There are 12 ways to get from Defiance to Houston by taxi, bus, plane, train, car, tram, 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.
Taxi, bus to Indianapolis, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Take the taxi from Defiance to Fort Wayne, IN
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, IN
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)IND - HOU
9h 16m$267–827Drive 1,173.4 mi
cheapest- Drive from Defiance to Houston1,173.4 mi
19h 54m$215–310Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Station
- Take the bus from Marshall Station to Houston
28h 18mTaxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Defiance to Van Wert
- Take the bus from Van Wert to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Take the bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
32h 37m$333–657Taxi, bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the taxi from Defiance to Delphos
- Take the bus from Delphos to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)CMH - HOU
9h 16m$220–836Taxi, bus to Indianapolis, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the taxi from Defiance to Fort Wayne, IN
- Take the bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, IN
- Fly from Indianapolis (IND) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)IND - IAH
9h 21m$265–657Taxi, bus to John Glenn Columbus International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the taxi from Defiance to Delphos
- Take the bus from Delphos to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)CMH - IAH
9h 27m$218–1,386Train, bus to Detroit, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)DTW - IAH
10h 30mTrain to Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)CLE - IAH
10h 45m$221–568Taxi to Fort Wayne International Airport, fly to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport, tram, bus
- Take the taxi from Defiance to Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA)
- Fly from Fort Wayne International Airport (FWA) to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)FWA - DFW
- Take the tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Station
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
10h 30m$342–680Taxi, bus via Atlanta (Greyhound)
- Take the taxi from Defiance to Delphos
- Take the bus from Lima Regional Transit Authority to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
32h 45m$244–479Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
35h 19m$311–2,486
Indianapolis (IND) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Defiance to Houston is to drive which costs $210 - $310 and takes 19h 54m.
The fastest way to get from Defiance to Houston is to taxi and bus and fly which takes 9h 16m and costs $220 - $850.
The distance between Defiance and Houston is 1061 miles. The road distance is 1180.2 miles.
The best way to get from Defiance to Houston without a car is to train and bus which takes 28h 18m and costs .
It takes approximately 9h 16m to get from Defiance to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 1h behind Defiance. It is currently 11:45 PM in Defiance and 10:45 PM in Houston.
Yes, the driving distance between Defiance to Houston is 1180 miles. It takes approximately 19h 54m to drive from Defiance to Houston.
There are 1848+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Defiance, OH, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Defiance to Houston via Bryan Amtrak Station, Chicago Union Station, and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in around 35h 19m.
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- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Indianapolis to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Indianapolis to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–450
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Indianapolis to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Indianapolis to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Fort Wayne International Airport to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Indianapolis to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–190
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Marshall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $75–210
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $100–250
- Business - advance purchase
- $140–600
- Business Class
- $230–600
Train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $16–27
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $6–60
- Business - advance purchase
- $9–80
- Business Class
- $16–170
Train from Bryan Amtrak Station to Cleveland Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 53m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $24–45
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $20–85
- Business - advance purchase
- $28–150
- Business Class
- $45–220
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–320
- 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
- $60–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 817-215-8600
- Website
- ridetrinitymetro.org
Tram from DFW Airport Terminal B Station to Fort Worth Central Station
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3
- Website
- https://ridetrinitymetro.org
- Adults 20-64
- $3
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Fort Wayne, IN to Indianapolis, IN
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Van Wert to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $20–60
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
Bus from Delphos to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.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
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888 954 6287
- gobus@hapcap.org
- Website
- ridegobus.com
Bus from Delphos to N Wilson Rd & Ferrell Pl - Columbus
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $11–15
- Website
- https://ridegobus.com/
- Book at
- https://booking.ridegobus.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
- $120–140
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $120–140
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Lima Regional Transit Authority to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $85–180
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