There are 12 ways to get from Houston to Fort Madison by plane, train, bus, car, shuttle, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or train (Amtrak)
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport, train
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW)plane HOU - MDW
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fort Madisontrain
9h 24m$203–846Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL)plane IAH - BRL
7h 32m$113–379Bus, train via Kansas City
- Take the bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to University of North Texas - Dentonbus
- Take the bus from Denton to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Fort Madisontrain
20h 9m$207–384Bus, train (Amtrak)
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Fort Madisontrain
26h 36m$285–592Drive 944.8 mi
- Drive from Houston to Fort Madisoncar 944.8 mi
17h 28m$173–249Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI)plane HOU - MCI
- Take the train from Kansas City to Fort Madisontrain
9h 56m$201–931Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines, shuttle, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Des Moines (DSM)plane IAH - DSM
- Take a shuttle bus from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Take the bus from Ames to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Burlington IAbus
12h 3m$322–1,146Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane HOU - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Fort Madisontrain
12h 3m$245–1,104Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, train, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL)plane IAH - STL
- Take the train from St. Louis to Springfieldtrain
- Take the bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Fort Madisontrain
12h 32m$397–857Bus
- Take the bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to University of North Texas - Dentonbus
- Take the bus from Denton to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Burlington IAbus
24h 6m$277–454Bus, train #2
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Texarkanabus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Kansas Citybus
- Take the train from Kansas City to Fort Madisontrain
24h 41m$226–402Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Fort Madisontrain
34h 35m$422–959
Houston to Fort Madison by bus, foot, tram, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Fort Madison is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 17h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Fort Madison is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $110 - $380.
No, there is no direct train from Houston to Fort Madison. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Fort Madison via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 35m.
The distance between Houston and Fort Madison is 1185 miles. The road distance is 950.3 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Fort Madison without a car is to bus and train via Kansas City which takes 20h 9m and costs $200 - $390.
It takes approximately 9h 24m to get from Houston to Fort Madison, including transfers.
Houston to Fort Madison train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Houston to Fort Madison is to fly which takes 7h 32m and costs $110 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $270 - $460 and takes 24h 6m, you could also train, which costs $420 - $1,000 and takes 34h 35m.
Houston to Fort Madison train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Fort Madison is 950 miles. It takes approximately 17h 28m to drive from Houston to Fort Madison.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Fort Madison, IA, USA?
United Airlines and Corporate Flight Management Inc fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Burlington Municipal Airport (BRL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to Fort Madison via University of North Texas - Denton, Denton, Kansas City, Des Moines, and Burlington IA in around 24h 6m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Chicago Midway International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- contouraviation.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport via Little Rock, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–310
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Burlington Municipal Airport via Fayetteville, Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–310
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Des Moines via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $60–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Kansas City to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Longview to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $180–410
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Fort Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $15–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Louis to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- 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
- $100–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to University of North Texas - Denton
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Denton to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Houston to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Bus from Springfield to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 320.253.2226
- Website
- executiveexpress.biz
Shuttle from Des Moines International Airport, IA to Ames, IA - Iowa State University
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $80–190
- Website
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz
- Schedules at
- https://www.executiveexpress.biz/coverage-areas/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Ames to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–27
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $19–27
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Texarkana to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $110–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Des Moines to Burlington IA
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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