Bus from Dallas to Houston

The bus from Dallas to Houston is one of the most-travelled corridors in Texas, connecting the state's two largest metropolitan areas with a steady stream of weekday and weekend departures. People take this route for work, for family weekends, for college visits to Rice or the University of Houston, for sports — Cowboys, Texans, Astros, Rockets fans criss-cross — and for the kind of long-Texas-day trip that's easier than driving I-45. Taking the Dallas to Houston bus is the practical way in if you don't want to deal with the parking and the Energy Corridor traffic. You sit down with your bag at your feet, your seat is assigned, and you let the driver handle the rest.

How to get to the Greyhound station in Dallas

Greyhound buses to Houston leave from the Dallas Bus Station at 9755 Harry Hines Boulevard, on the city's northwest side. As a working bus station, it has indoor seating, restrooms and the basic facilities you'd expect.

The station sits along the Harry Hines corridor, which is well-served by DART local buses. The closest DART rail stop is several stops away, so most travellers will use rideshare or a city bus to reach the station from downtown or Uptown. From Love Field Airport, a short rideshare or DART bus connection brings you to Harry Hines in under twenty minutes depending on traffic.

Plan to arrive in good time before your departure to find your platform and load up. Have your ticket ready on your phone or printed. Greyhound also has secondary stops in Dallas at the Deep Ellum Lizard Lounge curb, the Market Center Shell and DFW Airport — check your ticket for the exact one. The surrounding streets are familiar territory for rideshare drivers across all four locations.

How to get around Houston when your bus from Dallas to Houston arrives

Greyhound services into Houston pull into the Houston Bus Station at 7000 Harrisburg Boulevard, in the East End neighbourhood. From there, downtown Houston, Midtown and the Museum District are all reachable by rideshare, and the METRO local network connects the station to the wider city.

METRO operates Houston's local bus network and the METRORail light-rail system. The Red Line runs from downtown out to the Texas Medical Center and NRG Stadium, putting Rice University, the museums and the Astrodome area on a single ride. The newer Green and Purple lines extend the rail east into the Third Ward and the East End — useful for the Harrisburg corridor near the Greyhound station.

Houston is a sprawling city, so you'll lean on a mix of METRO, rideshare and walking inside particular neighbourhoods. Downtown, Midtown, Montrose and the Museum District are all walkable in patches but spread across several miles. For the Galleria, the Energy Corridor or any of the wider suburbs, rideshare or rental car gives you the most flexibility. The Houston Bus Station is well-served by rideshare drivers, so the transfer from arrival to your hotel is straightforward.

Top things to do in Houston

• The Museum District, with the Museum of Fine Arts, the Houston Museum of Natural Science and a cluster of more than a dozen institutions in walking distance of each other near Hermann Park.
• NASA's Space Center Houston, the visitor centre for the Johnson Space Center southeast of the city, with mission control, lunar samples and full-scale astronaut training mock-ups.
• The Houston Astros at Daikin Park, formerly Minute Maid Park, the downtown ballpark with a retractable roof for the brutal summer heat.
• The Buffalo Bayou Park trails, running west from downtown along the bayou, with the cistern art installation and the Sandy Reed Memorial Trail.
• The Menil Collection in Montrose, a private museum with strong surrealist and Byzantine collections in a quiet residential neighbourhood.
• The Galleria, a major indoor shopping mall with an ice rink in the centre. A useful air-conditioned afternoon in summer.
• The Beer Can House, a folk-art installation in the Memorial Park area covered entirely in flattened beer cans.
• Discovery Green, the downtown park that anchors Houston's central public space, with summer concerts and a strong run of free programming.
• The Heights neighbourhood, with bungalow streetscapes, antique shops and a strong concentration of restaurants and breweries north of downtown.

One practical thing to know about the Dallas to Houston bus: the Houston station is on the East End rather than downtown, so build a five-to-ten-minute rideshare into your arrival plan if you're staying in the central hotels. Once you're in town, METRORail and rideshare cover the rest. Use the search bar on this page to check schedules and book bus tickets when your dates are firm.

Plan your bus trip from Dallas to Houston with Greyhound

The trip from Dallas to Houston takes as short as 4 hours 10 minutes and could cost as little as $33.47. The first bus departs at 12:01 am and the last bus departs at 07:00 pm. Greyhound operates 14 bus rides daily between Dallas and Houston. When traveling with Greyhound to Houston from Dallas, expect free Wifi, power sockets, and a guaranteed seat for your journey. Don't miss any updates on your bus trip: stay informed with our real-time bus tracker and check the status of your ride to Houston in seconds.

How to Book Your Bus Ticket to Houston from Dallas

With Greyhound, reserving a ticket for your bus trip is a breeze. You can easily complete your booking on this website or through the free Greyhound App, all within a few simple clicks. You will have a variety of rides to choose from, as on many of our routes you will be offered both Greyhound and FlixBus bus rides, so you can choose the option that best fits your schedule. When booking your ticket from Dallas to Houston, you have a range of secure online payment options at your disposal, including both debit and credit cards. If you prefer, cash payments are also accepted at various sales points. If you're on the hunt for a cheap ticket to Houston, remember to book early. Traveling on weekdays or during non-peak hours can also lead you to some of the most budget-friendly fares available!