There are 6 ways to get from Houston to Galena by plane, car, bus, train, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport, drive
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID)plane HOU - CID
- Drive from Cedar-Rapids-Airport-CID to Galenacar
7h 41m$138–726Bus, drive
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Moline Center Stationbus
- Drive from Faye's Field to Galenacar
29h 12m$180–388Bus, train, drive
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the train from Longview to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Drive from Northern Lights at Epic Staff C to Galenacar
33h 11m$287–610Drive 1,116.6 mi
- Drive from Houston to Galenacar 1,116.6 mi
19h 3m$204–295Fly to Quad City International Airport, drive
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Quad City International Airport (MLI)plane HOU - MLI
- Drive from Moline-Airport-MLI to Galenacar
8h 6m$138–726Train, taxi, drive
- 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 Galesburg Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the taxi from Galesburg Amtrak Station to Kennedy Sq Sheltertaxi
- Drive from East Pointe to Galenacar
37h 27m$432–902
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Galena is to drive which costs $200 - $300 and takes 19h 3m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Galena is to fly and drive which takes 7h 41m and costs $130 - $750.
The distance between Houston and Galena is 980 miles. The road distance is 1123.1 miles.
It takes approximately 7h 41m to get from Houston to Galena, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Galena is 1123 miles. It takes approximately 19h 3m to drive from Houston to Galena.
There are 104+ hotels available in Galena.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Galena, IL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Houston to Galena. However, you can take the line 500 bus to Hobby Airport, walk to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) airport, fly to The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID), then drive to Galena. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Downtown Houston to Galena via Dallas Bus Station, Kansas City, Des Moines, Moline Center Station, Centre Station, and Faye's Field in around 29h 12m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Quad City International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Quad City International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to The Eastern Iowa Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Quad City International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Longview to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 31m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–440
- 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
- $80–190
- 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
- $200–480
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Galesburg Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $29–50
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $90–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Des Moines to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $18–90
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.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
- $55–100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Estimated price
- $100–130
United American Cab Co
- Phone
- +1-309-341-6161
- Website
- galesburgtaxi.com
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