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$260
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Cheap Flights from George Bush Intcntl to Philadelphia (IAH-PHL)

 
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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia

Fri, Sep 25 - Sat, Sep 26
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KAYAK's insights & trends for George Bush Intcntl to Philadelphia flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to Philadelphia?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to Philadelphia departing in September.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia, look for departures on Saturdays and avoid leaving on a Sunday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Philadelphia, Saturday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

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 Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia is August, where tickets cost $293 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $472 and $420 respectively.

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

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 $370 on average.

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

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 Philadelphia, 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 Philadelphia, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 27% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 18 weeks before departure.

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When to book flights from George Bush Intcntl to Philadelphia

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from George Bush Intcntl to Philadelphia 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 Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia flights

  • Where's a good place to stay near the IAH Airport?

    I you want to stay close to IAH the night before your flight to Philadelphia, there are many hotels near the airport that are both convenient and comfortable. The upscale Houston Airport Marriott at George Bush Intercontinental and the more affordable Ramada by Wyndham Houston are two such accommodations that offer free shuttle service to IAH 24/7.

  • Does PHL have any facilities where I can get ready before a business meeting?

    If you would like to clean up, refresh, or reboot once you land at the Philadelphia Airport, you can consider renting a Minute Suite, private suites located airside at the A/B link. Each suite has a daybed sofa with pillows and blankets, a TV, a desk, a phone, and Wi-Fi.

  • Where can I find the USO at the George Bush Airport?

    The USO at IAH is on the Main Concourse, just below Gate 44. Open every day from 6 am to 9 pm, this military lounge welcomes active duty US military personnel and their families free of charge. Some amenities of this USO include refreshments, a comfortable and relaxing TV lounge, computers, and more.

  • Are there private facilities for nursing moms at PHL?

    Yes. You can find free-standing Mamava pods installed throughout the terminals at PHL. These fiberglass and Corian units are clean, quiet spaces where traveling moms can breastfeed or express their breast. Each unit contains a fold-down shelf, seating on either side, a coat hook, a mirror, a USB port, and an electrical outlet. You can download the Mamava app in order to get the code to enter the pod.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to Philadelphia?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to Philadelphia was $122 for a one-way ticket and $246 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Houston George Bush Airport and Philadelphia?

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia?

    Houston George Bush Airport and Philadelphia are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Houston George Bush Airport from Houston George Bush Intcntl and will be arriving at Philadelphia.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, and Delta offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia?

    The Boeing 737-800 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia?

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia?

    There are nonstop flights from Houston George Bush Airport to Philadelphia on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Houston to Philadelphia, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Houston to Philadelphia are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $324 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $394 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Philadelphia.

  • 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 Philadelphia?

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

    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 Philadelphia with an airline and back to Houston George Bush Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between Houston George Bush Airport and PHL can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport to Philadelphia

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $202 or less one-way and $326 or less round-trip.
  • The more major of the two international airports in Houston, the George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is a hub for United and Spirit Airlines. Located on the north bank of the Delaware River, the Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is a focus city for Frontier and a hub for American Airlines.
  • Airlines such as Frontier, Spirit, Delta, Southwest, American, and United offer one stop flights from IAH to PHL. This one stop occurs in cities including Las Vegas, Orlando, Atlanta, Chicago, Miami, Nashville, and other cities. Spirit, United, and American are among the airlines that offer flights with two stops.
  • If you would like to meditate, center yourself, pray, or just relax away from the commotion of the terminals, you can visit one of the three Interfaith Chapels at IAH. These serene, quiet spaces are not associated with any particular religion and welcome everyone. You can find a chapel in Terminal C, Terminal D, and in Baggage Claim.
  • If you would like to indulge yourself or if you would like to relax your muscles before your flight to Philadelphia, you can get a massage at the George Bush Airport. Massage Chairs are located throughout the terminals that offer deep tissue massage. These Massage Chairs can be found on every Concourse A through E.
  • As you head out of the Philadelphia Airport toward ground transportation, you might catch some live entertainment. At different times throughout the year, PHL hires artists, choirs, historical impersonators, caricaturists, and others to entertain travelers. Come Christmas season, you might even run into Santa Claus.

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from George Bush Intcntl to Philadelphia

 
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DeltaOverall score based on 8402 reviews
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Five hour delays every hour, I wish it were all at once

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2026
MCO - LGA
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Five hour delays every hour, I wish it were all at once

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

worst flight ever from Delta, it got delayed and kept on delaying..

Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

Got rerouted from a straight flight from Orlando to Atlanta to Knoxville to a flight from Orlando to Detroit to Knoxville! Seriously!! Flight delay out of Detroit! Long day for what should have been a pretty easy travel day!

Two delays on two separate planes with parts they could not easily find and replace.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Only beverages were offered to first class and I thought the flight attendant could have also served the Delta Comfort as well instead of sitting down and staring at her phone and walking past all of us to the back of the plane to charge her phone more. There was a complete lack of turbulence and was safe enough for flights attendant to walk around in the front of the plane, collect trash and serve a few people water and turn off the seat belt light. Also didn’t enforce people putting their seats into the upright position and allowed two passengers to remain reclined during landing. They seemed out to lunch completely. Usually my experience on Delta is much better.

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

Flight was great! This flight from Atlanta was even better than when I paid for Comfort from SNA to Atlanta.

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

I felt scammed. The priced advertised was different than what I paid. I paid the whole some online. I then got a call 20 minutes later saying I need to paid 70 more person. She said the price online is not the guaranteed price.

We had a delay, but thankfully I made it to my connection. Overall it went smooth

Left an hour and a half after the listed time. Up side was it had TV screens on the seat.

It's a long flight and I would have liked better snacks between lunch and the arrival meal. It's fine to have fruit and nuts but I really don't like ramen because it's salty junk soup. I'd suggest sandwiches. They're not expensive nor are they hard to store for a long flight. The FA's had a couple of big services and they were super busy preparing, executing and then cleaning up. Then they disappeared.

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

I've been flying American mostly, and it's been very frustrating. This united flight makes me realize maybe the issue isn't flying, but the airline. United was a significantly better experience. The plane was more comfortable, with a normal amount of leg room (vs the ridiculous reductions AA has made), more comfortable seats, screens to watch movies. It was a much better experience!

We had excellent customer service despite the chaos at George Bush airport in Houston!

It isvvery small flight. No leg room . No space to put my personal item at feet.

The seats. The seat in front of me was awful and when the guy sat down, it flew back and hit my head when I was putting my backpack under the seat, It didn't make for a pleasant experience,

Cancelled flight. Still waiting to get home for grand daughter’s graduation .

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

As we approached Denver, we encountered quite a bit of turbulence. I know this can sometimes be the case as I frequently fly this route but not on American. My gripe: Usually a pilot or co-pilot alerts passengers to the possibility of turbulance ahead of time. This did not occur nor did he communiucate during what was a pretty rough ride.

When I booked my flight a month ago - I selected a seat. That seat was NOT the one I ended up with when I checked into my flight the day before. This is the second time this has occurred. So, I checked my next flight on Wednesday and Thursday and no seat was assigned. Poor, very poor customer service.

Flight boarded from Gate 159B, the farthest gate in the LAX Bradley Terminal. While the flight operated on time, the first class cabin attendant made no recognition of my being an Advantage Executive Platinum member.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I didn't end up taking this flight. I got up at 4am for a flight that was supposed to board at 6am - at 5:55am you delayed the flight to 10am. The airport is under construction so I switched to a later flight as I wasn't going to sit in the airport for 4 hours. They said the delay was due to the crew needing rest from a flight coming in late the night before - if that was the case then I think you should have delayed the flight much sooner so that passengers wouldn't get up so early and get to the airport to sit and wait.

I very rarely fly American and my experience today reenforces that is the correct decision. While the staff were all very courteous, our flight was first thing in the morning so there was no reason to be delayed, yet appropriate maintenance checks weren’t completed prior to our flight so we were delayed multiple times. Not a great showing, American Airlines.

Boarding is always an ordeal. Less dogs on flights. I am highly allergic to dogs and cats. Why are there so many animals these days?

There weren't enough employees at check in took awhile to get bags checked. There wasn't a wheel chair for me, I was sent to someone who turns out to work for a different airline, if My flight hadn't been delayed I probably would have missed my flight as it was, by the time I arrived at my gate, they started boarding in about 15 minutes. I don't know who took me to my gate, definitely was not the normal people who take passengers to the gate. I'm guessing she may have been in a management position. I wish I knew her name, she went beyond to help me. With that said everyone was kind, and were doing the best they could. So, I choose to say it was an Adventure, stressful start, but good. In the end went well. The situation was not only difficult for passengers but the employee's.

The staff at the check in counter was so rude. Made you feel Incompetent

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

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