Texas

Distance from College Station to San Antonio

Straight-line distance

154.2mi

College Station, TX and San Antonio, TX are 154.2 miles (248.2 km) apart in a straight line. From College Station, the shortest path starts out heading WSW (240°).

kilometers
248.2
nautical miles
134.0
heading from College Station
240° WSW
heading from San Antonio
59° ENE
College StationSan Antonio

Orange line: great-circle path · ring: midpoint · thin lines: county borders

How far College Station is from San Antonio

The great-circle distance between the Census internal points of College Station and San Antonio is 154.2 miles, 248.2 km or 134.0 nautical miles. That is the shortest path over the Earth's surface, computed with the haversine formula on a sphere with the mean Earth radius, 6,371.0 km. A course held on one compass bearing (a rhumb line) would be 154.2 miles, practically the same at this range.

Measurements

Miles
154.2
Kilometers
248.2
Nautical miles
134.0
Bearing from College Station
240.4° WSW
Bearing arriving at San Antonio
239.3°
Bearing from San Antonio
59.3° ENE

Halfway between College Station and San Antonio

The great-circle midpoint is at 30.028693, -97.416807 (30°01'43.29"N 97°25'0.51"W). The nearest incorporated place of 1,000 or more people is Bastrop, TX, with 12,720 residents, 8.2 miles from the midpoint. To find towns near the midpoint of any two places, use the halfway tool.

Time zones and daylight

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference. On June 21, College Station gets 14 h 08 min of daylight and San Antonio 14 h 02 min; on December 21, 10 h 10 min and 10 h 15 min. College Station is 1.12° farther north, so it has the longer summer days and the shorter winter ones.

Population compared

San Antonio has 11.9 times the population of College Station. From July 2020 to July 2024, College Station changed by +6.0% and San Antonio by +6.1%. Both are in Texas.

  1. 01College Station, TX128,023 (+6.0%)
  2. 02San Antonio, TX1,526,656 (+6.1%)
July 1, 2024 population and change since July 2020, Census Vintage 2024.

Questions people ask

How far is College Station from San Antonio?

154.2 miles, 248.2 km or 134.0 nautical miles along the great circle between the two Census internal points. Road distance is longer.

Which direction is San Antonio from College Station?

WSW. The great-circle path leaves College Station on a bearing of 240.4° and arrives at San Antonio on 239.3°. The return trip starts on 59.3°.

What is halfway between College Station and San Antonio?

The midpoint is at 30.028693, -97.416807. The nearest incorporated place of 1,000+ is Bastrop, TX, 8.2 miles from it.

Is there a time difference between College Station and San Antonio?

Both use America/Chicago, so there is no time difference.

Which is bigger, College Station or San Antonio?

San Antonio, with 1,526,656 residents in July 2024 against 128,023 for College Station, 11.9 times as many.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census 2024 Gazetteer internal points and Vintage 2024 estimates; time zones from Open-Meteo.

  1. 01Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  2. 02Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  3. 03SunCalc library (Vladimir Agafonkin), algorithms after Jean Meeus
  4. 04IANA time zone database (clock times and daylight saving rules)

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.