I-40 E → I-30 E → I-20 E → I-59 S → I-10 E. 929 miles, ~14 hrs 15 min pure driving. Amarillo → Oklahoma City → Dallas → Shreveport → Jackson → Birmingham → Mobile.
Two days comfortable. Watch: Dallas rush (6–9 AM, 4–7 PM), Birmingham's "Malfunction Junction," Mobile Bay bridge wind. Fuel in DFW or Jackson—prices drop east of Texas. Weather: spring tornado alley (OK/TX), summer Gulf humidity.