To get to the Zoo, METRORail is the way to go!

Where is the Zoo?

The Houston Zoo is located in Hermann Park adjacent to the Texas Medical Center and the Museum District. Our address is:

Maps of the Zoo

Our Medical Center Gate, located directly across from Ben Taub Hospital, is open on weekends, holidays, free days and during Spring Break.

Once you get here, you're going to need to find your way around. Check out our interactive map!

METRORAIL

The arrival of METRORail brings a new era of transportation to Houston. It's a fast, convenient and safe way to travel between Downtown, Midtown, the Museum District, the Texas Medical Center, Reliant Park and the South Fannin Park & Ride lot. With frequent service and the capacity to carry up to 400 passengers per trip, METRORail will help cut through congestion in these heavily traveled areas. Click here for a METRORail Map and a METRORail Schedule through Hermann Park.

• Save $1 on an adult admission when you ride METRO to the Houston Zoo (One offer per person).
  
• Present any current METRO bus or METRORail ticket at the admission booth to receive your discount.
  
• Carpooling and riding the METRO bus or METRORail system are good alternatives to navigating a parking spot.
  
• You can catch METRORail at the Fannin South Park & Ride lot, located at 1604 West Bellfort (between Knight and Fannin). Or you can park downtown and catch METRORail at any of the downtown rail stations.
  
• Two METRORail stations serve the Zoo and Hermann Park: Hermann Park/Rice U Station at Fannin and Sunset, or the Memorial Hermann Hospital/Houston Zoo Station on Fannin between North MacGregor and Ross Sterling. Check the printable map below to see suggested routes to the Zoo from your preferred rail stop.

For more information on the METRORail system, including a map, schedule and fares, visit www.ridemetro.org, or call METROLine at 713.635.4000.

Buy your tickets before you arrive.

Purchase discount Zoo tickets at any of the 33 Fiesta Mart stores across the Houston area. Visit the courtesy booth of any Fiesta Mart in the Houston area to purchase an adult Zoo admission for $8 and a child Zoo admission for $5.

If you must drive. . .

Driving directions from 59 or 45:
Take 59 or 45 to Highway 288 South. Exit N. MacGregor and turn right onto N. MacGregor. The road will fork once, stay to the right. Take a right at the light onto Golf Course Drive. The Houston Zoo will be located on the left.

Driving directions from 610 South:
Take 610 South to Highway 288 North. Exit N. MacGregor and turn left onto N. MacGregor. The road will fork once, stay to the right. Take a right at the light onto Golf Course Drive. The Houston Zoo will be located on the left.

Access to Golf Course Drive:
Often, when the Park is near capacity, HPD will close access to Golf Course Drive at N. MacGregor. If you're heading west on N. MacGregor, go straight through the intersection of N. MacGregor and Golf Course Drive. (If you're approaching from the east, go past the MacGregor intersection, reverse direction and follow the "heading west" instructions.) Turn right onto Fannin. At the second light on Fannin, take a right onto Hermann Circle Drive. Continue on Hermann Circle Drive as it turns into Golf Course Drive. The Zoo will be on your right.

Parking

Parking in Hermann Park and the Zoo's main lot on Golf Course Drive is limited, so consider arriving early. Other parking options include using the Memorial Hermann Medical Plaza at 6400 Fannin. This facility does charge a parking fee.

Better yet, just take the convenient METRORail anywhere along its line from downtown to near the old AstroWorld location .

Houston Area Traffic Updates

Several construction projects in progress near the Zoo and Hermann Park may result in traffic delays. Visit this page often for the latest information to make your trip to the Zoo more enjoyable.

• The City of Houston on January 5, 2009 began a 300 day construction project that will realign North MacGregor from North MacGregor Way to Almeda. Expect lane closures and traffic delays during the run of the project.
  
• The City of Houston is rebuilding Holcombe Boulevard from Main Street to N. MacGregor. The east bound lanes are finished, but work continues on the westbound lanes. Expect traffic delays.
  
• Three high and medium rise hospitals and research facilities are current under construction along Main Street from N. MacGregor Way to Holcombe. Expect frequent lane closures and traffic delays.

There are several reliable Web sites that post traffic information regularly. Visit the links below for more information. (Note: None of the sites below are maintained or operated by the Houston Zoo.)

• http://traffic.houstontranstar.org/layers/
• Click here for information about traffic control and lane closures related to the MacGregor Drive Storm Sewer Relief Project.

ONCE YOU ARRIVE, DON'T FORGET YOUR HOUSTON ZOO MAP!