Dallas → St. Louis

1 a dayfastest 15h47AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

15:43 → 07:30⁺¹
Texas Eagle 422 Night train
Dallas → St. Louis · via Little Rock
15h4711 stops
Runs: Daily, not Sun 8 NovAmtrak ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: Amtrak (file of 26 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

Overnight: leave 15:43, arrive 07:30

The plane is 10h02 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct15h57

Before departure10 min
Texas Eagle 42215h47

Plane · nonstop DAL to STL5h55

To Dallas Love Field (DAL)30 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight DAL to STL1h55
Landing to exit35 min
From STL55 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 2h before, 35 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance.

Flying instead? Dallas → St. Louis

2 airlines fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

American AirlinesDFW→STLBook direct ↗
Southwest AirlinesDAL→STLBook direct ↗

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