There are 6 ways to get from Houston to Knoxville by plane, train, bus, taxi, shuttle, 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 William P. Hobby Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
best- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane HOU - TYS
3h 50m$256–1,171Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, drive
cheapest- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)plane IAH - CHA
- Drive from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Knoxvillecar
5h 49m$90–430Train, bus, taxi, shuttle, drive
- Take the train from Houston to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to High Pointtrain
- Take the bus from Forsyth Hospital to Boonebus
- Take the taxi from Boone to Black Bear Resorttaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springs
- Drive from Hot Springs to Knoxvillecar
40h 48m$944–1,383Drive 900.7 mi
- Drive from Houston to Knoxvillecar 900.7 mi
15h 33m$154–223Line 102 bus to George Bush Intercontinental Airport, fly to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Take the bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal Cbus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS)plane IAH - TYS
4h 23m$268–1,174Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Nashville, drive
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Nashville (BNA)plane HOU - BNA
- Drive from Nashville-Airport-BNA to Knoxvillecar
6h 5m$110–486
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Knoxville is to drive which costs $150 - $230 and takes 15h 33m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Knoxville is to fly which takes 3h 50m and costs $250 - $1,200.
The distance between Houston and Knoxville is 808 miles. The road distance is 906 miles.
It takes approximately 3h 50m to get from Houston to Knoxville, including transfers.
Knoxville is 1h ahead of Houston. It is currently 7:35 PM in Houston and 8:35 PM in Knoxville.
Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Knoxville is 906 miles. It takes approximately 15h 33m to drive from Houston to Knoxville.
There are 320+ hotels available in Knoxville.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Knoxville, TN, USA?
Allegiant Air, Southwest Airlines, and Delta fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) 4 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Nashville via Jackson/Vicksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Nashville via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 46m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Nashville via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,200
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,100
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–400
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 52m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Mcghee Tyson Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $200–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- 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 High Point
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 51m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $460–750
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 704-348-1200
- [email protected]
- Website
- Sunway Charters
Bus from Forsyth Hospital to Boone
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–19
- Schedules at
- Sunway Charters
- Passenger
- $13–19
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Shuttle from Black Bear Resort to Hot Springs
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- Black Bear Resort Shuttle
Bus from Travis St @ Texas Ave to Bush IAH Terminal C
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 20 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–5
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
High Country Taxi
- Phone
- +1 828-414-1492
- Website
- highcountrytaxi.com
Tipsy Taxi
- Phone
- +1 828-719-8477
- Website
- facebook.com
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