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$80 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to El Paso

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Houston to El Paso departing on 4/18. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Houston to El Paso, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Houston to El Paso, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$179
Overall average: $310
Frontier
Thu 4/9Mon 4/13
IAH - ELP • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$249
Typical prices: $303-$491
United Airlines
Wed 4/8Wed 4/15
IAH - ELP • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $179 (round-trip)
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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Nonstop flights
You can fly direct with Southwest and United Airlines. Average duration is 2h 09m
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Top routes
Cheapest • 8% average savings
Most popular
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 4 weeks in advance save around 44% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from Houston to El Paso

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

Thu, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 13
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 6:34 pm
IAH
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ELP
12h 49m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:29 pm - 3:07 pm
ELP
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IAH
18h 38m
1 stop
$179Frontier
Tue, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 18
Frontier Logo
7:45 am - 12:18 pm
IAH
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ELP
5h 33m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:37 pm - 12:48 am
ELP
-
IAH
11h 11m
1 stop
$180Frontier
Thu, Apr 2 - Mon, Apr 6
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 6:34 pm
IAH
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ELP
12h 49m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:29 pm - 12:48 am
ELP
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IAH
28h 19m
1 stop
$185Frontier
Fri, Apr 10 - Sun, Apr 12
Frontier Logo
10:09 pm - 8:55 pm
IAH
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ELP
23h 46m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:29 pm - 12:48 am
ELP
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IAH
28h 19m
1 stop
$189Frontier
Fri, Apr 17 - Sun, Apr 19
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 11:52 am
IAH
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ELP
6h 07m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:08 pm - 11:47 am
ELP
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IAH
13h 39m
1 stop
$191Frontier
Tue, Apr 14 - Sat, Apr 18
Frontier Logo
7:45 am - 12:18 pm
IAH
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ELP
5h 33m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
12:37 pm - 12:48 am
ELP
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IAH
11h 11m
1 stop
$201Frontier
Thu, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 13
Frontier Logo
10:29 pm - 4:05 pm
IAH
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ELP
18h 36m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:29 pm - 3:07 pm
ELP
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IAH
18h 38m
1 stop
$202Frontier
Thu, Apr 9 - Mon, Apr 13
Frontier Logo
10:29 pm - 4:05 pm
IAH
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ELP
18h 36m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:29 pm - 11:56 pm
ELP
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IAH
27h 27m
1 stop
$204Frontier
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15
Southwest Logo
9:05 am - 10:05 am
HOU
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ELP
2h 00mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:05 pm - 6:05 pm
ELP
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HOU
2h 00mnonstop
$249Southwest
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15
Southwest Logo
8:30 am - 11:05 am
HOU
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ELP
3h 35m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
11:00 am - 1:50 pm
ELP
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HOU
1h 50mnonstop
$255Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to El Paso flights

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

What is the cheapest Houston to El Paso flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Houston to El Paso costs $266 on the route between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and El Paso (ELP). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 8% cheaper than other Houston-El Paso routes. It is also the most popular route.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to El Paso on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Houston, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to El Paso?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to El Paso, 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 El Paso is October, where tickets cost $255 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $376 and $376 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston to El Paso?

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 El Paso, 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 El Paso, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 44% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Cheapest flight$80
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to El Paso

When to book flights from Houston to El Paso

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to El Paso?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to El Paso was $80 for a one-way ticket and $179 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Houston to El Paso.

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

    When flying out of Houston you will be using one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl. You will be landing at El Paso.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Houston to El Paso?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to El Paso?

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

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

    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 El Paso.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to El Paso 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 El Paso?

    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 El Paso 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 El Paso?

    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 El Paso 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 El Paso?

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

Direct departures

Houston to El Paso

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

El Paso 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 3 airlines serving from Houston to El Paso

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to El Paso. 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 El Paso? 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 4318 reviews
8.6Crew
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
Airline reviews

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

6.0 GoodChris, Mar 2026
DAL - SAT
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I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight was hours late, unable to sit next to spouse, I have had so much better experiences. Substantially better, only saving grace was that it was a short flight.

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

Everything a cheap airline should be at normal airline rates.

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

The crew made our experience extremely bad. They were rude and didn’t have anything for kids.

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.

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

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

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

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

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

baggage clamed had to wait over a hour and half for all people on my flight it was terrible

My flight was canceled I was promised a reginf still not received.

We were delayed three times ,and that destroyed my plans, and reservations

The confirmation # CK8GNW and my name was not recognized/in Frontier system. I was able to check in on Frintier app so i went to the Frontier ticket agent, at time they told me that my name/ confirmation did not show up as a purchased ticket. I had to purchase a new ticket that cost $289.00 one way.

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