svinot Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 My mom and I will be driving from Corpus and my aunts will be flying into Houston. What is the earliest flight they could make on the way home? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownHolly Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Both Houston airports have flights pretty much around the clock. What day and where would they be flying to? I assume y'all are sailing from Galveston... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svinot Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Yes we will be leaving out of Galveston. They would leave October 6th. Just wondering if they could make an 11:15 flight or if they should plan for a later flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svinot Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 We were on Liberty this last October and self disembarked and was able to be on the road by 8 am I just know it won't always work that smooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownHolly Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Ah, no. I wouldn't cut it that close. Even leaving from Hobby (the airport on the south side of town), it would take about 45 minutes to get to the airport from Galveston with minimal traffic (by taxi/car... dunno about any kind of bus or coach). Plus, snags happen. I'd build in a bit more cushion than that... especially if they fly out of IAH, which is another hour north from Hobby. svinot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScooterScott22 Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Just be careful, the storm last week closed the port and the inbound ship did circles out in the gulf until they were allowed to enter. I believe they were 4 hours late. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svinot Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thanks for the help! I'll make sure they have more of an afternoon flight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
twangster Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 I always book afternoon flights in Houston because fog can also be an issue there often. On a clear day I made it to Hobby airport by 9am and had to hang around waiting for my afternoon flight several hours. That was one of those 'stars aligned just right' days. It's never wise to count on that but if it does that's great. svinot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Paging @Galveston Steve Galveston Steve 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KLA Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Besides fog in Galveston, traffic is also notoriously bad in Houston and can cause issues. tiny260 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tiny260 Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 24 minutes ago, KLA said: Besides fog in Galveston, traffic is also notoriously bad in Houston and can cause issues. +1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Steve Posted January 6, 2019 Report Share Posted January 6, 2019 On 12/31/2018 at 12:26 PM, svinot said: Yes we will be leaving out of Galveston. They would leave October 6th. Just wondering if they could make an 11:15 flight or if they should plan for a later flight. Fog risk in early October is pretty low. The oppressive summer heat doesn't break until later in October. Fog is most prevalent in December/January in Galveston. If the ship arrives on time and you do self-assist disembarkation you should be able to get a taxi by 8:00 am. If flying out of Houston Hobby (HOU) it's about a 45 minute drive. If flying out of Houston Intercontinental (IAH) it's about a 1 hour and 15 minute drive. That assumes no traffic. Flying out of Hobby should be ok if the ship arrives on time (pretty likely) and traffic cooperates (pretty likely on a Sunday morning). Flying from Intercontinental can also work if everything goes right, but it's cutting it a bit close because you have to get to the other side of Houston. svinot 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HtownHolly Posted January 7, 2019 Report Share Posted January 7, 2019 Plus TXDOT is notorious for deciding to make pretty major construction projects start at the drop of a hat, and they rarely go as scheduled. They tore up Loop 610 south at 45 for about 3 months this past summer - it was like they didn't want ANYONE driving to or from Galveston, with how it impacted traffic (alternate routes were already torn up - like I-10 east at the Beltway, and 288 at the south loop... it was horrible). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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