Traveling to Big Bend

Do not underestimate the travel time to Big Bend. We encourage you to make your travel arrangements as soon as possible.

Drive time by city to Lajitas Resort:

Houston: 10 hours
Austin: 8 hours
El Paso: 4.5 hours
San Antonio: 7.5 hours 
Dallas/Fort Worth: 9.75 hours 
Midland: 4.25 hours

There are several travel options to Lajitas Golf Resort:

  • Drive with friends: Gather a group of Lyceum attendees from your area to carpool or rent a bus to ride together.
  • Fly Commercial: The closest airport to Big Bend is the Midland Airport. The Lajitas Golf Resort is 4.5 hours from Midland Airport.
  • Chartered Plane: Resort Air Services operates out of Dallas, Texas and provides non-stop private air charter to remote destinations. They provide service from Dallas, San Antonio, Houston or other Texas locations. They currently offer service to Lajitas Golf Resort and can accommodate groups of up to 30 passengers on their Embraer FJ-135 aircraft (Dallas Love Field) or Bombardier CRJ 200 out of Houston (Sugar Land Regional). Call 972-885-7215 for additional information or quotes.
  • Rent a Camper: Gather a group of colleagues and rent an RV to make the trip together. Texas Lyceum attendees receive a 10% discount on RV rentals from Outdoorsy. Use code: lyceum10.