🌉 Destination guide

San Antonio

About five hours from Frisco. The Alamo and Mission San José are the walking, and the River Walk is free if you skip the barge.

Best time to visit

When to go, written in our own words. Highlighted months are the ones we would book first.

Month	What we would expect
Jan	Mild days, cool nights. A good walking month that is not flower season.
Feb	Pleasant and short. The missions are quieter on a weekday.
Mar	A month we would book. Warm, before the summer heat.
Apr	The other spring month we would book. Fiesta weeks are a crowd of their own.
May	Warm. Start the missions early.
Jun	Hot. The River Walk is shaded and still warm.
Jul	The hot month. Museums and the river, not a long mission walk at noon.
Aug	Same heat. Go early.
Sep	Still warm, slightly easier hotels after Labor Day.
Oct	A fair month. Evenings on the river work.
Nov	A month we would book. Cooler and less humid.
Dec	Holiday lights on the river. Book the hotel if that is the reason you are going.

This drive

The Menger and one mission afternoon. A family of four in the estimate.

Per person per day, computed from 1 public TopVacay trip in San Antonio. Planning ranges from those itineraries, not a live quote.

Low$129

Middle$129

High$129

Downtown

The Menger sits beside the Alamo. The missions are a separate drive or a rideshare.

Pearl

Dinner in the plan, not the hotel. It is north of the River Walk.

Ranked by how many public trips here include them. Lodging, flights, and transfers are left out of the count.

Is the Alamo free?

The church and grounds are. Timed entry can still apply, and a film ticket is optional.

Do we fly?

From Frisco, drive. The San Antonio flights are the estimate if you are not.