There are 7 ways to get from Michigan City to Houston by train, plane, bus, car, or train (Amtrak)
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Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport
best- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane MDW - HOU
6h 24m$234–1,118Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
cheapest- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane ORD - IAH
7h 7m$164–400Train, bus via Longview
- Take the train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.train Ssl
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Longviewtrain
- Take the bus from Longview to Houstonbus
27h$363–724Train, bus
- Take the train from 11th Street to Millennium Stationtrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austinbus
- Take the bus from Austin, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Drbus
27h 27m$230–499Drive 1,097.1 mi
- Drive from Michigan City to Houstoncar 1,097.1 mi
18h 35m$201–290Train, bus via New South Memphis
- Take the train from 11th Street to Garytrain Ssl
- Take the bus from Gary Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
27h 38m$211–377Train
- Take the train from 11th St. to 57th St.train Ssl
- Take the train from Homewood to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houstontrain
32h 28m$433–855
Michigan City to Houston by train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan City to Houston is to train and fly which costs $160 - $400 and takes 7h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan City to Houston is to train and fly which takes 6h 24m and costs $230 - $1,200.
No, there is no direct train from Michigan City to Houston. However, there are services departing from 11th St. and arriving at Houston via 55th - 56th - 57th St., Homewood and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 32h 28m.
The distance between Michigan City and Houston is 1019 miles. The road distance is 1103.5 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan City to Houston without a car is to train and bus via Longview which takes 27h and costs $360 - $750.
It takes approximately 6h 24m to get from Michigan City to Houston, including transfers.
Michigan City to Houston train services, operated by South Shore Line, depart from 11th St. station.
Michigan City to Houston train services, operated by South Shore Line, arrive at 57th St. station.
Yes, the driving distance between Michigan City to Houston is 1103 miles. It takes approximately 18h 35m to drive from Michigan City to Houston.
There are 1820+ hotels available in Houston.
What companies run services between Michigan City, IN, USA and Houston, TX, USA?
You can take a train from 11th St. to Houston via 55th - 56th - 57th St., Homewood, and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal in around 32h 28m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Little Rock
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–380
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Millennium Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Van Buren St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $10–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $10–11
Train from 11th Street to Gary
- Ave. Duration
- 28 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–8
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $7–8
Train from 11th St. to 57th St.
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $9–11
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $9–11
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to Longview
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $280–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Homewood to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–240
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Longview to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–110
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- [email protected]
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Chicago to Tornado Bus Co - Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–330
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $170–330
Bus from Austin, TX - Tornado Bus Co to Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–150
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $45–150
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $4–9
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $2–35
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Gary Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $4–8
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $120–200
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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