There are 10 ways to get from Dayton to Houston by plane, bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Dayton to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Fly from Dayton (DAY) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane DAY - HOU
7h 34m$224–1,104Line 08 bus, bus, bus to Covington, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, line 102 bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Northwest Hubbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnatibus
- Take the bus from Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr to Government Square Area Bbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane CVG - IAH
- Take the bus from Airmail Rd @ Pallet Rd to Milam St @ Preston Stbus
8h 33m$123–623Bus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Washington St at MLK Jr Dr to Newnan Park and Ridebus 453
- Take the bus from Newnan Park and Ride to Houston - Telephone Rdbus
28h 41m$207–329Bus, train
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Bloomington-Normalbus
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Marshall Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Marshall Station to Houstonbus
29h 16m$296–622Drive 1,086 mi
- Drive from Dayton to Houstoncar 1,086 mi
18h 43m$199–287Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane CMH - HOU
8h 42m$191–1,029Bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbusbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane CMH - IAH
9h 1m$191–501Bus via Irving
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Nashville Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
28h 54m$192–377Bus, train via Chicago
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
32h 49m$320–717Bus, train via New Orleans
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
40h 13m$419–977
Dayton to Houston by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dayton to Houston is to bus via Irving which costs $190 - $380 and takes 28h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Dayton to Houston is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $220 - $1,100.
No, there is no direct bus from Dayton to Houston. However, there are services departing from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. and arriving at Fannin St @ Preston St via Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, Washington St at MLK Jr Dr, Newnan Park and Ride, S Wayside Dr @ Telephone Rd and Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 41m.
The distance between Dayton and Houston is 979 miles. The road distance is 1092.3 miles.
The best way to get from Dayton to Houston without a car is to bus which takes 28h 41m and costs $200 - $330.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Dayton to Houston, including transfers.
Dayton to Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station.
The best way to get from Dayton to Houston is to fly which takes 7h 34m and costs $220 - $1,100. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $330 and takes 28h 41m.
Dayton to Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Houston is 1h behind Dayton. It is currently 5:43 PM in Dayton and 4:43 PM in Houston.
What companies run services between Dayton, OH, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Dayton (DAY) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Fannin St @ Preston St via Northwest Hub, Dayton Trotwood Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Washington St at MLK Jr Dr, Newnan Park and Ride, Houston - Telephone Rd, S Wayside Dr @ Telephone Rd, and Fifth Ward/Denver Harbor Transit Center in around 28h 41m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Dayton to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 7m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dayton to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Marshall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–430
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Indianapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–120
- 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
- $250–600
- 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
- $100–220
- 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 Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-977-7742
- Website
- xpressga.com
Bus from Washington St at MLK Jr Dr to Newnan Park and Ride
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $3–4
- Website
- https://xpressga.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Newnan Park and Ride to Houston - Telephone Rd
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 32m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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
- $60–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 937-425-8300
- CustomerService@greaterdaytonrta.org
- Website
- iriderta.org
Bus from Wright Stop Plaza - N.B. to Northwest Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- iriderta.org
- Children 0-12
- $0
- Seniors 65+ and disabled
- $1
- Regular 13+
- $2
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Cincinnati
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $7–12
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 513-632-7575
- customerservice@go-metro.com
- Website
- go-metro.com
Bus from Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr to Government Square Area B
- Ave. Duration
- 20 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- go-metro.com
- Phone
- +1 513-785-5237
- Website
- butlercountyrta.com
Bus from Vine St & Martin Luther King Dr to Government Square Area B
- Ave. Duration
- 6 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Website
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com
- Schedules at
- http://www.butlercountyrta.com/schedules-maps
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Airmail Rd @ Pallet Rd to Milam St @ Preston St
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $6–40
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–70
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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