Airport Transportation

As a convenience to our guests, we offer airport transportation to and from both Hobby Airport (HOU) and Bush Intercontinental Airport of Houston (IAH). 

This page contains the following information:

Information Needed

When requesting this service, please provide us with the:

  • Airline name
  • Flight number
  • Terminal
  • Departure and/or arrival time
  • Originating city for flights arriving in Houston, and ...
  • Cellular telephone number that you will have turned on upon your arrival.

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Timing

As a rule of thumb, during a normal period, you want to be at the airport at least:

  • 2.0 hours in advance for international flights.
  • 1.5 hours in advance for domestic flights with luggage to check.
  • 1.0 hour in advance for domestic flights with only a carry-on bag.

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Arrivals from Other Cities to the Houston Airports

Picking up people from an airport often takes more time and may incur additional costs due to:

  1. Late arriving flights.
  2. Lost and misplaced luggage.
  3. Waiting for luggage to be unloaded.
  4. Parking.
  5. Customs delays.
  6. Airlines that change the terminal and or gate arrival location.

We generally meet you either in the luggage claim area if you have luggage or outside in the area to depart from the airport.  We will have a sign with “Houston Historical Tours” written on it if we are picking you up in the luggage area.  The vehicle will also have a sign on it.

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Pricing

The prices below are based on picking up from or bringing to locations within the 38 miles/61 kilometers I-610 Loop.  If a location is further out, requiring tolls to be paid, and taking more time and fuel, the price will be adjusted accordingly with a surcharge.  Remember, you are our only clients.  You will not have to wait while we go to a series of other terminals, hotels, or homes.

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Hobby Airport (HOU)

  • The pick-up price is $35.00 for the first person plus $5.00 for each additional person.
  • The drop-off price is $30.00 for the first person plus $5.00 for each additional person.
  • For trips between 12:00 AM and 8:00 AM, a surcharge of $15.00 will be added.

A $2.00 tip should be added for each piece of luggage that you want loaded, unloaded, or carried.

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Bush Intercontinental Airport of Houston (IAH)

  • The pick-up price is $70.00 for the first person plus $10.00 for each additional person.
  • The drop-off price is $60.00 for the first person plus $10.00 for each additional person.
  • For trips between 12:00 AM and 8:00 AM, a surcharge of $30.00 will be added.

A $2.00 tip should be added for each piece of luggage that you want loaded, unloaded, or carried.

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Surcharges

The surcharge covers the additional fuel, time, and tolls for parties of 1 to 3 people.

  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between I-610 and Beltway 8, add $10.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between Beltway 8 and SH 6/FM 1960/SH 146, add $20.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between SH 6/FM 1960/SH 146 and the Grand Parkway/SH 99, add $30.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between the Grand Parkway/SH 99 and 50 miles/81 kilometers from downtown Houston, add $50.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off beyond 50 miles from downtown Houston, add $0.65 per mile each way plus accommodations, if necessary.  For example, according to Google Maps, San Antonio is 197 miles each way from and to Houston.  197 miles one-way x 2 round-trip = 394 miles.  394 miles x $0.65 cents per mile = $256.10.  The surcharge will be $256.10.

The surcharge covers the additional fuel, time, and tolls for parties of 4 to 10 people with one suitcase per person.

  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between I-610 and Beltway 8, add $20.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between Beltway 8 and SH 6/FM 1960/SH 146, add $40.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between SH 6/FM 1960/SH 146 and the Grand Parkway/SH 99, add $60.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off between the Grand Parkway/SH 99 and 50 miles/81 kilometers from downtown Houston, add $100.00.
  • If you want to be picked-up or dropped off beyond 50 miles from downtown Houston, add $1.30 per mile each way plus accommodations, if necessary.  For example, according to Google Maps, San Antonio is 197 miles each way from and to Houston.  197 miles one-way x 2 round-trip = 394 miles.  394 miles x $1.30 per mile = $512.20.  The surcharge will be $512.20.

Allow $150.00 for accommodations, if necessary.

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