There are 11 ways to get from Schenectady to Houston by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, bus (Flixbus), or train (Amtrak)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Albany County Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane ALB - HOU
8h 21m$186–856Bus
- Take the bus from Schenectady to New York, NY - Midtownbus Nyc
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
39h 36m$319–470Train, bus (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
41h 4mDrive 1,721 mi
- Drive from Schenectady to Houstoncar 1,721 mi
30h 4m$315–454Fly Albany County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ALB - IAH
8h 36m$216–1,008Train to Bradley International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Schenectady to Springfieldtrain
- Fly from Bradley International Airport (BDL) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane BDL - IAH
11h 18m$228–870Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane LGA - HOU
10h 14m$198–1,083Train, train to Laguardia Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlemtrain
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane LGA - IAH
10h 32m$268–985Train to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane EWR - IAH
10h 23m$314–1,139Bus via New South Memphis
- Take the bus from Schenectady to New York, NY - Midtownbus Nyc
- Take the bus from New York to Memphis - Summer Avebus Nyc
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
40h 28m$292–402Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Schenectady to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
46h 54m$1,038–1,645
Albany County Airport (ALB) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Schenectady to Houston is to bus via New South Memphis which costs $290 - $410 and takes 40h 28m.
The fastest way to get from Schenectady to Houston is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $180 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Schenectady to Houston. However, there are services departing from Schenectady and arriving at Congress St @ Milam St via New York Midtown, Atlanta Bus Station and Magnolia Transit Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 36m.
No, there is no direct train from Schenectady to Houston. However, there are services departing from Schenectady and arriving at Houston via Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 54m.
The distance between Schenectady and Houston is 1521 miles. The road distance is 1731.1 miles.
The best way to get from Schenectady to Houston without a car is to bus which takes 39h 36m and costs $310 - $470.
It takes approximately 8h 21m to get from Schenectady to Houston, including transfers.
Schenectady to Houston bus services, operated by Fox Bus, depart from Schenectady station.
Schenectady to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Schenectady station.
The best way to get from Schenectady to Houston is to fly which takes 8h 21m and costs $180 - $900. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $310 - $470 and takes 39h 36m, you could also train, which costs $1,000 - $1,700 and takes 46h 54m.
What companies run services between Schenectady, NY, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Albany County Airport (ALB) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Schenectady to Congress St @ Milam St via New York, NY - Midtown, New York Midtown, Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, and Magnolia Transit Center in around 39h 36m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Bradley International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Bradley International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Albany County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Albany County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Laguardia Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Bradley International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Albany County Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Albany County Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Laguardia Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Laguardia Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Albany County Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 26m
- When
- Friday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–900
Flights from Albany County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Albany County Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 39m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $440–700
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $470–750
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 28m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 41m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 31m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Schenectady to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 24m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $85–140
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $750–1,200
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- VIA Rail
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
Train from Albany-Rensselaer Amtrak Station to Croton-Harmon Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–170
- Website
- VIA Rail
- Escape
- $28–85
- Business
- $60–160
- Business Plus
- $70–170
- Economy
- $30–95
- Economy Plus
- $35–100
- Phone
- +1 877.690.5114
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
Train from Croton-Harmon to 125th Street - Harlem
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $10–17
- Website
- Metro North Railroad
- Schedules at
- Metro North Railroad Schedules
- Off-Peak
- $10–12
- Peak
- $14–17
- support@gotobus.com
- Website
- Gotobus
Bus from Schenectady to New York, NY - Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Gotobus
- Adult One-way
- $38
Bus from Schenectady to New York, NY - Midtown
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $38
- Website
- Gotobus
- Adult One-way
- $38
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–180
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- Website
- Greyhound
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- Wanda Coach
Bus from New York to Memphis - Summer Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–180
- Website
- Wanda Coach
- Book at
- GotoBus.com
- Adult One Way
- $130–180
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Booking & Getting There
Schenectady to Houston bus services, operated by Fox Bus, arrive at New York, NY - Midtown station.
Houston is 1h behind Schenectady. It is currently 6:22 AM in Schenectady and 5:22 AM in Houston.
Schenectady to Houston train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Schenectady to Houston is 1731 miles. It takes approximately 30h 4m to drive from Schenectady to Houston.
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