Getting from Hobby airport to Galveston

[ColoradoMrs]

Does anyone have any suggestions about the best way to get from Hobby airport to Galveston. Are there any hotels in Glaveston that provide a shuttle ( even willing to pay a fee). Thank you so much for your help.

 

[MUN]

We took a cab for our family of 5. It was cheaper for us than a one-way car rental or a limo service. I am not aware of hotel shuttles from Hobby to Galveston hotels.

 

[Disneybridewifemama]

I wonder what a limo service would cost for a party of 7. Any idea where I could find that information?

 

[PrincessShmoo]

I wonder what a limo service would cost for a party of 7. Any idea where I could find that information?

http://www.galvestonlimo.com/airport-shuttle.asp

http://galvestonexpress.com/

http://www.galvestoncruisetips.com/how-to-get-to-the-galveston-port-without-a-car/

http://www.islandbreezeshuttle.com/

http://www.ladybirdlimousine.com/

 

[adamki]

I wonder what a limo service would cost for a party of 7. Any idea where I could find that information?

You can also check with SuperShuttle/ExecuCar at supershuttle.com. They usually have a discount code in the back of the AA American Way magazine. This month's code is AMAIR (pp. 127 in the October magazine).

 

[AlaninGalveston]

Does anyone have any suggestions about the best way to get from Hobby airport to Galveston. Are there any hotels in Galveston that provide a shuttle ( even willing to pay a fee). Thank you so much for your help.

Cruise Connection has a shared shuttle service from Houston Hobby to the Galveston Cruise port for $25.00per person www.cruiseconnecton.us

 

[wide awake]

Just spent a truly frustrating hour trying to book transportation from HOU to Galveston and back. Finally called our hotel, The Tremont House, and they put me in touch w/ their transportation guy. Efficient and professional. It was a little more expensive than some of the quotes I saw online, but feel confident, just as I do in Orlando w/ Happy Limo. We shall see if the first impression holds!

 

[trevorsmom2002]

Just spent a truly frustrating hour trying to book transportation from HOU to Galveston and back. Finally called our hotel, The Tremont House, and they put me in touch w/ their transportation guy. Efficient and professional. It was a little more expensive than some of the quotes I saw online, but feel confident, just as I do in Orlando w/ Happy Limo. We shall see if the first impression holds!

Do you mind me asking who you are using?

 

[Ty and Addy's Mom]

We rented an SUV for the week from Enterprise at Hobby Airport and our hotel has free cruise parking for the week. It was only $20 more than getting a round trip shuttle.

 

[phinz]

As an aside, when headed to Galveston instead of Houston, I'll *always* fly into Hobby if I have a choice, especially since they renovated (it was a dump when I was growing up in Houston). It's so much easier than having to drive or around the city, and it's a hop, skip and jump to my family, who live down LaMarque/Texas City/Hitchcock/Galveston way. Good choice on the airport.

 

[wide awake]

Clear Lake and Galveston Shuttle Bus, 281-229-0299, $160 for four people, each way.

 

[CesD]

i just sailed out of Galveston but we landed at Bush. I bet if the price is right, you could do the same.

I rented a one way car from Budget ( thru Costco) at the airport and returned in Texas City. Rental was $30. From the rental office, we took a cab for $40 flat plus tip to the port. we used Busy Bee taxi. it was an old police car but it served its purpose.
on the return, we took a cab at the port. this was metered and came out to $47.60 back to the Texas City rental office, this time Avis but same location. this rental was $17!...
we were in and out of the car rental place in 10 minutes each time.
Grand total for my family of 5, including rental, taxi, gas, toll roads, and optional car insurance thru my travel insurance was less than $250 round trip.

i found this option gave us more flexibility as upon debarkation, we were still able to see a little bit of houston and grab some lunch before heading to the airport for our 4pm flight. we also got to see the space center the day before our cruise.
i also heard that the Avis car rental sometimes shuttles you to galveston for about $50. i cant verify this though.

Shuttles are crazy expensive and it seems like a waste to rent a car just to park it in a garage that yoy also pay for.
Keep chexking the prices thru Costco. when i first booked my rentals, the airpirt pick up price was $50+ but it kept going down.
My return rental however went up to $80 in the weeks after i booked, so my $17 rental was a steal.

we stayed at the Fairfield Inn Texas City which is in the same parking lot as the Budget/ Avis office.