Association for Biology Laboratory Education

ABLE 2016 Travel Information

By Air

You can fly into either George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) or Hobby (HOU). From there, you will need to either rent a car or take a shuttle or taxicab. The addresses for the shuttle or cab to Cougar Village Residence Hall or the campus Hilton Hotel are:

Cougar Village
University of Houston
4385 Cougar Village Dr.
Houston, TX 77204

Hilton, University of Houston
4450 University Dr.
Houston, TX 77204

Information about taxi rates and shuttle services is below (or visit http://fly2houston.com/welcome, elect your airport and then go to arriving passenger information and then ground transportation):

Company
Contact InformationRate (one way)
Super Shuttle(800) BLUE VAN (258-3826)$24 shared ride (from IAH to UH)
$21 shared ride (from Hobby to UH)
Yellow Cab(713) 236-1111$67 (from IAH to UH)
$25 (from Hobby to UH)
Houston Town Car and Limo(281) 630-1137$76 (from IAH to UH)
$68 (from Hobby to UH)
Uber Houston(281) 223-1072Get information through app

By Car

From the North (George Bush Intercontinental Airport):

  1. Take I-45 headed south.
  2. Exit State Route 5S (44B) and merge onto TX-5 SPUR S.
  3. Turn right onto University Drive into the University of Houston campus (Entrance 1).    The Hilton Hotel will be on your left.  Park in the underground garage.  The entrance is to the left of the building.
  4. If going to Cougar Village Residence Hall, turn left onto Calhoun Road.  Turn right into the visitor parking entrance of the Welcome Center Garage (it will be on your right). 

From the South:

  1. Take I-45 headed north
  2. Exit Elgin-Lockwood Cullen (44A)
  3. Go under the overpass, turn left at stoplight onto TX-5 Spur S
  4. Turn right onto University Drive into the University of Houston campus (Entrance 1).  The Hilton Hotel will be on your left.  Park in the underground garage.  The entrance is to the left of the building.
  5. If going to Cougar Village Residence Hall, turn left onto Calhoun Road.  Turn right into the visitor parking entrance of the Welcome Center Garage (it will be on your right). 

Parking / Campus

If you are staying on campus, parking can be purchased through the Hilton Hotel for their garage when you make your reservation or you can purchase parking for the residence hall, for $12.00 for the week, when you register for conference housing.

If you just need daily parking, you may park in visitor parking in the Stadium Garage on Holman Street (first level), the Welcome Center Garage (third and fourth levels) and the East Garage (first level). The Stadium Garage is directly across the street from the Science Teaching Laboratories Building and will be the closest garage to ABLE workshops. Hourly rates are charged in all the garages. Passes for surface lots may be purchased at the Information booth as you enter campus on University Drive or at the booth in front of the Alumni Center on Cullen Boulevard (to your right before you cross Holman Street). Metered parking is also available throughout campus.

A helpful link to the UH campus map for your navigating convenience: http://www.uh.edu/maps/