United StatesUnited StatesDenver to Houston shipping route.
1,754 km by road, about 28 h 6 min in transit.
Road Distance Between Cities: Denver and Houston
City to City Driving Distance on the map, along the road network.
DenverRoadHoustonTrucking transit time
| Measure | Value |
|---|---|
| City to City Driving Distance | 1,754 km (1,090 mi) |
| Straight line | 1,414 km |
| Transit time | 28 h 6 min |
| Hours at the wheel | 17 h 6 min |
| Ferry | No |
| Assumption | 9 driving hours a day |
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About the Denver to Houston shipping route by road
Denver to Houston by road: 1,754 km of driving distance, south east from the United States. The straight line is 1,414 km.
Transit time for one driver is about 28 h 6 min, of which 17 h 6 min at the wheel. We assume 9 driving hours a day and an 11 hour rest between shifts. A two driver team can keep the truck moving and cut the trucking transit time almost in half.
Road freight on Denver to Houston is booked as FTL (a full truck for one shipper) or LTL and groupage (you pay for the pallet places you use). FTL is faster and safer for high value goods; groupage is cheaper for a few pallets but adds consolidation time.
By rail the same trip is 1,663 km and takes about 2.3 days at freight train speed.
Of 19 road routes from Denver in this directory, Houston is the 7th shortest. Closer destinations: Los Angeles (1,699 km), Memphis (1,685 km) and Chicago (1,637 km).
FAQ
What is the driving distance from Denver to Houston?
1,754 km by road (1,414 km in a straight line).
What is the trucking transit time from Denver to Houston?
About 28 h 6 min for one driver at 9 driving hours a day (17 h 6 min at the wheel). A two-driver team is faster.
Is the return route the same?
The reverse route Houston to Denver has its own page with the same distance and route.
More city to city driving distance
- Denver to Kansas City979 km
- Denver to Phoenix1,324 km
- Denver to Dallas1,430 km
- Denver to Chicago1,637 km
- Denver to Memphis1,685 km
- Denver to Los Angeles1,699 km
- Dallas to Houston386 km
- Laredo to Houston511 km
Monterrey to Houston793 km- Memphis to Houston946 km
- Kansas City to Houston1,165 km
- Atlanta to Houston1,288 km
How we count: road distance on the truck network, 9 driving hours a day with rest periods. Engine navo-distance-time 0.3.0. See all road distance between cities or the Shipping Routes Directory.