There are 8 ways to get from Houston to Zacatecas by plane, bus, car, bus (Greyhound), or train
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 Zacatecas International Airport
best- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane IAH - ZCL
8h$3,250–13,719Bus via General Escobedo
cheapest- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Monterreybus Via McAllen / ...
- Take the bus from Monterrey to Zacatecasbus
18h 57m$1,738–4,592Bus
- Take the bus from Houston to Zacatecasbus
18h 53m$2,030–3,244Drive 1,172.5 km
- Drive from Houston to Zacatecascar 1,172.5 km
13h 32m$2,279–3,291Fly William P. Hobby Airport to Zacatecas International Airport
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL)plane HOU - ZCL
10h 5m$4,321–18,671Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport (AGU)plane IAH - AGU
- Take the bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecasbus
7h 57m$4,270–7,799Fly George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport, bus
- Fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to San Luis Potosí Airport (SLP)plane IAH - SLP
- Take the bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecasbus
8h 38m$2,290–10,159Train, bus
- Take the train from Houston to San Antonio Stationtrain Sunset Limited
- Take the bus from San Antonio to Zacatecasbus
20h 11m$3,215–4,871
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Houston to Zacatecas is to bus via General Escobedo which costs $1700 - $4600 and takes 18h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Houston to Zacatecas is to fly and bus which takes 7h 57m and costs $4200 - $8000.
No, there is no direct bus from Houston to Zacatecas. However, there are services departing from Smith St @ Prairie St and arriving at Zacatecas via Westpark / Lower Uptown Transit Center and Houston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 18h 53m.
The distance between Houston and Zacatecas is 1137 km. The road distance is 1172.5 km.
The best way to get from Houston to Zacatecas without a car is to bus which takes 18h 53m and costs $2000 - $3300.
It takes approximately 8h to get from Houston to Zacatecas, including transfers.
Houston to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP), depart from Houston station.
The best way to get from Houston to Zacatecas is to fly which takes 8h and costs $3200 - $14000. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $2000 - $3300 and takes 18h 53m.
Houston to Zacatecas bus services, operated by Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP), arrive at Zacatecas station.
Zacatecas is 1h behind Houston. It is currently 6:45 AM in Houston and 5:45 AM in Zacatecas.
What companies run services between Houston, TX, USA and Zacatecas, Mexico?
American Airlines, Volaris, and two other airlines fly from George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) to Zacatecas International Airport (ZCL) 4 times a day. Alternatively, Omnibus Express (OMEX VIP) operates a bus from Houston to Zacatecas twice daily. Tickets cost $2,000–3,200 and the journey takes 17h 3m.
- Website
- volaris.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Guadalajara
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–16,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $10,000–31,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Sunday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $8,000–32,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 49m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–12,000
- Website
- united.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Lic. Jesús Terán Peredo International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $2,000–11,000
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–9,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–13,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $3,800–18,000
- Website
- aeromexico.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to Zacatecas International Airport via Mexico City
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,900–14,000
- Website
- vivaaerobus.com
Flights from George Bush Intercontinental Airport to San Luis Potosí Airport via Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $2,700–11,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston to San Antonio Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–2,400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800 923 1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Houston to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 3m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–3,200
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from San Antonio to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $1,600–2,300
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +52 55 2643 9028
- Website
- apoloplatinum.com.mx
Bus from Aguascalientes to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $320–600
- Schedules at
- platinumline.mx
- Book at
- platinumline.mx
- Ejecutivo
- $420–470
- Confort
- $500–600
- Primera Clase
- $320–470
- Phone
- +52 55 5141 4300
- [email protected]
- Website
- odm.com.mx
Bus from San Luis Potosí to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $490–900
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 45m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $950–1,600
- Schedules at
- odm.com.mx
- Book at
- odm.com.mx
- Phone
- +1-800-231-2222
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com.mx
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Monterrey
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $900–2,700
- Schedules at
- greyhound.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- futura.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 25m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $950–1,900
- Schedules at
- futura.com.mx
- Book at
- futura.com.mx
- Phone
- +52 55 4440 3187
- [email protected]
- Website
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
Bus from Monterrey to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $800–1,500
- Schedules at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Book at
- transportesfrontera.com.mx
- Phone
- +1 479 750 3263
- Website
- transporteschayo.com
Bus from San Antonio to Zacatecas
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 41m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2,000–2,500
- Schedules at
- transporteschayo.com
- Book at
- transporteschayo.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Houston to Zacatecas is 1172 km. It takes approximately 13h 32m to drive from Houston to Zacatecas.
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