There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Cheapest option
Train, bus • 28h 59m
6 alternative options
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Houston, bus • 7h 35m
Bus • 30h 10m
Bus via Atlanta • 35h 28m
Drive • 18h 51m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is to fly and bus which costs $85 - $370 and takes 7h 9m.
The quickest way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is to fly which costs $180 - $450 and takes 4h 28m.
The distance between Chicago and Galveston Bay Area is 957 miles. The road distance is 1111.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 59m and costs $65 - $380.
It takes approximately 4h 28m to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is to fly which takes 4h 28m and costs $180 - $450. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $650 and takes 30h 10m.
The quickest flight from Chicago Midway Airport to Houston Hobby Apt Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 40m.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is 1112 miles. It takes approximately 18h 51m to drive from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area.
Southwest Airlines offers flights from Chicago Midway Airport to Houston Hobby Apt Airport.
There are 188+ hotels available in Galveston Bay Area. Prices start at $43 USD per night.
- Distance: 956.7 miles
- Duration: 4h 28m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Galveston Bay Area, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area via 35th/Archer Orange Line Station, California & 35th Street, Chicago, Tornado Bus Co - Austin, Austin South Congress, Downtown Houston, Milam St @ Jefferson St, and Bay Area Pr in around 30h 10m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $380
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $380
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $380
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $390
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $340
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $380
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $390
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $380
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $410
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $330
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $330
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $290
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $350
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $350
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180 - $350
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $460
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65 - $300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40 - $300
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/routes.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $130
- Child Coach - short notice
- $60 - $110
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $60 - $190
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $65 - $190
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85 - $240
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $120 - $380
- Business Seat - short notice
- $130 - $400
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $100 - $300
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Milam St @ Jefferson St to Bay Area Pr
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2 - $4
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org/Pages/index.aspx
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- inquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Dallas, Tx - 801, Sth Riverfront Blvd to Houston, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8 - $60
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210 - $550
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Seniors 60+
- $180 - $500
- Children 3-10
- $190 - $480
- Adults 11-59
- $210 - $550
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Austin South Congress to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16 - $65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $16 - $65
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $180
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $55 - $180
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $75 - $160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85 - $180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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