How far is houston to galveston

How far is it between Houston and Galveston

Houston is located in United States with (29.7633,-95.3633) coordinates and Galveston is located in United States with (29.3014,-94.7977) coordinates. The calculated flying distance from Houston to Galveston is equal to 47 miles which is equal to 75 km.

If you want to go by car, the driving distance between Houston and Galveston is 83.74 km. If you ride your car with an average speed of 112 kilometers/hour (70 miles/h), travel time will be 00 hours 44 minutes. Please check the avg. speed travel time table on the right for various options.
Difference between fly and go by a car is 9 km.

City/PlaceLatitude and LongitudeGPS Coordinates
Houston 29.7633, -95.3633 29° 45´ 47.8080'' N
95° 21´ 47.7720'' W
Galveston 29.3014, -94.7977 29° 18´ 4.8600'' N
94° 47´ 51.7200'' W

The driving distance from Houston, Texas to Galveston, Texas is:

51 miles / 82 km

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How far is houston to galveston


Map of driving directions from Houston, TX to Galveston, TX

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More trip calculations

The total driving distance from Houston, TX to Galveston, TX is 51 miles or 82 kilometers.

Your trip begins in Houston, Texas. It ends in Galveston, Texas.

If you are planning a road trip, you might also want to calculate the total driving time from Houston, TX to Galveston, TX so you can see when you'll arrive at your destination.

You can also calculate the cost of driving from Houston, TX to Galveston, TX based on current local fuel prices and an estimate of your car's best gas mileage.

If you're meeting a friend, you might be interested in finding the city that is halfway between Houston, TX and Galveston, TX.

Planning to fly a plane instead? You might be more interested in calculating the straight line distance to fly from Houston, TX to Galveston, TX.




Driving distance calculator

Travelmath helps you find driving distances based on actual directions for your road trip. You can get the distance between cities, airports, states, countries, or zip codes to figure out the best route to travel to your destination. Combine this information with the fuel cost tool to find out how much it will cost you to drive the distance, or compare the results to the straight line distance to determine whether it's better to drive or fly. You can print out pages with a travel map.

Driving non-stop from Houston to Galveston

How far is Galveston from Houston? Here's the quick answer if you make this quick drive without any stops. Of course, traffic is going to make a big difference so make sure you check that before leaving.

Nonstop drive: 51 miles or 82 km

Driving time: 59 minutes

Even on a short drive, it might be more interesting to stop along the way and explore the local area. You can scroll down to see the calculation if you drive with stops.



Flying non-stop from Houston to Galveston

Now let's assume you have a private jet and you can fly in the fastest possible straight line between Houston, Texas and Galveston, Texas. Because of the curvature of the Earth, the shortest distance is actually the "great circle" distance, or "as the crow flies" which is calculated using an iterative Vincenty formula.

Flight distance: 47 miles or 75 km

Flight time: 36 minutes

The straight line flight distance is 4 miles less than driving on roads, which means the driving distance is roughly 1.1x of the flight distance.

Your plane flies much faster than a car, so the flight time is about 1/2th of the time it would take to drive.

This is a relatively short flight in a private plane, but you might be planning to book a commercial flight. In that case, your travel time would really need to include how many minutes to get to your local airport, wait for security, board and taxi on the runway, land at the other airport, and get to your destination. Scroll down to see a more realistic calculation that takes into account all these factors to get a more accurate estimate of your actual flight time.




Houston to Galveston road trip

Let's say you're actually planning a road trip to Galveston, and you want to stop on the way to explore. If it's a real road trip, you might want to check out interesting places along the way, or maybe eat at a great restaurant. That's what Trippy is perfect for, helping you figure out travel plans in detail.

Road trip: 1 day of driving

With the full itinerary planned out, we can estimate your total travel time for this trip.

Travel time: 2 hours on the road


Itinerary

Start in Houston.


To see all the details on this itinerary, including recommended restaurants, hotels, and things to do along the way, check out the full road trip planner:


Houston to Galveston airports and flights

In the quick calculation above, we assumed you had a private plane and just wanted to know the time in the air from city to city. But for most of us, we're going to be flying on a commercial airline (whether it's first class or coach). So that means we really need to account for all the extra travel time getting to the airport, waiting for our flight, and making it to the destination.

To give you a better estimate of real-life travel, we've put together a flight itinerary with actual airports. Eventually you'll be able to customize this plan, choosing your own airports and flights. But for now, here's an example we've selected to give you an idea of how traveling might work between airports.

Departure airport: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)

Arrival airport: William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)

With the airports selected, we can estimate the travel time to and from the airport, based on how far the airport is from downtown.

Getting to the airport: 46 minutes

Getting to your destination: 112 minutes

Now finally, let's look at an example flight from IAH to HOU and figure out how long it would take to fly including take-off and landing, and time to taxi on the runway.

Commercial flight time: 36 minutes

So now we can finally get an idea of the total travel time from Houston to Galveston including time spent getting to/from the airports, an estimated wait time of 2 hours at the airport for TSA security lines and waiting at the gate, and the actual flight itself.

Total travel time: 5 hours


To see the details on this flight plan, including recommended airports, airline, and route, check out the flight planner:



How far is it the other way?

The distance is the same either way if you're flying a straight line (or driving the same roads back and forth). But for a real trip, there can be plenty of differences so go ahead and check the reverse directions to get the distance from Galveston to Houston, or go to the main page to calculate the distance between cities.

If you happen to know Houston, don't forget to help other travelers and answer some questions about Houston!

How much does it cost to Uber from Houston to Galveston?

Estimated fares for Uber and Lyft are around $50 from Houston Hobby to the cruise port each way. The estimated cost is $80 for a ride from Bush Intercontinental to the Galveston port. Keep in mind that the fare is for the car, not per person like many other shuttle services. Up to four people can ride for that price.

What's the closest airport to Galveston Texas?

The closest airport with commercial air service is William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), located in Houston, Texas, about 40 minutes from Galveston. If you are taking a cruise out of Galveston, Hobby Airport has many shuttle services that will transport you directly to the cruise terminal. 2.

Is Galveston cheaper than Houston?

Galveston is also 5% less expensive than living in Houston and 23% less expensive than living in Austin.

Is Galveston Texas a nice vacation spot?

Galveston's location off the coast of Texas makes it a prime location for cruise ships that are embarking and docking. But, thanks to the island's history as a resort, its sunny beaches, and its many exciting and entertaining attractions, Galveston's worth exploring for a day (or two!) before or after a cruise.