There are 10 ways to get from Los Angeles to Houston by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, train, or bus (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 Los Angeles International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane LAX - HOU
5h 32m$160–765Fly Los Angeles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane LAX - IAH
5h 48m$80–397Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus Huntington Park
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Drbus El Paso
26h 51m$243–414Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
35h 10m$360–850Drive 1,508.1 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Houstoncar 1,508.1 mi
24h 12m$276–398Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane ONT - HOU
6h 7m$252–1,223Train to Ontario International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtraktrain
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ONT - IAH
6h 37m$132–625Fly Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane LGB - HOU
7h 5m$208–1,008Train, line 43 bus, line 76 bus to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, line 102 bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Fullerton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthurbus
- Take the bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminalbus
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SNA - IAH
- Take the bus from Airmail Rd @ Pallet Rd to Milam St @ Preston Stbus
8h 23m$132–970Bus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1000
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus Houston
33h 30m$350–559
Los Angeles to Houston by train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Los Angeles to Houston is to fly which costs $75 - $400 and takes 5h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Los Angeles to Houston is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $160 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Los Angeles to Houston. However, there are services departing from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles and arriving at Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr via El Paso. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 51m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Los Angeles and arriving at Houston. Services depart three times a week, and operate Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. The journey takes approximately 35h 10m.
The distance between Los Angeles and Houston is 1419 miles. The road distance is 1516.9 miles.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Houston without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 26h 51m and costs $240 - $420.
It takes approximately 5h 32m to get from Los Angeles to Houston, including transfers.
Los Angeles to Houston bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, depart from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles station.
Los Angeles to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Los Angeles station.
The best way to get from Los Angeles to Houston is to fly which takes 5h 32m and costs $160 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $240 - $420 and takes 26h 51m, you could also train, which costs $360 - $850 and takes 35h 10m.
What companies run services between Los Angeles, CA, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr via El Paso in around 26h 51m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Long Beach Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–380
Flights from Ontario International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $360–850
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Ontario Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $8–19
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $5–13
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 714-560-6282
- Website
- octa.net
Bus from Fullerton Trans Ctr Dock 1 to Harbor And Macarthur
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 7m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
Bus from Macarthur-Harbor to Airport-Arrival Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19 min
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $1–2
- Schedules at
- octa.net
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Airmail Rd @ Pallet Rd to Milam St @ Preston St
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–4
- Website
- https://www.ridemetro.org
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–420
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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More Questions & Answers
Los Angeles to Houston bus services, operated by Omnibus Express, arrive at El Paso station.
Houston is 2h ahead of Los Angeles. It is currently 4:41 AM in Los Angeles and 6:41 AM in Houston.
Los Angeles to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Houston station.
Yes, the driving distance between Los Angeles to Houston is 1517 miles. It takes approximately 24h 12m to drive from Los Angeles to Houston.
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