Private shuttle from Alvin to Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
Alvin is the Brazoria County hometown of Nolan Ryan, strung along State Highway 6 south of Houston, and IAH - George Bush Intercontinental - is its long-haul airport on the far north side of the metro: about 47-52 road miles. This page covers the real corridor from our own completed-trip history: measured mileage and drive times, direction of demand, and what a reserved private door-to-door shuttle has actually cost on the Alvin-to-IAH run.
The route from Alvin to Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH)
The drive leaves town on West Sealy Street and North Gordon Street, joins West State Highway 6 and the Nolan Ryan Expressway, then runs the South Freeway and Brazoria County Expressway into the metro before the Southwest Freeway and Eastex Freeway (US 59) carry you north. Aldine Bender Road and John F. Kennedy Boulevard hand off to IAH's North and South Terminal Roads. Completed trips on this corridor logged a median of about 50 dispatch miles with a 10th-90th spread of 47-52 miles. OSRM road routing measured 2026-09-26 comes in at about 50 miles and one hour eleven minutes in normal traffic; the US 59 Eastex stretch and the airport approach are the peak-hour variables, so rush-hour departures get a buffered pickup window.
Distance and drive-time snapshot
Distance: about 50 road miles (median dispatch mileage from real completed trips on this corridor, 2026-09-26). Typical drive time: 1 hr 11 min in normal traffic. Door-to-door from a specific address adds a few minutes on either end depending on your exact pickup and drop-off points. Direction split on real completed trips: 2 pickups in Alvin versus 2 at IAH - an even split on this Brazoria County lane.
Fares on the Alvin to Houston Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) corridor
Based on 4 real completed Texas Shuttle trips on this corridor, a private sedan or SUV has typically run $118-$127 each way (25th–75th percentile; most rides land near $122). Enter your exact addresses in the booking tool for an instant flat quote for your specific trip.
Why travelers book this route
A fixed pickup time, a named driver, and a flat price quoted before you book: business travelers use the ride as working time, families book one vehicle so luggage and car seats ride together, and airport connections get a buffered pickup matched to the flight. Every fare statistic on this page comes from our own completed-trip history on this corridor - not from a rate table nobody audits.