There are 9 ways to get from Houston to Lompoc by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, or car
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Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Santa Maria Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX)plane IAH - SMX
10h 3m$104–486Bus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Isla Vistabus
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
36h$226–548Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbaratrain
- Take the bus from Pueblo at Castillo to Lompocbus
42h 27m$217–806Drive 1,654.8 mi
- Drive from Houston to Lompoccar 1,654.8 mi
26h 49m$302–437Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport (SBA)plane HOU - SBA
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
10h 26m$201–913Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane HOU - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
12h 5m$221–798Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane IAH - LAX
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airportbus
- Take the bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompocbus
12h 5m$131–389Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX)plane HOU - SMX
10h 17m$194–905Fly William P. Hobby Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport (SBP)plane HOU - SBP
- Take the bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hubbus
13h 26m$198–912
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Lompoc is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $390 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Lompoc is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $100 - $490.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Lompoc. However, there are services departing from Capitol St @ Smith St and arriving at Lompoc via Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, UCSB North Hall Inbound and Hollister at Kellogg. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 36h.
The distance between Houston and Lompoc is 1556 miles. The road distance is 1664.4 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Lompoc without a car is to bus which takes 36h and costs $220 - $550.
It takes approximately 10h 3m to get from Houston to Lompoc, including transfers.
Houston to Lompoc bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, depart from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr station.
The best way to get from Houston to Lompoc is to fly which takes 10h 3m and costs $100 - $490. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $220 - $550 and takes 36h.
Houston to Lompoc bus services, operated by Tornado Bus Company, arrive at El Paso station.
Lompoc is 2h behind Houston. It is currently 5:49 PM in Houston and 3:49 PM in Lompoc.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Lompoc, CA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Santa Maria Airport (SMX) 3 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Capitol St @ Smith St to Lompoc via N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, El Paso Bus Station, Los Angeles Union Station, Isla Vista, UCSB North Hall Inbound, and Hollister at Kellogg in around 36h.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Oakland
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Barbara Municipal Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport via El Paso, Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport via Austin, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 38m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport via San Antonio, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 43m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Santa Maria Airport via El Paso, Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to San Luis Obispo County Regional Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–900
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $50–290
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 57m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
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
- $160–700
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from El Paso Bus Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–230
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Isla Vista
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (805) 692-1902
- service@cleanairexpress.com
- Website
- cleanairexpress.com
Bus from Hollister at Kellogg to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 26m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
Bus from Pueblo at Castillo to Lompoc
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Website
- https://cleanairexpress.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-470-8818
- cclax@cclax.com
- Website
- centralcoastshuttle.com
Bus from Los Angeles Airport, CA to Santa Barbara Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $70–85
- Website
- https://www.centralcoastshuttle.com
- one way non-prepaid
- $75–85
- One-way prepaid 48 hours advance
- $70–80
- Website
- slorta.org
Bus from Government Center to Santa Maria Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://www.slorta.org
- Phone
- +1 805.928.5624
- smrtcomments@cityofsantamaria.org
- Website
- cityofsantamaria.org
Bus from Transit Center to Lompoc Transit Hub
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.cityofsantamaria.org/services/departments/department-of-public-works/santa-maria-regional-transit-5008
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Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Lompoc is 1664 miles. It takes approximately 26h 49m to drive from Houston to Lompoc.
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