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Getting There By Air George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) Tel: (281) 230 3000. Website: www.houstonairportsystem.org Located 35km (22 miles) north of the city, the airport is used by 23 airlines, for both international and domestic flights, serving over 150 destinations worldwide, from four terminals. In 2001, around 34.8 million passengers passed through the airport. Major airlines: Continental Airlines (tel: (800) 525 0280 (domestic flights) or (800) 231 0856 (international flights); website: www.continental.com) use George Bush Intercontinental Airport as their hub for both domestic and international flights. Other major airlines include Air Canada, Air France, American Airlines, British Airways, KLM, Lufthansa, Northwest Airlines, Southwest Airlines and United Airlines. Airport facilities: These include bureaux de change, ATMs, tourist information, car hire (Avis, Dollar and Hertz among others), duty free, shops, restaurants and bars. Business facilities: Airlines provide business lounges for frequent flyer members only. The Houston Marriott Airport Hotel (tel: (281) 443 2310; website: www.marriotthotels.com) has a business centre with meeting rooms and full facilities. The hotel is located in the centre of the airport terminal complex and is connected by an underground train service. Transport to the city: Express Shuttle (tel: (713) 523 8888; website: www.coachusa.com) operates a service to Downtown, daily 0645-2330 every 30 minutes (journey time – one hour). Tickets cost US$19. METRO (tel: (713) 635 4000) operates regular public buses (101 Airport Express and 102 Bush IAH) to Downtown, Monday-Friday 0500-0100, every 25 minutes (journey time – one hour). Tickets are considerably cheaper at US$1.50. Taxis are also available outside the terminal and fares to Downtown are in the region of US$37.50. William P Hobby Airport (HOU) Tel: (713) 640 3000. Website: www.houstonairportsystem.org Located 16km (ten miles) to the southeast of Houston, the airport provides domestic flights to over 65 US cities, served by eight airlines. In 2001, over 8.6 million passengers used the airport. Major airlines: Southwest Airlines (tel: (214) 350 4996 or (800) 435 9792; website: www.iflyswa.com) uses William P Hobby Airport as its hub. Other major airlines include American Airlines, American Eagle, Atlantic Southeast Airlines, Comair and Delta Airlines. Airport facilities: These include bureaux de change, ATMs, tourist information, car hire (Avis, Dollar and Hertz among others), shops and restaurants. Business facilities: There is an airport meeting room for hire (tel: (713) 640 3000) but no additional business services are available. Transport to the city: Express Shuttle (tel: (713) 523 8888; website: www.coachusa.com) operates a regular service to Downtown, daily 0645-2330 (journey time – 1 hour). Tickets cost US$14. METRO (tel: (713) 635 4000) operates regular public buses (50 Harrisburg and 101 Airport Express) to Downtown, daily 0500-0100 every 30 minutes (journey time – 45 minutes). Tickets cost US$1-1.50. Taxis are available outside the terminals and fares to Downtown are in the region of US$17.50. Approximate flight times to Houston: From London is 8 hours 55 minutes; from New York is 3 hours 25 minutes; from Los Angeles is 3 hours 35 minutes; from Toronto is 3 hours 5 minutes and from Sydney is 19 hours 50 minutes. Arrival/departure tax: Included in the price of the ticket. |