There are 10 ways to get from Baltimore to South Padre Island by plane, taxi, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, bus, car, or subway
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, taxi
best- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane BWI - HRL
- Take the taxi from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to South Padre Islandtaxi
7h 50m$252–782Train, subway to Washington Dulles International Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Stationtrain
- Take the subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platformsubway
- Fly from Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane IAD - BRO
10h 57m$191–783Bus
- Take the bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Brownsville Bus Stationbus
41h$324–568Train, bus via Alief
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirbybus
- Take the bus from Houston - Hillcroft Ave to Brownsville Bus Stationbus
46hDrive 1,777.1 mi
- Drive from Baltimore to South Padre Islandcar 1,777.1 mi
31h 58m$325–469Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Rio Grande Valley International Airport, taxi
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL)plane DCA - HRL
- Take the taxi from Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) to South Padre Islandtaxi
8h 38m$326–1,641Fly Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane BWI - BRO
9h 29m$239–773Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO)plane DCA - BRO
10h 6m$323–1,882Train, bus
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsvillebus
47h 53m$525–1,038Train, bus, taxi
- Take the train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Stationtrain
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Brownsvillebus
- Take the taxi from Brownsville to South Padre Islandtaxi
2d 4h$724–1,351
Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Rio Grande Valley International Airport (HRL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baltimore to South Padre Island is to bus which costs $320 - $600 and takes 41h.
The fastest way to get from Baltimore to South Padre Island is to fly and taxi which takes 7h 50m and costs $250 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Baltimore station to South Padre Island. However, there are services departing from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station and arriving at Las Palmas Port Isabel via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd and La Plaza at Brownsville. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h.
The distance between Baltimore and South Padre Island is 1565 miles. The road distance is 1787.5 miles.
The best way to get from Baltimore to South Padre Island without a car is to bus which takes 41h and costs $320 - $600.
It takes approximately 7h 50m to get from Baltimore to South Padre Island, including transfers.
Baltimore to South Padre Island bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station.
The best way to get from Baltimore to South Padre Island is to bus which takes 41h and costs $320 - $600. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $230 - $800 and takes 9h 29m.
Baltimore to South Padre Island bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
South Padre Island is 1h behind Baltimore. It is currently 3:21 PM in Baltimore and 2:21 PM in South Padre Island.
What companies run services between Baltimore, MD, USA and South Padre Island, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to South Padre Island via Atlanta Bus Station, Houston Bus Station, Houston - Harrisburg Blvd, La Plaza at Brownsville, and Las Palmas Port Isabel in around 41h. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Frontier Airlines fly from Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI) to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport (BRO) every 4 hours.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–900
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $300–1,300
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via New Orleans, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Atlanta, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Pittsburgh, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Knoxville, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–950
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $320–1,400
Flights from Washington Dulles International Airport to Brownsville-South Padre Island International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baltimore-Washington International Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $210–850
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Rio Grande Valley International Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $310–1,300
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $13–27
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–21
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $380–800
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $180–380
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $9–440
- First Class
- $100–600
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- mta.maryland.gov
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 2m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–10
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–10
Train from Baltimore Penn Station to New Carrollton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 48 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- https://www.mta.maryland.gov
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
- Phone
- +1 202 466 3876
- Website
- wmata.com
Subway from New Carrollton, Orange Line Center Platform to Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 16m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- https://www.wmata.com
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Uptown/Upper Kirby
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Bus from Houston Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baltimore Downtown Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to La Plaza at Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Harrisburg Blvd to Brownsville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston - Hillcroft Ave to Brownsville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $70–95
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Brownsville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–90
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Estimated price
- $75–130
Ubeda Transportation
- Phone
- +1 956-601-7794
Ubeda Transportation
- Phone
- +1 956-601-7794
Taxi
- Phone
- +52868 307 0507
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Línea Rosa Matamoros
- Phone
- +52 868 312 2393
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Matamoros
- Phone
- +52 868 402 5820
- Website
- facebook.com
Taxi Medellín
- Phone
- +52 868 903 6513
- Website
- facebook.com
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