There are 5 ways to get from Edinburgh to Houston by plane, train, or bus
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)EDI - IAH
16h 49m$475–1,117Fly Edinburgh Airport to College Station, bus
cheapest- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to College Station (CLL)EDI - CLL
- Take the bus from College Station to Downtown Houston
20h 39m$336–1,193Fly Edinburgh Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)EDI - HOU
18h 13m$387–1,417Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)GLA - IAH
18h 11m$416–805Fly Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport, bus
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS)EDI - AUS
- Take the bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
19h 43m$390–1,467
Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Edinburgh to Houston is to train and fly which costs $410 - $850 and takes 18h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Houston is to fly which takes 16h 49m and costs $470 - $1,200.
The distance between Edinburgh and Houston is 4658 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 49m to get from Edinburgh to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 6h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 11:46 PM in Edinburgh and 5:46 PM in Houston.
There are 1726+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Houston, TX, USA?
United Airlines, Delta, and two other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 13m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 21m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to College Station via New York JFK, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to College Station via Philadelphia, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 10m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to College Station via Dublin, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Monday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to College Station via Toronto, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to College Station via Atlanta, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,100
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 33m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 51m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via New York JFK
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 22m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 19m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 44m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–950
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 49m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 6m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,300
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Wednesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to Austin-Bergstrom International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.scotrail.co.uk/
- Phone
- 0800 031 8542
- Passengerassistance@lumo.co.uk.
- Website
- lumo.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–24
- Website
- https://www.lumo.co.uk/
- Phone
- +44 330 060 0500
- enquiry@sleeper.scot
- Website
- sleeper.scot
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 57 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
- Sleeper Berth Classic
- $280–310
- Sleeper Seat
- $80–110
- Sleeper Berth Club Solo
- $310–360
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from College Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
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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