$62 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to California

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Best California Flight Deals from Houston

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$104
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$198
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$154
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$193
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$251
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$242
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$453
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$258
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$424
Redding
Redding1 stop$350
Reno
Reno1 stop$205
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$180
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$104
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$198
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$154
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$193
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$251
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$242
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo2 stops$453
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$258
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$424
Redding
Redding1 stop$350
Reno
Reno1 stop$205
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$180

Cheap Flights from Houston to California

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

Wed, Jul 9 - Tue, Jul 15
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:26 pm - 11:07 pmIAH-LAX
3h 41mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 11:04 amLAX-IAH
3h 19mnonstop
$104Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Jul 29 - Mon, Aug 4
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 8:24 amIAH-LAX
3h 39mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:12 am - 5:35 amLAX-IAH
3h 23mnonstop
$114Spirit Airlines
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Mon, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 12
Frontier Logo
12:01 pm - 1:39 pmIAH-LAX
3h 38mnonstop
Frontier Logo
2:34 pm - 8:01 pmLAX-IAH
3h 27mnonstop
$115Frontier
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Sun, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 13
Frontier Logo
11:56 am - 1:23 pmIAH-LAX
3h 27mnonstop
Frontier Logo
2:23 pm - 7:59 pmLAX-IAH
3h 36mnonstop
$125Frontier
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Sat, Aug 30 - Sat, Sep 6
American Airlines Logo
6:30 pm - 9:50 pmHOU-LAS
5h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 8:01 pmLAS-HOU
6h 31m1 stop
$197American Airlines
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Sun, Sep 28 - Wed, Oct 1
American Airlines Logo
8:25 pm - 11:45 pmHOU-LAS
5h 20m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
8:55 am - 3:55 pmLAS-HOU
5h 00m1 stop
$204American Airlines
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Fri, Sep 12 - Sat, Sep 13
Delta Logo
2:35 pm - 10:55 pmIAH-LAS
10h 20m1 stop
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12:45 am - 10:04 amLAS-IAH
7h 19m1 stop
$217Delta
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Mon, Aug 18 - Sat, Aug 23
Delta Logo
6:34 pm - 12:09 amHOU-LAS
7h 35m1 stop
Delta Logo
11:35 am - 10:31 pmLAS-HOU
8h 56m1 stop
$227Delta
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Mon, Aug 18 - Thu, Aug 21
United Airlines Logo
3:37 pm - 10:52 pmIAH-ONT
9h 15m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
6:04 am - 11:13 amONT-IAH
3h 09mnonstop
$230United Airlines
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Fri, Oct 10 - Mon, Oct 13
United Airlines Logo
9:00 pm - 10:35 pmIAH-LAX
3h 35mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
12:56 am - 6:12 amLAX-IAH
3h 16mnonstop
$231United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to California flights

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

What is the cheapest Houston to California flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Houston to California.

The cheapest ticket to California from Houston found in the last 72 hours was to Ontario, at $64 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 $120.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston 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 to California is February, when tickets cost $168 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $264 and $263 respectively.

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

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

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

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston 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 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 to California, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.


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FAQs - booking California flights

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Houston 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 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 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 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 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 $277 on average. Morning departures are around 49% 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 $908.

Top 5 airlines serving from Houston to California

 
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DeltaOverall score based on 7963 reviews
8.5Crew
7.9Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
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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.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jun 2025BOS - LAX
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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.

Seats are much much more comfortable than United, which is what I usually fly

I loved having a most black flight crew during Black History Month; rather by design or accident I appreciated the representation. ❤️

If I pay extra for "comfort+" I expect leg room where I can stretch my legs. I was seated with an attendant's seat blocking my feet. Knee space was fine but my feet had less room than the non-"comfort+" seats. Also, don't go cheap on food when you have flights of 3+ hours. It's insulting.

Only one side of the heafphone jack work. Crew was friendly and helpful.

Great. Flight departed early and arrived early. Deplaning and baggage claim ww were quick.

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 priority checked bag was not loaded on the flight. I had to sit in baggage claim in Las Vegas for 2 1/2 hours waiting for the next flight. All baggage staff were very helpful, tracking showed it as scanned for loading. Nobody told me why it wasn't on my flight.

All male crew was just too woke for me. I felt like a sardine. I will never take a window seat or the rearmost seat again. I booked early and did not pay for seat selection and that was a mistake. The security at IAH was atrocious. I was violated and radiated as I was in a hurry to connect to my other flight. I may have lost items under the seat in front of me that I couldn't see nor bend over to look.

It’s been awhile since I have traveled on United. I, along with my family who were on the flight noted how smoothly everything went . Boarding, flight crew and service was excellent.

In general ok, my only issue is that they had no hot items for purchase. I had very little time in my connection due to baggage/customs/TSA, thag I barely even had a chance for a stop at the washroom and buy water, to make it to my gate when they started boarding. I had nothing to eat because the trip started early, so I was ready to purchase, and they had nothing except for dry items like snacks. I had to purchase a mediocre, overpriced cheese and fruit board, instead of at least a pizza or sliders that I was planning on getting. Other than that, it was fine. But that’s typical Air Canada, to not have enough.

How badly can you screw up baggage claim? We were told to go to baggage claim too for our bags from this flight. Another flights bags were there. They finished up. More bags from a different flight arrived. Our bags did not Finally the baggage claim belt stopped working and and are flight was still listed on the arrivals for that baggage claim 2. And then nothing It turns out that they had been delivered not only the United baggage claim but far away on a Delta baggage claim No I never told us. It was only the people looking around who had been on the flight But I’m sure there was plenty of time for the employees to raffle through the bags and steal whatever they wanted

Long wait before take off without an update for 20 minutes. Flight was good otherwise.

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

One bottle of water and a package of cookies for comfort plus. We had to literally beg a flight attendant for an extra bottle of water later in the flight due to feeling dehydrated.

Flight boarded from Gate 39 at OGG, the farthest gate in the terminal. There were no Hawaiian themed amenities for the flight. The first class service was mediocre at best; I received not special welcome or recognition as an executive platinum member of American Advantage program. The flight attendants were more concerned with their cell phones than saying "thank you" to the passengers as we disembarked. Fortunately, the flight arrived at LAX a few minutes early.

Bigger seats. Board back to front! Disembark front to back!

They changed my seat from one that I had paid for as an upgrade to a regular seat at the last minute.

Extraordinary service in business class, and very good breakfast and snacks. A really lovely flight.

This flight didn’t happen because AA agents didn’t let us board the flight

Plane was pretty clean, staff was friendly and helpful, flight left about on time arrived early. Took a long time to board and get off the plane - carry on items didn't have enough room so people had to move all around to find places.

The service and food needs to improve to catch up with other international flights

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.

Unclear pricing; ended up being charged an extra $52 just to get onboard

Spirit is awful. Too expensive for what you get. Stop nickel and diming.

Seats are poor. They do not lean back. They do not even have pockets on the back, making it impossible to store a phone or a coke bottle. If you opt for basic economy cheap seats, they stick you always in the middle or window seat, even though there are unoccupied seats on the aisle. And then there is the nickel and diming. No carry-ons. And checking your carry-on is $70. At the end there is no price advantage but there is plenty of aggravation.

Worst Airplane ride I ever have taken... My purchased seat was changed without my consent

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.

The seats were hard molded plastic covered in plastic vinyl. And the scam to charge people extra to sit together. Don’t they know we can just ask someone to trade seats. And watching the staff separate young children from parents… super classy. We had to guilt them into offering up our seats. This companies policies suck. Don’t give them your money.

Everything went as planned. Crew was great. Seats were still not that comfortable.

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

The plane was clean, the crew was friendly and helpful. It’s a low cost airline so there was no food, drinks or in flight entertainment but we didn’t expect any of these things. In the room for improvement department, they should install USB ports in seats to charge mobile devices.

I was surprised that all baggage, including carry on, were charged. Each additional bag went up in cost. Really disappointed in the additional costs.

Delayed each time on a round trip with no significant weather interference. Updates to flight times came after the fact. 30 min behind in boarding and board and phone still show an on time departure. Some mysterious extra 300 miles that came so surprising they had to fuel while we were already on board?

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