There are 11 ways to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, subway, train (Amtrak), 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.
Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane IAH - DCA
3h 36m$172–798Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct to Hobby Airportbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane HOU - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
6h 27m$128–1,160Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Take the bus from Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct to Hobby Airportbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA)plane HOU - DCA
5h 37m$168–812Bus
- Take the bus from Bush IAH Terminal C to Milam St @ Texas Avebus 102
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Washington Union Stationbus
32h 40m$246–409Bus, train
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to New Orleans Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2211 / ...
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Washington Union Stationtrain Crescent
36h 59m$660–1,092Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport, subway
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Washington Dulles International Airport (IAD)plane IAH - IAD
- Take the subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platformsubway
4h 20m$131–603Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Baltimore-Washington International Airport (BWI)plane IAH - BWI
- Take the train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Stationtrain
4h 24m$202–949Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Richmond International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Richmond International Airport (RIC)plane IAH - RIC
- Take the bus from Richmond to Washington Union Stationbus
7h 1m$193–858Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport, train
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Philadelphia International Airport (PHL)plane IAH - PHL
- Take the train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
6h 31m$173–1,297Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Sunset Limited
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Washington Union Stationtrain Crescent
40h 20m$806–1,318Drive 1,368.1 mi
- Drive from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Springcar 1,368.1 mi
24h 17m$250–361
Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring by bus, foot, and subway
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring is to drive which costs $250 - $370 and takes 24h 17m.
The fastest way to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs $170 - $800.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring station. However, there are services departing from Bush IAH Terminal C and arriving at Washington Union Station via Franklin St @ Milam St, Houston Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 40m.
No, there is no direct train from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring. However, there are services departing from Houston and arriving at Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and Union Station, Red Line Center Platform. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 40h 20m.
The distance between Houston Airport (IAH) and Silver Spring is 1227 miles. The road distance is 1376.1 miles.
The best way to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring without a car is to bus which takes 32h 40m and costs $240 - $410.
It takes approximately 3h 36m to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring, including transfers.
Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring bus services, operated by Metropolitan Transit Harris County, depart from Bush IAH Terminal C station.
Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring is to fly which takes 3h 36m and costs $170 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $240 - $410 and takes 32h 40m, you could also train, which costs $800 - $1,400 and takes 40h 20m.
What companies run services between Houston Airport (IAH), USA and Silver Spring, MD, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Bush IAH Terminal C to Silver Spring, Red Line Center Platform via Milam St @ Texas Ave, Franklin St @ Milam St, Magnolia Transit Center, Houston Bus Station, Atlanta Bus Station, Washington Union Station, and Union Station, Red Line Center Platform in around 32h 40m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 47m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 42m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Monday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport via Louisville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Mobile
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Knoxville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Richmond International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Richmond International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Wednesday, and Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Washington Dulles International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Richmond International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Philadelphia International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Baltimore-Washington International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $16–25
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 58m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $200–310
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 37m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Subway from Washington Dulles International Airport, Silver Line Center Platform to Metro Center, Blue/Orange/Silver Line Center Platform
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $2–3
- Website
- Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority
- standard fare after 9:30 p.m
- $2–3
- Phone
- 1-866-743-3682
- Website
- Maryland Transit
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–9
- Website
- Maryland Transit
- Standard Fare
- $2–9
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from BWI Thurgood Marshall to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 26 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6–550
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $6–440
- First Class
- $100–550
Train from 30th Street Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $30–650
- Schedules at
- Amtrak Acela
- Website
- Amtrak
- Business Class
- $30–470
- First Class
- $150–650
Bus from Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct to Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
Bus from Bush IAH Terminal C to Milam St @ Texas Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
Bus from Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct to Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 15m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $140–220
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–180
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $19–29
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–160
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–85
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Richmond to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
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Booking & Getting There
Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring bus services, operated by Metropolitan Transit Harris County, arrive at Milam St @ Texas Ave station.
Silver Spring is 1h ahead of Houston Airport (IAH). It is currently 9:46 PM in Houston Airport (IAH) and 10:46 PM in Silver Spring.
Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring is 1376 miles. It takes approximately 24h 17m to drive from Houston Airport (IAH) to Silver Spring.
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