There are 7 ways to get from Houston to Fort Rucker by plane, car, bus, taxi, or train
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, drive
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane HOU - ECP
- Drive from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Fort Ruckercar
5h 4m$97–505Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP)plane IAH - ECP
- Drive from Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) to Fort Ruckercar
5h 37m$79–378Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Houston to Exxon - Bonifay, FLbus Houston
- Take the taxi from Exxon - Bonifay, FL to Fort Ruckertaxi
11h 16m$116–239Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoulatrain
- Take the bus from Pilot Travel Center - Moss Point to Exxon - Bonifay, FLbus
- Take the taxi from Exxon - Bonifay, FL to Fort Ruckertaxi
17h 32m$206–483Drive 634.7 mi
- Drive from Houston to Fort Ruckercar 634.7 mi
10h 50m$116–168Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport, drive
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS)plane HOU - VPS
- Drive from Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport (VPS) to Fort Ruckercar
5h 26m$92–495Bus, taxi via Montgomery
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Dothanbus
- Take the taxi from Dothan to Fort Ruckertaxi
17h 24m$126–258
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Fort Rucker is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 50m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Fort Rucker is to fly and drive which takes 5h 4m and costs $95 - $550.
The distance between Houston and Fort Rucker is 674 miles. The road distance is 638.4 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Fort Rucker without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 11h 16m and costs $110 - $240.
It takes approximately 5h 4m to get from Houston to Fort Rucker, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Fort Rucker is 638 miles. It takes approximately 10h 50m to drive from Houston to Fort Rucker.
There are 18+ hotels available in Fort Rucker.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Fort Rucker, AL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Houston to Fort Rucker. However, you can take the line 500 bus to Hobby Airport, walk to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) airport, fly to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport (ECP), then drive to Fort Rucker. Alternatively, you can take the bus to Exxon - Bonifay, FL then take the taxi to Fort Rucker.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–480
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–470
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Destin–Fort Walton Beach Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Northwest Florida Beaches International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pascagoula
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $23–65
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Houston to Exxon - Bonifay, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–230
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $100–230
Bus from Pilot Travel Center - Moss Point to Exxon - Bonifay, FL
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–160
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $50–160
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Dothan
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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