There are 11 ways to get from Normal to Houston by plane, train, bus, or car
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Fly Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane BMI - IAH
7h 13m$79–401Train, bus
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Marshall Stationtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Marshall Station to Houstonbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
20h 47mBus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the bus from Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus
- Take the bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Drbus
24h 31mDrive 938.2 mi
- Drive from Normal to Houstoncar 938.2 mi
16h 52m$172–248Fly Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane BMI - HOU
8h 36m$130–750Train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane STL - HOU
7h 30mTrain to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MDW - HOU
7h 17mTrain to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane STL - IAH
7h 52mTrain to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ORD - IAH
8h 19mTrain, bus via Longview
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Longviewtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus Amtrak Thruway Connecting Service
22h 3mTrain, bus via Longview #2
- Take the train from Bloomington-Normal to Longviewtrain Texas Eagle
- Take the bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1152
23h 17m
Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Normal to Houston is to drive which costs $170 - $250 and takes 16h 52m.
The fastest way to get from Normal to Houston is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $75 - $410.
The distance between Normal and Houston is 846 miles. The road distance is 943.6 miles.
The best way to get from Normal to Houston without a car is to train and bus which takes 20h 47m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 13m to get from Normal to Houston, including transfers.
The best way to get from Normal to Houston is to fly which takes 7h 13m and costs $75 - $410. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs and takes 24h 31m.
Yes, the driving distance between Normal to Houston is 944 miles. It takes approximately 16h 52m to drive from Normal to Houston.
There are 3575+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Normal, IL, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bloomington to Rusk St @ Bagby St via Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr, Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign, Austin, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, and N Main St @ Airline Dr in around 24h 31m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Lambert–St. Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–900
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Tulsa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–950
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–1,000
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Paducah
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–320
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–350
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Marshall Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 19m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Train from Bloomington-Normal to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Marshall Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Bloomington to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Longview Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Road Ranger Truck Stop - Champaign to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–310
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $150–310
Bus from Austin to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
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