For fare quotes and reservations go to www.supershuttle.com

Courtesy vans

Various hotels and motels offer courtesy vans to their properties. You can use the courtesy telephones in the baggage claim area to request a pick-up.

Public METRO buses

The public bus route 88 serves HOU and downtown locations. Service runs Monday through Saturday, from approximately 6 a.m. until 11 p.m. To check schedules and plan your trip, go towww.tripplanner.ridemetro.org

Airport Facts

• 11 miles from Downtown Houston

• One of Southwest Airlines' largest hubs

• Nonstop service to more than 35 destinations throughout the U.S.

• Ranked 40th in the U.S. for total passenger traffic

• Ranked 150th in the world in total passenger traffic (out of 1336 ranked airports or in the top 11.2% range by total airport rankings)

• Acquired by the City of Houston in 1937

• Rated among the top five performing airports in the world by Airports Council International (2009)

• Ranked No. 2 for customer satisfaction among small North American airports in a study by J.D. Power and Associates (2008)

Houston's Top five carriers and number of flights

• The new United - 4,238 weekly departures

• Southwest - 890 weekly departures

• Delta - 220 weekly departures

• American - 137 weekly departures

• US Airways - 93 weekly departures