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$90 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to Kansas City

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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 Kansas City, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$175
Overall average: $343
Frontier
Mon 6/1Mon 6/1
IAH - MCI • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$257
Typical prices: $390-$699
United Airlines
Tue 4/7Tue 4/14
IAH - MCI • Non-stop
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HOU is compact and easy to navigate with short lines.
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Cheap Flights from Houston to Kansas City

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

Mon, Jun 1 - Mon, Jun 1
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 1:42 pm
IAH
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MCI
7h 42m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:55 pm - 11:03 pm
MCI
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IAH
7h 08m
1 stop
$175Frontier
Fri, Apr 10 - Fri, Apr 17
Frontier Logo
10:28 pm - 7:58 pm
IAH
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MCI
21h 30m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:19 am - 10:50 pm
MCI
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IAH
11h 31m
1 stop
$180Frontier
Sat, Apr 4 - Sat, Apr 18
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 7:58 pm
IAH
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MCI
13h 13m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
2:51 pm - 12:48 am
MCI
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IAH
9h 57m
1 stop
$184Frontier
Sat, Apr 11 - Sat, Apr 18
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 7:58 pm
IAH
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MCI
13h 13m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
2:51 pm - 8:49 am
MCI
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IAH
17h 58m
1 stop
$189Frontier
Fri, May 1 - Wed, May 6
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10:49 am - 2:06 pm
IAH
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MCI
27h 17m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
2:34 pm - 10:44 am
MCI
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IAH
20h 10m
1 stop
$191Frontier
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
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12:48 pm - 7:58 pm
IAH
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MCI
7h 10m
1 stop
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12:24 pm - 11:59 pm
MCI
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IAH
11h 35m
1 stop
$197Multiple Airlines
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
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2:40 pm - 4:40 pm
HOU
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MCI
2h 00mnonstop
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5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
MCI
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HOU
2h 15mnonstop
$257Southwest
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
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2:40 pm - 7:05 pm
HOU
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MCI
4h 25m
1 stop
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7:55 am - 10:10 am
MCI
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HOU
2h 15mnonstop
$267Southwest
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
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8:55 am - 2:35 pm
HOU
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MCI
5h 40m
2 stops
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5:30 pm - 7:45 pm
MCI
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HOU
2h 15mnonstop
$268Southwest
Tue, Apr 7 - Tue, Apr 14
Southwest Logo
8:55 am - 2:35 pm
HOU
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MCI
5h 40m
2 stops
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5:30 am - 10:50 am
MCI
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HOU
5h 20m
1 stop
$278Southwest
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to Kansas City flights

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

What is the cheapest Houston to Kansas City flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Houston to Kansas City costs $306 on the route between Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) and Kansas City (MCI). The most popular route is between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and Kansas City (MCI).

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Kansas City on a Wednesday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from Houston to Kansas City. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to Kansas City?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to Kansas City, 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 Kansas City is August, where tickets cost $265 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $453 and $386 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Houston to Kansas City?

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 Kansas City, 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 Kansas City, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 56% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$90
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Kansas City

When to book flights from Houston to Kansas City

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Houston to Kansas City based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking flights from Houston to Kansas City

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to Kansas City?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Kansas City was $90 for a one-way ticket and $175 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Houston and on arrival in Kansas City.

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

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

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Houston to Kansas City?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to Kansas City?

    oneworld, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between Houston and Kansas City, with oneworld being the most commonly used for this route.

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

    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 Kansas City.

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

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

    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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City?

    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 Kansas City 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 Kansas City?

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

Direct departures

Houston to Kansas City

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

Kansas City 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 4 airlines serving from Houston to Kansas City

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

I have not flown Southwest in awhile and had a very pleasant experience. From ticketing to boarding to the flight. The flight left on time and landed ahead of schedule. It won't be so long next time!!

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.

I was assigned seat 7E, yet my boarding was Group 5, which caused me to have to put my luggage in the back of the plance above `19 or 20 aisle, as passengers who had boarded earlier took the overhead bins in the front. SW needs to monitor bin space and ensure that bin space above the seat are aligned to those sitting near their seats. Also the seating assignments needs to align with group number. Maybe board those last first and so on? Having said the ALL the passengers on the plane were gracious enough to allow me and other passengers in this dilema to retrieve our luggage and helped us along the way. I always love the flight staff, as always their fantastic and I can't rave about them enough!

Everything went smoothly and we even arrived a little bit early.

Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

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

Check-in, Boarding and flight were smooth. All the employees and crew was very nice and funny. They gave the kids crayons and workbooks to keep them occupied which was a big win. I’ve flown Southwest many times and that’s the first time I’ve seen that and it is a great addition.

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

Had to get off plane from prior flight even though I had to reboard same plane to continue to my final destination.

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.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

Check in was rough because the check in crew did not know how to manage my international visa documents. Required a long process and 4 people to finally be able to proceed to security. They told us incorrect information several times before acknowledging we did indeed have everything we needed from the start.

Poor communication ahead of time about flight delays and old planes/other equipment.

Mechanical issue delayed us 2hrs and then once we landed sat on tarmac for 30mins because someone left a vehicle in front of the gaye

The crew was excellent and overall the flight was good. No complaints.

Like all of the flights I took to get down to Dallas. They were delayed

Forced to check bags. Crew uninterested in collecting trash. Unclean seats.

Flight pulled out on time but sat on runway for 30 mins. It was extremely cold in the aircraft despite wearing a winter coat. Surprisingly they had a vegetarian meal but could have some better snack choices for a 8 hour flight.

We had a male flight attendant who was super attentive and wonderful! Very professional. I have both gluten and dairy intolerance, and was only able to get a gluten free part, and not the dairy free part of the meal. Easy to order ahead of time and I appreciate being able to do that.

It was a train wreck but on an airplane. First off, flight was delayed then we board only to hear two announcements, First weather delays in Orlando and second backup battery warning on emergency lights. After sitting on the plane for almost 2 hours they have us deplane due to the maintenance issue. We were told they were getting another plane. In the mean time, I notice another American- Orlando flight and ask the gate agent if I can switch. He says he cant help me and I'd have to walk to A13 from A37. Really!? I get down there and get a seat only to get an announcement my original flight was RE-boarding. The Then inflight there's no communication and I notice on flightaware were circling over the Gulf of America. I call the flight attendant and of course she has no clue and apparently 5m later the pilot finally tells us about another delay. Why does American always have these service and delay issues? They are my LAST choice in flights now!

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!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

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.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

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

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