There are 9 ways to get from Berkeley to Houston by plane, bus (Greyhound), subway, bus, train, car, or train (Amtrak)
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)OAK - HOU
6h 18m$158–711BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to San Francisco International Airport
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)SFO - IAH
6h 51m$113–467Bus
- Take the bus from Oakland to Huntington Park
- Take the bus from 2474 E Florence Ave - Huntington Park to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
37h 58m$293–535BART, bus, train
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Berryessa / North San Jose
- Take the bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houston
46h 34m$240–375Drive 1,878.5 mi
- Drive from Berkeley to Houston1,878.5 mi
30h 14m$343–496BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)SJC - HOU
7h 21m$184–766BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the subway from Downtown Berkeley to Milpitas
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)SJC - IAH
7h 34m$132–566Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)SMF - HOU
9h 12m$214–890Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Emeryville to Los AngelesCoast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to HoustonSunset Limited
2d$270–653
Berkeley to Houston by subway, bus, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Berkeley to Houston is to BART and fly which costs $110 - $470 and takes 6h 51m.
The fastest way to get from Berkeley to Houston is to fly which takes 6h 18m and costs $150 - $750.
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 1673 miles. The road distance is 1889.4 miles.
The best way to get from Berkeley to Houston without a car is to bus which takes 37h 58m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 6h 18m to get from Berkeley to Houston, including transfers.
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 18m and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $290 - $550 and takes 37h 58m, you could also train, which costs $270 - $700 and takes 2 days 0h.
Houston is 2h ahead of Berkeley. It is currently 11:42 AM in Berkeley and 1:42 PM in Houston.
Berkeley to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
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 subway from Downtown Berkeley to Rusk St @ Bagby St via West Oakland, Oakland, 2474 E Florence Ave - Huntington Park, El Paso, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, and N Main St @ Airline Dr in around 37h 58m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- 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
- 57 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 Tucson Amtrak Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 24h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–29
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Emeryville to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Oakland to Huntington Park
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2474 E Florence Ave - Huntington Park to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from San Jose - King Rd Pink Elephant to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–180
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- 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
- $90–140
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–140
- Titanium
- $106–109
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