Save money on both admission tickets & round-trip transportation to the NASA Space Center Houston and maximize your time in the Space City on our complimentary walking Tunnel Tour of Downtown Houston.

With this best-value combo experience, enjoy General Admission tickets and Round-trip Transportation to the NASA Space Center which is a 35 - 60 minute ride from the center of Houston. Arrive within an hour of the Space Center gates opening and enjoy a wonderful mix of interactive exhibits including the amazing Independence Plaza, International Space Station, Rocket Park, Life on Mars, Artemis and trams! All guests will have about 5 hours to explore the Space Center at their own freedom before boarding the shuttle back to Downtown Houston.

On our complimentary tour, walk inside the largest downtown tunnel system in the United States and stop for photos alongside Houston's award-winning architecture including the tallest building in Texas, original Texas skyscraper, and oldest existing bank in Houston. This is the ideal way to explore Houston's underground city & most-iconic attraction all in the same day!

* Please note that on Holiday weeks, guests will be taken to the NASA Space Center first and do the tunnel tour following their return from NASA *

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** Please make sure to see the itinerary below for our daily schedule. Please make every effort to meet your guide on time. Failure to arrive on time may result in an abandoned tour subject to future availability **

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Price: $70 per person

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Length: Approx. 7 - 8 hours

 

Type: Walking, driving, architectural, culture, NASA, aeronautics, science, day-trip

 

Meeting/Ending Spot: Meet on the bottom floor or "tunnel-level" of Bank of America Tower which is located at 800 Capitol Street, Houston, TX 77002. There is seating close to the Boomtown Coffee Shop where guests can wait if they arrive early.

 

Start Time: Please meet 10 minutes before the tour on the bottom floor or "tunnel-level" of the Bank of America Tower (800 Capitol  Street, Houston, TX 77002) for check-in as well as bathroom/coffee opportunity before starting the Tunnel tour portion. 

 

Includes:  ​

• NASA Space Center General Admission (GA) Ticket

• Round-Trip Transportation from Downtown to NASA

• Tips on reserving the Space Center Tram Tours per availability

• 75 - 90 min. Houston Tunnel Tour Of Downtown Houston

 

Excludes: 

• Guided Tour inside the Space Center

• Mission Control Tram Tour

• Food/Drinks

 

Parking Tips:  The starting location Bank of America Tower has its own parking garage with the guest entrance located on Milam St. side of the building. Please click here to see all Spot hero discounted prices for parking garages nearby. 

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Daily Itinerary (Non-holidays):

1.  Meet at 8:50 AM on the bottom floor or "tunnel-level" of the Bank of America Tower (800 Capitol Street, Houston, TX 77002) for check-in as well as bathroom/coffee opportunity before starting the Tunnel tour portion at 9:00 AM. Please feel free to occupy the seating nearby the Boomtown Coffee Shop if your group arrives early. 

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2. Following the conclusion of the Tunnel tour portion and bathroom break, travelers will depart to the Space Center Houston at approx. 10:15 - 10:30 AM. 

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3. After a 30-45 minute ride from Downtown Houston to the Space Center Houston on our Mercedes shuttle, travelers will arrive to the NASA Space Center at approx. 11:00 - 11:15 AM.

 

4. Travelers will have approx. 5 hours to explore and enjoy the Space Center at their own pace before being picked up at the Space Center's front entrance / drop-off point beginning at approx. 3:45 - 4:00 PM. Our Mercedes Shuttle will depart the NASA Space Center entrance at approx. 4PM for return trip to Downtown. In consideration of all our guests' itineraries, please note that failure to board the Mercedes van by 4:05 PM for the return trip to Downtown Houston can result in the conclusion of the tour and late travelers will assume full responsibility for return transportation back to downtown or lodging area. 

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5. Our Mercedes Shuttle will return all travelers to the Bank of America Tower (original meeting spot) in Downtown Houston at approx. 4:45 - 5:00 PM. 

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Daily Itinerary (Holiday weeks):

1.  Meet at 8:50 AM on the bottom floor or "tunnel-level" of the Bank of America Tower (800 Capitol Street, Houston, TX 77002) for check-in as well as bathroom/coffee opportunity. Please feel free to occupy the seating nearby the Boomtown Coffee Shop if your group arrives early. 

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2. Travelers will immediately depart to the Space Center Houston at approx. 9:15 - 9:20 AM. 

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3. After a 30-45 minute ride from Downtown Houston to the Space Center Houston on our Mercedes shuttle, travelers will arrive to the NASA Space Center at approx. 9:45 - 10:00 AM.

 

4. Travelers will have approx. 5 hours to explore and enjoy the Space Center at their own pace before being picked up at the Space Center's front entrance / drop-off point beginning at approx. 2:45 - 3:00 PM. Our Mercedes Shuttle will depart the NASA Space Center entrance at approx. 3:00 PM for return trip to Downtown. In consideration of all our guests' itineraries, please note that failure to board the Mercedes van by 3:05 PM for the return trip to Downtown Houston can result in the conclusion of the tour and late travelers will assume full responsibility for return transportation back to downtown or lodging area. 

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5. Our Mercedes Shuttle will return all travelers to the Bank of America Tower (original meeting spot) in Downtown Houston at approx. 3:45 - 4:00 PM for short bathroom break followed by 75-minute Tunnel Tour of Downtown Houston concluding at approx. 4:45 - 5 PM.