There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Houston by plane, subway, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane OAK - HOU
6h 14m$296–1,209BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SFO - IAH
6h 51m$123–497BART, bus
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Josesubway
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucsonbus
- Take the bus from Tucson to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Drbus
40h 8m$290–505Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
2d$632–1,390Drive 1,878.5 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Houstoncar 1,878.5 mi
30h 25m$343–496BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SJC - HOU
7h 26m$382–1,614BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SJC - IAH
7h 45m$212–816Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SMF - HOU
9h 6m$380–1,459Bus
- Take the bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Downtownbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
42h 55m$373–627
Berkeley to Houston by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Houston is to BART and fly which costs $120 - $500 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Houston is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $290 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Berkeley to Houston. However, there are services departing from Berkeley and arriving at Hyatt Regency Houston via Los Angeles Union Station and Fort Worth. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 55m.
No, there is no direct train from Berkeley to Houston. However, there are services departing from Emeryville and arriving at Houston via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Berkeley and Houston is 1672 miles. The road distance is 1889.4 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Houston without a car is to BART and bus which takes 40h 8m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 14m to get from Berkeley to Houston, including transfers.
Berkeley to Houston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Berkeley station.
Berkeley to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Emeryville station.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Houston is to fly which takes 6h 14m and costs $290 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 0h, you could also bus, which costs $370 - $650 and takes 42h 55m.
What companies run services between Berkeley, CA, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Emeryville to Houston via Los Angeles in around 2d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $410–1,700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,400
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $350–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $380–1,500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–480
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $11–14
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 4m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $490–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $140–180
Bus from Tucson to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–90
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $65–90
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $95–140
- Titanium
- $111–114
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Berkeley to Los Angeles Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $200–400
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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More Questions & Answers
Berkeley to Houston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Downtown station.
Houston is 2h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 5:13 AM in Berkeley and 7:13 AM in Houston.
Berkeley to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Berkeley to Houston is 1889 miles. It takes approximately 30h 25m to drive from Berkeley to Houston.
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