???? For Dallas Duers

[Ernesto]

How far is Galveston from the airport? I'm going on a cruise next Dec. Flying in with little time to spare & don't want to "miss the boat". Any advice for a Californio?

[GOPisEvil]

1. Dallas? Try Houston.

Which airport are you flying into? Hobby or Intercontinental? Hobby is close to downtown, but IAH is way out in north suburbia.

[Richardo]

3. About 300 miles...

http://www.mapquest.com/mqproxy/40227bec-002a5-059c4-400c2525

I know, I'm a jerk.

About 60 miles from Bush :puke: Intercontinental and maybe 40 or so from Hobby.

[ret5hd]

2. from a FW DUer...

do you mean how far is Galveston from the houston airport? If so, which one?

Or do you mean how long is the flight from dallas to the Houston/Galveston area?

[PDittie]

4. I hope you're not flying to Dallas to take a cruise in Galveston

As others have posted, Dallas is about a 6 hour drive up (that's north) I-45 from Galveston.

Galveston is about an hour from Hobby and about 2 from Bush Intercontinental (see? another reason not to fly in there).

Get there (to Galveston) a little early and walk in the Strand district -- old warehouses gentrified into shops, bars, restaurants, etc. If you really have some time take a tour of some of the period homes -- Ashton Villa, Bishop's Palace.

edit: to clarify

[Ernesto]

5. OK OK I'm going to Houston.

Pretty obvious that I've never been there eh? I will be flying non stop from Sacramento so I think I'll going to the larger airport but really don't know for sure.

[Richardo]

6. If you're on Southwest, you're probably going to Hobby (HOU)...

Otherwise, probably Bush :puke: Intercontinental (IAH).

[GOPisEvil]

7. Southwest flies to Hobby and Intercontinental.

HOU is Hobby; IAH is Intercontinental.