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Houston by car


Houston by car

Houston's major freeways include:
  • IH-45 North ("North Freeway"): To Dallas
  • IH-45 South ("Gulf Freeway"): To Galveston
  • IH-10 West ("Katy Freeway"): To San Antonio
  • IH-10 East: ("Baytown/East Freeway", not to be confused with "Eastex freeway") to Beaumont
  • IH-610 ("The Loop"): Loop around downtown
  • US-59 South ("Southwest Freeway"): to Victoria
  • US-59 North ("Eastex Freeway"): to Lufkin
  • US-290 West ("Northwest Freeway"): to Austin
  • SH-288 South ("South Freeway"): to Freeport
  • SH-225 East ("Pasadena Freeway"): to La Porte
  • BW-8 ("The Beltway/Sam Houston Tollway"): Loop about twice as far out as IH-610.
  • Approximate distance to nearby cities (in miles):
  • Austin: 160
  • Baton Rouge, LA: 270
  • Beaumont: 90
  • Dallas: 240
  • El Paso: 745
  • Galveston: 50
  • Lake Charles, LA: 140
  • New Orleans, LA: 346
  • San Antonio: 200
  • Waco: 180

  • The Most Frequently Asked Travel Questions about Houston


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