Flying non-stop from Dallas to Las Vegas
Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in thefastest possible straight line between Dallas, Texas andLas Vegas, Nevada. Because of the curvature of the Earth, theshortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or"as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterativeVincenty formula. For a long distance, this appears as a curve on the map, and this is often the route that commercial airlines will take so it's a good estimate of the frequent flyer miles you'll accumulate as well.
Flight distance: 1,071 miles or 1724 km
Flight time: 2 hours, 29 minutes
The straight line flight distance is 146 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.
Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/6th of the time it would take to drive.
This is a medium length flight, so unless you have a nice private jet, you might be booking a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need toinclude how many minutes to get to your local airport, waitfor security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the otherairport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takesinto account all these factors to get a more accurate estimateof your actual flight time.
Dallas to Las Vegas road trip
Realistically, you're not going to want to drive without stopping all the way from Dallas to Las Vegas, especially if you're the main driver. So let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Las Vegas, and you need to stop along the way to rest. Plus if it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting stops along the way, eat at great restaurants, and find a hotel to stay overnight. That's what Trippy is perfect for,helping you figure out travel plans in detail.
Based on the length of this trip, we think you could spread out this fun road trip over a number of days.
Road trip: 3 days of driving
With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimateyour total travel time for this trip.
Travel time: 22 hours on the road with 2 overnights
Itinerary
Start in Dallas.
Drive for about 2.5 hours, then stop in Wichita Falls and stay for about 1 hour.Next, drive for another 3 hours then stop at Palo Duro Canyon and stay for 1 hour.Drive for 3.5 hours then stop in Tucumcari. Stay overnight.
The next day, drive for about 2.5 hours, then stop in Albuquerque and stay for about 3 hours.Next, drive for another 3.5 hours then stop in Petrified Forest National Park. Stay overnight.
The next day, drive for about 3 hours, then stop in Sedona and stay for about 2 hours.Next, drive for another 3 hours then stop in Kingman and stay for 1 hour.
Finally, drive for about 1.5 hours and arrive in Las Vegas.
To see all the details on this itinerary, includingrecommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do alongthe way, check out the full road trip planner:
Dallas to Las Vegas airports and flights
In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a privateplane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city.But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline(whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really needto account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport,waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.
To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we'veput together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventuallyyou'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airportsand flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected togive you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.
Departure airport: Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)
Arrival airport: McCarran International Airport (LAS)
With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to andfrom the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.
Getting to the airport: 49 minutes
Getting to your destination: 19 minutes
Now finally, let's look at an actual flight from DFW to LAS on American Airlines and figure out how long it would take to fly includingtake-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.
Commercial flight time: 2 hours, 53 minutes
So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time fromDallas to Las Vegas including time spent getting to/fromthe airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSAsecurity lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.
Total travel time: 6 hours
To see the details on this flight plan, includingrecommended airports, airline, and route, check outthe flight planner:
Plan a trip to Las Vegas
Trippy has a ton of information that can help you plan your trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. Start by reading the Trippy page on where to stay in Las Vegas. Trippy has an entire Q&A community where you can post questions and get answers from expert travelers or locals who know the area. For instance, you might be interested in the answers to this question: Road trip options. If you're looking for a place to stay, you might want to check out Bellagio Hotel. A great place to eat might be Giada. Trippy members can suggest things to do in Las Vegas like Downtown Container Park. Check out some of the questions people have asked about Las Vegas like Best new restaurants in Vegas?. Click the button below to explore Las Vegas in detail.
How far is it the other way?
The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differencesso go ahead and check the reverse directions to get thedistance from Las Vegas to Dallas, or go to the main pageto calculate the distance between cities.
If you happen to know Dallas, don't forget to help othertravelers and answer some questions about Dallas!
