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Cheap Flights from Houston to Las Cruces

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

Mon, Aug 4 - Thu, Aug 7
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9:43 pm - 10:45 pmIAH-ELP
2h 02mnonstop
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5:35 pm - 8:42 pmELP-IAH
2h 07mnonstop
$197United Airlines
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Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
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9:10 pm - 10:05 pmHOU-ELP
1h 55mnonstop
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3:05 pm - 6:00 pmELP-HOU
1h 55mnonstop
$197Southwest
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Thu, Aug 7 - Mon, Aug 11
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2:40 pm - 7:45 pmHOU-ELP
6h 05m1 stop
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6:25 am - 9:20 amELP-HOU
1h 55mnonstop
$207Southwest
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Wed, Jun 25 - Wed, Jul 9
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10:04 pm - 12:23 pmIAH-ELP
15h 19m1 stop
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1:33 pm - 10:24 amELP-IAH
19h 51m1 stop
$210Frontier
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Mon, Aug 11 - Thu, Aug 14
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9:01 am - 1:43 pmIAH-ELP
5h 42m1 stop
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11:40 am - 6:32 pmELP-IAH
5h 52m1 stop
$217American Airlines
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Thu, Jun 26 - Wed, Jul 9
Frontier Logo
10:04 pm - 12:23 pmIAH-ELP
15h 19m1 stop
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1:33 pm - 10:24 amELP-IAH
19h 51m1 stop
$222Frontier
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Wed, Aug 6 - Sat, Aug 9
American Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 8:52 amIAH-ELP
4h 47m1 stop
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2:35 pm - 10:15 pmELP-IAH
6h 40m1 stop
$227American Airlines
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Sat, Jul 12 - Sat, Jul 19
United Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 5:42 pmIAH-ELP
2h 02mnonstop
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7:30 am - 10:37 amELP-IAH
2h 07mnonstop
$263United Airlines
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Fri, Sep 26 - Sat, Sep 27
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8:00 am - 6:38 pmIAH-ELP
11h 38m1 stop
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7:18 pm - 4:54 pmELP-IAH
20h 36m2 stops
$563Alaska Airlines
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Thu, Nov 13 - Sun, Nov 16
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5:51 pm - 12:15 pmIAH-ELP
19h 24m2 stops
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12:55 pm - 4:46 pmELP-IAH
26h 51m2 stops
$613Alaska Airlines
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Cheapest flight$99
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to El Paso

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FAQs for booking flights from Houston to Las Cruces

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Houston to Las Cruces?

    When flying out of Houston you’ll be using one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl. Las Cruces does not have its own airport so you’ll be flying into nearby El Paso airport, which is 42.0 mi away.

  • How long does a flight from Houston to Las Cruces take?

    There are no direct flights covering the 668 miles separating Houston and Las Cruces but indirect flights take around 1h 50m.

  • What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly between Houston and Las Cruces?

    Consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Houston, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Houston to Las Cruces?

    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 Las Cruces.

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

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

    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 Las Cruces 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 Las Cruces?

    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 Las Cruces from Houston up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Houston to Las Cruces?

    In the last 72 hours, the cheapest one-way ticket between Houston and Las Cruces found on KAYAK was with Southwest for $99. Southwest offered a round-trip connection from $197 and United Airlines from $197.

Top tips for finding cheap flights from Houston to Las Cruces

  • There is no airport in Las Cruces. Instead, you’ll be flying into El Paso Airport when flying between Houston and Las Cruces.
  • The cheapest flight from Houston to Las Cruces was found 51 days before departure, on average.
  • Book at least 2 weeks before departure in order to get a below-average price.
  • High season is considered to be July, August and September. The cheapest month to fly is April.

Top 4 airlines serving Houston to Las Cruces

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Houston to Las Cruces? 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4285 reviews
8.2Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.6Entertainment
7.1Food
8.6Crew
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

10.0 ExcellentMichael, Jun 2025SMF - SEA
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Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

Southwest is typically delayed, and it gets wearisome. It is no longer a discount airline and you get way less than you pay for when it comes to comfort and Ce.

We sat on the plane on the tarmac for 4 hours.

I'm not a fan of Southwest's model. I don't like the herding style of boarding.

Flight crew and cabin crew were great. I had to rearrange flights because my original flight was 3hrs delayed for weather, the rub is the flight I moved to boarded on time then we sat at the gate for 2 hours because scheduling stole our first officer for another flight, TWICE. Then our actual FO was an hour delayed. To make it worse my original flight went from a 3 hour delay to departing 15min EARLY. Just poor scheduling operations all around.

Bring back peanuts Take our drink orders when were all seated, especially after you switch to assigned seating.

Staff was far less than helpful at all times. Departure and arrival times mean nothing to Southwest. Extremely disappointed, will never fly with them again, and I’ll be sure to share my experience with all.

It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

I’ve always loved Southwest. No issues at all. I was flying standby and the gate agent was extremely friendly and helpful. Boarding was smooth and I was able to get a window seat in the emergency exit row. Crew was fantastic! They were very professional and accommodating. We had to divert from our destination due to weather but the flight crew kept everyone at ease and informed us of all pertinent information. Excellent flight

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

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.

So awful Unreliable Unfriendly Bad Mad Mean Smelly Hot Late Overbooked Understaffed Expensive Cramped Narcs If they were a fruit they’d be rotten durian

At the beginning of the flight there was some turbulence and the announcement was made that there would be no beverage service. The turbulence only last about 5 minutes then it was smooth sailing. I noticed that first class got their service, but the rest of us did not.

Update departure times in a more timely manner. We are not boarding on time if the plane isn’t arriving until after our scheduled departure time.

Update.us on flight information in a more timely manner. Don’t say we are boarding on time ten minutes before the boarding time when the aircraft isn’t arriving for another forty minutes.

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

I liked everything. Except that my neck was hurting on the seat. I couldn't sleep.

We were delayed Al ost / hours after boarding so that maintenance had to add oil to the engines. Then the oil they grabbed had been left out in the Dallas record cold and was frozen. They had to go back to the hanger and grab some that was not frozen.

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

Flight was empty so had a whole row to myself. Still had to wait to get the bag due to the negligence at Palm Springs departure.

Everything was on time, we arrived early, everything worked well.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

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.

You get what you pay for nothing essentially but a hard uncomfortable seat that doesn’t recline and kids screaming all around you and chaotic boarding and limited check bag weight allowance when compared to other airlines

I never got to experience the flight because they delayed my first flight and I missed this one. Then Frontier didn't want to help me rebook a flight to get me to my final destination.

The Boarding process in Denver was chaotic, and since the line was so long, we were lined up very far from the gate. If there were any announcements from the gate staff, we didn't hear them. The flight attendants were spectacular. The only negative part of the flight was sitting by a 2 1/2 year old who was unruly and unfortunately had parents that matched his behaviors. Also, the restaurants in Denver on the E concourse, they didn't have food (passengers could only order 1 item on the entire menu) or the restaurants had 12-14 people waiting for orders to be prepared and another 6 people waiting to order. If you have a layover in Denver and need to grab food, be prepared to visit the shops with pre-packaged sandwiches, or you can visit another concourse but it may take a while to transit throughout the airport.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

Although an hour and a half early was told by staff at check in they had overbooked and could not check us in for the flight.

The crew was delayed because they came on another flight that was delayed due to weather 10pm flight left at 1.30 am The airline made no effort to align alternate crew

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.

Worst airline experience. They were rude and kept changing our seats and/or giving our seats away so our family didn’t get to sit with each other. Almost everyone we dealt with at both airports with this airline was rude. The app kept giving us wrong information making things take longer. Dealing with them before TSA can take close to an hour…longer than I’ve ever had to deal with before. Never using this airline again.

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