How far is Mount Pleasant, TX from Brownsville, TX?

The driving distance from Mount Pleasant, TX to Brownsville, TX is about 598.8 miles (963.6 km), with a travel time of about 11h 28m by car.

  • The straight-line flight distance is about 523.8 miles (842.9 km).
  • For a round trip, plan for roughly 22h 57m 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
598.74 mi
11h 28m
Flight
523.77 mi
842.93 km direct

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

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Flight Distance

Direct air line
523.77 mi
Kilometers
842.93 km
Flight Time
01h 03m

Driving Distance

Road route
598.74 mi
Kilometers
963.58 km
Drive Time
11h 28m

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Drive time stays fixed at 11h 28m.

Arrival Snapshot
Arrive in Brownsville
Thu, May 14, 3:54 AM CDT
Return by in Mount Pleasant
Thu, May 14, 3:23 PM CDT
Useful when you're deciding between a quick errand, a day trip, or a longer stop.
Leave Mount Pleasant
2026-05-13T16:25
Arrive Brownsville
Thu, May 14, 3:54 AM CDT
Route Timing
11h 28m
One way by road
Best Departure Window
6:00 AM to 7:30 AM CDT
Treat this as a longer travel day
Arrive between
5:29 PM to 6:59 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
1:02 PM CDT
Keeps a same-day return open with about 08h 00m at the destination.
Back in Mount Pleasant
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
Schulenburg
TX

City in Fayette County, Texas, United States

From Mount Pleasant
299.9 mi
05h 44m
To Brownsville
298.8 mi
05h 44m

Route Weather Snapshot

Check the forecast at both ends before you head out.

Origin
86°F
Wednesday

Sunny

Starts
Wed, May 13 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
0 mph
Destination
Brownsville Weather
TX
Live fallback forecast
89°F
Wednesday
Using Cameron Park as the closest live forecast in the Cameron County weather hub.

Sunny

Starts
Wed, May 13 6:00 AM CDT
Wind
0 to 12 mph NE

Driving Route Map

The map below follows the saved road route between Mount Pleasant and Brownsville.

Turn-by-Turn Driving Directions

Step-by-step road directions between Mount Pleasant and Brownsville.

  1. 1

    Start on East 1st Street

    81 m · 10 sec · East 1st Street

  2. 2

    Turn right

    602 ft · 29 sec

  3. 3

    Turn right onto East Arkansas Street

    624 ft · 33 sec · East Arkansas Street

  4. 4

    Turn left onto South Madison Avenue

    998 ft · 19 sec · South Madison Avenue

  5. 5

    Turn left onto West Ferguson Road

    918 ft · 25 sec · West Ferguson Road

  6. 6

    Turn right onto South Jefferson Avenue

    2.3 mi · 4 min · South Jefferson Avenue

  7. 7

    Continue on South US Highway 271

    1.2 mi · 2 min · South US Highway 271

  8. 8

    Take the ramp straight

    1101 ft · 27 sec

  9. 9

    Merge slight left onto Bill Ratliff Freeway

    2456 ft · 30 sec · Bill Ratliff Freeway

  10. 10

    Continue on South US Highway 271

    4.2 mi · 5 min · South US Highway 271

  11. 11

    Continue straight

    22.6 mi · 26 min

  12. 12

    Turn straight

    13.4 mi · 15 min

  13. 13

    Turn right onto West Broadway Street

    1.4 km · 1 min · West Broadway Street

  14. 14

    Turn left

    12.6 mi · 15 min

  15. 15

    Turn right onto US Highway 271

    5.5 mi · 7 min · US Highway 271

  16. 16

    Continue on East Gentry Parkway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · East Gentry Parkway

  17. 17

    Continue on North Beckham Avenue

    1.6 km · 2 min · North Beckham Avenue

  18. 18

    Turn right onto East Front Street

    1962 ft · 42 sec · East Front Street

  19. 19

    Turn left onto South Broadway Avenue

    1 mi · 2 min · South Broadway Avenue

  20. 20

    Turn right onto West Fourth Street

    2096 ft · 35 sec · West Fourth Street

  21. 21

    Continue on West Glenwood Boulevard

    1279 ft · 30 sec · West Glenwood Boulevard

  22. 22

    Turn left onto South Vine Avenue

    1970 ft · 36 sec · South Vine Avenue

  23. 23

    Continue on Frankston Highway

    2 mi · 3 min · Frankston Highway

  24. 24

    Continue on State Highway 155 South

    19.2 mi · 22 min · State Highway 155 South

  25. 25

    Continue on North Frankston Highway

    1.5 mi · 2 min · North Frankston Highway

  26. 26

    Continue on North Elm Street

    2213 ft · 31 sec · North Elm Street

  27. 27

    Continue on State Highway 155

    20.7 mi · 24 min · State Highway 155

  28. 28

    Continue on North Link Street

    1290 ft · 26 sec · North Link Street

  29. 29

    Turn right onto East Palestine Avenue

    2.1 mi · 3 min · East Palestine Avenue

  30. 30

    Continue on West Oak Street

    11.7 mi · 14 min · West Oak Street

  31. 31

    Turn straight

    75.4 mi · 1 hr 26 min

  32. 32

    Continue on South State Highway 6

    11.2 mi · 12 min · South State Highway 6

  33. 33

    Take the exit slight right toward TX OSR

    1377 ft · 38 sec

  34. 34

    Continue on South State Highway 6

    1334 ft · 37 sec · South State Highway 6

  35. 35

    Turn right onto West Old San Antonio Road

    8 mi · 10 min · West Old San Antonio Road

  36. 36

    Turn right

    36.6 mi · 40 min

  37. 37

    Take the exit slight right

    874 ft · 24 sec

  38. 38

    Keep slight left

    31 m · 3 sec

  39. 39

    Turn left onto United States Highway 77

    26.9 mi · 31 min · United States Highway 77

  40. 40

    Continue on North Jefferson Street

    2.7 mi · 3 min · North Jefferson Street

  41. 41

    Continue on South US Highway 77

    24.7 mi · 28 min · South US Highway 77

  42. 42

    Continue on US 77

    6.8 mi · 8 min · US 77

  43. 43

    Continue on United States Highway 77

    1141 ft · 15 sec · United States Highway 77

  44. 44

    Continue on North Texana Street

    1.3 mi · 2 min · North Texana Street

  45. 45

    Turn right onto West 4th Street

    1409 ft · 20 sec · West 4th Street

  46. 46

    Continue on Fairwinds Street

    2010 ft · 29 sec · Fairwinds Street

  47. 47

    Turn left onto United States Highway 77

    39.9 mi · 45 min · United States Highway 77

  48. 48

    Take the exit slight right

    85 m · 8 sec

  49. 49

    Turn straight onto Northeast Zac Lentz Parkway

    123 m · 8 sec · Northeast Zac Lentz Parkway

  50. 50

    Take the ramp straight

    1765 ft · 43 sec

  51. 51

    Merge slight left onto Northeast Zac Lentz Parkway

    1.4 mi · 2 min · Northeast Zac Lentz Parkway

  52. 52

    Continue on Northwest Zac Lentz Parkway

    11.9 mi · 13 min · Northwest Zac Lentz Parkway

  53. 53

    Take the exit slight right

    2991 ft · 1 min

  54. 54

    Turn left

    52 m · 7 sec

  55. 55

    Turn right onto US Highway 77 South

    34 mi · 39 min · US Highway 77 South

  56. 56

    Turn straight onto Alamo Street

    37.1 mi · 43 min · Alamo Street

  57. 57

    Take the exit straight toward I 37, US 77, I 69E

    538 ft · 13 sec

  58. 58

    Keep slight left

    1965 ft · 48 sec

  59. 59

    Merge slight right

    2.5 mi · 2 min

  60. 60

    Take the exit slight right toward I 69E, US 77: Kingsville, Brownsville

    31.3 mi · 34 min

  61. 61

    Keep slight left to continue on U.S. Highway 77

    61.3 mi · 1 hr 9 min · U.S. Highway 77

  62. 62

    Keep slight left to continue on U.S. Highway 77

    43.7 mi · 47 min · U.S. Highway 77

  63. 63

    Continue on North Expressway

    2.1 mi · 2 min · North Expressway

  64. 64

    Keep slight left to continue on North Expressway

    9 mi · 10 min · North Expressway

  65. 65

    Take the exit slight right toward 12th-14th Street

    1730 ft · 42 sec

  66. 66

    Turn straight onto South Expressway

    101 m · 9 sec · South Expressway

  67. 67

    Turn right onto East 12th Street

    1.2 km · 2 min · East 12th Street

  68. 68

    Turn right onto East Washington Street

    9 m · 1 sec · East Washington Street

  69. 69

    Arrive at your destination

    0 m · 1 sec · East Washington Street

Car Route Details

A richer read on the saved driving route between Mount Pleasant and Brownsville.

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
69 steps
27 turns on the saved route
Ramps & Exits
12
3 merges, 9 ramps or exits
Navigation Density
11.5 / 100 mi
Decision points by distance
Main Roads
U.S. Highway 77
105 mi · 18%
United States Highway 77
67.1 mi · 11%
Alamo Street
37.1 mi · 6%
US Highway 77 South
34 mi · 6%
I 69E
31.3 mi · 5%
South US Highway 271
28.2 mi · 5%
Longest Stretch

Longest stretch

Turn straight

75.4 mi · 01h 26m

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
11h 28m
Overnight route
Same-Day Return
22h 58m
Round-trip wheel time
Road vs Air
+75 mi
523.8 mi direct line
Halfway Stop
Schulenburg
05h 44m from Mount Pleasant
Leave By
1:02 PM CDT
Overnight-style route
Weather Watch

Sunny leaving Mount Pleasant and Sunny near Brownsville.

Trip Questions

Direct answers travelers usually want before committing to the drive.

How long does it take to drive from Mount Pleasant to Brownsville?

The road trip is about 598.8 miles (963.6 km) and usually takes 11h 28m 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?

Schulenburg is a useful midpoint, sitting about 299.9 miles from Mount Pleasant and 298.8 miles from Brownsville.

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

The direct path is about 523.8 miles (842.9 km), while the road route adds roughly 75 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 $79.85 one way or $159.70 round trip. Estimated CO2 is about 187.8 kg one way.

What should you check before leaving?

Before you leave, expect Sunny around Mount Pleasant and Sunny near Brownsville.

Stop Ideas Near Schulenburg

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

Mid-route Guidance
Local place coverage is thin around Schulenburg, so nearby transit and meeting points are shown instead.
Reviewed stop coverage is still thin around this midpoint, so practical transit waypoints are shown on the right.

Transit and Meeting Points

Useful pickup, handoff, or rendezvous points close to Schulenburg.

BUS

Prairie View, TX

98 mi away
44814 US Highway 290 Business \r\n
RAIL

San Marcos Station

102 mi away
338 South Guadalupe St.
RAIL

Austin

105 mi away
250 North Lamar Blvd.
RAIL

Taylor

110 mi away
118 East First St.

Flight Path Map

This map shows the direct air route between Mount Pleasant and Brownsville. Straight-line distance: 523.77 mi (842.93 km).

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#1 Mount Pleasant

City in Titus County, Texas, United States

Population16,051
Coordinates33.1567900, -94.9682700
Altitude123
CountryUnited States
Brownsville

#2 Brownsville

The southernmost city in Texas.

Population183,428
Coordinates25.9017500, -97.4974800
Altitude10
CountryUnited States
Start: Mount Pleasant (-94.96827, 33.15679)
End: Brownsville (-97.49748, 25.90175)

Estimated Travel Time

Distance: 964 km by road

SpeedTime
30 mph (48.3 km/h)19h 56m
40 mph (64.37 km/h)14h 58m
50 mph (80.47 km/h)11h 58m
60 mph (96.56 km/h)09h 58m
70 mph (112.65 km/h)08h 33m
80 mph (129 km/h)07h 28m

Fuel, Round Trip and CO2

Estimated fuel cost and emissions for this route.

One-way fuel
21.13 gal
79.98 L · about $79.85
Round trip
$159.70
42.26 gal · 159.96 L
Estimated CO2
187.8 kg one way
Round trip: 375.6 kg / 828 lb CO2, using regular gasoline.
Fuel$/galOne wayRound trip
Regular gas $3.78 $79.85 $159.70
Mid-grade $4.25 $89.84 $179.69
Premium $4.59 $97.01 $194.02
Diesel $3.99 $84.37 $168.74

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 · May 13, 2026

There is no time difference between Mount Pleasant and Brownsville. The current time is 16:25:27.

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