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Cheap Flights from George Bush Intcntl to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$95
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$179
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$180
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$200
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$249
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$207
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$385
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$254
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$284
Redding
Redding1 stop$336
Reno
Reno1 stop$167
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$135
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$95
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$179
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$180
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$200
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$249
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$207
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$385
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$254
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$284
Redding
Redding1 stop$336
Reno
Reno1 stop$167
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$135

Book Cheap George Bush Intcntl to California Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from George Bush Intcntl to California 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 George Bush Intcntl to California

Thu, Sep 25 - Thu, Oct 2
Frontier Logo
11:59 am - 1:47 pmIAH-LAX
3h 48mnonstop
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2:54 pm - 8:23 pmLAX-IAH
3h 29mnonstop
$95Frontier
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Wed, Sep 17 - Sat, Sep 20
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9:29 am - 1:33 pmIAH-LAX
6h 04m1 stop
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2:54 pm - 8:23 pmLAX-IAH
3h 29mnonstop
Thu, Sep 18 - Tue, Sep 23
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11:59 am - 1:47 pmIAH-LAX
3h 48mnonstop
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5:07 pm - 10:26 pmLAX-IAH
3h 19mnonstop
Fri, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 21
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:02 pm - 11:40 pmIAH-LAX
3h 38mnonstop
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11:10 pm - 4:30 amLAX-IAH
3h 20mnonstop
$98Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Dec 12 - Sun, Dec 14
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:10 pm - 9:53 pmIAH-LAX
3h 43mnonstop
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12:57 am - 6:20 amLAX-IAH
3h 23mnonstop
$99Spirit Airlines
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Sun, Sep 14 - Wed, Sep 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:29 am - 10:46 amIAH-LAS
3h 17mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:11 pm - 4:30 amLAS-IAH
14h 19m1 stop
$99Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Oct 25 - Sun, Nov 2
Spirit Airlines Logo
10:12 pm - 11:48 pmIAH-LAX
3h 36mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:09 am - 5:20 amLAX-IAH
3h 11mnonstop
$100Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Nov 10 - Mon, Nov 10
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8:06 pm - 9:30 pmIAH-LAS
3h 24mnonstop
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12:15 am - 5:18 amLAS-IAH
3h 03mnonstop
Sat, Oct 25 - Tue, Nov 4
United Airlines Logo
8:08 pm - 9:40 pmIAH-SNA
3h 32mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:14 pm - 8:25 pmSNA-IAH
3h 11mnonstop
$249United Airlines
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Mon, Sep 22 - Thu, Oct 2
United Airlines Logo
2:24 pm - 8:28 pmIAH-SNA
8h 04m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
8:15 am - 1:32 pmSNA-IAH
3h 17mnonstop
$255United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for George Bush Intcntl to California flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from George Bush Intcntl to California to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to California from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Ontario, at $82 round-trip. The most popular route is from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $84.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $832 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California, 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 Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California is September, when tickets cost $165 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $259 and $217 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Houston George Bush Airport to California?

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to California on a Friday and more expensive on a Monday. On your return trip to Houston George Bush Airport, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California, 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 Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to California, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$42
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Sacramento

FAQs - booking California flights

  • What are the most eco-friendly airlines flying from Houston George Bush to California?

    If you wish to fly more sustainably, then you should consider taking the shortest flight, as this releases the least amount of carbon into the atmosphere. Some airlines though, have taken measures to ensure that they produce less amount of carbon. On this route, Spirit Airlines is the most suitable airline, operating from IAH to LAX without a layover. This airline produces around 800 kg of carbon per flight which is the least carbon released on this route.

  • What family services are offered at Houston George Bush Airport?

    Families are welcomed at Houston George Bush Airport. The airport takes care of families, setting aside children’s area where children can play and be care for. If you are looking for a place where your kids can play without upsetting other older travellers, then there is a children’s area at Terminal D, across from gates D8 and D9.

  • What are the most common layover cities for flights from Houston to California?

    If you are looking to explore and wish to take a flight with a layover, then Dallas is the most common layover city for this route, with most single-layover flights stopping here. Most double-layover flights as well, make a stopover here. American Airlines operating the flights making a stopover in this city, Dallas at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (DFW).

  • Are there nonstop flights from Houston to California?

    Yes, depending on which airport you choose as your destination. If you are looking to fly nonstop on this route, you will find flights from IAH to LAX. The flights are available daily and are offered mainly by United Airlines and Spirit Airlines. United Airlines is the major airline flying this route, offering at least two daily nonstop flights to LAX while Spirit Airlines come second with the second most daily nonstop flights to LAX.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Houston George Bush Airport to California?

    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 Houston George Bush Airport to California.

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

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

    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 from Houston George Bush Airport to California with an airline and back with another airline.

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

    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 from Houston George Bush Airport to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to California?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $261 on average. Morning departures are around 67% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $896.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from Houston George Bush Airport to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $91 one-way - $124 round-trip; Los Angeles $108 one-way - $144 round-trip
  • Houston George Bush Airport (IAH) is the main airport in Houston, serving the Greater metropolitan area of Houston. The airport serves as a base of operations mainly for United Airlines which is the main airline offering flights from Houston to California.
  • For those looking for flights from Houston to California, note that this route is mostly served by three airlines: United Airlines, American Airlines and Spirit Airlines. There are several other airlines that operate this route, depending on which California airport you choose as the destination.
  • If you want to have a rest and relax before your flight to California, then you can do so at United Airlines United Club at IAH. The lounge is open to United Airlines passengers and all passengers who are willing to pay at the entrance. The lounge is located at terminals A, B, C and E.
  • Los Angeles Airport (LAX) is the main airport in California. The airport is located around 29 km southwest downtown of Los Angeles. The airport serves the state of California. The airport serves as a hub for United Airlines, Delta Airlines and American Airlines.
  • Los Angeles Airport is majorly served by three airlines from IAH namely: American Airlines, Delta Airlines and United Airlines. These airlines offer both nonstop and connected flights from IAH to LAX. Travelers can therefore make either choice on their preferred airline for the flights on this route.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from George Bush Intcntl to California

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to California. 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 George Bush Intcntl to California? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7977 reviews
7.3Food
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.9Comfort
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I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

6.0 GoodBarbie, Aug 2025MSP - SFO
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I was uncomfortably cold on the plane. Other than that it was uneventful and therefore as enjoyable as a plane ride can be.

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

My flight was extremely cold. I had a jacket and a cover was left in each seat. The cover was extremely thin and I have a disability, fibromyalgia and arthrithis and AC air is the worst. I closed my vent and my husbands vent and it still was frigid. I asked the attendant if I could get another cover and she quickly almost dismissively and totally unconcerned stating, (I quote) (one per chair) and walked off so quickly that I didn't get a chance to explain to her that I literally have adisability. I didnt want to make a seen so I set on that flight for over 5 hours in pain, joints locking up and extremely uncomfortable. When my fibromyalgia flares up my joints not only ache but they will lock up also and it takes me days to get back to my regular self even though I take medication for it. I felt like it would not have hurt anyone at all for her to just give me an extra cover because I'm sure they have all types of medical issues in people that fly every day.

Not a "Delta" issue, but a JFK issue: We booked a connecting flight with 3 1/2 hours between to clearn immigration and customs. Our inbound flight (BCN to JFK) was on the taxiway 45 minutes which ate into our layover time. Immigtration was insanely quick with the CBP MPC app; however, clearing TSA (again, after we were ALREADY cleared in Spain on the inbound international flight) took over 95 minutes. This left us with 10 minutes before boarding the connecting flight (JFK to SAN) to walk to the far end of Terminal 4 and try to find food. We didn't find any food that could promise to serve us in under 10 minutes so we boarded the Delta flight after coming off a plance and an 8-hour flight knowing that we wouldn't be served any food on the next 5 1/2 hour flight. I feel like Delta needs to put pressure on the JFK TSA to open more screening stations (by our count, we saw only 5 scanners open and a line of - as we said - over 90 minutes. The insult is that we WERE ALREADY SCREENED through TSA, but as you come off one flight into the USA, you have to go through the whole process again. It seems like if you have a connecting flight, there should be a way to pass through immigration and customs without needing to return through TSA.

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

5 hours of delay that could've been much shorter if Delta had taken the 1 hour delay they imposed on the flight before boarding to run any of the plane checks required for flight to find the hydraulic issue that required nearly 3 hours to fix. $24 of meal credit buys a sandwich and a soft drink. Poor communication within the terminal about what gate we'd be re-boarding from and when we'd be re-boarding.

The entertainment and wifi mostly didn't work on this flight.

Terrible entertainment system - kept freezing and audio kept cutting out. Snacks were mediocre at best for a 5 hour flight.

I am still upset that my bag was lost on a recent trip to Rome ; we were inconvenienced and out €150 Euros ; delta has refused to reimburse us

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Plane was crowded and even when we hit altitude, the plane was hot, not enough air flow.

Flight was delayed and missed my connection Lufthansa didn’t respond.

the delay for 3 hours was understandable due to weather conditions but the flight should’ve provided some on flight compensations or at least provide more food.

United could have one single once of customer service. No human United employee would help me with the invalid mileage plus number, they said I had to speak with the computer.

Overall it was good. I missed my connection but I was put on another flight.

Although the flight was delayed the crew and the flight itself were very good. Couldn't fault anything and after the disappointment of being abandoned in the US by BA it was a welcome relief to travel with United

Boarding experience was smooth. Flight attendants were friendly and helpful. Entertainment system on the Houston-Edmonton flight did not function for passengers on the left side of the aisle. On the bird's eye flight from Quito to Houston, they should not serve a meal. No one needs to eat after midnight and it is disturbing for those passengers trying to sleep.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

My suitcase was completed destroyed. The top part is broken and unusable now.

We boarded but then sat there waiting on some missed connection people to get on so we sat for about 15 minutes for that. Then we sat again because the passenger manifest was wrong and they had to figure it out before we could leave. That took about another 20 minutes or so. The crew was working hard to figure it out so it’s not their fault. It ended up being a system glitch where someone was upgraded to first class while another person was also in the same seat and it just created a mess that took a little while to figure out. They literally went to every person on the plane asking their names to see who was sitting in the wrong seat. I also hate the entertainment that must be watched on your phone or tablet. Just give us setback screens. It’s so much better. Almost every Delta flight has this now and it is so nice to have them. The crew did a great job. I have no complaints from them. They were very hard working, even with the mishap and a disgruntled passenger.

My flight was delayed for several hours. Sitting at gate 16 for several hours, I got a text from Kayak the gate changed to 9 before it was announced. Very bad communication at each gate from American Airlines employees. I received 10 notifications of delay from Kayak. My vacation started off horrible! I will write to American Airlines corporate office also.

Delayed flight that lead to a missed connection and a 5-hour trip became a 12-hour flight 🙄

There is no room, no gluten free options, or any free internet/entertainment. You have to bring your own tablet or smartphone because there are no screens.

Amazing food, great staff, with one noticable detail missing ...but no seat entertainment in any of aircraft ...I am not a fan

Boarding gate in Honolulu was staffed with a great clerk with a soothing voice despite the flight delay of over an hour. Flight attendants in the plane were all grumpy, not pleasant looking bunch. Their sour attitude showed throughout the flight. Inly able to get a select few movies started. Most of the movie links in the “free entertainment” did not work.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Loved the staff, boarding and drink options! Wish the comfort of the seat could have been better nevertheless

Honestly, I haven’t flown American in years, probably due to the pandemic and my being unable to travel for certain periods in the last two years, but it was a good experience to dig out or obtain a new American Airlines account after many years of traveling for business with American in the past.

Long 5 hour and 45 min flight and only one drink service and cookie snack

Everyone was kind for the most part. I did travel with children and paid for seats and even then it was not as suitable. I tried calling their customer service prior to check in and I was told they couldn't help me because I didn't purchase my tickets with them.

I think the staff was nice. They took time to explain safety protocols. Boarding was great. They started early and our flight left a little early which was convenient. Having free games to play would have been better

Late departure by 1:45min. No explanation why. During boarding inconsistent policing of their baggage rules. Before takeoff and lamdimg strange obsession with window shade and armrest positions. Don't know why they care. 15 min tarmac delay on arrival, they blamed airport congestion but we were the o lh flight waiting, it was clear it was due to poor staff planning (only one ground crew to receive airplanes and multiple arrivals) Got there but was rrally lame the whole trip.

Better than my las vagas experience, but still dissapointed with the airline support service.

Boarding was a breeze, however, two of the flights that I boarded with Spirit did not have Wi-Fi available.

Very good. Nothing more or less than expected. No complaints.

My experience with the spirit as a first time it was OK, but the seats need a little cushion, the problem I had the most impacted me was when checking in the scales were so off and wrong. It will tell that you would have more weight, which was not true. The scale was say that it had Thirty Eight Pounds, when get in the labels when we send the luggage into the band. It says that it was overweight. I really really dislike that because the scales are not accurate. If I use Spirit and I have that issue again. That will be my last time flying with the spirit, even though I like so much to service the planes, and everything else

hahaha we are delayed for one hour plus.. but thx we arrived San Diego safe

Worst airline ever! The guy weighing my bag had his foot on the metal plate and when I called him out on it, I got this stupid little smirk. La is a scam and so is Spirit Airlines. All the flight attendants looked like they hated our flight just as much as we did.

The flight was on time. The seats are very narrow.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

The crew was mostly okay. The flight attendant who answered our questions was curt and unhelpful unfortunately. He seemed upset and I understand having off days.

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

Very bad! No good service delayed my second connection flight

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

Book with frontier airlines with the mentality that they'll cancel your flight, kick you off and lose your luggage. Anything besides that is a win. Compare prices with other airlines (to include luggage) and if frontier is still worth it, book it but know all of their policies.

Plane was down graded and I lost my uncharged exit row with more leg room. No mention or offer of refund from podium. Flight attendant was nice to explain this happens often and that I could request a refund via online form submission. I did this and have heard nothing back.

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.

The reps working at the airport counter were dumber than a second coat of paint.

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