Transportation

Centrally located between the two coasts, Houston features three airports servicing more than two dozen airlines and offering nonstop service to 152 cities around the world. With hundreds of flights per day, getting here is easy!

Once you're here, even though Houston is the fourth largest city in the U.S., getting around town is even easier. Here is some quick reference help to you get to where you need to go.

Airports

  • Houston Airport System
    www.houstonairportsystem.org

    Ellington Field (EFD)
    510 Ellington Field
    Houston, Texas 77034
    713-847-4200

  • George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
    2800 North Terminal Road
    Houston, Texas 77032
    281-230-3100

    Distance from GRBCC: 25 miles
    Drive time: 30 minutes
    Cost: $35.00-$45.00 / taxi;
    $25.00 (one-way) shuttle

    William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)
    7800 Airport Blvd.
    Houston, Texas 77061
    713-640-3000

    Distance from the GRBCC: 12 miles
    Drive time: 20 minutes
    Cost: $15.00-$20.00 / taxi;
    $18.00 (one-way) shuttle

 

Car Rentals

    Call individual companies for more information.

  • Advantage
    800-777-5500
    281-540-1700

    Alamo
    800-327-9633
    281-590-5100

    Avis
    800-331-1212
    281-443-5800

    Budget – Dollar
    800-527-0700
    281-449-0145

  • Enterprise
    800-325-8007

    Hertz
    800-654-3131
    281-443-0800

    National
    800-328-4567
    281-443-8850

    Thrifty
    800-367-2277
    281-442-5000

 

Cab Services

Call individual companies for more information.

  • Fiesta Cab Company
    713-225-2666

    Liberty Cab Company
    713-695-6700

    Square Deal Cab Company
    713-659-7236

  • Yellow Cab Company
    713-236-1111

    United Cab Company
    713-699-0000

 
 

Six in the City

Introducing $6 cab rides anywhere downtown!
Late for a meeting? Want to try out that new lunch place across downtown? Need to run some errands without your car? Now you have an easy option for getting around downtown without any of the hassles. Six in the City makes traveling within downtown a walk in the park.

Hail A Cab Locations (.pdf)

Houston Metropolitan Transit Authority (Metro)

METRORail
Houston’s first light rail line link downtown Houston and Reliant Park, including the Museum District and Texas Medical Center.

METRO Fare Facts
Whether a passenger chooses to ride the bus, rail or both, they will be able to get on board using METRO's Q® Fare Card or cash.

METRORail Ticket. Rail tickets can be purchased using cash, a credit or debit card at any METRO Ticket Vending Machine (TVM). Cost is just $1.25.

Cash. Currency can be used to purchase both bus and rail fare. It is deposited into the fare box on board the bus. To board METRORail, cash is inserted into the TVM to receive a ticket. Tickets for rail must be purchased prior to boarding.

Transfers. Free transfer, for three hours in the same direction are only available with the METRO Q® Fare Card.

METRO Information
713-635-4000

METRO - Houston’s city transit system
www.ridemetro.org

In addition, Metro provides regular service between Bush Intercontinental and downtown Houston via route 102 Bush IAH Limited, which operates seven days a week with a one-way fare of $1.25. Several additional routes stop within easy walking distance of the GRB.