There are 8 ways to get from Kyoto to Houston by plane, train, or bus
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Fly from Osaka International Airport
best- Fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ITM - IAH
18h 13m$425–1,533Train to Chūbu Centrair International Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the train from Kyōto to Nagoya Stationtrain
- Fly from Chūbu Centrair International Airport (NGO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane NGO - IAH
19h 49m$414–1,450Train to Kobe, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Fly from Kobe (UKB) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane UKB - IAH
19h 30m$513–4,238Train, bus to Tokushima Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Shin-Kobe Station to Kousoku Narutobus
- Fly from Tokushima Airport (TKS) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane TKS - IAH
20h 57m$666–2,384Train to Tokyo International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Yokohamatrain
- Fly from Tokyo International Airport (HND) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane HND - IAH
17h 55m$675–1,606Train, train to Narita International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shinagawatrain
- Take the train from Shinagawa to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Stationtrain
- Fly from Narita International Airport (NRT) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane NRT - IAH
18h 49m$421–1,342Train, train to Tottori, fly
- Take the train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Stationtrain
- Take the train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Himejitrain
- Take the train from Himeji to Tottoritrain
- Fly from Tottori (TTJ) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane TTJ - IAH
23h 28m$1,164–10,100Train to Nanki Shirahama, fly
- Take the train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shirahamatrain
- Fly from Nanki Shirahama (SHM) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SHM - IAH
26h 20m$535–1,878
Osaka International Airport (ITM) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Kyoto to Houston is to train and fly which costs $420 - $1,400 and takes 18h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Kyoto to Houston is to train and fly which takes 17h 55m and costs $650 - $1,700.
The distance between Kyoto and Houston is 6968 miles.
It takes approximately 18h 13m to get from Kyoto to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 15h behind Kyoto. It is currently 9:22 AM in Kyoto and 6:22 PM in Houston.
There are 1381+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Kyoto, Japan and Houston, TX, USA?
All Nippon Airways, United Airlines, and two other airlines fly from Osaka International Airport (ITM) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Kobe to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–4,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,300
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 8m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 9m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $410–3,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–1,600
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Nanki Shirahama to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Nanki Shirahama to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–4,400
Flights from Nanki Shirahama to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,900
- Website
- ana.co.jp
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $420–3,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Narita International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Kobe to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $490–4,200
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–3,300
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–3,400
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
Flights from Tottori to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,100–10,000
Flights from Tottori to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, San Francisco
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $1,100–10,000
Flights from Nanki Shirahama to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–1,900
- Website
- jal.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,600
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $470–1,400
Flights from Chūbu Centrair International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 21h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $380–1,400
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $800–2,400
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–2,400
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Nanki Shirahama to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $500–1,800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,600
Flights from Osaka International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Narita International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $410–1,500
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $600–2,300
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $390–1,500
Flights from Tokyo International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $340–1,300
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Tokushima Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Tokyo International Airport, Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $650–6,000
- Website
- zipairtokyo.com
Flights from Narita International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $340–1,000
- Phone
- 050-2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Kōbe Station
- Ave. Duration
- 22 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $19–30
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $19–26
- Reserved seat
- $24–30
- Green seat
- $29–40
Train from Kyōto to Nagoya Station
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $27–40
- Reserved seat
- $30–45
- Green seat
- $40–55
Train from Kyōto to Shin-Yokohama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 9m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $65–95
- Reserved seat
- $75–95
- Green seat
- $95–130
Train from Kyōto to Shinagawa
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $70–95
- Reserved seat
- $80–100
- Green seat
- $100–140
Train from Shin-Kōbe Station to Himeji
- Ave. Duration
- 13 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved seat
- $17–24
- Reserved seat
- $22–28
- Green seat
- $26–35
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jreast.co.jp
Train from Shinagawa to Narita Airport Terminal 2·3 Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $18–40
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/e/nex/
- Website
- https://www.eki-net.com/en/jreast-train-reservation/Top/Index
- Green Seat (First Class)
- $28–40
- Ordinary Car
- $18–23
- Phone
- (050) 2016-1603
- Website
- jrhokkaido.co.jp
Train from Himeji to Tottori
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $23–35
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $27–31
- Reserved Seat
- $23–35
- Green Seat
- $30–45
Train from Shin-Ōsaka Station to Shirahama
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- https://japantravel.navitime.com/en/area/jp/route/
- Website
- https://www.jrhokkaido.co.jp/global/
- Website
- https://www.jreast.co.jp/multi/en/
- Website
- https://global.jr-central.co.jp/en/
- Website
- https://www.westjr.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jr-shikoku.co.jp/global/en/
- Website
- https://www.jrkyushu.co.jp/english/
- Unreserved Seat
- $34–39
- Reserved Seat
- $30–45
- Green Seat
- $45–65
- Phone
- 088-664-6030
- Website
- honshi-bus.co.jp
Bus from Shin-Kobe Station to Kousoku Naruto
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $23
- Schedules at
- honshi-bus.co.jp
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