LulingLuling, Texas

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• Cash or card?Currency is the US dollar (USD, $).United States-wide
• SIM or eSIMAT&T, Verizon and T-Mobile cover the country; prepaid SIMs at their stores and Walmart/Target (passport required), or an eSIM before you fly.United States-wide
• Tap waterTap water is drinkable nearly everywhere; boil or treat water from streams in parks.United States-wide
• TippingSit-down restaurant: 18–22% of the pre-tax bill.United States-wide
• Plugs & powerSockets A/B. US/Canada (A/B): fits · UK/Ireland (G): adapter · Australia/NZ (I): adapter. 120 V: UK and AU 230 V-only devices need a converter; most chargers are dual-voltage.United States-wide
• SafetyLuling is a small, low-crime town and the main risks are practical: summer heat, deer on rural roads at dusk, and river currents after rain.

Typical prices for the everyday things, as ranges. Your currency is shown next to the local price.

• CoffeeUS$3–5
• Beerdraught in a bar / can at a convenience storeUS$6–8US$2–3
• Taxi, about 5 km (3 mi)Taxi, about 3 mi (5 km)5 km (3.1 mi) taxi or rideshare3.1 mi (5 km) taxi or ridesharecheckUS$12–18
• SIM or eSIM, a weekeSIM or data SIM, about a weekUS$10–25
• Museum or sight ticketMuseum entry (Luling Oil Museum)check
• Budget bedInterstate motel double room, a night, per roomUS$70
• Mid-range bedInterstate motel double room, a night, per roomUS$110
• High-end bedInterstate motel double room, a night, per roomUS$180

A day, not counting the bed: Budget US$70 · Mid US$120 · High US$200

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Airports

SAT San Antonio International (About 1 h 15 min by car via I-10 and I-410; the usual arrival airport for Luling.) · AUS Austin-Bergstrom International (About 1 h 15 min by car via TX-130 and US-183; useful if Austin is on the route.) · IAH Houston George Bush Intercontinental (About 2 h 45 min by car; Houston Hobby (HOU) is slightly closer.)

High / low, both scales · rd = rain days

Budget

US$70–110 excl. bed

Mid

US$110–180 excl. bed

High

US$180+ excl. bed

• Summer heat: June–August afternoons regularly pass 35 °C (95 °F); do the river paddle in the morning and carry more water than you think you need.Summer heat: June–August afternoons regularly pass 95 °F (35 °C); do the river paddle in the morning and carry more water than you think you need.
• Barbecue sells out: City Market and Luling Bar-B-Q can close early once the meat is gone, and Luling Bar-B-Q is shut on Tuesdays.
• Festival weekends (Watermelon Thump, late June) fill every room in town; book weeks ahead or sleep in Seguin or Lockhart.
• Rural roads at dusk: deer and loose livestock on the county roads around the San Marcos River.
• Tipping is expected as elsewhere in the US: 18–22% at sit-down restaurants, US$1–2 a drink.