There are 7 ways to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Cheapest option
Fly Chicago O'Hare to Houston, bus • 7h 20m
5 alternative options
Train, bus • 26h 5m
Bus • 31h 27m
Drive • 18h 51m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is to train and bus which costs $130 - $190 and takes 26h 5m.
The quickest way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is to fly which costs $180 - $600 and takes 4h 22m.
The distance between Chicago and Galveston Bay Area is 957 miles. The road distance is 1111.7 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area without a car is to train and bus which takes 26h 5m and costs $130 - $190.
It takes approximately 4h 22m to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area, including transfers.
The best way to get from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is to fly which takes 4h 22m and costs $180 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $170 - $240 and takes 31h 27m.
The quickest flight from Chicago Midway Airport to Houston Hobby Apt Airport is the direct flight which takes 2h 30m.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Galveston Bay Area is 1112 miles. It takes approximately 18h 51m to drive from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area.
Southwest Airlines offers flights from Chicago Midway Airport to Houston Hobby Apt Airport.
There are 150+ hotels available in Galveston Bay Area. Prices start at $100 USD per night.
- Distance: 956.7 miles
- Duration: 4h 22m
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Galveston Bay Area, TX, USA?
Southwest Airlines, Allegiant Air and Delta fly from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago to Galveston Bay Area via Memphis, Memphis, TN, Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie, Pierce St @ Travis St, and Bay Area Pr in around 31h 27m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $260
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $260
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $260
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $260
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston Hobby Apt via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $170 - $260
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $550
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110 - $410
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $800
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $430
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $430
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130 - $360
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston Hobby Apt via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260 - $650
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $490
Flights from Chicago Midway to Houston via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200 - $500
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $320
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
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 43m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90 - $130
- Website
- Amtrak
- Coach Seat
- $90 - $130
- Premium
- $300 - $420
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $170 - $260
- Business Seat
- $190 - $270
- Phone
- +1 713-635-4000
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Pierce St @ Travis St to Bay Area Pr
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
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.
Rome2rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28 - $40
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $28 - $40
- Flexible
- $50 - $75
Bus from Chicago to Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65 - $90
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $65 - $90
- Flexible
- $100 - $140
- Phone
- 877-462-6342
- inquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Memphis, TN to Dallas - Grand Prairie, Texas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60 - $75
- Book at
- megabus.com
Bus from Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie to Houston, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Book at
- megabus.com
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