Rental Car
Pick Up Your Rental
Pick upArlington · Sep 16
Drop offHouston · Sep 17
Total miles289 mi
Getting There · Step 1
Stay Tonight · Arlington, TX
Hotel
Arlington Overnight
Check-inWed, Sep 16
Check-outThu, Sep 17
First pitch8:05 PM ET
Book near downtown or the ballpark so your first-game arrival stays simple.
DAY 1
Wednesday, September 16
First pitch at 8:05 PM ET — Texas Rangers vs. Boston Red Sox at Globe Life Field tonight — Nathan Eovaldi 'Flying Ace' Bobblehead tonight.
Stop 01 of 02
Arlington, TX · Wed Sep 16
Globe Life Field
Texas Rangers · MLB
8:05 PM ET
vs. Boston Red Sox
Must Eat at the Park
Lockhart Smokehouse Brisket
Authentic Central Texas BBQ style brisket. Properly smoked, not steam-table. The jalapeño sausage is exceptional.
Local Beer
Shiner Bock
Czech-Texan amber lager brewed in Shiner, Texas since 1909. Cold, amber, distinctly Texan.
Spoetzl Brewery
Texas Baseball and the Ballpark in Arlington
Pilgrim Notes · Arlington Baseball History
Stay Tonight · Arlington, TX
Arlington Overnight
Check-inWed, Sep 16
Check-outThu, Sep 17
First pitch tomorrow at 7:15 PM ET. Leave by 12:46 PM.
Thu Morning
When to Depart
Leave by12:46 PM
Drive to Houston289 mi · 5h
Game time7:15 PM ET
Leave on time to allow for fuel, food, and parking.
Breakfast Stop · Arlington, TX
Before You Hit the Road
Normas Cafe Dallas
Dallas institution since 1956. Multiple DFW locations. Chicken-fried steak at breakfast is a Texas sacrament. Scratch biscuits, real gravy, pies under glass domes. Pre-Rangers game fuel done right.
Chicken-fried steak + eggs + scratch biscuit
Open 6 AM daily
Worth the Detour · +25 min
Waco Mammoth National Monument
24 mammoths who died together in a Texas flash flood 67,000 years ago. Still in place.
Waco, TX · 25 min detourArlington → Houston
289 mi · 5h · regional run
DAY 2
Thursday, September 17
Arlington to Houston is 5h — a solid drive, so leave early and plan a stop along the way. First pitch at 7:15 PM ET — Houston Astros vs. Kansas City Royals at Minute Maid Park tonight. Waco Mammoth National Monument is worth 25 minutes off the highway.
Stop 02 of 02
Houston, TX · Thu Sep 17
Minute Maid Park
Houston Astros · MLB
7:15 PM ET
vs. Kansas City Royals
Must Eat at the Park
Texas Smoke Brisket Sandwich
Central Texas-style brisket sliced thick and served on white bread with pickles, onions, and sauce on the side.
Local Beer
Karbach Love Street
Houston's most popular craft blonde ale. Easy drinking for a retractable roof afternoon.
Karbach Brewing
The Astros and the Comeback City
Pilgrim Notes · Houston Baseball History
Shift 2 days to catch 'All for Texas' Basketball Jersey at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX.
• 'All for Texas' Basketball Jersey at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
• Texas State Fair 'Big Tex' Bobblehead at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
• Rangers Bomber Jacket at Globe Life Field, Arlington TX
What to Budget
Estimates only — prices vary by availability
Tickets · 2 games (avg $46)$92
Hotels · 1 nights (avg $155)$155
Fuel · 289 mi at $0.18/mi$52
Ballpark food & drinks$100
Total Estimate$399
* Estimates only. Prices vary.
How This Trip Was Planned
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