There are 6 ways to get from Salt Lake City to Galveston by plane, shuttle, car, bus or train
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Recommended option
Fly to Houston Hobby Apt, shuttle • 7h 23m
$158 - $588
Cheapest option
Fly to Beaumont/Port Arthur, drive • 8h 41m
$94 - $520
4 alternative options
Fly to Houston, shuttle • 9h 16m
$138 - $442
Bus • 42h 50m
Train, bus • 47h 31m
Drive • 26h 3m
$160 - $250
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Questions & Answers
The cost-effective way to get from Salt Lake City to Galveston is to fly and shuttle, which costs $150 - $600 and takes 7h 23m.
The quickest way to get from Salt Lake City to Galveston is to fly and shuttle which costs $150 - $600 and takes 7h 23m.
No, there is no direct bus from Salt Lake City to Galveston. However, there are services departing from Salt Lake City and arriving at Galveston Amtrak Bus Stop via Denver, Dallas and Longview. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 50m.
The distance between Salt Lake City and Galveston is 1253 miles. The road distance is 1703 miles.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Galveston without a car is to bus which takes 42h 50m and costs .
It takes approximately 7h 23m to get from Salt Lake City to Galveston, including transfers.
Salt Lake City to Galveston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Salt Lake City station.
The quickest flight from Salt Lake City Airport to Houston Hobby Apt Airport is the direct flight which takes 3h 5m.
Salt Lake City to Galveston bus services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Galveston Amtrak Bus Stop station.
Galveston is 1h ahead of Salt Lake City. It is currently 2:37 AM in Salt Lake City and 3:37 AM in Galveston.
- Distance: 1253.1 miles
- Duration: 7h 23m
What companies run services between Salt Lake City, UT, USA and Galveston, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Salt Lake City to Galveston via Denver, Dallas, and Longview in around 42h 50m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130 - $550
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston Hobby Apt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $550
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston Hobby Apt via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $600
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston Hobby Apt via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $650
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $390
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $270 - $800
Flights from Salt Lake City to Beaumont/Port Arthur via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $490
Flights from Salt Lake City to Beaumont/Port Arthur via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $490
Flights from Salt Lake City to Beaumont/Port Arthur via Los Angeles, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $500
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $270 - $600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $600
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Salt Lake City to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75 - $470
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Salt Lake City to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 8m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $95
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $65 - $95
- Premium
- $260 - $360
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $120 - $190
- Business Seat
- $130 - $190
Train from Dallas to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $45
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $30 - $45
- Premium
- $190 - $270
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $45 - $75
- Business Seat
- $45 - $70
- Phone
- +1 409-740-5466
- Website
- galvestonlimo.com
Shuttle from Houston Hobby Apt Airport to Galveston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $25 - $35
- Schedules at
- thegalvestonshuttle.com
- Book at
- galvestonlimo.com
- Online Rate
- $25
- One-Way
- $35
Greyhound is a leading bus company based in Dallas, Texas, serving over 3800 destinations across North America, Mexico and Canada. Greyhound carries around 18 million passengers a year who travel 5.4 billion miles (8.6 billion km) a year on their fleet of around 1700 vehicles. For travel flexibility, you can board or get off a Greyhound bus at official Greyhound stations, partner stations and curbside stops. There are around 230 Greyhound stations across the US where you can both catch your bus and buy tickets, that are also available on the official website and via the mobile app.
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Salt Lake City to Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55 - $80
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $55 - $80
- Flexible
- $90 - $130
Bus from Denver to Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $130
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $90 - $130
- Flexible
- $130 - $200
Bus from Dallas to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $20 - $29
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $20 - $29
- Flexible
- $40 - $60
Amtrak is a rail service that connects the US and three Canadian provinces. Covering 21,000 route miles (34,000km) Amtrak operates more than 300 trains daily. These medium and long distance intercity services operate at speeds of up to 240km/h, to more than 500 destinations. Founded in 1971, it is based in Washington, D.C. and offers four classes of travel: First Class, Sleeper, Business and Coach. Ticket fares are divided into five subclasses: Saver, Value, Flexible, Business and Premium. Amtrak trains are known for their wide seats, plug-in power, big windows and storage capabilities.
Rome2rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 215-856-7924
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Longview to Galveston Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- amtrak.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Salt Lake City to Galveston is 1703 miles. It takes approximately 26h 3m to drive from Salt Lake City to Galveston.
American Airlines and Southwest Airlines offer flights from Salt Lake City Airport to Houston Hobby Apt Airport.
There are 1076+ hotels available in Galveston. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
The best way to get from Salt Lake City to Salt Lake City Airport is to line 704 tram which takes 25 min and costs $3.