There are 11 ways to get from Iowa City to Houston by bus, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane CID - IAH
8h 42mBus to Quad City International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
cheapest- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MLI - HOU
9h 32m$102–460Bus via Irving
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Take the bus from Des Moines to Kansas City Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
25h 25m$160–311Bus, train
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
30h 19m$358–708Drive 1,030.1 mi
- Drive from Iowa City to Houstoncar 1,030.1 mi
17h 11m$188–272Bus to Quad City International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Stationbus
- Fly from Quad City International Airport (MLI) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane MLI - IAH
9h 40m$107–512Bus to The Eastern Iowa Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9bus
- Fly from The Eastern Iowa Airport (CID) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane CID - HOU
9h 45mBus to Des Moines, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane DSM - IAH
7h 44m$197–897Bus to Des Moines, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Des Moinesbus
- Fly from Des Moines (DSM) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane DSM - HOU
10h 11m$187–845Bus
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Omaha, NEbus
- Take the bus from Omaha to Austinbus
- Take the bus from Austin, TX - UT Austin to Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson Stbus
32h 1m$331–431Bus, train via New Orleans
- Take the bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
35h 54m$423–903
Iowa City to Houston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Iowa City to Houston is to bus via Irving which costs $160 - $320 and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Iowa City to Houston is to bus and fly which takes 7h 44m and costs $190 - $900.
No, there is no direct bus from Iowa City to Houston. However, there are services departing from Iowa City and arriving at Downtown Houston via Des Moines, Kansas City Bus Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 25m.
The distance between Iowa City and Houston is 914 miles. The road distance is 1036.2 miles.
The best way to get from Iowa City to Houston without a car is to bus via Irving which takes 25h 25m and costs $160 - $320.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Iowa City to Houston, including transfers.
Iowa City to Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Iowa City station.
Iowa City to Houston bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Des Moines station.
Yes, the driving distance between Iowa City to Houston is 1036 miles. It takes approximately 17h 11m to drive from Iowa City to Houston.
Book your Iowa City to Houston bus tickets online with Omio and FlixBus.
What companies run services between Iowa City, IA, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
You can take a bus from Iowa City to Downtown Houston via Des Moines, Kansas City Bus Station, and Dallas Bus Station in around 25h 25m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–1,000
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
Flights from Quad City International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–900
Flights from Quad City International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Des Moines to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $290–1,300
Flights from Quad City International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Quad City International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from Quad City International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Des Moines to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Des Moines to William P. Hobby Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260–1,200
Flights from Quad City International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Quad City International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–800
Flights from Des Moines to William P. Hobby Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $320–1,000
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from The Eastern Iowa Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–240
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-319-362-0375
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Bus from Court St Transportation Center to GTC Bay 9
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- 380 Express Corridor Rides
- Schedules at
- 380 Express Schedule
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Des Moines to Kansas City Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–55
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Moline Center Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $8–17
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Des Moines
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–35
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Omaha, NE
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Iowa City to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Kansas City Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–95
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +52 449 291 3048
- [email protected]
- Website
- TL Premium
Bus from Omaha to Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $227
- Schedules at
- TL Premium
- Phone
- +1 877 733 0724
- Website
- RedCoach
Bus from Austin, TX - UT Austin to Houston, TX - 808 Jefferson St
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- RedCoach
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