There are 6 ways to get from Arlington to Galveston by plane, taxi, bus 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
Fly to Houston Hobby Apt, taxi • 3h 3m
Cheapest option
Bus, taxi • 7h 22m
4 alternative options
Fly to Houston, bus, taxi • 4h 16m
Bus, taxi via Dallas, TX • 5h 48m
Bus, taxi #2 • 10h 24m
Drive • 5h 7m
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Arlington to Galveston is to drive which costs $55 - $85 and takes 5h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Arlington to Galveston is to fly and taxi which takes 3h 3m and costs $260 - $500.
The distance between Arlington and Galveston is 309 miles. The road distance is 307.9 miles.
The best way to get from Arlington to Galveston without a car is to bus and taxi via Dallas, TX which takes 5h 48m and costs $260 - $310.
It takes approximately 3h 3m to get from Arlington to Galveston, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Arlington to Galveston is 308 miles. It takes approximately 5h 7m to drive from Arlington to Galveston.
There are 1050+ hotels available in Galveston. Prices start at $44 USD per night.
- Distance: 309.3 miles
- Duration: 3h 3m
What companies run services between Arlington, TX, USA and Galveston, TX, USA?
There is no direct connection from Arlington to Galveston. However, you can take the taxi to Dallas airport, fly to Houston Hobby Apt, take the walk to Hobby Airport, take the line 040 bus to Monroe Pr, take the line 244 bus to El Dorado Pr, then take the taxi to Galveston. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Dallas airport, fly to Houston, take the walk to Airmail Rd @ Pallet Rd, take the line 102 bus to Pierce St @ Travis St, take the bus to Bay Area Pr, then take the taxi to Galveston.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $390
Flights from Dallas to Houston Hobby Apt via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120 - $410
Flights from Dallas to Houston Hobby Apt via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $430
Flights from Dallas to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120 - $410
- Website
- jsx.com
Flights from Dallas to Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $30 - $330
- Website
- ridemetro.org
Bus from Pierce St @ Travis St to Bay Area Pr
- Ave. Duration
- 37 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $4
- Schedules at
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- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- inquiries@vonlane.com
- Website
- vonlane.com
Bus from Dallas, TX to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $130
- Website
- https://vonlane.com
- Phone
- +1-877-462-6342
- inquiries@megabus.com
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Dallas, Tx - Grand Prairie to Houston, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8 - $60
- Website
- https://us.megabus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fort Worth Amtrak Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Estimated price
- $85 - $110
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