There are 10 ways to get from Houston to Highlands by plane, ferry, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport, ferry
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane HOU - LGA
- Take the ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJferry
7h 52m$186–899Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport, ferry
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Laguardia Airport (LGA)plane IAH - LGA
- Take the ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJferry
8h 19m$83–462Bus via Chamblee
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlantabus
- Take the bus from Atlanta to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Highlands, NJbus
36h 16m$262–373Train
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Newark Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Newark Penn Station to Red Banktrain
44h 15m$501–1,070Drive 1,590.6 mi
- Drive from Houston to Highlandscar 1,590.6 mi
27h 37m$291–420Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane IAH - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Red Banktrain
8h 44m$99–385Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport, ferry
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK)plane IAH - JFK
- Take the ferry from Pier 11/Wall St., NYC to Highlands, NJferry
8h 40m$105–446Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport, train
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR)plane HOU - EWR
- Take the train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Red Banktrain
10h 6m$147–592Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train, ferry
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane IAH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJferry
10h 13m$117–1,099Bus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminalbus
- Take the bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Highlands, NJbus
40h 31m$331–622
Houston to Highlands by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Highlands is to fly and train which costs $95 - $390 and takes 8h 44m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Highlands is to fly and ferry which takes 7h 52m and costs $180 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Highlands. However, there are services departing from Louisiana St @ Preston St and arriving at Highlands, NJ via Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, New York City Chinatown and Port Authority Bus Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h 16m.
The distance between Houston and Highlands is 1481 miles. The road distance is 1599.9 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Highlands without a car is to bus via Chamblee which takes 36h 16m and costs $260 - $380.
It takes approximately 7h 52m to get from Houston to Highlands, including transfers.
Houston to Highlands bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd station.
The best way to get from Houston to Highlands is to bus via Chamblee which takes 36h 16m and costs $260 - $380. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 44h 15m.
Houston to Highlands bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at Atlanta station.
Highlands is 1h ahead of Houston. It is currently 1:31 PM in Houston and 2:31 PM in Highlands.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Highlands, NJ, USA?
You can take a bus from Louisiana St @ Preston St to Highlands, NJ via Magnolia Transit Center, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, Atlanta, Atlanta, New York, New York City Chinatown, New York Midtown, and Port Authority Bus Terminal in around 36h 16m. Alternatively, you can take a train from Houston to Highlands via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, Newark Penn Station, and Red Bank in around 44h 15m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Pittsburgh
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–410
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–340
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Newark Liberty International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
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
- $95–220
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Newark Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $370–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 24m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24–55
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 973-275-5555
- Website
- njtransit.com
Train from Newark Penn Station to Red Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 6m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–17
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult
- $2–17
Train from Newark Airport Railroad Station to Red Bank
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $19–24
- Website
- https://www.njtransit.com
- Schedules at
- https://www.njtransit.com/bus-to
- Adult Airport
- $19–24
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from 30th Street Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Atlanta to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 201-420-7000
- Website
- academybus.com
Bus from Port Authority Bus Terminal to Highlands, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 38m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://academybus.com
- Schedules at
- https://academybus.com/commuter#routes-timetables
- Adult in app purchase
- $30–45
- Adult cash ticket
- $35–50
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Port Authority Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $160–300
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-262-8743
- contact@seastreak.com
- Website
- seastreak.com
Ferry from East 35th St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–45
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $96–98
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $12–15
- Adult
- $30–45
Ferry from Pier 11/Wall St., NYC to Highlands, NJ
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–40
- Website
- https://seastreak.com
- Schedules at
- https://seastreak.com/ferry-routes-and-schedules/
- NJ/Martha's Vineyard/Nantucket/ Adult
- $95–96
- Newport/Providence Adult
- $10–13
- Adult
- $28–40
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