The Cost of Driving From Arizona to Texas: A Gas and Toll Price Breakdown

If you are planning a road trip from Arizona to Texas, understanding the cost of gas and tolls is essential to budgeting your trip. Depending on where you plan to start and end your journey, there are various routes you can use and their associated costs. In this blog post, we take a closer look at several options available to you, highlighting the distance, time, and cost of each route.

Route 1: Phoenix to El Paso (594 miles)

Starting in Phoenix, Route 1 takes you through Tucson, which is around 116 miles and should take approximately 2 and a half hours. Then, in Texas, you will drive through Sierra Blanca and Van Horne before finally reaching El Paso. This route is approximately 594 miles long and takes around 9 hours to complete.

At the current average gas price of $3.09 per gallon in Arizona, the total cost of gas for this journey is around $85. Adding in tolls, if you take the Texas segment of the road trip, it would add another $20 making a total trip cost of approximately $105.

Route 2: Maricopa to San Antonio (1,100 miles)

The second route takes you from Maricopa to San Antonio and is approximately 1,100 miles long, taking about 16 hours. The journey will take you through Tucson and then on to Las Cruces before crossing the border into Texas.

For this route, the total gas cost will be around $150 at the current average gas price of $3.09 per gallon in Arizona. Adding in the required tolls of around $60 for the Texas portion, the total cost of this journey is about $210.

Route 3: Tucson to Houston (1,090 miles)

Route three takes you from Tucson, Arizona, to Houston, Texas. This trip is around 1,090 miles long, taking around 16 hours to complete. You'll go through El Paso and Fort Stockton before finally reaching the destination of Houston.

Gas prices in Arizona are about $3.09 per gallon, so the total gas cost for this journey would be around $150. Additionally, you would need to pay around $62 for tolls on the Texas highways, making your total cost around $212.

Route 4: Flagstaff to Dallas (1,153 miles)

The longest route of all starts in Flagstaff, Arizona, and concludes in Dallas, Texas, covering approximately 1,153 miles and taking roughly 16 hours by car. While this route takes you through much of the same highways in Arizona as the previous routes above, unlike Route 2, it bypasses San Antonio, instead going through Denton and Plano before arriving in Dallas.

For this journey, you would need to budget slightly more than the other routes due to the additional 130 or so miles to the distance. Factoring in current gas prices in Arizona and the Texas tolls, the total cost for Route 4 would be around $240.

In conclusion, driving from Arizona to Texas can be an enjoyable experience, but the cost of gas and tolls can be significant. It's essential to crunch the numbers, plan your route accordingly, and be mindful of other expenses that might come up during your journey. Having said that, if you are prepared to budget for the trip, then there's no reason not to enjoy the ride and the scenery. Safe travels!