There are 10 ways to get from Houston to Big Sur by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, shuttle, subway, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus, Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane IAH - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
8h 42m$198–614Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angelesbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroybus
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3bus 59
- Take the taxi from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Big Surtaxi
37h 6m$453–690Train, taxi
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinastrain
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Surtaxi
47h 4m$400–817Drive 1,798.3 mi
- Drive from Houston to Big Surcar 1,798.3 mi
29h 49m$329–474Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)plane HOU - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Surtaxi
8h 16m$276–971Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane HOU - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
9h 9m$456–1,676Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC)plane IAH - SJC
- Take a shuttle bus from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
9h 31m$328–1,079Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)plane IAH - SFO
- Take a shuttle bus from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
10h 45m$233–569Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)plane HOU - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitassubway
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Take the taxi from Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage to Big Surtaxi
10h 51m$405–1,390Bus
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worthbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stopbus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara to Salinasbus
46h 39m
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Big Sur is to fly and shuttle and taxi which costs $230 - $600 and takes 10h 45m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 16m and costs $270 - $1,000.
The distance between Houston and Big Sur is 1657 miles. The road distance is 1808.8 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Big Sur without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 37h 6m and costs $450 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Houston to Big Sur, including transfers.
Big Sur is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 10:21 AM in Houston and 8:21 AM in Big Sur.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Big Sur is 1809 miles. It takes approximately 29h 49m to drive from Houston to Big Sur.
There are 13+ hotels available in Big Sur.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Big Sur, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Big Sur via Fort Worth, Ft Worth Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Santa Barbara Bus Stop, Santa Barbara, Salinas, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 4 Tyler, Monterey Transit Plaza / Gate 3 Pearl, and Carmel Rancho Blvd / Carmel Rancho Center in around 46h 39m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $330–1,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday to Thursday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,300
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Thursday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–390
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 36h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroy
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- Monterey-Salinas Transit
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from San Jose Airport Terminal A to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–65
- Standard Rate
- $57–60
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $65–75
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $65–75
- Standard Rate
- $69–74
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–65
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–65
- Standard Rate
- $57–60
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–320
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Santa Barbara Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Santa Barbara to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Estimated price
- $85–170
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1 831-424-1234
- Website
- yellowcab1234.com
Sal's Salinas Taxi Co
- Phone
- +1 831-422-7276
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