RIC - HOU

$116 Find Cheap Flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Richmond to Hobby departing on 6/22. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$290
Typical prices: $437-$289
Southwest
Sat 7/11Wed 7/15
RIC - HOU • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$116
Typical prices: $184-$336
Southwest
Mon 6/22
RIC - HOU • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $309 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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There are currently no direct flights between Richmond and Hobby. You'll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $279 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 5h 12m (one-way)
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 5 weeks in advance save around 34% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Richmond to Hobby (RIC-HOU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Richmond to Hobby that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Richmond to Hobby

Sat, Jul 11 - Wed, Jul 15
Southwest Logo
5:35 pm - 12:10 am
RIC
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HOU
7h 35m
1 stop
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3:55 pm - 10:20 pm
HOU
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RIC
5h 25m
1 stop
$290Southwest
Thu, Aug 27 - Mon, Aug 31
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3:19 pm - 10:05 pm
RIC
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HOU
7h 46m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:50 am - 4:33 pm
HOU
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RIC
4h 43m
1 stop
$309Delta
Sat, Jul 4 - Tue, Jul 7
Southwest Logo
11:15 am - 5:15 pm
RIC
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HOU
7h 00m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
9:15 am - 3:00 pm
HOU
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RIC
4h 45m
1 stop
$314Southwest
Fri, Jul 3 - Tue, Jul 7
Southwest Logo
7:45 pm - 12:10 am
RIC
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HOU
5h 25m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
9:15 am - 3:00 pm
HOU
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RIC
4h 45m
1 stop
$330Southwest
Thu, Jun 25 - Wed, Jul 15
Delta Logo
5:45 am - 9:14 am
RIC
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HOU
4h 29m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:40 am - 4:23 pm
HOU
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RIC
4h 43m
1 stop
$334Delta
Sat, Nov 7 - Thu, Nov 12
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 2:00 pm
RIC
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HOU
8h 50m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:05 am - 3:45 pm
HOU
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RIC
8h 40m
1 stop
$338Southwest
Thu, Jul 30 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
7:45 pm - 12:15 am
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HOU
5h 30m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
11:20 am - 8:45 pm
HOU
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RIC
8h 25m
1 stop
$339Southwest
Sat, Jul 11 - Wed, Jul 15
Southwest Logo
11:10 am - 8:30 pm
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HOU
10h 20m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
3:55 pm - 10:20 pm
HOU
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RIC
5h 25m
1 stop
$340Southwest
Sat, Nov 7 - Thu, Nov 12
Southwest Logo
6:10 am - 2:00 pm
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HOU
8h 50m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
12:55 pm - 9:55 pm
HOU
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RIC
8h 00m
2 stops
$343Southwest
Wed, Jul 29 - Wed, Aug 5
Southwest Logo
12:20 pm - 8:05 pm
RIC
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HOU
8h 45m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
11:20 am - 8:45 pm
HOU
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RIC
8h 25m
1 stop
$345Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Richmond to Hobby flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Richmond to Hobby to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport departing in July.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Houston Hobby Airport, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport is January, where tickets cost $304 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $448 and $442 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$116
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 19% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 11% lower on average.
Flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport

When to book flights from Richmond to Hobby

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Richmond to Hobby based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport was $185 for a one-way ticket and $309 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Richmond and Houston Hobby Airport?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    Richmond and Houston Hobby Airport are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Richmond from Richmond Byrd Intl and will be arriving at Houston Hobby.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    oneworld, SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Richmond and Houston Hobby Airport, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Richmond to Houston, Delta or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Richmond to Houston are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $338 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $321 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston Hobby Airport from Richmond is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Houston Hobby Airport with an airline and back to Richmond with another airline. Booking your flights between Richmond and HOU can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Richmond to Houston Hobby Airport?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Houston Hobby Airport from Richmond up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Richmond to Hobby

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Richmond to Houston. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4235 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
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One major problem that was very unprofessional and uncalled for. Plane landed and we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the plane since they were waiting for someone to come to the gate to drive the jetway. Southwest couldn't have someone available and waiting for the plane to land? Is there only one person in Hobby airport who knows to drive the jetway? Was he at lunch? In the bar? Uncomfortable and uncalled for!

4.0 OkayAnonymous, May 2026
MSY - HOU
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One major problem that was very unprofessional and uncalled for. Plane landed and we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the plane since they were waiting for someone to come to the gate to drive the jetway. Southwest couldn't have someone available and waiting for the plane to land? Is there only one person in Hobby airport who knows to drive the jetway? Was he at lunch? In the bar? Uncomfortable and uncalled for!

Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight was hours late, unable to sit next to spouse, I have had so much better experiences. Substantially better, only saving grace was that it was a short flight.

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

Got rerouted from a straight flight from Orlando to Atlanta to Knoxville to a flight from Orlando to Detroit to Knoxville! Seriously!! Flight delay out of Detroit! Long day for what should have been a pretty easy travel day!

Two delays on two separate planes with parts they could not easily find and replace.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Only beverages were offered to first class and I thought the flight attendant could have also served the Delta Comfort as well instead of sitting down and staring at her phone and walking past all of us to the back of the plane to charge her phone more. There was a complete lack of turbulence and was safe enough for flights attendant to walk around in the front of the plane, collect trash and serve a few people water and turn off the seat belt light. Also didn’t enforce people putting their seats into the upright position and allowed two passengers to remain reclined during landing. They seemed out to lunch completely. Usually my experience on Delta is much better.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

Flight was great! This flight from Atlanta was even better than when I paid for Comfort from SNA to Atlanta.

Connection flights should be spaced out farther because too close I missed my connection.

The pilot had to extend the flight time from san antonio to Houston to burn off fuel. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress since we had a tight connection to Aruba. And with no other flights going to Aruba we were worried about spending a night in Houston. We had to to run to our connection because of the flight crews mistake. Not happy.

The flight was delayed, they didn’t even have water for the toilets or for drinks

Even through the flight was delayed due to storms near IAH The flight was great! The crew was so hospitable and professional

The flight had a delay but I made it to my connection. Flight was smooth overall

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Overall flight was ok. Flight attendant was receptive to assisting passengers with tight connections.

This was the first flight in the morning. We boarded fine. The cabin door was closed and we were ready to go. We were notified by the Captain that ATC issued and ground stop for 40 minutes. So, without even pushing back from the gate, we were already 40 minutes late. We actually were released to push-back and taxi at 30 minutes. But, some passengers had tight connections and were not going to make their connections. Some passengers asked about the delay and the effect on the connections and were told by the cabin attendant that all flights will be delayed and so they should be OK. However, that was not true. My connecting flight was on time and I arrived at IAH with 21 minutes to make my connection. I did and I'm happy about that, but the flight crew should not have given assurances to the passengers who might have missed their connections.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Fine. The issues I had were associated with luggage being delayed from Turkey to Tanzania

We purchase first class seats for the first time for multiples of standard economy ticket. There was no access to the club lounge and no priority boarding. The meal and the service once on the plane were superior and the seat was nicer, but not worth the price difference. I will be happy to seat in economy and spend the difference on more travel.

Leave on time. We waited on the plane for hour hours and it was hot and smelly

I’ve got 31F seat and window seat . My 2 co passengers was AA crew members and they were very rude attitude and when I was going to use bathroom their gestures was very different and awkward and the guy beside me completely occupied the hand rest and I was really uncomfortable

The gate experience at LAX was abysmal (same for the arrival experience two days prior). Despite the LAX -> SAT schedule of two flights daily, our departure gate was at a smaller hub that we had to be bussed to from Terminal 4. Fortunately, I arrived at LAX extra early and had time to spare, but if I had not known, I might have missed my flight. I looked at the LAX airport map in the AA app and there was no indication of the additional boarding process. Lastly the gate area we were bussed to was crowded with limited food and beverage options. On flight, the fight attendant was hospitable and attentive, the flight was smooth, and AA's free (and working) wifi for AA members were all on the positive side.

The flight back to Dallas was delayed, which has happened to me several times with American Airlines. There was no announcement, no update sent out, no compensation offered for the inconvenience.

As always, most AA flights that we fly are almost ALWAYS delayed and that too multiple times. Very frustrating

Boarding was smooth and seamless and the flight was without incident.

Food is what you expect on a plane. Nothing gluten free. But that is expected. Drinks, apple juice, was fine. Seat, what I expected. Fine.

The flight took off an hour late which made the connection concerning

The flight from Dallas to Tokyo was not on Japan Airlines. It was on American Airlines. Very disappointed that we did not fly on Japan Airlines. Will not be using you liars again. I’ll just book direct from the airline next time. Wish you could make this right and has us fly on Japan Air when heading back home to the US.

They made nearly everyone check their bag because the overhead bins are way too small. Extremely inconvenient

JetBlue worker, Blythe, was so amazing at the DCA counter. If it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure we would’ve made it through. Please thank her!

They lost my luggage and refuse to help. Terrible airline. I've never experienced worse customer service in my life. Pretty much just told me too bad that I lost all my luggage, not caring that I am stuck in Europe for 2 weeks with absolutely nothing.

You should have had Wifi to make it much enjoyable.

The flight out was delayed from 3:40pm to 5pm and again to 8pm. We boarded after 5pm, had to disembark because they could not get the Engine started, then we switched gates and got a new plane and did not board until after 8pm.

The flight was delayed after already taxiing from the gate due to a malfunction. After 3 hours we were told the flight was canceled. The next flight available was Sunday. My daughter and I stayed overnight in the airport due to this issue. I was given a $12 meal voucher. Unacceptable

Whole experience was poor. Delayed 2 hours. Lied about the delays. Was all jet blues fault and tried to blame on air traffic control. Sent out other let trips and wouldn't allow people to switch aircraft.

My bag was not loaded on my flight. it was not communicated to me until i was waiting for my bag at my destination. there was no confirmation of when my bag was arriving and no way to track it.

Nice plane, clean, wifi available and movies. All the flight attendants were courteous.

The gate attendant in Boston had a high raspy voice and spoke much too fast to be understood. Not pleasant.

The flight was delayed for more than 3 hours the flight attendant was so angry, it was my first flight with JetBlue but i don’t think I flight with them again.

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