Downtown Houston is 50 miles from Downtown Galveston.
Downtown Houston is 50 miles from Downtown Galveston.
IAH is about 75 miles from Galveston. Downtown Houston is 50 miles from Galveston.
It is 51.34 miles according to MapQuest.
It is 51.34 miles according to MapQuest.
Galveston, Texas is on the northern part of Galveston Island. The closest city is Texas City on the far (western) side of Galveston Bay. But it is only 20 miles farther to the suburbs of Houston.
41.5 Miles, 48 mins. by car
Galveston is one of the two See cities in the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
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Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston was created on 1847-05-04.
Interstate 45 (I-45) runs north/south. I-45 will take you directly onto Galveston island from Houston.
Galveston and Galveston Bay.
It takes about an hour to drive from Downtown Houston to Downtown Galveston, if you do not run into any traffic on the Gulf Freeway.