Fourth of July road trip

Dallas to New Orleans for Fourth of July

Distance

520 mi

Driving

8 hrs + traffic

Halfway

Alexandria

The next Fourth of July lands on Sunday, July 4, 2027. On I-20, I-49 and I-10, the heaviest traffic usually hits the two days before the Fourth and the day after. Fireworks nights fill small-town rooms first, so lock your overnight early.

Book the halfway night early

Alexandria sits about 310 miles from Dallas and 210 miles from New Orleans. Holiday weekends sell out the rooms near the highway first.

• Stays in Alexandria
• Stays in New Orleans

Along the way

• Shreveport's riverfront boardwalk
• Cajun food in Lafayette
• The 18-mile Atchafalaya Basin Bridge

Full drive guide for this route