There are 8 ways to get from Chicago to Space Center Houston by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), 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 Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MDW - HOU
4h 37m$268–1,170Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, line 500 bus, line 247 bus
cheapest- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ORD - IAH
- Take the bus from Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct to Milam St @ Dallas Stbus
- Take the bus from Milam St @ Dallas St to Bay Area Park & Ridebus
7h 25m$90–285Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Stationtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Marshall Station to Houstonbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
24h 36m$260–551Bus via New South Memphis
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0125
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus FlixBus N2211
25h 34m$165–337Drive 1,094 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Space Center Houstoncar 1,094 mi
18h 37m$200–289Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane ORD - HOU
6h 50m$188–820Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus Chicago
- Take the bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Drbus El Paso
27h 42m$229–500Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
31h 37m$302–680
Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Space Center Houston is to fly and line 500 bus and line 247 bus which costs $90 - $290 and takes 7h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Space Center Houston is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $260 - $1,200.
The distance between Chicago and Space Center Houston is 970 miles. The road distance is 1100.4 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Space Center Houston without a car is to train and bus which takes 24h 36m and costs $260 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 37m to get from Chicago to Space Center Houston, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chicago to Space Center Houston is to fly which takes 4h 37m and costs $260 - $1,200. Alternatively, you can bus via New South Memphis, which costs $160 - $340 and takes 25h 34m, you could also train, which costs $300 - $700 and takes 31h 37m.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Space Center Houston is 1100 miles. It takes approximately 18h 37m to drive from Chicago to Space Center Houston.
There are 1539+ hotels available in Space Center Houston.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Space Center Houston, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Space Center Houston via Memphis Bus Station, Downtown Houston, Pierce St @ Travis St, and Bay Area Park & Ride in around 25h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,200
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Paducah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Little Rock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–260
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Marshall Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $90–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct to Milam St @ Dallas St
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
Bus from Milam St @ Dallas St to Bay Area Park & Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $170–330
Bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
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