There are 10 ways to get from Monterey to Houston by plane, bus, train (Amtrak), car, shuttle, subway, or bus (Amtrak, Flixbus, Greyhound)
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Fly Monterey Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane MRY - IAH
8h 4m$155–657Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Stationbus 59
- Take the bus from Gilroy to Phoenixbus
- Take the bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Drbus
40h 35m$295–509Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Salinas to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
47h 8m$612–1,333Drive 1,822.8 mi
- Drive from Monterey to Houstoncar 1,822.8 mi
29h 44m$333–481Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SJC - HOU
7h 27m$342–1,259Fly Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MRY - HOU
7h 36m$275–1,205Shuttle to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SJC - IAH
7h 51m$212–761Shuttle to San Francisco International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SFO - IAH
8h 40m$181–622Shuttle, BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Take the subway from Milpitas to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane OAK - HOU
9h 1m$340–1,272Bus
- Take the bus from Salinas to Santa Barbarabus
- Take the bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
45h 43m$431–697
Monterey to Houston by bus and train (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Monterey to Houston is to shuttle and fly which costs $180 - $650 and takes 8h 40m.
The fastest way to get from Monterey to Houston is to shuttle and fly which takes 7h 27m and costs $340 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Monterey to Houston. However, there are services departing from Tyler / Franklin and arriving at Rusk St @ Bagby St via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, Gilroy, 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co and N Main St @ Airline Dr. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 35m.
No, there is no direct train from Monterey to Houston. However, there are services departing from Salinas and arriving at Houston via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 47h 8m.
The distance between Monterey and Houston is 1629 miles. The road distance is 1833.4 miles.
The best way to get from Monterey to Houston without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 40h 35m and costs $290 - $550.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Monterey to Houston, including transfers.
Monterey to Houston bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, depart from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 station.
Monterey to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Salinas station.
The best way to get from Monterey to Houston is to fly which takes 8h 4m and costs $150 - $700. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $290 - $550 and takes 40h 35m, you could also train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 47h 8m.
What companies run services between Monterey, CA, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
American Airlines and United Airlines fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) every 3 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tyler / Franklin to Rusk St @ Bagby St via Salinas Transit Center / Gate 7, Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3, Monterey / Gilroy Train Station, Gilroy, Phoenix, 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix, El Paso, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, and N Main St @ Airline Dr in around 40h 35m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $270–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $290–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,200
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salinas to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- bart.gov
Subway from Milpitas to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 39 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $5–8
- Website
- https://www.bart.gov
- Phone
- 1-888-678-2871
- customerservice@mst.org
- Website
- mst.org
Bus from Salinas Transit Center / Gate 3 to Monterey / Gilroy Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–4
- Website
- https://mst.org/
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- tufesainternacional.com
Bus from Gilroy to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $120–150
- Schedules at
- tufesainternacional.com
- Adult One way
- $120–150
- Phone
- +52 644 410 2444
- atencionaclientes@tufesa.com.mx
- Website
- tufesa.com.mx
Bus from Gilroy to Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–130
- Schedules at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Book at
- tufesa.com.mx
- Plus
- $90–130
- Titanium
- $101–107
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 2707 W McDowell Rd - Phoenix to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 13h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal A
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SFO Airport International
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $55–70
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $55–70
Shuttle from Monterey Shuttle Station to SJC Airport Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- groometransportation.com
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Salinas to Santa Barbara
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Santa Barbara Bus Stop to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- 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
Monterey to Houston bus services, operated by Monterey-Salinas Transit, arrive at Monterey / Gilroy Train Station.
Houston is 2h ahead of Monterey. It is currently 2:09 AM in Monterey and 4:09 AM in Houston.
Monterey to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between Monterey to Houston is 1833 miles. It takes approximately 29h 44m to drive from Monterey to Houston.
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