$62 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to California

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Cheap Flights from Houston to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$156
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$240
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$257
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$234
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$329
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$178
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$354
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$290
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$444
Redding
Redding1 stop$348
Merced
Merced1 stop$384
Reno
Reno1 stop$238
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$210
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$156
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$240
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$257
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$234
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$329
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$178
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$354
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$290
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$444
Redding
Redding1 stop$348
Merced
Merced1 stop$384
Reno
Reno1 stop$238
Sacramento
Sacramento1 stop$210

Book Cheap Houston 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 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Houston to California

Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 12
Frontier Logo
6:14 pm - 11:29 pm
IAH
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LAS
7h 15m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:25 am - 12:47 pm
LAS
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IAH
3h 22mnonstop
$133Frontier
Sat, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 25
Frontier Logo
1:41 pm - 3:00 pm
IAH
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LAS
3h 19mnonstop
Frontier Logo
7:25 am - 12:46 pm
LAS
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IAH
3h 21mnonstop
$138Frontier
Sat, Aug 22 - Tue, Aug 25
Frontier Logo
9:10 pm - 10:30 pm
IAH
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LAS
3h 20mnonstop
Frontier Logo
2:48 pm - 8:15 pm
LAS
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IAH
3h 27mnonstop
$139Frontier
Tue, Jun 16 - Wed, Jun 17
Frontier Logo
8:53 pm - 10:15 pm
IAH
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LAS
3h 22mnonstop
Frontier Logo
7:25 am - 12:46 pm
LAS
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IAH
3h 21mnonstop
$141Frontier
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 9
Southwest Logo
8:50 pm - 10:05 pm
HOU
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LAS
3h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:05 am - 10:05 am
LAS
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HOU
3h 00mnonstop
$185Southwest
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 10
Southwest Logo
8:45 am - 12:40 pm
HOU
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LAS
5h 55m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
5:05 am - 10:05 am
LAS
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HOU
3h 00mnonstop
$191Southwest
Tue, Jul 28 - Wed, Jul 29
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 11:02 am
HOU
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LAS
7h 02m
1 stop
Delta Logo
10:00 pm - 9:45 am
LAS
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HOU
9h 45m
1 stop
$217Delta
Tue, Jun 9 - Tue, Jun 23
American Airlines Logo
8:23 pm - 11:59 pm
HOU
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ONT
5h 36m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:59 pm - 8:57 am
ONT
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HOU
6h 58m
1 stop
$297American Airlines
Sat, May 30 - Tue, Jun 2
American Airlines Logo
6:39 pm - 10:38 pm
HOU
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ONT
5h 59m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:18 pm - 11:59 pm
ONT
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HOU
7h 41m
1 stop
$302American Airlines
Thu, Aug 27 - Sat, Sep 5
Delta Logo
1:13 pm - 11:34 pm
HOU
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ONT
12h 21m
2 stops
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 4:23 pm
ONT
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HOU
7h 23m
1 stop
$312Delta
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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.

How much is a round-trip flight from Houston to California?

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 to California departing in July.

What is the cheapest Houston 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 found in the last 72 hours was to Ontario, at $77 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 $160.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Houston to California depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $335 on average. Morning departures are around 14% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $472.

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 May, when tickets cost $248 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $375 and $373 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 Monday 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, which saves you about 41% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

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Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Las Vegas

Flights from Houston to California: the best tips from KAYAK users

Insights shared by verified travelers who flew the route from Houston to California 
AgustinFlew with United Airlines
IAH
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SFO
Feb 2026
Arrive early for your flight so you’re not rushing. And have plenty of patience with other people that are impatient.
ThuFlew with Southwest
HOU
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OAK
Mar 2024
At HOU airport, gates 1-4 are to the right of security which is separate from the rest of the gates.

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.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Houston 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 Houston 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.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4295 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

10.0 ExcellentRobert, May 2026
LAS - SFO
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Plane was clean and comfortable. Flight attendants and gate staff were professional, friendly and efficient. Boarding and deplaning were orderly and efficient. All in all, the typical excellent Southwest experience.

Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

I have roller bag with food and medication told me I couldn't bring on my 2nd flight today. 15 years flying with SW never an issue with that bag.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

Mediocre. Boarding is now unpleasant. The employees, once friendly and nice, are now regularly speaking sternly to passengers, badgering them to do things right so they can take off on time and gate check bags because they don't have enough overhead bin space. The pretzel snack was crushed flat and broken into even smaller pieces, which happens frequently lately. Drink service was suspended before they reached my row.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

One of the flight attendants was a little cranky. I appreciated the free wifi and plug to charge my laptop

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

The crew bent over backwards to thank us for flying and make us comfortable. The food service was quick and efficient. The Captain communicated and said goodbye and thank you as we departed. They really stood out!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

my mom urmila patel needed a wheelchair which was not available on the curbside. she needed to walk almost 50 meters inside (at the risk of falling) and then had to wait in line to get a wheelchair (this is not ok). Once obtained she had to seat in it for 30-45 minutes for someone to take her in thru the checkin process (which was fairly smooth and easy). the lady who helped her with her checkin process was very courteous and helpful

Staff at the check-in counter were friendly, happy and helpful. They tagged our bags and sent us to “bag drop off” but were not very clear about where that was. The airport was busy we headed off in what we thought was the right direction until a gentleman waved us down and actually came after us. He was the baggage handler for Delta and recognized our “deer in the headlights “ look-he brought us to the right area (which was marked as the Southwest Airlines Drop Off) and sent us on our way. Wonderful guy, low key and working with a big smile on his face. Loved it. Loved him.

Arlene was a great flight attendant. I also liked how one of the other flight attendants gave us a heads up about snacks and asked everyone to remove their headphones when it was their turn to order. Good idea.

I haven’t flown economy in over 20 years but it was not bad. Room by my feet for my bag and seat was roomy enough. Surprised in a good way.

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.

Didn't make the flight because the first leg of my flight was canceled and the next leg was already booked.

Terrible because it was cancelled due to volcanic ash clouds in Guatemala while all other airlines kept flying. Had to pay for a hotel to stay overnight in Houston and try to fly next day.

Overall we had a good experience during our flight from San Francisco to Houston.

Airport terminal was outdated, flight was on a small jet with no wifi

Shut down without prior notice End up with spending lots of extra $$$

The airline cancel mi flight, lost a lot of money!!!

They didn’t put my luggage on my transfer so I had to spend the night in Detroit. They said my luggage would be here in the morning and they’re still searching for it. It did not arrive apparently.

Flight delayed twice (not Spirit fault) No food served* No entertainment * *in response to my choices in the rating. None was provided so couldn’t rate properly

No WiFi, no outlets to charge phones, no complimentary beverages on a 6 hour flight

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

First off, I had a conversation with a flight attendant that was working this flight. I overheard her telling another flight attendant while we were in line for Chic-Fil-A that the flight was not going to land until 12:47 pm. I found this odd since the flight was to take off at 1:03. I commented to the flight attendant that was going to mess up the on-time take-off She said. if you fly alot you will notice that it's a good thing if the flight even arrives at all. I said that was a low bar. I think that flight attendants represent their airlines whether on board or in the airport ordering food. I was surprised to hear such negativity. However, I have noticed that Spirit flight attendants are usually in a sour mood.. Eventually the flight arrived and I boarded and the flight took off an hour late. There was no direction about the on-board wi-fi. Nor was there any info in the seat back pocket. I don't know if there was wi-fi or not, There were no complimentary snacks or drinks for my row 36 as there was turbulence and the captain asked the flight attendants to stop serving just as they were close to my row. When the turbulence stopped, they did have time to serve us but they did not. Upon arriving, the flight attendant asked anyone not having to catch a flight to Ft. Laudersle which was a tight connection to sit down and let those people pass. I complied but I could not help thinking that if Spirit would have took off on time that they would not have to inconvenience their passengers. All in all, I think Spirit is a mediocre airline at best. There are so many things they could do to improve. Yet, since I only fly Spirit infrequently preferring Southwest and Delta, I like to see if they are improving and sadly no, they are not. One good thing - nice modern seats and interiors.

My flight was cancelled I missed time at work and got a parking ticket

Crew was very nice. Take off and landing were great. Economy seats are not comfortable. Extra cost for snacks.

I purchased extra legroom so I will be comfortable but the guy behind me is a big guy who keeps on moving and since he is big I can feel his movement at the back of my chair.

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

i was unable to check in the flight. refund requested

I think Frontier was very good at communication. Their app worked very well. Loading was great and the flight was nice and easy.

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.

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