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Chan790

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12. No, if you read the small print.

Reply to godevil10 (Reply #9)

Sat Jan 11, 2014, 06:39 PM

Jan 2014

The time includes driving time from downtown Houston to Bush Intercontinental Airport (That's about 45 minutes to 1 hour. I used to have to make that trip for work 6 times a year.) and to downtown Dallas from Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport. (which I believe is also about 45 minutes from Downtown Dallas.)

So around it's 6 hours 18 minutes (6.3 hours) including drive times to/from their ridiculously-outside-the-city airports...but that includes somewhere between 90 and 120 minutes of driving.

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Another study is about to begin on the feasibility of putting a high-speed rail line between Houston [View all] marmar Jan 2014 OP

Have a colleague who needed to get from Detroit to Cincinnati BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #1

$900 for a 240-mile trip. Obscene. marmar Jan 2014 #2

5 hours on Greyhound; $37 one-way fare for web purchases. FarCenter Jan 2014 #16

Greyhound...I can see that catching on BeyondGeography Jan 2014 #19

Intercity bus was the fastest growing mode of transportation in 2012 FarCenter Jan 2014 #21

That is insane tabbycat31 Jan 2014 #17

It is further than that. The Woodlands is 25 miles north of Downtown Houston. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #3

No, The Woodlands is closer to Dallas by c. 35 miles. ananda Jan 2014 #4

Yes I know that. I grew up in Houston. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2014 #18

Google shows Woodlands to Dallas as 210 miles and 3 hr, 58 minutes by auto FarCenter Jan 2014 #20

I would love high speed rail in the US TexasProgresive Jan 2014 #5

Interstates tend to curve too much for truly high speed travel, rail or otherwise Fumesucker Jan 2014 #23

I think even Southwest has dropped their opposition to a Texas T MisterP Jan 2014 #6

It is 223 miles from Spring (a suburb north of Houston) to Dallas... ScreamingMeemie Jan 2014 #7

Cool Gothmog Jan 2014 #8

6.3 hours by plane? Must be flying a Sopwith Camel. n/t godevil10 Jan 2014 #9

No, if you read the small print. Chan790 Jan 2014 #12

My husband will not fly anywhere that he can drive to in about 12 hours - hedgehog Jan 2014 #14

I predict grandstanding Republican Governor to turn down federal dollars for this if they come eom TransitJohn Jan 2014 #10

Dallas to Houston by car is 4 hours. tammywammy Jan 2014 #11

Would you need a car to get around within either of those cities anyway? JVS Jan 2014 #13

Good point - I think instead of focusing exclusively on high speed rail, hedgehog Jan 2014 #15

Lots of rail has been torn up to avoid local and state property taxes. FarCenter Jan 2014 #22