There are 10 ways to get from Houston to Amherst College by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), train (Amtrak), 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.
Line 102 bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Bradley International Airport, train, bus
best- Take the bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal Cbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane IAH - BDL
- Take the train from Windsor Locks to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Bay 10 to Academy of Musicbus
- Take the bus from Academy of Music to Amherst Community Health Ctrbus
9h 38mFly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane IAH - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
12h 49m$100–677Bus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to University of Massachusetts Amherstbus
40h 37m$191–442Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Springfieldtrain
2d 1h$259–743Drive 1,766 mi
- Drive from Houston to Amherst Collegecar 1,766 mi
30h 33m$323–466Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Bradley International Airport (BDL)plane HOU - BDL
10h 54m$256–1,396Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport, train, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Boston Logan Airport (BOS)plane IAH - BOS
- Take the train from Lansdowne to Worcestertrain
- Take the bus from Union Station Garage to Amherst Commonbus
11h 35mFly William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane HOU - LGA
- Take the train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
12h 33m$210–1,106Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IAH - EWR
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haventrain
- Take the train from New Haven to Springfieldtrain
12h 49m$116–1,142Bus via Springfield
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New York Midtownbus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Springfield Union Stationbus
42h$184–352
Houston to Amherst College by train, bus, and foot (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Amherst College is to fly and train which costs $100 - $700 and takes 12h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Amherst College is to fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $250 - $1,400.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Amherst College. However, there are services departing from Louisiana St @ Preston St and arriving at Amherst College via Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, New York City Chinatown, Port Authority Bus Terminal and Haigis Mall. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 37m.
The distance between Houston and Amherst College is 1587 miles. The road distance is 1776.3 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Amherst College without a car is to bus which takes 40h 37m and costs $190 - $450.
It takes approximately 9h 38m to get from Houston to Amherst College, including transfers.
Houston to Amherst College bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd station.
The best way to get from Houston to Amherst College is to bus which takes 40h 37m and costs $190 - $450. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $250 - $750 and takes 2 days 1h, you could also fly, which costs $250 - $1,400 and takes 10h 54m.
Houston to Amherst College bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Atlanta station.
Amherst College is 1h ahead of Houston. It is currently 12:18 AM in Houston and 1:18 AM in Amherst College.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Amherst College, MA, USA?
You can take a bus from Louisiana St @ Preston St to Amherst College via Magnolia Transit Center, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, Atlanta, New York, New York City Chinatown, New York Midtown, Port Authority Bus Terminal, University of Massachusetts Amherst, Haigis Mall, and Amherst College in around 40h 37m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Houston to Amherst College via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station, Springfield, Union Station Bay 10, Academy of Music, and Amherst College in around 2d 1h.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bradley International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Bradley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bradley International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bradley International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Bradley International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–370
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–290
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Boston Logan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Windsor Locks to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–6
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–75
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–420
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–20
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–330
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Windsor Locks to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $2–190
- Business Class
- $40–220
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–250
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $19–250
- Business Class
- $70–300
Train from New Haven to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 29m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $8–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $8–220
- Business Class
- $50–250
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $10–220
- Business Class
- $55–260
- Phone
- +1-617-222-3200
- Website
- mbta.com
Train from Lansdowne to Worcester
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–9
- Website
- https://www.mbta.com
- Adult
- $3–9
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- mta.info
Train from 125th Street - Harlem to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/metro-north-railroad
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/schedules
- Off-Peak
- $17–19
- Peak
- $22–26
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Haven
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $17–450
- First Class
- $120–600
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal C
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- Phone
- +1 413-781-7882
- Website
- pvta.com
Bus from Union Station Bay 10 to Academy of Music
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pvta.com
Bus from Academy of Music to Amherst Community Health Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 24 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Schedules at
- pvta.com
Bus from Union Station Garage to Amherst Common
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- pvta.com
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Atlanta to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to University of Massachusetts Amherst
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $27–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New York Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–150
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Springfield Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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