Getting around Houston going west?

So getting thru Houston was a piece of cake. Just stayed in my lane the whole time. Thanks.

We go straight thru on I-10 before/after rush hour. Pick a middle lane an drive straight through. We have been through that area on I-10 a half a dozen times and maybe we were just lucky but we have never encountered a problem. We do usually stop in Beaumont the night before so we hit Houston after rush hour is finished.

You'll probably think I'm crazy, but I'd go TX-105 from Beaumont over to Brenham, then TX-237 to US-77 to rejoin I-10. For me TX-105 is relaxing and enjoyable compared to the insanity of Houston.

I-10, always stay one lane from the right and cruise on through. Avoid 6-9am, 4-7pm if you can.

We spent 3 months in Houston in 2011, for cancer treatment @ MD Anderson. The best driving times during daylight hours are 10-2, we ALWAYS tried to be back at the RV park on South Main and Hiram Clark Rd by 2:45 or it got bad, really, really bad. We always travel through on I-10 and pickup US-59S downtown and try to be outbound before 1:00 when on our way to The Rio Grange Valley. Weekdays work, Sunday is the best, Saturdays are the worse.

I'm a vegetarian. Just kidding. That sounds good. The football game is in town. I guess we miss that traffic.

Go straight through on I-10. The Sam Houston Tollway is a long way around, and I-610 gets congested around all major junctions.

I've found 10 AM to 2 PM to be not bad, or 10 PM to about 4 AM. Companies in Houston have programs to extend working hour ranges to reduce traffic (a public policy thing) so people may start as early as 6 AM and get off at 2-3 PM, others start at 10 AM and might going home after 8. Reduces the intensity of the rush hour but greatly extends it. Then there are all the folks doing four ten hour days a week. But whatever the schedules, 10 AM to 2 PM almost everybody commuting to work that day will be at work, not on the road.

Been visiting Houston on business for 35 years, watching the traffic mess grow and grow.

Stop off at Weimer on the west side of Houston and pull into the Texas Burger parking lot and get one of their hamburgers. Best hamburger in Texas. Parking lot handles 18 wheelers with ease.

Ok. We hear you. We will spend Sat night approaching Houston and hopefully zip thru Sunday morning.

Sadly we saw an overturned car on I 10 eastbound near Baton Rouge and rush hour traffic was backed up for miles.

Thanks

For a big rig it's best to run about 5 mph slower than the rest of the traffic. Those wonderful Houston drivers will keep cutting in front of you and maybe even slamming on their brakes so it help keep a cushion in front of you.