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Cheapest round-trip
$87
Typical prices: $101-$243
Frontier
Sun 8/16Tue 8/25
ATL - IAH • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$54
Typical prices: $88-$192
Frontier
Sun 9/13
ATL - IAH • Non-stop
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Delta offers free Wi-Fi; United Economy Plus adds extra legroom on this route.
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Cheap Flights from Atlanta to Houston (ATL-HOU)

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

Sun, Aug 16 - Tue, Aug 25
Frontier Logo
6:07 am - 7:20 am
ATL
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IAH
2h 13mnonstop
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4:32 pm - 8:04 pm
IAH
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ATL
2h 32mnonstop
$87Frontier
Fri, Aug 21 - Tue, Aug 25
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9:00 pm - 10:14 pm
ATL
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IAH
2h 14mnonstop
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 9:32 am
IAH
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ATL
2h 32mnonstop
$87Frontier
Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30
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3:25 pm - 4:30 pm
ATL
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HOU
2h 05mnonstop
Delta Logo
5:26 pm - 8:34 pm
HOU
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ATL
2h 08mnonstop
$117Delta
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Aug 25
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3:15 pm - 4:25 pm
ATL
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HOU
2h 10mnonstop
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1:13 pm - 4:22 pm
HOU
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ATL
2h 09mnonstop
$117Delta
Tue, Sep 15 - Tue, Sep 22
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7:35 am - 8:40 am
ATL
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HOU
2h 05mnonstop
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11:20 am - 2:25 pm
HOU
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ATL
2h 05mnonstop
$117Southwest
Sat, Aug 22 - Sat, Aug 29
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5:45 pm - 6:55 pm
ATL
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HOU
2h 10mnonstop
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2:50 pm - 5:55 pm
HOU
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ATL
2h 05mnonstop
$117Southwest
Tue, Sep 8 - Tue, Sep 15
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7:05 am - 8:26 am
ATL
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IAH
2h 21mnonstop
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6:08 pm - 9:20 pm
IAH
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ATL
2h 12mnonstop
$127United Airlines
Thu, Jan 21 - Thu, Jan 28
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9:20 am - 10:52 am
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IAH
2h 32mnonstop
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6:50 pm - 10:02 pm
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ATL
2h 12mnonstop
$149United Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Mon, Aug 24
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6:07 am - 7:20 am
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2h 13mnonstop
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8:35 am - 10:04 pm
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ATL
12h 29m
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$155Multiple Airlines
Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 19
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9:00 pm - 10:14 pm
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2h 14mnonstop
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8:35 am - 8:39 pm
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$156Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Atlanta to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta to Houston departing in August.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Houston from Atlanta usually cost between $111 and $230 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $87 on Frontier (Aug 21-Aug 25).

What is the cheapest Atlanta to Houston flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Atlanta to Houston costs $86 on the route between Atlanta (ATL) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 15% cheaper than other Atlanta-Houston routes. It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Atlanta to Houston?

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Atlanta 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 Atlanta to Houston is January, where tickets cost $152 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $261 and $231 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta to Houston, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Yulia is a freelance journalist who’s dispatched from 90+ countries. Her work focuses on cultures, adventure trips and air travel, appearing in NatGeo, NYT, CNTraveler, and more. For past assignments, she’s stayed with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo in Rwanda. She’s based in Chicago; in winter she often questions that decision.

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Cheapest flight

$54
Flight from Atlanta to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Atlanta to Houston

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Atlanta to Houston?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Atlanta to Houston was $54 for a one-way ticket and $87 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Atlanta to Houston.

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

    On your way to Houston, you’ll fly out from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson. You’ll be landing in one of Houston’s 2 airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Atlanta to Houston?

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

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Atlanta 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 Atlanta to Houston.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston from Atlanta 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 Atlanta 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 Atlanta with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Atlanta 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 Atlanta up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Atlanta to Houston?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Houston.
Find which airlines fly direct from Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Airport to Houston, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson to Houston

Monday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Tuesday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Wednesday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Thursday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Friday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Saturday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Sunday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

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Direct returns

Houston to Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson

Monday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Tuesday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Wednesday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Thursday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Friday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Saturday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Sunday

Delta,Frontier,Southwest, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Atlanta to Houston

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4227 reviews
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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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!

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.

Gate agents were informative and friendly… flight attendants were as well. Had a fun time chatting about their legacy AirTran experiences as a former fan of the airline that Southwest acquired.

The fluidity of the entire process of boarding the plane the flight attendants attentiveness. The flight attendants also provided coloring books for my kids who loved it.

Excellent. The lady boarding the flight was awesome. Very efficient, and she got everyone on line.

It was great! The new boeing has much more space and charging ports!

I kept getting h notifications that the flight was delayed. At the airport it was only 2 mins delay. Very confusing. No WiFi on the plan. Snacks very salty. No alternative

I like the boarding procedure. A bumpy ride, but it couldn't be helped. Please make sure the exit seats are clearly indicated.

It was good delayed again but once on board the flight crew were very good the entertainment and wifi worked on this plane and we were offered snacks and drinks

The second half of terminal C at Hartsfield was 80 something degrees. I was sweating just sitting at the gate.

Seat was too small for someone as tall as I am. I was behind an exit row making my leg room even less. There flights were delayed by multiple hours. Some weather related and others staff related. The plane was hot. Horrible experience.

Flight was delayed and then "they did not have time to load food". No snack or drink at all for 1.5 how flight. Somebody wasn't prepared.

Friendly flight attendant Quick checking for baggage drop Quick TSA lines

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

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.

They were an hour late and they didn’t have my wheelchair for me

Our flight was delayed in Atlanta. The staff could have gave us an explanation for the delay and how long it would be.

due to delay, we were downgraded in seating, so it was cramped

I had a terrible experience. My flight got delayed from Atlanta to Chicago on Monday April 6, 2026, and that led to me missing my next flight to Brussels. United Airlines didn’t provide me with any accommodation for shelter. I had to sleep at the airport in Chicago. The next flight I was put on didn’t leave until the evening hours of Tuesday 4/7/2026.

Just a bad day to fly. Flight was delayed from scheduled 6:50 pm departure to 8:50 pm. Combination of factors mostly related to weather at the destination airport (which is where the incoming flight originated) which delayed the inbound flight over an hour. Once on board, we taxied but had to hold again on the taxiway for 10 minutes or so. We did not get wheels up until after 9 pm. The flight was smooth but about 18 minutes from our destination, we had to hold for several minutes more due to weather at ORD. We finally landed at ORD about 11:08 pm (accounting for the time difference, that was about a 3 hour delay from our scheduled departure time). It felt like we were never going to get to our destination. But the flight crew and attendants were very good. The movie selection onboard was also very nice. Got to watch half of a movie just during our taxi from the gate at ATL due to the delay!

Everything was great except for the boarding process. Everyone is lining up all at the same time and it’s hard to tell between the groups as they are way too large.

Excellent experience. Starting with the agent at the Premier bag drop who noticed I was very early for my scheduled flight and offered to rebook me on an earlier flight with my seat preference. She would not let me leave the counter until she knew that all of the changes and new boarding pass showed up on my United app. At the gate, the flight boarded quickly such that we departed early and the flight was smooth. We arrived 20 minutes early at ORD and I was able to be home in time for dinner. One of the best flights I've had.

Cramped seat even in economy plus seat 10A. Over booked flight, no space for the bags

The agents was very rude and they charged me $50 for a carry-on bag saying that it was too big and then I saw someone going on a plane with the same size bag as me

Great onboard crew. Boarding was a zoo, I got in line before pre boarding in Group 2, still had my bag force checked. WiFi was glitchy all flight. Seat and bathroom are both tiny unless you pay $$$ for first class.

The passenger in the row in front of me was listening to a political speech on his phone at full volume with no headphones and it was disturbing all of the passengers around him for several rows. I asked 2 of the flight attendants to speak to this passenger but they only shrugged. It was obvious that they were afraid there might be conflict and would not say anything. I had to take it upon myself to tell the passenger that he needed to turn it off or wear headphones as it was disturbing everyone around him not wearing their own headphones. I was very disappointed in the United flight attendants.

Amazing comfortable chairs great snacks super friendly staff pilots did excellent job. Smooth sailing all the way. Definitely be flying United more.

I liked that handicap assistance was right inside the door. I was able to get help right away. It is stressful when I have to think of flying and know that an airport is a large place and there is always a great distance to get to the loading area. My walking is not great anymore. With so many people flying, it is so great to have someone to assist you. I am very grateful for the help.

Flight delayed 4 times on a non-stop from BOS to SFO. Then when landed in SFO had to wait for 30 mins for a gate AT 3:30AM.

Plane was delayed multiple times. I would like to request a refund. Was due to arrive Thursday evening ended up arriving Friday morning.

The seats were roomier than other airplanes I’ve been on.

The security line at JFK was one of the longest I’ve ever experienced - probably 45 minutes. I don’t know if JetBlue has control over it, but it detracted from the overall experience. Entertainment had good options, but the volume control was a bit small to tap on and the screen had a fair amount of interference blips. Clearer picture would have been better.

I liked the entertainment on JetBlue, the service from JFK to JAX was terrible at best

Separated a pair of family members(father and teenage daughter) on all legs of the flight that were booked together, just to create an upsell. Food was horrible and only catered to vegetarians and gluten free crowd. I’d rather give more of my money to another straight shooting airline.

Not very happy because of the long delaying which causes our luggages were not on the connection flight and nearly missed our connection flight.

Worst customer service ever experienced on the planet, dirty plane, no communication, and severe delays

Going through JFK’s security is a mess. The TSA security said no shoes on the bins. So, we place our shoes in the belt and they came out all over the belt. Boarding was delayed and Flight as well.

I loved the flight and the crew. It was comfortable and smooth.

A 630departure flight Delayed 6hours! They changed my gate, I moved to the new gate. Had our flight on the screen for 12noon departure. I go get above to eat, check screen again and the flight was gone, no notice no announcement, nothing!! They sent my bag on the flight I wasn’t on, got it back to me 3days later. Thank goodness they did refund my money but I will NEVER fly them again.

Plane and crew on board were fine. Everything else was terrible.

Inbound plane was on time and flight departed on time with no issues while boarding.

Too many extra fees, uncomfortable, little leg room. Will not recommend this airline.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

My first flight was delayed 5 hours. The 2nd flight was canceled til the next day and the never even tried to compensate for it. Worse I was delayed again on the flight the rebooked me on.

My flight was canceled I was promised a reginf still not received.

They canceled flight. Hard to believe there was even a plane incoming for us to get on

Horrendous. I do not recommend Frontier. The passengers lack manners and decency, and the flight attendants lack professionalism. If I wasn’t in a bind to fly with 48 hours notice for a job interview, I would not have selected a flight with Frontier and I never plan to fly with them in the future.

Terrible Y lost my connection to Mexico, nobody of your company help me And y pay a lot of money for my baggage Until now I continue in the Houston airport I vneed you return my money

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