There are 8 ways to get from Arlington to Rio Grande City by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to McAllen, bus • 8h 21m
Cheapest option
Bus • 15h 10m
6 alternative options
Fly to Laredo, bus • 9h 36m
Fly to Harlingen, bus • 10h 59m
Fly to Brownsville, bus • 11h 27m
Bus via Houston • 17h 2m
Train, bus • 17h 21m
Drive • 9h 5m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arlington to Rio Grande City is to bus which costs $60 - $200 and takes 15h 10m.
The fastest way to get from Arlington to Rio Grande City is to fly and bus which takes 8h 21m and costs $160 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Arlington to Rio Grande City. However, there are services departing from Arlington and arriving at Courthouse via Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie, Houston Bus Station, Mcallen Bus Station and County Courthouse Annex. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 17h 2m.
The distance between Arlington and Rio Grande City is 561 miles. The road distance is 555.4 miles.
The best way to get from Arlington to Rio Grande City without a car is to bus which takes 15h 10m and costs $60 - $200.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Arlington to Rio Grande City, including transfers.
Arlington to Rio Grande City bus services, operated by Megabus, depart from Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie station.
Arlington to Rio Grande City bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Rio Grande City station.
Yes, the driving distance between Arlington to Rio Grande City is 555 miles. It takes approximately 9h 5m to drive from Arlington to Rio Grande City.
- Distance: 561.2 miles
- Duration: 8h 21m
What companies run services between Arlington, TX, USA and Rio Grande City, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Arlington to Rio Grande City via Bell Station, Ebj Union Station, Dallas Bus Station, Mcallen Bus Station, Rio Grande City, and County Courthouse Annex in around 15h 10m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to McAllen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280 - $700
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Laredo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $370
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Harlingen
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $460
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to McAllen via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $950
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Harlingen via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $490
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Brownsville via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $900
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Fort Worth to San Marcos Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9 - $110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $9 - $40
- Child Coach - short notice
- $25 - $40
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $21 - $70
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $23 - $70
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $30 - $60
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $40 - $140
- Business Seat - short notice
- $50 - $130
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $27 - $110
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Mcallen Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4 - $35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Laredo Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11 - $45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Harlingen Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8 - $40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Brownsville Bus Station to Rio Grande City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11 - $45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Mcallen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $40 - $140
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- inquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie to Houston, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8 - $60
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Phone
- +01-800-890-6821
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Houston Bus Station to McAllen Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $80
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 81 2152 6736
- info@conexionestornado.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from San Marcos to San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://tornadobus.com/en/home/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from San Antonio to Tornado Bus Co - Laredo, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27 - $70
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Seniors 60+
- $23 - $65
- Children 3-10
- $24 - $65
- Adults 11-59
- $27 - $70
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