Ensure you have sufficient time between flights. When traveling between Hobby Airport and Bush Intercontinental Airport, you should budget up to 90 minutes to travel between airports. This time does not include time required to claim baggage and clear U.S. Customs (if arriving from an international destination), as well as check in for your connecting flight. Travelers should ensure there is at least three hours between flights when transferring between Hobby Airport and Intercontinental Airport.
Claim your luggage from the baggage claim area. In order to transfer between Hobby Airport and Bush Intercontinental, arriving passengers must first claim checked baggage before traveling between the airports.
Travel by ground transportation between airports. At Hobby Airport, shuttles and taxis are available outside the baggage claim area on the lower level of the terminal. At Bush Intercontinental Airport, most shuttle and taxi services are found at the south side of Terminals A, B and C, and at the west end of Terminal D. Travel time between Hobby Airport and Bush Intercontinental is approximately one hour by taxi or shuttle bus and 90 minutes by METRO bus via downtown Houston.
Check in for your next flight. After traveling between airports, connecting passengers must check in for their next flight and obtain a boarding pass. If applicable, travelers must also check any baggage at the airport.
