Okay, let me tell you how I figured out the distance between Frisco and Fort Worth. It wasn’t for some big road trip plan or anything, actually. It started because my buddy Dave was thinking about moving.
He found a job he really liked up in Frisco, good pay, nice office, the whole deal. But his wife’s folks live out closer to the Fort Worth side, and they help watch their kid sometimes. So, the big question hanging over them was, is this practical? Is Frisco like a whole world away from Fort Worth? Dave called me up, kinda stressed, asking, “Man, how far is it, really? Is it gonna be a nightmare drive every time we need grandma?”
Getting Down to It
I didn’t have the answer right on the tip of my tongue. I know the DFW area is big, you hear Frisco, you hear Fort Worth, you know they’re both up here in North Texas, but the exact miles? Not a clue. So, while he was talking, I did the obvious thing. Grabbed my tablet, opened up the map app – you know the one everyone uses.
Typed in ‘Fort Worth’ as the start. Then punched in ‘Frisco’ as the end point. Hit the little search button.
And bam, there it was. Didn’t take long at all. The app showed it clear as day: around 50 miles. Give or take a mile or two depending on the exact street you start and end on, you know how it is.
The Time Factor
Then I looked at the estimated driving time. The app figured about 50 minutes to an hour. Of course, that’s without crazy traffic. We all know how Dallas-Fort Worth traffic can get during rush hour. But for a normal drive, outside of peak times, it looked totally reasonable.
I told Dave, “Looks like about 50 miles, man. Should be under an hour if you’re not driving right at 5 PM.” He sounded way more relaxed after that. Made the decision feel a lot less daunting for him and his wife.
My Own Trip Later
Funny enough, a few months after Dave moved, I actually had to drive from near Fort Worth up to Frisco myself for a work thing. I started near the west side of Fort Worth and headed up to the northern part of Frisco.
- Got on the highway system pretty easily.
- Drove mid-morning, so traffic wasn’t bad.
- Checked my clock when I got there.
Sure enough, it took me just about 55 minutes, door to door. So, that 50 miles and roughly 50-60 minute estimate? Pretty spot on in my experience. It’s not a hop, skip, and a jump, but it’s definitely not like driving to another city entirely. They’re in the same big metro area, just on different sides of it.
