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Cheapest round-trip
$251
Typical prices: $396-$561
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Thu 9/24Wed 9/30
ALB - IAH • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way
$130
Typical prices: $455-$623
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Thu 9/3
ALB - IAH • 2 stops
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Cheap Flights from Albany to Houston (ALB-HOU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Albany to Houston 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 Albany to Houston

Thu, Sep 24 - Wed, Sep 30
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11:15 am - 2:50 pm
ALB
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IAH
28h 35m
2 stops
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8:25 am - 10:55 am
IAH
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ALB
25h 30m
1 stop
$251Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Sun, Sep 13
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7:23 pm - 9:26 am
ALB
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IAH
15h 03m
1 stop
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6:08 am - 4:37 pm
IAH
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ALB
33h 29m
2 stops
$286Multiple Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 9
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10:49 am - 5:57 pm
ALB
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IAH
8h 08m
1 stop
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12:01 pm - 9:21 pm
IAH
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ALB
8h 20m
1 stop
$355American Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 29
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7:07 am - 1:19 pm
ALB
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IAH
7h 12m
1 stop
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11:24 am - 7:41 pm
IAH
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ALB
7h 17m
1 stop
$355American Airlines
Tue, Nov 10 - Tue, Nov 17
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3:55 pm - 8:50 pm
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HOU
5h 55m
1 stop
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5:35 am - 2:25 pm
HOU
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ALB
7h 50m
1 stop
$355Southwest
Sat, Sep 26 - Tue, Sep 29
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5:20 am - 11:55 am
ALB
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HOU
7h 35m
1 stop
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8:00 am - 2:20 pm
HOU
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ALB
5h 20m
1 stop
$355Southwest
Thu, Sep 10 - Mon, Sep 14
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6:15 am - 1:18 pm
ALB
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HOU
8h 03m
1 stop
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5:20 pm - 11:57 pm
HOU
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ALB
5h 37m
1 stop
$355Delta
Tue, Sep 15 - Wed, Sep 23
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6:15 am - 1:18 pm
ALB
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HOU
8h 03m
1 stop
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11:00 am - 5:28 pm
HOU
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ALB
5h 28m
1 stop
$355Delta
Fri, Jan 22 - Sun, Jan 24
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6:15 am - 12:24 pm
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IAH
7h 09m
1 stop
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2:20 pm - 9:02 pm
IAH
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ALB
5h 42m
1 stop
$439United Airlines
Sat, Sep 5 - Wed, Sep 9
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4:15 pm - 9:20 pm
ALB
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IAH
6h 05m
1 stop
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8:00 am - 5:43 pm
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ALB
8h 43m
1 stop
$445United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Albany to Houston flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Albany, New York to Houston?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Albany, New York to Houston departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Houston from Albany, New York usually cost between $340 and $494 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $251 on Multiple Airlines (Sep 24-Sep 30).

What is the cheapest month to fly from Albany to Houston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Albany to Houston, 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 Albany to Houston is August, where tickets cost $396 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $606 and $538 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Albany to Houston?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Albany to Houston, 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 Albany to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 58% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 20 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

$142
Flight from Albany to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Albany to Houston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Albany to Houston 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 flights from Albany to Houston

  • What is the cheapest flight from Albany to Houston?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Albany to Houston was $130 for a one-way ticket and $251 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Albany and Houston?

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Houston from Albany.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Albany to Houston?

    Albany is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Houston. You will leave Albany from Albany Intl and you will be arriving in Houston at one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Albany to Houston?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Albany to Houston?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Albany to Houston?

    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 Albany to Houston.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston from Albany 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 Albany to Houston?

    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 with an airline and back to Albany with another airline.

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

    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 from Albany up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Albany to Houston

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4227 reviews
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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!

We had a 5 hour delay on the tarmac in Baltimore

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

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

The movies using Southwest WiFi kept pausing and I had to restart multiple times.

First, my flight was a usual flight nothing exceptional or unexpected. Over all it was a normal, good flight! Second, your questionaire is wholly lacking in the proper options to which one can answer a question. Often on short flights, there is no food let alone entertainment so why isn't that reflected in your questionaire? A simple "not applicable" would cover that issue appropriately but no, your form arbitrarily enters an answer based on the initial assessment which normally isn't factual. Until you provide an accurate means of assessing flights, I'll no longer be completing of these unimpressive and misleading assessements. Thank you!

Easy to book and to get check in and get on and off.

My seat bottom felt like the pad was missing and there was a hard lump. The crew were all amazing. Funny, responsive, respectful. The captain and first officer shared comments were understandable. My son was delighted by the addition of brownie brittle with the normal Southwest snack mix.

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

Smaller plane for a longer flight than my first one. Doesn’t make sense.

Another late night flight and MORE men belligerently drinking and yelling. I had to move from first to economy because they were so obnoxious and disruptive. Crazy to go from a cozy chair to cardboard when you were supposed to be in first. Delta allows was too much drinking which leads to belligerent behavior.

Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

Only freetext wifi was available in flight; browsing WiFi required payment. Since the seats had no in flight entertainment, Delta should revisit this policy on this longer flight.

Because I was moved to an exit row, the snacks in economy comfort, the selection of snacks was better.

The entertainment screens were not working and there was no air condition the entire flight. Very uncomfortable.

Crew was nice. Flight was timely. Seats could be better as well as the food considering it’s first class.

Don't need the male flight attended lecturing. The whole plane on how to act when there was no problems.Other than that everything was great

Great!! I haven’t had a bad experience with them.

Wonderful flight! The crew was good, check-in was good and orderly and the flight was uneventful and good.

The international portion was good. Food and beverage options were good. The sustainable wooden eatery was less than desirable. Your Star Alliance partner ANA provided real silverware. I'm 6'3" & 198 lbs and felt cramped in the exit row. How can that be? Flight attendant all had a pleasant disposition which is always good.

Boarded from a very small gate at LAX. Staff at gate had us line up, then waited 25 minutes to board without a word of explanation. Plane arrived on time then waited 20 minutes for a plane to vacate our gate. Majority of bags arrived after 15 minutes but it took an hour for a small number of remaining bags to be off-loaded despite my “priority” bag tag.

The boarding process on the departure from LA was rather slow even though I was in Group 1. For first class, I was not expecting to have to pay for Wi-fi but I did and then the wi-fi was spotty. The entree was surprisingly good and so that was a pleasant surprise. However, once I got to Houston, it was terrible. Unfortunately there was bad weather but the constant gate changes for my connecting flight was difficult to manage due to having to navigate back and forth between different terminals.

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

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

The flight attendants were unhelpful. It was a packed flight, and usually a flight attendant would help find a spot in the bin for your carry on or shift things around. Neither made any effort to do so. Also, I had to then check my bag. I was told it would be on the carousel in YYZ, but it came up on the jetway. So lucky I saw others standing around for their bags. I would have walked straight past this and on to the carousel. They could have at least told me that they had given me wrong information. Very unsatisfactory.

They kept us on the tarmac for 6 hours after already delaying our flight by 2 hours. No one had any answers. They sent our gate checked stroller to baggage claim instead of giving it back at the gate.

Maybe focus more on delivering a good product vs selling me a damn credit card

The plane was very creaky and lots of ringing. Plane was dirty and dingy. I couldn't hear the captain's announcements from the flight deck. Not sure if it was the captain or the audio equipment, but good thing there wasn't an emergency where we needed clear instructions. The overhead compartments were clearly full, but the flight crew allowed people to stand in the back with their carry on luggage. Then after everyone boarded, they had to go to the front to gate check their luggage because there was no room for their bags and then they returned to their seats...such a waste of time when clearly the overhead compartments were full when they originally boarded.

Snow delayed boarding several times, which I understand happens. Issue I had was that after we did board, pilot told us we were going to roll out to be de-iced, then on our way. We were de-iced once, taxied to the tarmac and then stopped. Sat for another 30 minutes or so, the another de-icing. Then we rolled out to a parking spot, only to sit for another hour due to a traffic stop in DCA, which I'm confident they knew would happen before we boarded. Pilot gave no updates other than we had to hold, attendants did speak to the crew, but when asked, said the pilot would be updating us. We on the ground in the plane waiting for over 2 hours. They did communicate that bathrooms would be open, but no other news until we left. Would have been better to be up front about status.

I booked an aisle seat and was given a middle. At 6'4" 230lbs, it is not ideal to fly in the middle row for myself and passengers.

It was good. It’s been a long time since my wife and I fly any where and things have changed. Our trip was to see our new grandson. We fly economy and that was not good for my bad back. It was a quick flight but uncomfortable.

Awful. We had an 8 hour mechanical delay- no vouchers and no kind/courtesy/professional representatives in the entire airport. Not only was it a terrible experience for both my 7 year old and myself, I still have not heard back from American about how they’re going to correct it- I’ve sent 2 or 3 emails about our experience- which was just awful. Not to mention according to national traveling laws, we should be reimbursed… but of course they’re not responding.

Overall it was good but not great. The aircraft was an old and seats didn’t recline in business class unless you kept playing around with it.

The plane was subbed for another last minute, the gate was changed last minute. Could live with that but we boarded and there was a delay which totaled an hour in the end. There was a technical issue which meant wheels needed to remain out for ten mins after take off. My USB phone charger was broken as was the headphone jack which meant I could t enjoy the IFE and could use my phone after a few hours. Even the map function on the plane failed to work after a few hours.

The flight was delayed and we were told the airplane is on its way to the gate from the hangar. We were told this for 2 hours and the flight was continually delayed in ~30 minute increments. Then we ended up having a new airplane. The issue wasn’t clearly communicated and it left everyone feeling confused about when we would actually be leaving. Whenever they communicated a new boarding time it felt arbitrary and random. The boarding process was a mess and disorganized, which made it last longer than necessary. Landing was rough. Seats were uncomfortable.

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