$55 Find Cheap Flights from Columbus to Houston

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Cheapest round-trip
$205
Overall average: $427
Spirit Airlines
พ. 11/19ส. 11/22
CMH - IAH • 2 stops
Cheapest non-stop
$339
Typical prices: $367-$477
United Airlines
พฤ. 1/15จ. 1/19
CMH - IAH • Non-stop
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Cheapest • 21% average savings
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Cheap Flights from Columbus to Houston (CMH-HOU)

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

พ., พ.ย. 19 - ส., พ.ย. 22
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:30 am - 11:06 pmCMH-IAH
16h 36m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:35 pm - 2:13 pmIAH-CMH
16h 38m1 stop
$205Spirit Airlines
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ศ., พ.ย. 21 - อา., พ.ย. 23
Multiple Airlines Logo
11:22 am - 7:24 amCMH-IAH
21h 02m1 stop
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8:25 pm - 7:11 pmIAH-CMH
21h 46m1 stop
$207Multiple Airlines
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อา., พ.ย. 9 - จ., พ.ย. 17
Frontier Logo
11:09 am - 9:33 amCMH-IAH
23h 24m1 stop
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6:00 am - 7:08 pmIAH-CMH
12h 08m1 stop
$219Frontier
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พฤ., พ.ย. 20 - อา., พ.ย. 23
Frontier Logo
8:21 pm - 10:53 amCMH-IAH
15h 32m1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 7:36 pmIAH-CMH
11h 51m1 stop
$230Frontier
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พฤ., ธ.ค. 4 - จ., ธ.ค. 8
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1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCMH-HOU
3h 00mnonstop
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7:00 pm - 10:25 pmHOU-CMH
2h 25mnonstop
$339Southwest
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พฤ., ธ.ค. 4 - จ., ธ.ค. 8
Southwest Logo
1:00 pm - 3:00 pmCMH-HOU
3h 00mnonstop
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2:35 pm - 9:35 pmHOU-CMH
6h 00m1 stop
$349Southwest
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จ., ธ.ค. 15 - จ., ธ.ค. 22
Delta Logo
1:46 pm - 5:52 pmCMH-HOU
5h 06m1 stop
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6:40 pm - 12:13 amHOU-CMH
4h 33m1 stop
$359Delta
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อ., ม.ค. 27 - ส., ม.ค. 31
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 10:21 amCMH-HOU
5h 21m1 stop
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11:09 am - 5:54 pmHOU-CMH
5h 45m1 stop
$369Delta
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อ., ม.ค. 27 - ศ., ม.ค. 30
American Airlines Logo
9:24 am - 4:12 pmCMH-HOU
7h 48m1 stop
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4:55 pm - 10:51 pmHOU-CMH
4h 56m1 stop
$386American Airlines
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ศ., ม.ค. 16 - อา., ม.ค. 18
American Airlines Logo
5:13 pm - 10:46 pmCMH-HOU
6h 33m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:18 pmHOU-CMH
9h 18m1 stop
$407American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Columbus to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Columbus 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Houston departing in November.

What is the cheapest Columbus Airport to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Columbus Airport to Houston costs $206 on the route between Columbus Airport (CMH) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 21% cheaper than other Columbus Airport-Houston routes. The most popular route is between Columbus Airport (CMH) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

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

When flying from Columbus to Houston, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Columbus, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Columbus Airport to Houston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Houston is August, where tickets cost $266 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $479 and $462 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport 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 Columbus Airport to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$55
Flight from Columbus to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Columbus to Houston

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Columbus Airport to Houston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Columbus Airport to Houston was $55 for a one-way ticket and $205 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Columbus to Houston?

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

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Columbus to Houston?

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

Direct departures

Columbus to Houston

Monday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Tuesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Friday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Saturday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Sunday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

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Direct returns

Houston to Columbus

Monday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Tuesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Wednesday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Thursday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Friday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Saturday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

Sunday

Southwest, United Airlines

Southwest, United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Columbus to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Columbus 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Columbus to Houston? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4243 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
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Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

8.0 ExcellentMargaret, Oct 2025SAV - HOU
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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.

I was re-booked onto another flight because my original flight was delayed and I would have missed my connector. I ended up in the “C” group after paying extra to be in the “A “ group on the original flight. At least if you’re going to re-book people, re-book them into the same group.

Was good. I miss the free 2 checked bags. That was part of what made Southwest special

Sat on tarmac for 2 hours and then missed my connecting flight

Wi Fi was horrible kept cutting out the whole time and too expensive

Multiple delays and gate changes. Arrived at final destination 6 hours late. All rental cars had been taken.

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

Everything was great except the food. The pretzels are really crappy.

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!

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

We were delayed, which I think had to do with air traffic control. Otherwise, everything was great.

Crew and customer service were excellent. This flight also had plenty of leg room and seat mounted screens for entertainment. A very pleasant flight all around!

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

IAD with the archaic people movers is just a place to be avoided.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

This is for UA2274 from Houston to Sacramento. The flight was delayed arriving due to mechanical issues so we left about 3 hours later than scheduled. When boarding the plane the temperature inside was excessive - likely close to 100. Pilot apologized and said it was going to improve at altitude, which it did. But before that I honestly thought there might have been more delays removing passengers made ill from the heat. We were delayed leaving due to another mechanical issue. There was not water on the plane due to a panel that was not secured. They did that quickly, but the combination of mechanical issues was rather disturbing and did not reflect well on United.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

The woman gate agent in Phoenix was none too sympathetic about my check-in process as I am relatively new with using apps. I almost did not get on because she said I did not check-in. I thought I had via Kayak where I purchased a very expensive ticket. Lesson learned but to be told I may not get on as a matter of factly was difficult to hear.

Waited at the airport for over 4 hours to board this flight. Terrible airline

Great! I intend to use Spirit for future flights. No complaints .

Flight was good and on time. Everyone was nice. Seats aren't very comfortable

The seats are too small the plane makes weird noise when landing 🛬

For the minimalist experience, it is really a great ride-- feels a little like public transport i guess

I didn't order food. I requested a Tomato juice and was given a boody mary mix. The serve needs to warn the customer what their given. It wasn't a huge deal, but I wasted $4.50.

EVERYTHING! It was so bad that I will be filing a claim for reimbursement for my seat as I could not fully sit in it due to an obese person being next to me and spilling over into my "space." And my personal item in the overhead been got crushed between two suitcases, so now my business laptop has been damaged beyond repair. Also, it was expensive! Since you pay for EVERYTHING, the cost of the trip was probably more than if you I used an airline that was not discounted. I will NEVER fly Spirit Airlines again!

One of worst experienc my family have every had with this airline. I was informed my Kayak that my flight was delayed and that my family will not make it to houston for our connecting flight. I contacted Spirit customer service to get my family on a later flight due to the delay in Vagas and them not making their connecting flight. The customer rep keep telling me that the flight from vagas is on time and not delayed. She even make to go to the spirit app on my phone and show me how to look up weather or not the flight was delayed. The app showed "on time" 20 minutes later when my family arrived at the airport for their flight, they were told that the flight was delayed and she will not make her connecting flight. I call spirit airline customer support again that night and spoke to another rep who apologize for his collegue and he told me that my family will receive a credit for this, this was on Saturday I still have not received the credit or an email letting me know when I will be credited for this inconvenience. This is not good business and it need to be fixed.

It was very bad it got delayed by 2 hours.Never going to travel with spirit airlines in future.

Flight delayed over 3 or 4 hours because no captain to fly plane. I couldn’t make a connection and had to wait 9 hours for another flight. Had to fly red eye flight. Sucks

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

Boarding was on time and plane departed as scheduled. There are obviously no amenities (food, drink, entertainment) on Frontier, but there also didn't seem to be any issues with luggage space either.

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

I knew going into this that Frontier, being a low cost carrier, would be pretty bare bones and charge for most extras but this was made up for by the fact that the airplane was a reasonably new Airbus, every employee was great and best of all, Everett Washington is an amazing airport - thanks Frontier for flying there!!!

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

It was well done. It was my first time flying with them and I was nervous b/c I have heard of many cancelled and/or delray flights. Everything went smoothly.

Just know that everything, and I mean everything is “ala cart”. 60$ just to put something in the overhead bin. I will never fly Frontier again nor do I recommend them to anyone else.

The single worst check in experience I could imagine. I’ll never do any business with Frontier or any affiliated company

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

Everyone seemed to be in zone 1 for boarding. Maybe break it up a little. Otherwise, smooth flight.

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