There are 6 ways to get from Houston to Wathena by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), car, bus, bus (Greyhound), or bus (Amtrak, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from William P. Hobby Airport, taxi
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI)plane HOU - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Wathenataxi
4h 30m$323–1,153Bus
cheapest- 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 St. Josephbus
19h 38m$107–282Drive 781.7 mi
- Drive from Houston to Wathenacar 781.7 mi
12h 59m$143–207Line 102 bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly, taxi
- Take the bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal Cbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Kansas City (MCI)plane IAH - MCI
- Take the taxi from Kansas-City-Airport-MCI to Wathenataxi
4h 38m$353–1,154Bus via Dallas
- Take the bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to 593 S Lamar St Dallasbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to St. Josephbus
19h 57m$107–334Bus via Wake Village
- Take the bus from Houston to Longviewbus
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Texarkanabus
- Take the bus from Texarkana to Kansas Citybus
- Take the bus from Kansas City to St. Josephbus
20h 53m
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Kansas City (MCI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Wathena is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 59m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Wathena is to fly and taxi which takes 4h 30m and costs $320 - $1,200.
The distance between Houston and Wathena is 724 miles. The road distance is 786.3 miles.
The best way to get from Houston to Wathena without a car is to bus which takes 19h 38m and costs $100 - $290.
It takes approximately 4h 30m to get from Houston to Wathena, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Wathena is 786 miles. It takes approximately 12h 59m to drive from Houston to Wathena.
There are 16+ hotels available in Wathena.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Wathena, KS, USA?
You can take a bus from Downtown Houston to Wathena via Dallas Bus Station, Kansas City, and St. Joseph in around 19h 38m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kansas City via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–480
- 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
- $30–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $30–90
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
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Kansas City to St. Joseph
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $5–50
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Texarkana to Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–170
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal C
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- redcoachusa.com
Bus from Houston - Travis St @ Dallas St to 593 S Lamar St Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $25–140
- Website
- https://www.redcoachusa.com
- Web
- $25–140
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
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Estimated price
- $160–200
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
Local Budget Cab Co
- Phone
- +1 816-921-5000
- Website
- localbudgetcabco.com
Kens Taxi & Shuttle Service
- Phone
- +1 816-946-4098
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