Can someone tell me the approximate time it took them to drive from Dallas and which route did you take? We actually live east outside of Dallas and very close to I20 therefore according to mapquest it looks like the best way for us isto get on I20 and go all the way across Louisiana and Mississipi and then there is a highway that goes south and deadends at I10 somewhere close to the Florida stateline. I know the other route shows going south from Dallas into Houston and then taking I10 east all the way but that seems a little further out of the way. Also both routes show approximately 18 hours but I have read on another thread that the drive from Dallas was 22 hours. 22 hours might be a deal breaker for us.. 18 seems hard enough but breaking it into 1 1/2 days seems doable. I realize this isn't counting stops. Can someone give me their experience from driving from Dallas and how long it took them? Did you feel it was worth it?