The 411 - Dialguide

By The Numbers

We hope you have a pleasant visit to Houston. For your convenience, we’ve assembled a list of essential telephone numbers, websites and other information.

EMERGENCY NUMBERS

Police/Fire/Medical Emergencies — 911
Fire Department — 713-247-5000
Emergency Medical Services — 713-495-4200
Police (nonemergency) — 713-884-3131

SERVICE AGENCIES

Greater Houston American Red Cross — 713-526-8300

HIGHWAY NICKNAMES

Interstate 10 East — East Freeway
Interstate 10 West — Katy Freeway
U.S. 59 North — Eastex Freeway
U.S. 59 South — Southwest Freeway
Interstate 45 South — Gulf Freeway
Interstate 45 North — North Freeway
Loop 610 — The Loop
U.S. 290 — Northwest Freeway
S.H. 288 — South Freeway
Beltway 8 — Sam Houston Tollway

AIRPORTS

Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) — 281-230-3100
William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) — 713-640-3000

AIRLINES

Aeromexico — 800-237-6639
Air Canada — 888-422-7533
Air France — 800-237-2747
AirTran Airways — 800-247-8726
Alaska Airlines — 800-252-7522
American Airlines — 800-433-7300
Branson AirExpress — 888-359-2541
British Airways — 800-247-9297
Continental Airlines — 800-523-3273
Delta — 800-221-1212
Emirates — 800-777-3999
Frontier Airlines — 800-432-1359
Jet Blue — 800-538-2583
KLM — 800-447-4747
Lufthansa — 800-399-5838
Qatar — 877-777-2827
Singapore Airlines — 800-742-3333
Southwest Airlines — 800-435-9792
TACA — 800-400-8222
United Airlines — 800-864-8331
U.S. Airways — 800-428-4322
VivaAerobus — 888-935-9848

AIRPORT SHUTTLES

Shuttle services operate to and from Bush Intercontinental and Hobby airports and most hotels. Purchase tickets online, from shuttle drivers, outside baggage claim or ticket counters near baggage claim.
Super Shuttle — 713-523-8888
Houston Professional Shuttle — 713-988-5126
Metro’s Airport Direct — 713-635-4000

VISITOR INFORMATION

Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau — 713-437-5200, www.visithoustontexas.com
Visitors Center — 901 Bagby St., Houston, Texas, 713-437-5556
Greater Houston Partnership — 713-844-3600, www.houston.org
Houston Hispanic Chamber of Commerce — 713-644-7070, www.houstonhispanicchamber.com

USEFUL WEBSITES

City of Houston — www.cityofhouston.gov
Greater Houston Convention & Visitors Bureau — www.visithoustontexas.com
Downtown Management District — www.houstondowntown.com
NASA/Johnson Space Center — www.jsc.nasa.gov
Texas Travel Info — www.tourtexas.com

PARKS/RECREATION/WILDLIFE

Houston Parks & Recreation Department — www.houstontxgov/parks
Texas Parks and Wildlife — www.tpwd.state.tx.us

WEATHER

National Weather Service — 281-337-5074 — www.nws.noaa.gov
Local weather forecast — 713-529-4444

Average Temperatures

Winter — 64/41F
Spring — 79/57F
Summer — 93/73F
Fall — 82/58F