Distance between McAllen TX and Houston TX
The distance from McAllen to Houston is 580 kilometers by road including 213 kilometers on motorways. Road takes approximately 6 hours and 50 minutes and goes through San Juan, Donna, Weslaco, Corpus Christi and Victoria.
| Shortest distance by air | 485 km ✈️ |
| Car route length | 580 km 🚗 |
| Driving time | 6 h 50 min |
| Fuel amount | 46.4 L |
| Fuel cost | 91 CAD |
| Point | Distance | Time | Fuel | |
| McAllen | 0 km | 00 min | 0.0 L | |
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US 83-S Business 5 km, 03 min
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| Pharr | 5 km | 03 min | 0.2 L | |
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US 83 4 km, 02 min
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| San Juan | 9 km | 06 min | 0.6 L | |
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I 2 3 km, 01 min
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| Alamo | 12 km | 07 min | 0.8 L | |
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I 2 6 km, 04 min
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| Donna | 18 km | 12 min | 1.0 L | |
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I 2 8 km, 05 min
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| Weslaco | 26 km | 17 min | 1.9 L | |
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I 2 9 km, 06 min
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| Mercedes | 35 km | 24 min | 2.3 L | |
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I 2 US 77 216 km, 2 h 34 min
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| Corpus Christi | 251 km | 2 h 58 min | 19.8 L | |
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US 77 133 km, 1 h 33 min
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| Victoria | 384 km | 4 h 31 min | 30.2 L | |
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US 59 196 km, 2 h 18 min
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| Houston | 580 km | 6 h 49 min | 45.9 L | |
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Frequently Asked Questions
How much does it cost to drive from McAllen to Houston?
Fuel cost: 91 CAD
This fuel cost is calculated as: (Route length 580 km / 100 km) * (Fuel consumption 8 L/100 km) * (Fuel price 1.96 CAD / L)
You can adjust fuel consumption and fuel price here.
How long is a car ride from McAllen to Houston?
Driving time: 6 h 50 min
This time is calculated for driving at the maximum permitted speed, taking into account traffic rules restrictions.
- 4 km with a maximum speed 110 km/h = 1 min
- 15 km with a maximum speed 105 km/h = 8 min
- 78 km with a maximum speed 100 km/h = 46 min
- 3 km with a maximum speed 97 km/h = 1 min
- 128 km with a maximum speed 90 km/h = 1 h 25 min
- 350 km with a maximum speed 80 km/h = 4 h 22 min
- 2 km with a maximum speed 48 km/h = 2 min
The calculated driving time does not take into account intermediate stops and traffic jams.
How far is McAllen to Houston by land?
The distance between McAllen and Houston is 580 km by road including 213 km on motorways.
Precise satellite coordinates of highways were used for this calculation. The start and finish points are the centers of McAllen and Houston respectively.
How far is McAllen to Houston by plane?
The shortest distance (air line, as the crow flies) between McAllen and Houston is 485 km.
This distance is calculated using the Haversine formula as a great-circle distance between two points on the surface of a sphere. The start and finish points are the centers of McAllen and Houston respectively. Actual distance between airports may be different.
How many hours is McAllen from Houston by plane?
Boeing 737 airliner needs 36 min to cover the distance of 485 km at a cruising speed of 800 km/h.
Small plane "Cessna 172" needs 2 h 12 min to flight this distance at average speed of 220 km/h.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, airport location and other real world factors.
How long is a helicopter ride from McAllen to Houston?
Fast helicopter "Eurocopter AS350" or "Hughes OH-6 Cayuse" need 2 h 1 min to cover the distance of 485 km at a cruising speed of 240 km/h.
Popular "Robinson R44" needs 2 h 18 min to flight this distance at average speed of 210 km/h.
This time is approximate and do not take into account takeoff and landing times, aerodrome location and other real world factors.
What city is halfway between McAllen and Houston?
The halfway point between McAllen and Houston is Ewelder. It is located about 5 km from the exact midpoint by road.
The distance from Ewelder to McAllen is 285 km and driving will take about 3 h 21 min. The road between Ewelder and Houston has length 295 km and will take approximately 3 h 28 min.
The other cities located close to halfway point:
Where is McAllen in relation to Houston?
McAllen is located 485 km south-west of Houston.
McAllen has geographic coordinates: latitude 26.20437, longitude -98.23008.
Houston has geographic coordinates: latitude 29.75894, longitude -95.3677.
Which highway goes from McAllen to Houston?
The route from McAllen to Houston follows US 77, US 59.
Other minor sections pass along the road:
- I 69E: 58 km
- I 2: 49 km
- US 83: 48 km
- I 69: 30 km
- I 37: 4 km
- US 83-S Business: 3 km
- Spur 91: 2 km
- US 83: 1 km