METRO has more than 1,200 buses. With an extensive network of bus routes and convenient park-and-ride facilities helping to ease rush-hour commutes, the 地铁公交系统 keeps the 休斯顿 region moving. METRO is paving the way for a cleaner 休斯顿 with more than 440 transit diesel-hybrid buses in operation. 自2003年以来, METRO has been actively working to improve the air we breathe with state-of-the-art technology that reduces nitrogen oxide emissions by more than 50 percent and offers substantial savings in fuel. Hybrid technology is METRO’s current choice for vehicles, 每年,, as part of its fleet replacement plan, METRO purchases 100 buses.

The 休斯顿 area is served by two major airports: George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) and William P. 爱好机场(侯). 休斯顿最大的机场, IAH, is located approximately 23 miles north of downtown 休斯顿, and currently ranks 15th among United States’ busiest airports with scheduled nonstop domestic and international flights. More than 650 departures leave daily from IAH. Hobby Airport is located approximately seven miles south of downtown, and offers nonstop flights to more than 50 destinations throughout the United States. It’s also a regional center for corporate and private aviation. 第三个网站, 艾灵顿机场(EFD), is a joint-use civil and military airport serving the needs of the U.S. military, NASA, and general aviation.