--- title: "Mission to Houston – 3 ways by car, plane, taxi | Mixroutes" description: "Mission to Houston is 490 km. Fastest: undefined in 0 min. Cheapest: undefined from –. Real timetables, prices labelled live, quoted or estimated." url: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mission-to-houston" markdown: "https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/mission-to-houston.md" image: "https://www.mixroutes.com/og.png" --- # How to get from Mission to Houston [Plan it for your day](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mission&to=Houston) [Houston to Mission](https://www.mixroutes.com/routes/houston-to-mission) **Fastest:** 4h 29m\ by plane, door to door\ **Cheapest:** $46\ by car\ **Distance:** 490 km\ as the crow flies\ **Departures today:** 6\ 4 ways, Sat 31 Oct\ ## 4 ways to travel 490 km apart. Times are the timetables for Sat 31 Oct, planned from 08:00; every price says whether it is live, the operator's fare or our estimate. We add nothing to any fare. best 20 min quicker than driving for $45 more; for most people the time is worth more. - [**Bus** best 6h 56m$78–173 Estimated 5 departures · Greyhound-us](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mission&to=Houston) - [**Drive** cheapest 7h 15m$46–65 Estimated 574 km · fuel only](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mission&to=Houston) - [**Fly** fastest Least hassle 4h 29m$290–420 Estimated HRL → HOU · non-stop · typical times](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mission&to=Houston) - [**Taxi** 7h 15m$920–1,260 Estimated one-way cab](https://www.mixroutes.com/results?from=Mission&to=Houston) Data: [Timetables via Transitous](https://transitous.org/sources/) · [Roads © OpenStreetMap contributors, routed by OSRM](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Typical flight routes from OpenFlights (ODbL), a 2014 snapshot](https://openflights.org/data) · [Places © OpenStreetMap contributors, search by Photon](https://www.openstreetmap.org/copyright) · [Places from GeoNames, CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · [All credits and licences](https://www.mixroutes.com/credits) ## Departures today 1. [08:11 → 12:40 4h 29m · direct$290–420](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Mission&to=Houston&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=fly) 2. [11:20 → 18:16 6h 56m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US1128$78–148](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Mission&to=Houston&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t0) 3. [14:05 → 22:41 8h 36m · direct · Greyhound-us Greyhound US1126s$83–163](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Mission&to=Houston&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t1) 4. [15:35 → 03:41^+1 13h 6m · 1 change · FlixBus-us FlixBus US1166$87–173](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Mission&to=Houston&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t2) 5. [22:45 → 11:11^+1 13h 26m · 1 change · FlixBus-us FlixBus US1120$84–168](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Mission&to=Houston&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t3) 6. [22:45 → 09:40^+1 11h 55m · 2 changes · FlixBus-us FlixBus US1120$79–164](https://www.mixroutes.com/itinerary?from=Mission&to=Houston&date=2026-10-31&time=08%3A00&it=t4) Timetable data via Transitous and the operators' own GTFS feeds. Live delays arrive when an operator publishes a real-time feed. ## Questions people ask How long does it take to get from Mission to Houston? The fastest way is by plane: about 4h 29m door to door, including the ride to the airport and check-in. The straight-line distance is 490 km. What is the cheapest way from Mission to Houston? Drive is the cheapest, from $46. That figure is an estimate from the operator's fare bands, not a live quote. How much is the bus from Mission to Houston? Buses take about 6h 56m and cost $78–173 depending on operator and seat type. 5 departures appear in today's timetable window. How long is the flight from Mission to Houston? About 1h 15m in the air (HRL → HOU), about 4h 29m door to door once you add the ride to the airport, check-in and the cab at the other end. Typical fares run $290–420; live prices are on Flights70. How far is Houston from Mission by road? About 574 km, roughly 7h 15m of driving in normal traffic. Fuel alone costs around $46–65; tolls and parking are extra. ## Who runs it Buses - Greyhound-us - FlixBus-us Read from today's timetables. Operators don't pay to be listed here. ## In Houston Largest city in Texas, United States Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the Southern United States. It is the fourth-most populous city in the United States, with a population of 2.3 million at the 2020 census. The Greater Houston metropolitan area, at 7.8 million residents, is the fifth-most populous metropolitan area in the nation and second-most populous in Texas. Located in Southeast Texas near Galveston Bay and the Gulf of Mexico, Houston is the county seat of Harris County. Covering a total area of 640.4 square miles (1,659 km2), it is the ninth largest city in the country and the largest whose municipal government is not consolidated with a county, parish, or borough. Although primarily located within Harris County, portions of the city extend into Fort Bend and Montgomery counties. Houston also functions as the southeastern anchor of the Texas Triangle megaregion. 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