There are 9 ways to get from Houston to Big Sur by plane, taxi, bus, train, car, shuttle, subway, 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.
Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)IAH - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Sur
8h 54m$208–604Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to 612 Wall St - Los Angeles
- Take the bus from Downtown Los Angeles to Gilroy
- Take the bus from Monterey / Gilroy Train Station to Salinas Transit Center / Gate 359
- Take the taxi from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Big Sur
37h$448–685Train, taxi
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angeles
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Take the taxi from Salinas to Big Sur
47h 3m$423–1,036Drive 1,850.1 mi
- Drive from Houston to Big Sur1,850.1 mi
30h 13m$338–488Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Monterey Regional Airport (MRY)HOU - MRY
- Take the taxi from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Big Sur
8h 28m$288–973Fly 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)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 Sur
9h 23m$378–1,273Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Francisco International Airport (SFO)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 Sur
10h 40m$228–549Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport, BART, shuttle, taxi
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Oakland International Airport (OAK)HOU - OAK
- Take the subway from Coliseum to Milpitas
- 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 Sur
11h 6m$387–1,287Bus
- Take the bus from Hyatt Regency Houston to Fort Worth
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
44h 34m$379–687
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 $220 - $550 and takes 10h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Big Sur is to fly and taxi which takes 8h 28m and costs $280 - $1,000.
The distance between Houston and Big Sur is 1657 miles. The road distance is 1860.9 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Big Sur without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 37h and costs $440 - $700.
It takes approximately 8h 54m to get from Houston to Big Sur, including transfers.
Big Sur is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 11:45 PM in Houston and 9:45 PM in Big Sur.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Big Sur is 1861 miles. It takes approximately 30h 13m to drive from Houston to Big Sur.
There are 12+ 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, Salinas Train Station, 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 44h 34m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Oakland International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- 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 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–360
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–370
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–360
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–480
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Monterey Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Francisco International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–370
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
- $190–750
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Salinas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 19m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- 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 25m
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $65–90
- 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
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
Shuttle from SFO Airport Terminal 3-Lower Level to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–75
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $60–75
- Standard Rate
- $70
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey - Calle Principal / Parking Garage
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Online Discount
- $50–60
- Standard Rate
- $57
- 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
- $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 Ft Worth Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–350
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Salinas Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 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
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