continue on US Highway 175 West

    9.6 mi · 11 min · US Highway 175 West

  23. 23

    Turn slight right

    3.8 mi · 4 min

  24. 24

    Merge slight left onto East Pine Street

    1.9 mi · 3 min · East Pine Street

  25. 25

    Continue on US Highway 175

    20.8 mi · 22 min · US Highway 175

  26. 26

    Continue on East Corsicana Street

    2.5 mi · 5 min · East Corsicana Street

  27. 27

    Keep slight right to continue on US Highway 175 West

    68.8 mi · 1 hr 15 min · US Highway 175 West

  28. 28

    Merge slight left onto Julius Schepps Freeway

    3.1 mi · 4 min · Julius Schepps Freeway

  29. 29

    Take the exit slight right toward Waco, Denton

    3139 ft · 1 min

  30. 30

    Continue on Woodall Rodgers Freeway

    1.4 km · 1 min · Woodall Rodgers Freeway

  31. 31

    Take the exit slight right toward I 35E North: Denton

    1980 ft · 48 sec

  32. 32

    Merge slight left onto North Stemmons Freeway

    4.1 mi · 5 min · North Stemmons Freeway

  33. 33

    Keep slight left to continue on John W Carpenter Freeway

    1.2 km · 49 sec · John W Carpenter Freeway

  34. 34

    Keep slight left to continue on SH 183 TEXpress

    1.5 mi · 2 min · SH 183 TEXpress

  35. 35

    Keep slight right to continue on SH 183 TEXpress

    14.9 mi · 15 min · SH 183 TEXpress

  36. 36

    Continue on SH 121/183 TEXpress

    2 mi · 2 min · SH 121/183 TEXpress

  37. 37

    Continue on SH 183 TEXpress

    644 ft · 7 sec · SH 183 TEXpress

  38. 38

    Continue on SH 121/183 TEXpress

    1.1 km · 43 sec · SH 121/183 TEXpress

  39. 39

    Continue on I 820 TEXpress

    6.2 mi · 6 min · I 820 TEXpress

  40. 40

    Take the exit slight right toward I 35W Express: Fort Worth, Denton

    1079 ft · 26 sec

  41. 41

    Keep slight right to continue on I 35W Express North: Denton

    1.3 km · 50 sec

  42. 42

    Merge slight left onto I 35W TEXpress

    2.3 mi · 2 min · I 35W TEXpress

  43. 43

    Take the exit slight right toward US 81 North, US 287 North: Decatur

    1.1 km · 1 min

  44. 44

    Merge slight left

    1.7 mi · 2 min

  45. 45

    Continue straight

    101.7 mi · 1 hr 48 min

  46. 46

    Continue on Lloyd Ruby Overpass

    1.3 km · 59 sec · Lloyd Ruby Overpass

  47. 47

    Continue on Central Freeway

    2.4 mi · 3 min · Central Freeway

  48. 48

    Keep slight left to continue on Northwest Freeway

    5.3 mi · 6 min · Northwest Freeway

  49. 49

    Continue on US Highway 287 East

    40.5 mi · 42 min · US Highway 287 East

  50. 50

    Continue on Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway

    4.1 mi · 4 min · Martin Luther King Jr Memorial Highway

  51. 51

    Continue on US Highway 287 West

    25.7 mi · 26 min · US Highway 287 West

  52. 52

    Continue on East 11th Street

    28.7 mi · 33 min · East 11th Street

  53. 53

    Continue on Avenue F Northeast

    2.8 mi · 3 min · Avenue F Northeast

  54. 54

    Continue on US Highway 287

    13.8 mi · 15 min · US Highway 287

  55. 55

    Continue on Burnett Street

    1.1 km · 1 min · Burnett Street

  56. 56

    Continue on US Highway 287

    13.6 mi · 14 min · US Highway 287

  57. 57

    Turn straight onto Boykin Drive

    26.2 mi · 28 min · Boykin Drive

  58. 58

    Continue on East 2nd Street

    1.6 mi · 2 min · East 2nd Street

  59. 59

    Continue on US Highway 287

    28.4 mi · 29 min · US Highway 287

  60. 60

    Continue on East 1st Street

    1.1 mi · 2 min · East 1st Street

  61. 61

    Continue on US Highway 287

    19.6 mi · 20 min · US Highway 287

  62. 62

    Keep slight right to continue on East Interstate Drive

    100 m · 8 sec · East Interstate Drive

  63. 63

    Keep slight right to continue on Southeast 3rd Avenue

    2.6 mi · 4 min · Southeast 3rd Avenue

  64. 64

    Take the ramp left

    946 ft · 26 sec

  65. 65

    Merge slight left onto North Lakeside Drive

    1.3 mi · 1 min · North Lakeside Drive

  66. 66

    Take the exit slight right toward US 60, I 40 Business: Amarillo Boulevard

    1620 ft · 46 sec

  67. 67

    Turn left onto East Amarillo Boulevard

    4.4 mi · 5 min · East Amarillo Boulevard

  68. 68

    Continue straight

    1.4 km · 1 min

  69. 69

    Continue on East Amarillo Boulevard

    534 ft · 17 sec · East Amarillo Boulevard

  70. 70

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · East Amarillo Boulevard

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Bridge City and Amarillo.

OSRM road route
Drive Character

Long-distance drive

This route is long enough that fuel, rest stops, weather, and timing matter more than any single maneuver.

Directions
70 steps
12 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
18
9 merges, 9 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
10.3 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
US 81 North
104 mi · 15%
US 69 North
94.1 mi · 14%
US Highway 175 West
78.4 mi · 12%
US Highway 287
75.4 mi · 11%
Loop 287 Frontage Road
54.3 mi · 8%
US Highway 287 East
40.5 mi · 6%
Longest Stretch

US 81 North

Continue straight

102 mi · 01h 48m

Route Summary

A quick read on whether this route feels easy, ambitious, or worth planning around.

Trip Read

Better with a longer stop

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

Drive Time
10h 26m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
20h 54m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+90.2 mi
587.1 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Blue Mound
05h 13m from Bridge City
Leave By
3:06 PM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Mostly Sunny leaving Bridge City and Areas Of Fog near Amarillo.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Bridge City to Amarillo?

The road trip is about 677.3 miles (1090 km) and usually takes 10h 26m in normal driving conditions.

Is this a same-day trip or an overnight route?

This route is long enough that most travelers will be better off planning an overnight stay or a more deliberate stop window.

What is the halfway point on this route?

Blue Mound is a useful midpoint, sitting about 332 miles from Bridge City and 345.3 miles from Amarillo.

How much longer is the road route than the straight-line distance?

The direct path is about 587.1 miles (944.8 km), while the road route adds roughly 90.2 extra miles because roads do not follow the straight air line.

When is the best time to leave for this route?

A good departure window is usually 6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT. Starting early still helps, but most travelers will want a longer stop or an overnight stay on a route this long.

How much will gas cost for this route?

Using about 28.3 MPG, regular gas is estimated at $91.75 one way or $183.50 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 212.4 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Mostly Sunny around Bridge City and Areas Of Fog near Amarillo.

Stop Ideas Near Blue Mound

Useful break, food, and waypoint ideas within about 15 miles of the route midpoint.

Mid-route Guidance
These suggestions come from reviewed places and nearby services around Blue Mound and the surrounding midpoint area.
The Keller Watertower
Scenic stop 7.2 mi away

The Keller Watertower

Keller , TX
100 N Main St, Keller, TX 76248
Rating 4.2/5 5 reviews Public parking space
Arlington City Hall
Meeting point 13.5 mi away

Arlington City Hall

Arlington , TX
101 W Abram St, Arlington, TX 76010
Rating 3.8/5 38 reviews City Hall,City government office,Local government office
Niles City Hall Saloon
Nearby stop 4.4 mi away

Niles City Hall Saloon

Fort Worth , TX
112 E Exchange Ave, Fort Worth, TX 76164
Rating 4.8/5 80 reviews Bar

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Blue Mound.

RAIL

Fort Worth Central Station

12 mi away
1001 Jones Street
RAIL

Union Station

50 mi away
400 South Houston St.
BUS

Dallas, TX

51 mi away
205 South Lamar Street
RAIL

Cleburne

57 mi away
206 North Border St.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Bridge City and Amarillo. Straight-line distance: 587.09 mi (944.83 km).

Bridge City

#1 Bridge City

City in Orange County, Texas, United States

Population7,862
Coordinates30.0207700, -93.8457300
Altitude3
CountryUnited States
Amarillo

#2 Amarillo

The second most populous city in Texas Panhandle.

Population199,654
Coordinates35.2220000, -101.8313000
Altitude1118
CountryUnited States
Start: Old Ferry Road (-93.845745, 30.02077)
End: East Amarillo Boulevard (-101.8313, 35.221963)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 1090 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)22h 33m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)16h 55m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)13h 32m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)11h 17m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)09h 40m
80 mph (129 km/h)08h 26m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
23.9 gal
90.47 L · about $91.75
Round trip
$183.50
47.8 gal · 180.94 L
Estimated CO2
212.4 kg one way
Round trip: 424.8 kg / 937 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.84 $91.75 $183.50
Mid-grade $4.35 $103.89 $207.79
Premium $4.72 $112.88 $225.76
Diesel $5.78 $138.05 $276.09

Assumes 8.3 L/100 km (about 28.3 MPG). CO2 is an estimate and varies by vehicle, fuel blend, traffic, and terrain.

Prices in Texas · Oct 15, 2026

There is no time difference between Bridge City and Amarillo. The current time is 11:55:52.

Distance to Other Cities

How did we calculate? Place names are translated into coordinates. The Haversine formula calculates straight-line distance; driving distance uses road network data.