On the road
Vonlane hits the gas on luxury bus service from Austin to Fort Worth
Vonlane has added new routes in major cities around Texas.
Luxury bus operator Vonlane is adding new routes across Texas for 2026, including bringing back crack-of-dawn rides between Austin and Fort Worth.
According to a release, effective February 16, Vonlane will run new early-morning and evening departures in four Texas cities on high-demand travel days. Six additional weekly departures have been added in each city as follows:
NEW Austin to and from Fort Worth:
- 7 am and 7 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
NEW Houston Galleria to and from San Antonio:
- 6 am and 6 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
As of February 16, the schedule to and from these Texas cities will be as follows:
Austin to Fort Worth:
- 7 am, 11 am, 3 pm, 7 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- 11 am and 3 pm Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- 1 pm Saturday
Fort Worth to Austin:
- 7 am, 11 am, 3 pm, 7 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- 11 am and 3 pm Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- 9 am Saturday
San Antonio to Houston Galleria:
- 6 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- 10 am and 2 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- 1 pm Saturday
Houston Galleria to San Antonio:
- 6 am, 10 am, 2 pm, 6 pm Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- 10 am and 2 pm Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- 9 am Saturday
The 7 am-7 pm service between Austin and Fort Worth had been introduced in 2022, but then eliminated. Vonlane also operates routes from Austin to Houston and Dallas. There's sadly no service between San Antonio and Austin — which would be oh so handy.
Vonlane says the expanded schedules aim to help facilitate day trips, allowing regional business travelers to arrive in time for morning meetings and return home the same evening.
“Business travelers are telling us they want schedules that actually work,” said Alex Danza, founder and CEO of Vonlane, in a statement. “These new departures make it possible to take a morning meeting without a 4 am alarm, stay productive on the road, and still be home by dinner. That flexibility is exactly what Vonlane was built to deliver.”
Dallas-based Vonlane launched its high-end bus service in 2014 to cater to business travelers. Each bus, which holds fewer than two dozen passengers, features amenities like Wi-Fi, satellite TV and radio, snack and drink service, sleep masks, and leather seats. Their fares are flat-rate, one-way or round-trip, with no taxes, baggage fees, or change fees.
Vonlane now offers more than 500 departures weekly across nine cities, in Texas and beyond. Routes run in Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston, and San Antonio, Texas; between Atlanta, Georgia, and Nashville, Tennessee; and between Nashville and Memphis, and Nashville and Knoxville.
In Austin, buses board at the DoubleTree University Area at 1617 N. Interstate Hwy. 35 and the Doubletree Northwest Arboretum at 8901 Business Park Dr. Riders can park at the hotel, but parking rates apply.
Reservations can be booked online, and may be canceled and fully refunded up to 24 hours before departure.
Vonlane also just launched an app to make booking and managing trips easier for passengers; it is available for Apple and Android devices.

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