$49 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$95
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$269
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$190
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$167
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$249
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$223
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$251
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$278
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$242
Redding
Redding1 stop$348
Merced
Merced1 stop$327
Reno
Reno1 stop$155
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$182
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$95
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$269
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$190
San Jose
San Jose2 stops$167
Palm Springs
Palm Springsnonstop$249
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$223
San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo1 stop$251
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$278
Arcata
Arcata1 stop$242
Redding
Redding1 stop$348
Merced
Merced1 stop$327
Reno
Reno1 stop$155
Sacramento
Sacramento2 stops$182

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

Wed, May 6 - Sun, May 10
Frontier Logo
9:33 am - 11:24 am
IAH
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LAX
3h 51mnonstop
Frontier Logo
12:39 pm - 6:02 pm
LAX
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IAH
3h 23mnonstop
$95Frontier
Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28
Frontier Logo
1:48 pm - 6:49 pm
IAH
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LAX
7h 01m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:39 pm - 6:02 pm
LAX
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IAH
3h 23mnonstop
$97Frontier
Sat, Feb 28 - Tue, Mar 3
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:34 pm - 6:23 pm
IAH
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LAX
3h 49mnonstop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:18 pm - 12:30 am
LAX
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IAH
3h 12mnonstop
$101Spirit Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Wed, Feb 25
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:58 am - 3:12 pm
IAH
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LAX
9h 14m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:18 pm - 12:30 am
LAX
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IAH
3h 12mnonstop
$106Spirit Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Sat, Apr 18
Southwest Logo
8:35 pm - 10:10 pm
HOU
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LAX
3h 35mnonstop
Southwest Logo
11:50 pm - 5:00 am
LAX
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HOU
3h 10mnonstop
$150Southwest
Tue, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 18
Southwest Logo
8:45 am - 10:25 am
HOU
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LAX
3h 40mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:00 am - 10:10 am
LAX
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HOU
3h 10mnonstop
$176Southwest
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 14
American Airlines Logo
12:42 pm - 6:55 pm
HOU
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LAS
8h 13m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:59 am - 9:26 am
LAS
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HOU
6h 27m
1 stop
$207American Airlines
Fri, Apr 24 - Mon, Apr 27
Delta Logo
5:23 pm - 11:20 pm
HOU
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LAS
7h 57m
1 stop
Delta Logo
12:35 am - 9:51 am
LAS
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HOU
7h 16m
1 stop
$227Delta
Wed, May 13 - Mon, May 18
Delta Logo
1:16 pm - 9:54 pm
HOU
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ONT
10h 38m
1 stop
Delta Logo
11:04 pm - 9:17 am
ONT
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HOU
8h 13m
1 stop
$237Delta
Tue, Apr 21 - Fri, Apr 24
American Airlines Logo
12:42 pm - 7:15 pm
HOU
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SFO
8h 33m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:59 am - 12:12 pm
SFO
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HOU
9h 13m
1 stop
$277American Airlines
Booking Insights

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 May.

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 $56 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 $106.

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 January, when tickets cost $181 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $247 and $243 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 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$49
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Ontario

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 $270 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 in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $533.

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 4280 reviews
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jan 2026
SFO - SAN
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3 hour delay. Had to change plans and was still delayed.

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

Still a fan of open seating. Flight was on schedule and arrived on time. The 737 MAX is very comfortable.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Delays delays delays. Late taking off, late landing, wait for a gate, etc.

Connecting flight is on time and boarding was a breeze!

Very smooth checking in our luggage with a super pleasant SW agent. I enjoyed a fun entertaining movie.

Was forced to check in my small carry on, even though I informed the crew it has very fragile items inside

They double booked seats, the gate staff changed my ticket as I was boarding she went over to the computer and changed it without telling me. She messed up an entire three row section for me and others. Other travelers were outraged but the gate staff were so rude, so condescending saying it wasn't their problem to solve. I would rate this a zero if I could. Will not fly Delta again I'll stick with United and American.

I didn't take this flight. I changed the flight. Why am I getting surveys and notifications on flights that I change. Seems like a defect with Kayak.

I usually get upgraded so my experience is usually amazing. I did not get upgraded this time - which was fine - but the wifi had issues, the monitors were going in & out, & (though not Delta's fault) one of the gentlemen next to me desperately needed a shower.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

The crew took good care of us. The flight from ATL to SFO is a longer one, and there were multiple beverage offerings. I like the 757's that Delta uses. Good airplane that is comfortable. I do wish Delta would separate Priority boarding from the better seats. I would gladly take a smaller seat in an open row than be jammed into Comfort just to get priority boarding, just to make sure I don't have to check a bag.

Gate agent rushed to fill hot jetway with crowd so it took over 12 minutes to go from gate to plane. Just like a discount airline Pooly prepared cabin and third time that claim of rough air prevented any cabin service. Friends on a Southwest flight at similar time had service.

The power at the seat didn't work and the seat itself was difficult to adjust - this was a business class seat. Flight attendant gave me miles to compensate. The attendant was very professional and on top of his game the entire flight.

I like flying first class, and United has a nice one

Unbelievably poor service from flight attendants. They didn’t even do water service on a four hour flight. Just disrespectful.

Seats had less pitch than a regional jet. Food was OK. Have to buy alcohol on US based carriers flying international. Boarding was a mess. Did not have bags but overhead space was gone quick. Would like to see the airlines enforce the one bag over and one bag under policy

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.

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.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Once again, the staff seem to think they are above the customers and treat everyone with disdain, belittling people.

Sadly there was a crew member very rude with my kid and with me.

Flight was canceled 8 hours before departure for lack of operational control and prepositioning of a plane. Then had the audacity to say it was because of weather, however there was no weather here in California or New Orleans or in between. It was the weather in Florida, Florida it had nothing to do with our flight path just the plane was supposed to fly us. 8 hours is more than enough time to move a plane anywhere in the US. That left me with a bill of 1200 dollars to re book a flight oh and kayaks insurance what a joke. Probably will never use kayak or spirit ever again terrible companies terrible customer service. I’ll also let everyone and anyone know this was an abomination and only for the customer. Also will be making a report to the DOT on bad business practices on behalf of kayak and spirit as well as the BBB. Do better, take care of your customers and don’t suck

The airplane had a strange noise that was constant throughout the flight. Thankfully I had noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that muted much of it.

it was terrible. flight was cancelled hours before the flight without a given reason and no other booking available .

They canceled the flight and didn't assist in getting a new flight on any airline. I had to spend 10 hrs in the airport after getting a ticket On Delta for twice as much. I've flown Spirit many times and this was my worst experience I've had.

Late taking off. ATC sent us circling around Chicago for almost an hour, after landing taxied for 40 minutes.

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.

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

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