| Directions
from Bush (IAH) Begin at George Bush
Intercontinental Airport on Terminal Rd S and
go East for 0.6 miles. Bear left and go Southeast
for 300 feet. Turn left on Greens Rd and go East
for 2.4 miles. Turn right on Eastex Fwy, US-59,
US-59 N and go South for 0.6 miles. Bear left
on ramp and go South for 1000 feet. Continue on
Eastex Fwy, US-59 and go South for 14 miles. Bear
right on ramp at sign reading "I- 45 to Galveston
/ Dallas" and go South for 0.6 miles. Continue
on I- 45 and go Southeast for 45 miles to Galveston
Island.
Directions from Hobby (HOU)
Begin at William P Hobby on Lockheed Ave and
go North for 0.2 miles. Turn left on Convair St
and go West for 200 feet. Turn right on Telephone
Rd, TX-35 and go North for 0.3 miles. Turn right
on Airport Blvd and go East for 2.4 miles. Turn
right on Gulf Fwy and go Southeast for 0.6 miles.
Continue on ramp at sign reading "I- 45 S"
and go Southeast for 0.3 miles. Continue on I-
45 and go Southeast for 35 miles to Galveston
Island.
Directions to The Texas Cruise
Ship Terminal
Once you cross the Causeway (the big bridge)
on to Galveston Island, take the very first exit
(Exit 1C) to Harborside Drive. Follow the feeder
road and go left under I45. Follow Harborside
Drive for 4.5 miles. After you pass several cruise
parking lots and just after the cruise terminal,
take a left at the 22nd street intersection and
veer left past the Fisherman's Warf restaurant.
Airport Information
The following Airports and Air Carriers serve
the greater Galveston Island area airports:
Scholes International Airport at Galveston
(409)744-4010
Private Charters
William P. Hobby Airport (Houston)
(713)640-3000
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) is presently served
by eight (8) scheduled passenger airlines. In
2001, airline carriers performed handled 249,304
operations and enplaned and deplaned more than
8.6 million passengers. Houston's William P. Hobby
Airport is the largest hub airport for Southwest
Airlines. Numerous other carriers also offer domestic
air service through Hobby Airport. All of Hobby's
airlines are located in its convenient terminal
building. Only U.S. destinations are served through
Hobby. All of Houston's international air service
is flown from George Bush Intercontinental Airport.
George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston)
(281)230-3000
Bush Intercontinental Airport/Houston (IAH) is
presently served by 23 scheduled passenger airlines.
In 2001, airline carriers performed more than
470,916 operations and enplaned and deplaned more
than 34.8 million passengers. Numerous passenger
charter airlines also operate through the airport.
This convenient passenger gateway is the largest
hub airport for Continental Airlines, and numerous
other carriers also offer domestic and international
air service. Over 150 destinations worldwide are
accessible through nonstop or direct flights.
An expanding portfolio of air routes and destinations
promise to keep Bush Intercontinental Airport
as the South Central United States' air transportation
gateway to the world. The airlines operate out
of the airport's five modern and accessible terminal
buildings (A, B, C, D and E).
Rental Car Agencies
Don't Forget, Remember
To Tell Them "The Ghostman Dash Beardsley
Sent You!" You Never Know What Might
Happen!
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
800.RENT.A.CAR; (409)740-0700
Two Galveston offices: 5919 Broadway; 2502 Harborside
Dr. within Cruise Terminal
Hertz Corporation
(800)654-3131; (409)741-3595
Two Galveston offices: 6115 Avenue L; 2502 Harborside
Dr. within Cruise Terminal
Taxi Companies
Don't Forget, Remember
To Tell Them "The Ghostman Dash Beardsley
Sent You!" You Never Know What Might
Happen!
Busy Bee
(409)762-8429
Jeff's Cabs & Shuttle Service
(409)621-5333
Tropical Taxi
(409)621-4000
Yellow Cab Company
(409)763-3333
Most national taxi cab companies service Galveston
Island from William P. Hobby Airport (Houston)
and George Bush Intercontinental Airport (Houston).
Galveston Public Transportation
Galveston Island Trolley
(409)765-7992
Island Transit
(409)797-3900
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