About Houston

Conference Preview 3: Transportation to Houston and Around Town

One of the advantages of Houston as a conference city mirrors its success as a transportation hub. The town is easy to get in and out of, from anywhere in North America.

Most of us will arrive in Texas by air. Houston is served by two airports, and by all the national and regional carriers.

George Bush Inter-Continental Airport (IAH, affectionately known as “Intergalactic”) , is twenty miles north of Downtown, and the headquarters for Continental airlines.

The smaller, and slightly closer William Hobby Airport (HOU) stands as an Art Deco monument to early passenger air travel, and is a hub for Southwest Airlines.

Transport from airports to Downtown can be by rental car, by Metro Bus for $1.50, by taxi ($50 from IAH), or by shuttle service.

The conference hotel itself is plottable on Mapquest. From the hotel, the best bet for transportation to Midtown and the Museum district would be by Light Rail.

As time draws nigh, we will post detailed and updated information on transportation within Houston to the Conference web site.

Third in a series on Houston, our 2005 Conference city. Visit the Conference website for regularly updated information.