There are 7 ways to get from Frankfort to Houston by car, plane, bus, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Drive from Frankfort to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SDF - HOU
4h 4m$202–1,016Drive to Covington, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Drive from Frankfort to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane CVG - IAH
5h 18m$116–414Drive, bus
- Drive from Frankfort to Louisville, KYcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
23h 29m$190–334Drive 968.9 mi
- Drive from Frankfort to Houstoncar 968.9 mi
16h 49m$177–256Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Drive from Frankfort to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SDF - IAH
4h 29m$122–568Fly Blue Grass Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane LEX - HOU
6h 13m$351–1,483Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Frankfort to La Tropicana - Louisville, KYtaxi
- Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphisbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
24h 12m$383–630
Louisville International Airport (SDF) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Frankfort to Houston is to drive and fly which costs $110 - $420 and takes 5h 18m.
The fastest way to get from Frankfort to Houston is to drive and fly which takes 4h 4m and costs $200 - $1,100.
The distance between Frankfort and Houston is 870 miles. The road distance is 974.5 miles.
The best way to get from Frankfort to Houston without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 24h 12m and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 4h 4m to get from Frankfort to Houston, including transfers.
Houston is 1h behind Frankfort. It is currently 10:53 PM in Frankfort and 9:53 PM in Houston.
Yes, the driving distance between Frankfort to Houston is 975 miles. It takes approximately 16h 49m to drive from Frankfort to Houston.
There are 1600+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Frankfort, KY, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) every 4 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $280–1,400
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,400
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Louisville International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Covington to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Amtrak
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–210
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- Tornado Bus Company
Bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–190
- Schedules at
- Tornado Bus Company
- Adults 11-59
- $75–190
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Estimated price
- $140–180
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