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$49 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to Austin

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Cheap Flights from Houston to Austin

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

Mon, Dec 15 - Thu, Dec 18
United Airlines Logo
10:00 pm - 10:59 pmIAH-AUS
0h 59mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:25 pm - 8:34 pmAUS-IAH
1h 09mnonstop
$155United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Thu, Dec 18
Southwest Logo
8:45 pm - 9:40 pmHOU-AUS
0h 55mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:50 am - 6:50 amAUS-HOU
1h 00mnonstop
$157Southwest
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Wed, Feb 11 - Thu, Feb 19
United Airlines Logo
9:58 pm - 10:59 pmIAH-AUS
1h 01mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
5:30 am - 6:32 amAUS-IAH
1h 02mnonstop
$157United Airlines
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Mon, Dec 15 - Thu, Dec 18
Southwest Logo
5:40 am - 12:30 pmHOU-AUS
6h 50m1 stop
Southwest Logo
12:10 pm - 1:10 pmAUS-HOU
1h 00mnonstop
$167Southwest
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Thu, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 16
Frontier Logo
6:06 am - 7:56 pmIAH-AUS
13h 50m2 stops
Frontier Logo
10:34 am - 10:07 amAUS-IAH
23h 33m1 stop
$174Frontier
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:10 pm - 10:49 pmIAH-AUS
23h 39m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 5:26 pmAUS-IAH
12h 26m1 stop
$196Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Nov 26 - Wed, Dec 3
Frontier Logo
9:33 pm - 6:24 pmIAH-AUS
20h 51m1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 3:27 pmAUS-IAH
8h 42m1 stop
$202Frontier
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Fri, Nov 14 - Sun, Nov 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:10 pm - 10:49 pmIAH-AUS
23h 39m2 stops
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:00 am - 5:26 pmAUS-IAH
12h 26m1 stop
$204Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Feb 11 - Tue, Feb 17
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 1:43 pmHOU-AUS
7h 43m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:17 am - 3:52 pmAUS-HOU
7h 35m1 stop
$305American Airlines
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Thu, Feb 12 - Fri, Feb 20
American Airlines Logo
12:16 pm - 7:09 pmHOU-AUS
6h 53m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:41 pm - 7:54 pmAUS-HOU
7h 13m1 stop
$308American Airlines
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AI-generated summary based on content written by travel experts
Southwest's two free checked bags offer great value.
HOU's security wait averages 10-15 minutes.
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Cheapest • from $155 (round-trip)
Southwest
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Cheapest round-trip
$155
Overall average: $444
United Airlines
Mon 12/15Thu 12/18
IAH - AUS • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$49
Typical prices: $88-$249
Southwest
Wed 1/14
HOU - AUS • Non-stop
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to Austin flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Houston to Austin to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Houston to Austin flight route?

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

The absolute cheapest return flight from Houston to Austin costs $97 on the route between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and Austin (AUS). The most popular route is between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and Austin (AUS).

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to Austin, 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 to Austin is March, where tickets cost $152 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and September, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $497 and $404 respectively.

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Expert advice for your flight from Houston to Austin

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airports
IAH

IAH's security lines can vary, so check wait times online. Terminal-hopping isn't worth it unless the difference exceeds 20-30 minutes.

Read more about IAHby John Walton
HOU

HOU's security wait is about 10-15 minutes. Use the Hobby Airport app to check real-time congestion.

Read more about HOUby Yulia Denisyuk
AUS

For a quick ride to downtown Austin, use CapMetro’s Bus Route 20, which runs every 15 minutes and takes about 35 minutes.

Read more about AUSby Harriet Baskas
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John Walton

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John Walton

John Walton

Independent aviation journalist John Walton took his first flight at eight weeks old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. A world-renowned expert in airlines and the passenger experience, he writes in depth on aviation, is a resident expert on travel in Japan and France, and offers a uniquely queer perspective on travelling the world.

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Yulia Denisyuk

Yulia Denisyuk

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Yulia Denisyuk

Yulia Denisyuk

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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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Cheapest flight$49
Flight from Houston Hobby Airport to Austin

When to book flights from Houston to Austin

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to Austin?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Austin was $49 for a one-way ticket and $155 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    There are 2 airports in Houston (Houston Hobby and Houston George Bush Intcntl.) and only 1 airport in Austin (Austin Bergstrom). The cheapest flights are generally found on the Houston Hobby Airport to Austin Bergstrom flight route.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to Austin?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between Houston and Austin.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Houston to Austin?

    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 to Austin.

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

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

    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 Austin with an airline and back to Houston with another airline.

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Houston to Austin?

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

Direct departures

Houston to Austin Bergstrom

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

Austin Bergstrom 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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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Houston to Austin

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to Austin. 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 Houston to Austin? 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 4242 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
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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.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

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.

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.

It seems as though the provisions are even less. Although SWA used to be an economy Airline, that isn't really the case anymore. I paid over $700. for a round trip to Denver and I could have flown just about any airline for the price. The drinks are now in a 6-ounce cup and with ice I'm sure a can would fill more than 2 cups. However, I am very proud of SWA for using paper rather than continuing to contribute to the millions of plastic cups being used each day. I've thought of this fr many years and am so glad to see it come to fruition, if not by only SWA so far.

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

Lately I like the planes have been exceptionally filthy. There’s lines of dust and dirt all across the ceiling in the vents, and the cracks in between the seats are literally full of food. It’s definitely not the quality of service that I was used to with United. I’m also very disappointed with the Wi-Fi! All I wanna do is knock out a few work jobs while I’m trapped in my seat And it spools so bad. They did provide me with a refund, but the process of getting that refund is so complicated. It’s unfortunate.

Crew was excellent. This was a relatively long flight though and had very little leg room, and no entertainment.

The newer screen was super cool and had the option to watch many different shows or movies. Crew was polite and helpful. However again, many children screaming bloody murder and kicking my seat, and parents doing nothing about it as usual.

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.

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