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Cheapest round-trip
$199
Typical prices: $309-$478
Frontier
Wed 9/2Thu 9/10
ELP - IAH • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$205
Typical prices: $239-$425
Southwest
Thu 8/20Mon 8/24
ELP - HOU • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from El Paso to Houston (ELP-HOU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from El Paso 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from El Paso to Houston

Wed, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 10
Frontier Logo
2:29 pm - 12:55 am
ELP
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IAH
9h 26m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:30 am - 6:37 pm
IAH
-
ELP
9h 07m
1 stop
$199Frontier
Thu, Aug 20 - Mon, Aug 24
Frontier Logo
2:29 pm - 12:40 am
ELP
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IAH
9h 11m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:04 pm - 1:34 pm
IAH
-
ELP
16h 30m
1 stop
$202Frontier
Thu, Aug 20 - Mon, Aug 24
Southwest Logo
2:55 pm - 5:45 pm
ELP
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HOU
1h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
9:00 pm - 9:55 pm
HOU
-
ELP
1h 55mnonstop
$205Southwest
Thu, Nov 12 - Mon, Nov 16
Southwest Logo
6:15 am - 9:05 am
ELP
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HOU
1h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:55 am - 9:55 am
HOU
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ELP
2h 00mnonstop
$205Southwest
Sat, Sep 5 - Sat, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
1:52 pm - 6:44 pm
ELP
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IAH
3h 52m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:18 am - 1:24 pm
IAH
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ELP
4h 06m
1 stop
$225American Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 22
United Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 10:05 am
ELP
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IAH
2h 05mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 1:19 pm
IAH
-
ELP
2h 04mnonstop
$230United Airlines
Wed, Sep 2 - Thu, Sep 10
United Airlines Logo
2:17 pm - 5:20 pm
ELP
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IAH
2h 03mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:15 pm - 1:20 pm
IAH
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ELP
2h 05mnonstop
$230United Airlines
Wed, Aug 19 - Sat, Aug 22
American Airlines Logo
8:08 am - 1:19 pm
ELP
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IAH
4h 11m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:26 am - 3:24 pm
IAH
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ELP
5h 58m
1 stop
$250American Airlines
Fri, Sep 11 - Sun, Sep 13
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:00 pm - 10:30 pm
ELP
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IAH
27h 30m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:38 pm - 6:37 pm
IAH
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ELP
20h 59m
1 stop
$645Multiple Airlines
Sat, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 25
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:23 pm - 8:40 pm
ELP
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IAH
31h 17m
3 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:30 am - 1:34 pm
IAH
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ELP
8h 04m
1 stop
$680Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for El Paso to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso to Houston departing in September.

Flight prices are below average for this route right now.

Flights to Houston from El Paso usually cost between $281 and $392 in September.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $199 on Frontier (Sep 2-Sep 10).

What is the cheapest El Paso to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from El Paso to Houston costs $256 on the route between El Paso (ELP) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 15% cheaper than other El Paso-Houston routes. The most popular route is between El Paso (ELP) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Houston on a Tuesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from El Paso to Houston. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Tuesday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from El Paso to Houston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from El Paso 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 El Paso to Houston is May, where tickets cost $309 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and July, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $441 and $437 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from El Paso 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 El Paso 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 El Paso to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 16 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight

$101
Flight from El Paso to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from El Paso to Houston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from El Paso to Houston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from El Paso to Houston

  • What is the cheapest flight from El Paso to Houston?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from El Paso to Houston was $101 for a one-way ticket and $199 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    When flying out of El Paso you will be using El Paso. You will be landing at one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from El Paso to Houston?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from El Paso to Houston?

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

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from El Paso to Houston?

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

Direct departures

El Paso 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 El Paso

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 4 airlines serving from El Paso to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from El Paso 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 El Paso 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4228 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
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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.

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.

Service was great, boarding and exiting went smoothly, and the flight was very pleasant.

Chairs are not reclinable. Not ear phones for sale. Seats should be assigned to avoid confrontations. Flight attendants were AMAZING.

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.

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

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

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.

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

Oh my gosh, I loved my experience with United! they made me want to travel more often.

Flight crew was amazing! I don't like that the Polaris seats are side-by-side.

Short flying. The seats do not recline at all and very uncomfortable.

Nothing they cancelled my connection and couldn't get me on a flight for 3 more days

The flight was ok, i understand Houston-Dallas is a short distance. The plane is really small: no TV, no snacks, but other than that, all was good. We had a bid delay but luckily it did not affect my connection

2 hours delay on my flight causing me to miss my connecting flight. Cause was for maintenance. I understand maintenance is important but maintenance should be done before boarding people!

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.

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.

Great flight. No issues at all. I still think boarding could be more efficient but otherwise, a good experience.

No complaints. Good WiFi, great crew and excellent speedy baggage claim

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.

Terrible. Delayed my family flight for several hours affecting family plans

Flight was delayed and then my second leg was completely canceled. Had to get a refund

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

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

The worst service , the agents from the counter are really bad . Poor customer service . They didnt help me to get in the flight . I was on line when they close the flight without telling and I couldn’t board the plane . I will like to get my money back ey back because it was their fault. Really bad management , bad manners, bad additud

I fly Frontier often and generally don't have any issues. For some reason, the Denver to Houston's George Bush Intercontinental (IAH) flight always needs to wait on the tarmac in Houston because a gate is not available after landing. I've been stuck for as little as 15 minutes and as much as a little over an hour. I know only fly the Frontier Denver to IAH route when there is not an available flight to Houston Hobby (HOU).

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

Everything was good, 20/30 minutes late waiting on a crew member. It’s hard to keep employees. Or serious employees I know. I remember one flight from Houston of Frontiers was almost 18 hours late. And another 4 hours late very poor. But I would rather be late and safe than the on the news. Thank you.

Good - Leg spar, cleanliness, and on time performance. Bad - No snacks and entertainment.

Horrible flight, rude crew, someone had so mu h perfume on breathing was difficult.

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