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Plan your trip at George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Houston, United StatesIATA: IAHICAO: KIAH
Current airport: IAH

Getting to and from George Bush Intercontinental Airport: transport, parking, and where to pick someone up or drop them off. Every part links to the full information.

Transport

Where you arrive, with connections and frequency.

  • BusMETRO 500 IAH Downtown DirectTerminal E, Level 2, Door E201, near Ride App Pick-Up (right by the terminal)Every 30 minutes (seven days a week, from 5:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.)
  • BusMETRO 102 Bush IAH ExpressMETRO Bus Stop on Baggage Claim Level, south side of Terminal C (right by the terminal)
  • TaxiTaxi to the airportDepartures level of the terminals (A, C and E: Level 2; D: Level 1) (right by the terminal)

All transport to George Bush Intercontinental Airport

Parking

  • 5parking areas
With shuttle
ecopark and ecopark2
Always book in advance
ecopark2

All parking areas, with facts for each one

Picking someone up

Where someone gets in and where you can wait or meet.

  • Terminal curbsideKiss & Ride
    Departures level of the terminals (A, C and E: Level 2; D: Level 1) · Curbside outside Baggage Claim/Arrivals level
    • Picking up: permittedPick up passengers outside the terminals, Baggage Claim/Arrivals level; follow signs to Arrivals. Drivers picking up American Airlines and Spirit passengers follow signage to the South Terminal Rd. pick-up curb front. International passengers who arrive at Terminal D proceed through Customs & Immigration to the Terminal E international arrivals hall.
    • Waiting: not permittedParking is not permitted at terminal curbside. Do not park at the curbside to wait for your passenger; idle vehicles create congestion at the curbside and back up traffic.
  • Cell Phone LotsPark and come inside
    Cell Phone Lot, 17010 John F. Kennedy Boulevard · Cell Phone Lot, 5703 Will Clayton Parkway · Control Tower Cell Phone Lot, 4500 Will Clayton Parkway
    • Waiting: permittedThe Cell Phone Lots offer free locations to await passenger arrivals while easing traffic congestion around the terminals. The lots at 17010 John F. Kennedy Boulevard and 5703 Will Clayton Parkway are open 24 hours, and the driver must remain with the vehicle. There is also the Control Tower Cell Phone Lot at 4500 Will Clayton Parkway; follow signs to Cell Phone Lot.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All pickup rules

Dropping someone off

A quick drop-off, or park and come inside.

  • Terminal curbsideKiss & Ride
    Departures level of the terminals (A, C and E: Level 2; D: Level 1) · Curbside outside Baggage Claim/Arrivals level
    • Dropping off: permittedDrop off at all terminals, Departures Level: Terminal A, C and E on Departures Level 2; Terminal D on Level 1.
    • Waiting: not permittedParking is not permitted at terminal curbside. Do not park at the curbside to wait for your passenger; idle vehicles create congestion at the curbside and back up traffic.
  • Cell Phone LotsPark and come inside
    Cell Phone Lot, 17010 John F. Kennedy Boulevard · Cell Phone Lot, 5703 Will Clayton Parkway · Control Tower Cell Phone Lot, 4500 Will Clayton Parkway
    • Waiting: permittedThe Cell Phone Lots offer free locations to await passenger arrivals while easing traffic congestion around the terminals. The lots at 17010 John F. Kennedy Boulevard and 5703 Will Clayton Parkway are open 24 hours, and the driver must remain with the vehicle. There is also the Control Tower Cell Phone Lot at 4500 Will Clayton Parkway; follow signs to Cell Phone Lot.

Each spot lists only the verified actions; anything missing is unknown.

All drop-off rules

This is a selection of verified information. Check the official sources for additional and current conditions.

SourcesWhere this comes fromChecked on the airport's official website on October 5, 2026.