Parkhopper Posted November 13, 2022 #1 Share Posted November 13, 2022 We have a cruise scheduled on the Allure of the Seas out of Galveston and have no familiarity with the area. We will be flying into Houston the day before the cruise. Do we have an option to return a rental car very near the port? Are there shuttles that can take us from the port to Houston airport after the cruise? Are there other options? Any assistance would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CanadaRob Posted November 13, 2022 #2 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Lots of options to get from IAH to port, depending on group size, check out Galveston departure board, Galveston Express, Galveston Limo, have used VIP shuttle and Galveston Limo. if it’s just two if you Taxi/Uber work fine VIP may still be reachable, they were sporadic post pandemic, but loved them pre pandemic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-leg5 Posted November 13, 2022 #3 Share Posted November 13, 2022 (edited) Which airport? We have used Galveston Express. There are cruise line transfers. Edited November 13, 2022 by c-leg5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
time4u2go Posted November 13, 2022 #4 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Which Houston airport? There's two. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HicksRA Posted November 13, 2022 #5 Share Posted November 13, 2022 You can book a shuttle from the port to the airport through Royal. Just give them a call. We did it last Thursday. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted November 13, 2022 #6 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Last time we sailed out of Galveston there were no rental car companies for returns on the island. Nearest place was a Sears store maybe 10 miles inland and it wasn't open on Sundays. We've used Galveston Express for a trip from the airport to a hotel near the pier the day before our cruise. Hobby (mostly Southwest) is around 45 minutes from the port area and Bush is around 70 minutes with no traffic. Best info is on the Gulf Departures board: https://boards.cruisecritic.com/forum/316-gulf-coast-departures/ The cruise line shuttle people were actively seeking people without reservations in the baggage area at Hobby. We already had a van reserved. You can book the return trip to the airport onboard if you want to do that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parkhopper Posted November 13, 2022 Author #7 Share Posted November 13, 2022 I didn’t even realize that there were two airport possibilities. There will be four adults and we have the ability to fly into either airport via Southwest or United. We will be flying in the day before the cruise as I don’t feel comfortable taking a chance of any delays or cancellations on the actual day of the cruise Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hollon Posted November 13, 2022 #8 Share Posted November 13, 2022 flying into Hobby airport is closer than IAH 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texas Tillie Posted November 13, 2022 #9 Share Posted November 13, 2022 9 hours ago, Parkhopper said: I didn’t even realize that there were two airport possibilities. There will be four adults and we have the ability to fly into either airport via Southwest or United. We will be flying in the day before the cruise as I don’t feel comfortable taking a chance of any delays or cancellations on the actual day of the cruise Then book a flight on Southwest into Hobby. It's much closer to Galveston, but also much smaller and therefore much easier to maneuver about. Look into the various suggestions of shuttles listed above. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ssb Posted November 13, 2022 #10 Share Posted November 13, 2022 Galveston Saltwater Moms is who we use Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sand and Seas Posted November 17, 2022 #11 Share Posted November 17, 2022 On 11/13/2022 at 3:32 PM, ssb said: Galveston Saltwater Moms is who we use Yes, we can also recommend! We had a great experience using Galveston Saltwater moms for our transportation from IAH to Galveston two days prior to our cruise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
no1superfan Posted April 28, 2023 #12 Share Posted April 28, 2023 On 11/12/2022 at 7:18 PM, Parkhopper said: Do we have an option to return a rental car very near the port? We've booked a convertible from Budget from IAH to Galveston. The drop off is in Texas City wich is 14 miles from the port. Does anyone know if there is a shuttle after the drop off at Gulfway Plaza Shopping Center? UBER/Lyft? Budget's $113 rate seems reasonable when compared to other options considering it's going to be moonlight. Any restaurant recommendations enroute the evening before the cruise? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Galveston Cruiser Posted April 29, 2023 #13 Share Posted April 29, 2023 Uber, Lyft or taxi 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Please sign in to comment
You will be able to leave a comment after signing in
Sign In Now