How to travel from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX

There are 3 options to travel from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX including taking a bus, train or flight.

The cheapest way to travel to Houston, TX from New Orleans, LA is a flight with an average price of $37 (€32).

This is compared to other travel options from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX:

A flight is $6 (€5) less than a bus for this route with tickets for a bus from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX costing on average $43 (€37).

Taking a flight costs $48 (€42) less than taking a train, which average ticket prices of $85 (€73).

The fastest way from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX is by flight with an average journey time of 1 h 17 min.

There are alternative travel options to Houston, TX that take longer:

Taking a bus requires on average 5 h 45 min of travel time.

Getting to Houston, TX by train takes 9 h 18 min on average.

The New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX distance is around 316 miles (510 km).

The average frequency per day from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX is:

• 3 buses a day.

However, we recommend checking specific travel dates for your route between New Orleans, LA and Houston, TX as scheduled services by bus, train or flight can vary by season or day of the week.

These are the most popular departure and arrival points from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX:

Omio works with many trusted partners that can help you travel the best way from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX:

• You can travel by bus from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX with FlixBus, Greyhound or Megabus, and you can find FlixBus New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX tickets for $38 (€33) on Omio.
• You can travel from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX by flight with Spirit Airlines or United. You can find cheap tickets on Omio for $26 (€22) with Spirit Airlines from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX.
• You can take a train from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX with Amtrak. Cheap tickets can be found for $71 (€61) with Amtrak from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX.

Yes, there are direct services available from New Orleans, LA to Houston, TX with the following travel companies:

• Direct buses with FlixBus or Megabus with 3 direct buses per day.

Direct services tend to save you time and add more convenience in getting you to Houston, TX as you won't need to transfer at another stop in between, so it's worth paying attention to before booking your tickets to Houston, TX from New Orleans, LA.