There are 3 ways to get from Edinburgh to Houston by plane or train
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Fly Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane EDI - IAH
16h 3m$615–967Train to Glasgow Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Streettrain
- Fly from Glasgow Airport (GLA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane GLA - IAH
17h 18m$567–961Fly Edinburgh Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane EDI - HOU
16h 47m$615–2,315
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 $550 - $1,000 and takes 17h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Edinburgh to Houston is to fly which takes 16h 3m and costs $600 - $1,000.
The distance between Edinburgh and Houston is 4658 miles.
It takes approximately 16h 3m to get from Edinburgh to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 6h behind Edinburgh. It is currently 11:16 AM in Edinburgh and 5:16 AM in Houston.
There are 1981+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Edinburgh, Scotland and Houston, TX, USA?
Delta, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Edinburgh Airport (EDI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 28m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $310–1,100
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Cancun
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 59m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Montreal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 23m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
Flights from Glasgow Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,300
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Philadelphia
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $330–1,200
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Edinburgh Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 14h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
- Phone
- +44 344 811 0141
- Website
- scotrail.co.uk
Train from Edinburgh Waverley to Glasgow Queen Street
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–50
- 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
- $11–21
- 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
- $16–29
- Website
- https://www.sleeper.scot/
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