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IAH or HOU: which Houston airport to book the car for

William P. Hobby and George Bush Intercontinental are both Houston. They are not the same pickup.

Read the airport code before you request the car

HOU is south of downtown. IAH is north. From Memorial, downtown, Sugar Land, and Missouri City, Hobby is usually the shorter drive. From Katy, IAH is often the longer one. From Rosenberg, an IAH trip is frequently past an hour.

Tell us which airport is on the itinerary. We quote that drive from the pickup address. Switching airports the morning of the flight is a new quote, because the route changed. The car meets the terminal on the ticket, not the one that looked closer on a map.

The practical part

How to choose without guessing the fare

Use the boarding pass

IAH and HOU are both labeled Houston. The terminal, the meet point, and the fare follow the code on the ticket.

Hobby from Fort Bend

Sugar Land and Missouri City usually reach HOU sooner than IAH. Usually is not a price. The address still decides the zone.

Name the downtown door

A hotel, George R. Brown, the Theater District, or Toyota Center has more than one entrance. The airport ride starts after the car is at the right door.

Match the return

We track the landing you booked. If the inbound is HOU, the chauffeur is at Hobby, not Intercontinental.

Published airport zones are $110 for 30 minutes or less, $130 for 31–45 minutes, and $150 for 46–60 minutes, for a private SUV with 1–6 passengers. A drive over 60 minutes is a separate flat quote from the street address. Galveston cruises and city-to-city trips are quoted on their own.

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Questions this guide answers

No. The zone comes from the drive between your address and the airport on the ticket.
It is usually the shorter drive. We still confirm the zone from the neighborhood before the car is sent.
The hotel or venue name, the door, and the flight. A lobby and a garage entrance are not the same pickup.
Yes. Airport rides include meet-and-greet, and we track the flight so the car is there when you land.

Send the airport on your ticket and we will confirm the fare.