Transportation
HISD’s Transportation Department plays a critical role in ensuring equitable access to high-quality education by removing a barrier to learning: reliable transportation. Every day, the department safely transports thousands of students to and from school, helping to ensure that distance is never an obstacle to opportunity. This commitment reflects the District’s broader mission to create a student-centered learning environment for all.
HISD Transportation is committed to providing safe, reliable, and timely bus service to all eligible and interested students. During the 2025-2026 school year, we strive to limit ride times to no more than 50 minutes each way for students attending their zoned school and no more than 90 minutes each way for students attending a school of choice. We also aim to ensure on-time arrival to school in the morning and to designated stops during both AM and PM routes.
K-12 general education students attending their zoned or magnet schools are eligible for bus transportation if they live 2 or more miles from their school, with pick-up and drop-off at designated HISD bus stops. Pre-K 4 and Pre-K 3 students are not eligible for transportation unless they are a student with an IEP/504 plan and receive transportation as a related service. To request transportation for your student, please complete the transportation request form. Once the Routing & Scheduling Department receives your request, it will be processed within 10 business days. Only students eligible for transportation based on HISD’s transportation eligibility requirements will be approved for transportation.
Eligible students attending their zoned school will be assigned a bus stop within approximately 2 miles of their home. HISD strives to provide eligible students attending a school of choice a bus stop that is within 3 miles of their home. In the case that a student attending a school of choice cannot be transported to school in less than 90 minutes from a stop within 3 miles of their home, HISD will provide a bus stop that is further than 3 miles from the student’s home to limit transport time.