World City Guide

Getting There By Air

George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Tel: (281) 230 3100.
Website: www.houstonairportsystem.org

Located 35km (22 miles) north of the city, the airport is used by 22 airlines, for both international and domestic flights, serving over 180 destinations worldwide from five terminals (the new terminal E opened in 2004). In 2004, over 34 million passengers passed through the airport.

Airport facilities: These include bureaux de change, ATMs, tourist information, car hire (Avis, Dollar and Hertz among others), duty free, shops, restaurants and bars.

Transport to the city: Express Shuttle (tel: (713) 523 8888; website: www.airportexpresshouston.com) operates a service to Downtown, daily 0615-2315 every 30 minutes (journey time – one hour). Tickets cost US$23. METRO (tel: (713) 635 4000; website: www.ridemetro.org) operates regular public buses (102 Bush IAH) to Downtown, Monday-Friday 0500-0100, every 25-40 minutes (journey time – approximately 1 hour). Tickets are considerably cheaper at US$1.50. Taxis are also available outside the terminals and fares to Downtown are in the region of US$37.50.

William P Hobby Airport (HOU)
Tel: (713) 640 3000.
Website: www.houstonairportsystem.org

Located 16km (10 miles) to the southeast of Houston, the airport provides domestic flights to over 55 US cities, served by five airlines. In 2004, over 7.6 million passengers used the airport.

Airport facilities: These include bureaux de change, ATMs, tourist information, car hire (Avis, Dollar and Hertz among others), shops and restaurants.

Transport to the city: Express Shuttle (tel: (713) 523 8888; website: www.airportexpresshouston.com) operates a regular service to Downtown, daily 0700-2300 (journey time – 1 hour). Tickets cost US$18. METRO (tel: (713) 635 4000; website: www.ridemetro.org) operates regular public buses (101 Airport Express) to Downtown, daily 0500-0100 every 30-45 minutes (journey time – 45 minutes). Tickets cost US$1. Taxis are available outside the terminals and fares to Downtown are in the region of US$20.