Airport- Hotel Transportation Information:
The map of Inter-continental hotel:
From George Bush InterContinental Airport (IAH) - 26 miles, 30 minutes by taxi
Shuttle bus
Express Shuttle ($24 one-way)
(713-523-8888)
http://www.airportexpresshouston.com
Texans Super Shuttle ($20 one-way)
(713-781-6660) Toll free: 877-770-1655
Airport Shuttle America (281-530-4000)
Bus
Metro bus#102 goes to downtown (5 miles to the conference hotel)
http://ridemetro.org/pdf/routes/102-iah.pdf
Taxi
About $50 dollars cost to Galleria area ( please refer to
the fare chart)
Zone
Daytime Trip
Flat Rate
(6am to 8pm)
Nighttime Trip
Flat Rate
(8pm to 6am)
Zone Location
I
$36.50
$37.50
North Houston, 610 North
II
$43.00
$44.00
Downtown/CBD
III
$49.50
$50.50
Galleria, Greenway Plaza, Medical Center, Memorial, River Oaks
IV
$53.50
$54.50
Astrodome
V
$60.00
$61.00
William P. Hobby Airport
VI
$66.50
$67.50
West Memorial, Bear Creek
VII
$71.50
$72.50
Ellington Field, Westside
VIII
$85.50
$86.50
NASA, Space Center Houston
IX
$27.50
$28.50
Kingwood
X
$33.50
$34.50
Willowbrook
Car-rental (a convenient way to tour around Houston area considering the poor public transportation...)
Dollar Rent A Car 800-800-4000 Thrifty Car Rental 800-367-2277
Advantage 800-777-5500 Alamo 800-327-9633 Avis 800-331-1212
Enterprise 800-325-8007 Hertz 800-654-3131
From William P Hobby Airport (HOU) - 14 miles, 20 minutes by taxi
Bus
Metro bus#88 goes to downtown (5 miles to the conference hotel)
http://ridemetro.org/pdf/routes/088-hobby.pdf
Shuttle bus and courtesy vans (Service desk available in the airport arrival lobby)
Available Regularly scheduled bus and shuttle service is provided by various carriers to locations throughout the Houston area. These carriers provide service at regular intervals from William P. Hobby Airport to hotels within the Houston Metropolitan area and to Galveston and College Station. These shuttles differ from taxis and chauffeured limousines in that they provide continuous service to certain areas.
Taxi fare chart
| Zone |
Daytime Trip Flat Rate (6am to 8pm) |
Nighttime Trip Flat Rate (8pm to 6am) |
Zone Location |
| I | $26.00 | $27.00 |
Medical Center Ellington Field S.E. Houston |
| II | $21.50 | $22.50 | Downtown |
| III | $31.50 | $32.50 |
Heights Greenway Plaza |
| IV | $44.00 | $45.00 |
Galleria North Loop |
| V | $50.00 | $51.00 |
Spring Branch Town & Country |
| VI | $57.00 | $58.00 | Dairy Ashford |
| VII | $65.00 | $66.00 | Area of I-10 West & Highway 6 |
| VIII | $58.00 | $59.00 | Bush Intercontinental Airport/Greenspoint |
| IX | $30.00 | $31.00 | Nasa / Space Center Houston |
| X | $70.00 | $71.00 | Kingwood |
| XI | $65.00 | $66.00 | Willowbrook |