There are 8 ways to get from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) by train, plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), subway, 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.
Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
best- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SFO - IAH
5h 56m$136–570Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SJC - HOU
- Take the bus from Hobby Airport to Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Directbus
6h 31m$124–554Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houstonbus
42h 47m$384–642Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from San Jose to Los Angelestrain Coast Starlight
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain Sunset Limited
2d$636–1,384Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SJC - IAH
6h 45m$142–652BART to Oakland International Airport, fly to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseumsubway
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane OAK - HOU
- Take the bus from Hobby Airport to Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Directbus
7h 22m$141–614Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Take the train from San Jose to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)plane SMF - IAH
8h 54m$214–592Drive 1,843.8 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH)car 1,843.8 mi
30h 18m$337–487
San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) by train, bus, and foot (Amtrak)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) is to fly and bus which costs $120 - $600 and takes 6h 31m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) is to Caltrain and fly which takes 5h 56m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Houston Airport (IAH). However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Bush IAH Terminal C via Los Angeles Union Station, Fort Worth and Travis St @ Jefferson St. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 42h 47m.
No, there is no direct train from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH). However, there are services departing from San Jose and arriving at Houston via Los Angeles. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between San Jose and Houston Airport (IAH) is 1678 miles. The road distance is 1854.6 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) without a car is to bus which takes 42h 47m and costs $380 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 56m to get from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH), including transfers.
San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from San Jose station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) is to bus which takes 42h 47m and costs $380 - $650. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $600 - $1,400 and takes 2 days 0h, you could also fly, which costs $140 - $650 and takes 6h 45m.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Houston Airport (IAH), USA?
You can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Bush IAH Terminal C via Los Angeles Union Station, Ft Worth Bus Station, Fort Worth, Hyatt Regency Houston, and Travis St @ Jefferson St in around 42h 47m. Alternatively, you can take a train from San Jose to Bush IAH Terminal C via Los Angeles, Houston, Preston St @ Artesian Pl, Smith St @ Texas Ave, and Travis St @ Texas Ave in around 2d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Salt Lake City
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 39m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–500
- Phone
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–280
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $500–1,100
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–90
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Berryessa / North San Jose to Coliseum
- Ave. Duration
- 44 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $6–9
- Website
- BART
Bus from Hobby Airport to Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
- Adult
- $2
Bus from Hobby Airport to Bush IAH Term E - Downtown Direct
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2–5
- Website
- Metropolitan Transit Harris County
- Adult
- $2
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–100
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $210–400
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–90
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1 844-866-5263
- [email protected]
- Website
- Vonlane
Bus from Fort Worth to Hyatt Regency Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $127–137
- Website
- Vonlane
- Adult
- $127
- adult
- $137
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More Questions & Answers
San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Houston Airport (IAH) is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 10:08 AM in San Jose and 12:08 PM in Houston Airport (IAH).
San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Los Angeles station.
Yes, the driving distance between San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH) is 1855 miles. It takes approximately 30h 18m to drive from San Jose to Houston Airport (IAH).
There are 1875+ hotels available in Houston Airport (IAH).





















