Ground transportation options: shuttle van, taxi, public transport, rental car.
Coming
to Houston by air
Houston
is serviced by two major airports,
George Bush
International Airport (IAH) and
William
P.
Hobby
Airport (HOU) .
George Bush International
Airport (IAH) is
Houston's largest airport located approximately 23 miles north of the
conference location. IAH is served by 17
passenger airlines, and is the largest hub airport for Continental
Airlines. 185 domestic and international destinations are
accessible through direct flights from IAH. For more
information on the George Bush International Airport, visit
http://www.fly2houston.com/iah
We have organized special airfare discounts with Continental Airlines. When booking, use the code
ZDZEBRJFBQ. Details about the discount are contained
here.
Hobby
Airport (HOU) is
located approximately 7 miles southeast of
downtown Houston. HOU is served by 5 passenger airlines and
is the largest hub airport for Southwest Airlines. For
more information on the William P. Hobby Airport, visit
http://www.fly2houston.com/hobbyHome
Airport
Transfers
Shuttle services
There
are several airport shuttle services from both airports, including
Super Shuttle and Airport Express Shuttle. All have counters
at both airports.
Super Shuttle's normal one-way
shared van cost to/from IAH is $24 per person, and $19 to/from
Hobby. Super Shuttle will also accommodate transfers to and from
private
residences.
Airport Express shuttle service
rates are comparable but will only accept hotel destinations.
Group
rates are available for
shuttle services.
Super
Shuttle: http://www.supershuttle.com/
Airport
Express: http://www.airportexpresshouston.com/
or call (713) 523-8888.
Taxis
Fares
from Hobby Airport to the Museum District vary from $24-$28 (plus tip).
From Intercontinental, the fare is capped at $51 (plus tip).
Please note that if you are arriving with a group of conference
participants, it may be more cost-effective to split the taxi fare
rather than utilize the shuttle service. The taxi driver will not
necessarily tell you that there is a cap on the fare, but there is
information in the back of the cab on the zones.
The following taxi services operate out of both airports:
Airport
Taxi Service: (281) 444-TAXI
Liberty Cab: (713) 695-6700
Yellow
Cab: (713) 236-1111
For
more information see: http://www.yellowcabhouston.com/fare_info.html
Public
Transport
METRO, which is Houston's public transport service, has a new service called Airport Direct offering that offers a direct bus to and from IAH and downtown. The non-stop ride, estimated to take approximately 30 minutes, cost $15 one way. The service runs daily from the Airport Direct Passenger Plaza (across from the Downtown Transit Center, 1900 Main, to IAH from 5:30 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. and southbound from IAH to downtown from 6:10 a.m. to 8:40 p.m. More information is available here. You can connect to other METRO rail and bus destinations from downtown. If you are staying at the conference hotel, you can catch the southbound METRO rail to the Museum District stop, which is the closest. Here is a route map.
METRO also provides other bus routes from both airports to downtown and the areas close to the conference site. However, note that these routes are indirect. The trip from IAH will take almost 2
hours, while from Hobby it will take approximately 45 minutes.
For
additional information on ground transportation options from HOU, visit
http://www.fly2houston.com/houGroundTransportation
Rental carsIn
addition, all major rental car companies operate out of either airport.