Where do you work? AT&T · Downtown Dallas American Airlines · Fort Worth Capital One · Plano Charles Schwab · Westlake Fidelity Investments · Westlake Frito-Lay / PepsiCo · Plano JPMorgan Chase Legacy West · Plano Keurig Dr Pepper · Frisco Kimberly-Clark · Irving Lockheed Martin · Fort Worth McKesson · Las Colinas Raytheon · McKinney Southwest Airlines · Love Field State Farm CityLine · Richardson Texas Instruments · Dallas Toyota North America HQ · Plano Tyler Technologies · Plano Baylor University Medical Center · Dallas Medical City Plano · Plano UT Southwestern / Medical District · Dallas SMU · University Park Texas Woman's University · Denton UT Dallas · Richardson University of North Texas · Denton AllianceTexas Arlington Entertainment District Downtown Dallas Downtown Fort Worth Galleria / LBJ Las Colinas Urban Center Legacy West Telecom Corridor The Star Uptown Dallas DFW Airport Dallas Love Field + Add a second commute
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12 cities within 30 minutes
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Skipping toll roads adds about 8 min on average for cities within 45 minutes.
About the area The University of Texas at Dallas is in north Richardson on Campbell Road, near US-75 and President George Bush Turnpike.
Affordable places to live near UT Dallas
Lowest median home prices within 30 minutes.
Best suburbs for families near UT Dallas
Highest Realust Schools scores within 30 minutes.
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UT Dallas + UT Southwestern University Park 27 min 15 min UT Dallas + DFW Airport Carrollton 18 min 23 min UT Dallas + Downtown Dallas University Park 27 min 20 min UT Dallas + American Airlines Carrollton 18 min 22 min
Your year in traffic
Living in Plano , you’d drive to UT Dallas for about
123 hours a year
That's 5.1 full days. Rush hour adds 15 of those hours.
16 min each way at 8 AM
5.5 mi each way
+2 min rush-hour penalty
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Richardson (10 min) Plano (16 min) Carrollton (18 min) Addison (22 min) Allen (25 min) Garland (26 min) Coppell (27 min) Parker (27 min) University Park (27 min) Rowlett (28 min) Sachse (28 min) Farmers Branch (30 min) Highland Park (31 min) Irving (31 min) Frisco (32 min) Grapevine (34 min) Fairview (35 min) The Colony (35 min) McKinney (37 min) St. Paul (37 min) Lewisville (38 min) Lucas (38 min) Prosper (39 min) Corinth (40 min) Lake Dallas (40 min) Wylie (40 min) Grand Prairie (41 min) Highland Village (41 min) Dallas (42 min) Rockwall (43 min) Shady Shores (45 min) Flower Mound (46 min) Lowry Crossing (46 min) Mobile City (46 min) Copper Canyon (47 min) Heath (47 min) Lavon (47 min) Double Oak (48 min) Little Elm (48 min) Denton (49 min) Lantana (49 min) Mesquite (49 min) Sunnyvale (49 min) Trophy Club (49 min) Balch Springs (50 min) Cockrell Hill (51 min) Melissa (52 min) New Hope (52 min) Argyle (53 min) Bartonville (53 min) Fate (53 min) Nevada (53 min) Celina (54 min) Krum (54 min) McLendon-Chisholm (54 min) Roanoke (55 min) Anna (56 min) Oak Point (56 min) Royse City (56 min) Van Alstyne (57 min) Cross Roads (58 min) Providence Village (58 min) Hutchins (59 min) Westminster (59 min) Ponder (60 min) Seagoville (60 min) Farmersville (61 min) Princeton (62 min) Blue Ridge (63 min) Northlake (63 min) Sanger (63 min) Wilmer (63 min) Pilot Point (65 min) Aubrey (66 min) Combine (66 min) Duncanville (66 min) Cedar Hill (69 min) Haslet (69 min) Lancaster (69 min) Ferris (71 min) DeSoto (72 min) Glenn Heights (74 min) Justin (74 min) Ovilla (75 min) Share my commute
Richardson: 77 hours · Farmers Branch: 230 hours
Questions about living near UT Dallas
How long is the commute from Plano to UT Dallas? About 16 minutes leaving at 8 AM on a weekday, and 14 with no traffic. It's 5.5 miles from the center of Plano.
What's the most affordable city within 30 minutes of UT Dallas? Garland, with a median home price of $283K and a 26-minute rush-hour drive.
Which nearby city has the best schools? Coppell, with a Realust Schools score of 91, about 27 minutes away at rush hour.
How many cities are within 30 minutes of UT Dallas? 12 of the 84 North Texas cities Realust covers: Richardson, Plano, Carrollton, Addison, Allen, Garland, Coppell, Parker, University Park, Rowlett, Sachse, Farmers Branch.
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Drive times updated October 2026: Google Routes traffic-aware forecast for a weekday 8:00 AM departure from each city’s center; your street can add or save several minutes. Toll-free times avoid toll roads. Hours a year assume 230 workdays, round trip at morning rush times. Prices and scores: Realust. Realust is not affiliated with UT Dallas.
