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Best option for a day trip from austin to san antonio My wife and i are heading
to austin tx in february as our escape from sale the harsh canadian winter.We went last
year and loved it, and this year are thinking about making a day trip to san
antonio.The only catch is, we don't drive, so we'd need some form of public
transportation(Or reasonably priced private transport)To get between the
downtowns of the two cities. The options i've found are: 2)Greyhound 1.5 hour
travel time, $30 fare, convenient downtown San Antonio location, but the Austin
terminal is a 15 min taxi/45 minute bus ride north of downtown. 3)The bobcat
tram i found a post on flickr, of all places, describing how to take this from
austin to san antonio.Sounds cheaper but more complicated than the greyhound,
and operates via a transfer in san marcos, not direct between the two
cities.Pickups are more convenient to downtown austin but 30 minute bus ride
away from downtown sa.Runs weekdays only which is not a problem. So far
greyhound sounds like the best option, but i've had bad experiences with
greyhound in the past, especially in the us.Do the busses fill up and leave
people behind on busy days? ).Any travel options i've missed cost is not a huge
factor, so i'm open to reasonably priced private transport as well. (Bonus q:For
san antonio, we're mostly interested in seeing the alamo, the mercado, and the
riverwalk is this reasonable for a day trip?Is there anything we'd be missing by
not spending the night? ) Posted by gortuk to travel transportation around
texas(8 answers total)4 users marked this as a favorite Short of renting a car,
your best bet to get to san antonio is taking the greyhound bus(Aka the
dirtydog).It's not very glamorous, but it'll get you there.The main bus station
in austin is near highland mall(Of course it's not downtown, because that would
be convenient).The station in san antonio is pretty convenient to things a
tourist would be interested in there.If you http://www.stwd.co.uk/party-dresses.html
want to take the bus, you'll have to get to the bus station in austin first, and
that might be a $25 cab ride, or a(City)Bus from downtown. When you get to san
antonio, the alamo is very close to the riverwalk(Across the street)And you can
take a shuttle from the alamo/riverwalk to the mercado for something like $1.00
per person(Each way).The mercado is awesome.It's one of my favorite places in
sa. Have fun and message me if you need any more help. Posted by atx peanut at
11:35 AM on January 5, 2012 I would stay an extra night if i were you.Do the
alamo, mercado and riverwalk the first day.The second day you should stroll the
recently renovated northern stretch of the riverwalk known as the museum
reach.Along the way you can visit the san antonio museum of art and the pearl
brewery.Save some time to visit the king william historic district and the
adjacent southtown arts district.All of these places are within walking/cycling
distance of downtown(And there are bcycle rental stations all over the
area).Stay at the havana or hotel indigo(Both nicely situated between the older
riverwalk and the museum reach, and the havana has a great bar called ocho).Eat
at the monterey on south saint mary's(That is really a must whether you stay one
day or two)And at any restaurant in the pearl brewery.Drink at the esquire bar
on commerce.Have a root beer float at schilo's delicatessen.The bar at the top
of the tower of the america's is a great place to have a drink too;You don't
have to pay the entrance fee if you are going to the bar/restaurant at the
top.Have fun, san antonio is a great city. Posted by smokingloon at 12:47 PM on
January 5, 2012 [3 favorites] If you do go greyhound, be aware that the station
in san antonio is in a sketchy part of downtown.If you arrive in the evening,
make sure you're getting a cab. Posted by gilbert at 4:10 PM on January 5, 2012
What about the? Posted by addlepated at 4:45 PM on January 6, 2012 Sorry, the
texas eagle.But still passenger train! Posted by addlepated at 4:46 PM on
January 6, 2012 Addlepated i mentioned that in my question.According to the
online schedule amtrak only runs once a day, leaving austin at 7:30 PM and San
Antonio at 7 AM.That's really terrible timing for a day trip in my direction,
since it would mean two nights in sa.Not to mention amtrak apparently takes 3.5
hours for what would be a 1.5 hour bus trip.I love the idea of a train but it
doesn't look like that's a valid option right now.Sounds like maybe there will
be commuter rail in the future which would be wonderful. Gilbert how Sketchy
is"Sketchy"?Sf tenderloin/vancouver east end sketchy, or standard
downtownbythebusterminal sketchy?If i'm understanding the sa greyhound terminal
location correctly(Martin n st mary's)That seems to be right downtown, in a
fairly well developed area. Posted by gortuk at 9:04 AM on January 7, 2012 Wups,
sorry i didn't realize you were talking about the same thing.There are also some
flights from aus to sat.I imagine these days they're around $200 per, so
probably not very reasonable. Your san antonio itinerary sounds very
reasonable.You can eat at mi tierra, which is right next to el mercado.It's not
the absolute best texmex or mexmex you can get in town, but the atmosphere is
lively, it's open 24 hours, there are often mariachis playing, and you can grab
a goodie bag of stuff from their panaderia on the way out. Posted by addlepated
at 4:51 PM on January 9, 2012 Oh and forgot to mention, you can get some
outrageous bargains at el mercado.Pueblo style dresses(Which are back in vogue,
the 80s return)Are $70+ in boutiques.You can get the same dresses for $20
there.And guayaberas are cheap, too.Not as cheap as going to mexico, but that's
a dicey proposition these days.
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