Slingshot Rental Near Arlington, TX | Ennis Slingshot Experience

A scenic alternative, about 52 miles from Arlington

Arlington is home to several of the DFW area's Slingshot rental operators — but if you're looking for something more than a city-lot rental, Ennis Slingshot Experience is about 52 miles away, roughly a 53-minute drive, and part of our Slingshot rental lineup. The difference isn't just distance — it's the road. Instead of city streets, you're driving the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails, more than 40 miles of mapped, low-traffic loops through farmland and wildflower fields.

Getting here from Arlington

	Detail
Distance	~52 miles
Drive time	~53 minutes
Route	I-20 East to I-45 South
Meeting point	Ennis Welcome Center, 201 NW Main St, Ennis, TX 75119

Ennis vs. an Arlington rental

If you've already looked at Arlington-based Slingshot rentals, here's the honest comparison:

	Typical Arlington rental	Ennis Slingshot Experience
Location	City rental lot	Ennis Bluebonnet Trails
1-hour rate	~$150	$69.99 (Drive & Go)
2-hour rate	~$200	$79 solo / $149 two-up
Deposit	$150–$500	None
Drive experience	City streets	Scenic trail loops

Full pricing detail is on Pricing; package specifics are on Drive & Go and the Bluebonnet Trail Experience.

Make it a day

An hour's drive from Arlington is a natural day-trip window. Pair your ride with lunch in historic downtown Ennis, or extend the trip about 20 minutes further to Waxahachie & Ellis County if you're visiting during Scarborough Renaissance Festival season. See Things to Do in Ennis, TX for the full list of what else fills out the day.

When to come

The Ennis Bluebonnet Trails run April 1–30 each year, with peak bloom typically around the third week of April. Details on trail loops and the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails Festival — historically the second or third weekend of April — are on the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails guide.

When to make the trip

The best return on the drive from Arlington comes during April, when the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails are in bloom and the route itself becomes part of the experience rather than just a means of getting somewhere. Outside of bloom season, the roads are still there, but the reason to drive an extra hour is much stronger when the fields alongside them are blue.

What it costs and what you need

Packages run $69.99 to $169, all insurance-included with no deposit. Drivers must be 21 or older with a standard Texas driver's license — no motorcycle license required, since Texas classifies the Slingshot as an autocycle under Tex. Transp. Code §521.085(b). Full requirements are on Requirements.

Being direct about the trade-off

If minimizing drive time is genuinely your top priority, an Arlington-based rental will win — they're already there, and we're not going to pretend otherwise. What we're offering instead is a different kind of hour: real open-road driving through mapped trail loops instead of city blocks, at a lower price with no deposit. Whether that trade is worth 50 extra minutes each way depends on what you actually want out of the afternoon — a quick loop near home, or an actual drive somewhere worth seeing.

What you'll actually be driving

Every vehicle is a Polaris Slingshot with AutoDrive — an automatic transmission, no clutch, handling like a car — powered by Polaris's ProStar 2.0L four-cylinder engine, up to 204 hp depending on trim. Two people ride side by side in an open cockpit, three wheels on the ground. First-time drivers get a short orientation and a supervised practice loop before heading out on the trail route.

Book your drive from Arlington

Reserve your Slingshot experience and trade a city lot for the trails.

How far is Ennis?

Drive time to the meeting point: Ennis Welcome Center, 201 NW Main St, Ennis, TX 75119.

Where are you coming from?

Distance

52 miles

Drive time (no traffic)

1 hr

Route

I-20 E / I-45 S

Times are no-traffic estimates — expect longer on Friday afternoons and festival weekends, and check Google Maps before you leave. Data note: “no-traffic estimate; verify in Google Maps before publishing.”

All drive times to Ennis

Drive distance and time from each city to the Ennis Welcome Center
From	Miles	Drive time	Route
Waxahachie, TX	16	20 min	US-287 S
Corsicana, TX	21	25 min	I-45 N
Midlothian, TX	27	35 min	US-287 S
Dallas, TX	35	40 min	I-45 S
Mesquite, TX	38	45 min	I-635 S / I-45 S
Irving, TX	46	55 min	I-35E S / I-45 S
Grand Prairie, TX	47	55 min	I-20 E / I-45 S
Arlington, TX	52	1 hr	I-20 E / I-45 S
Plano, TX	53	1 hr	US-75 S / I-45 S
Fort Worth, TX	57	1 hr 10 min	I-20 E / US-287 S
Frisco, TX	62	1 hr 15 min	Dallas North Tollway S / I-45 S
McKinney, TX	67	1 hr 15 min	US-75 S / I-45 S
Waco, TX	72	1 hr 30 min	I-35 N / TX-34 E
Denton, TX	75	1 hr 30 min	I-35E S / I-45 S
Tyler, TX	93	1 hr 50 min	TX-31 W / I-45 N
Austin, TX	173	3 hr 15 min	I-35 N / TX-34 E
Houston, TX	205	3 hr 40 min	I-45 N
Oklahoma City, OK	240	4 hr 20 min	I-35 S / I-45 S
San Antonio, TX	251	4 hr 40 min	I-35 N / TX-34 E

Frequently Asked Questions

Ennis is about 52 miles from Arlington, roughly a 53-minute drive, typically via I-20 East to I-45 South. It's comparable in time to driving to some of Arlington's own tourist attractions from the far side of town during regular traffic.

Yes — Arlington is home to several of the DFW area's Slingshot rental operators, mostly running city-lot rentals with hourly and daily rates plus a deposit. We're a different kind of experience: a scenic trail drive from Ennis, not a city pickup.

If proximity is your top priority, an Arlington-based rental will be closer. If you want to actually drive somewhere scenic — the Ennis Bluebonnet Trails, especially in April — the extra 50 minutes buys you real open-road driving instead of city streets.

Arlington-based operators typically charge around $150 for one hour and $200 for two hours, plus a $150–$500 deposit. Our packages start at $69.99 with insurance included and no deposit — often less than half the cost for a comparable time window.