There are 4 ways to get from Rio de Janeiro to Houston Airport (IAH) by plane or bus
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly from Santos Dumont Airport
best- Fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SDU - IAH
15h 46m$400–1,500Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Fly from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport (GIG) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane GIG - IAH
13h 7m$551–901Bus, bus to São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareíbus
- Take the bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminalbus
- Fly from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport (GRU) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane GRU - IAH
17h 25m$570–1,039Bus, bus to Presidente Itamar Franco Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimasbus
- Take the bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora to Aeroporto Regional Presidente Itamar Francobus
- Fly from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport (IZA) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane IZA - IAH
22h 39m$478–1,729
Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Houston Airport (IAH) is to fly which costs $550 - $900 and takes 13h 7m.
The fastest way to get from Rio de Janeiro to Houston Airport (IAH) is to fly which takes 13h 7m and costs $550 - $900.
The distance between Rio de Janeiro and Houston Airport (IAH) is 5064 miles.
It takes approximately 15h 46m to fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), including transfers and time at the airport.
There is no direct flight from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport Airport. The quickest flight takes 16h 35m and has one stopover.
Houston Airport (IAH) is 2h behind Rio de Janeiro. It is currently 4:31 PM in Rio de Janeiro and 2:31 PM in Houston Airport (IAH).
American Airlines, Copa Airlines, Azul and two other airlines offer flights from Santos Dumont Airport Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport Airport.
There are 2026+ hotels available in Houston Airport (IAH).
What companies run services between Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and Houston Airport (IAH), USA?
Azul, United Airlines, and three other airlines fly from Santos Dumont Airport (SDU) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) 5 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,600
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 33m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $370–1,400
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport, Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 9m
- When
- Tuesday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $600–1,800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 21h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $460–1,700
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Sao Paulo Congonhas, Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $490–1,800
- Website
- copaair.com
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Belo Horizonte Confins, Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $400–1,500
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,400
Flights from São Paulo–Guarulhos International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Panama City
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $360–1,300
- Website
- voeazul.com.br
Flights from Santos Dumont Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $650–1,700
Flights from Presidente Itamar Franco Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Sao Paulo Viracopos, Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 22h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $750–1,900
- Website
- avianca.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Bogota
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $550–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Rio De Janeiro–Galeão International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $390–1,400
- Phone
- 0800 433 2324
- [email protected]
- Website
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal Rodoviário de Jacareí
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–24
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
Bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 34m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $3–6
- Schedules at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Book at
- viacaonova.com.br
- Phone
- +55 11 3775-3850
- Website
- passaromarron.com.br
Bus from Jacareí to Tietê Bus Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–15
- Schedules at
- passaromarron.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 1992
- [email protected]
- Website
- viajeguanabara.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimas
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–23
- Schedules at
- viajeguanabara.com.br
- Book at
- viajeguanabara.com.br
- Phone
- 0800 728 1992
- Website
- viajeguanabara.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–21
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
- [email protected]
- Website
- rapidofederal.com.br
Bus from Terminal Rodoviário Novo Rio to Terminal São Dimas
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Book at
- clickbus.com.br
- Phone
- +55 32 3215-1109 / +55 32 3216-6494
- [email protected]
- Website
- facebook.com
Bus from Rodoviária de Juiz de Fora to Aeroporto Regional Presidente Itamar Franco
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $5–9
- Schedules at
- buson.com.br
- Book at
- buson.com.br
- Convencional
- $6–9
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