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Cheapest round-trip
$226
Typical prices: $358-$669
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HOU - OAK • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$260
Typical prices: $381-$581
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Cheap Flights from Houston to Oakland

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

Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 12
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8:05 am - 11:50 am
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5h 45m
1 stop
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12:10 pm - 5:55 pm
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3h 45mnonstop
$226Southwest
Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 12
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6:20 pm - 10:45 pm
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6h 25m
1 stop
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7:45 pm - 5:50 am
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8h 05m
1 stop
$236Southwest
Thu, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 29
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7:06 pm - 11:59 pm
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6h 53m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 1:35 pm
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5h 35m
1 stop
$237Delta
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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7:06 pm - 11:56 pm
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6h 50m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 6:32 pm
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IAH
10h 32m
2 stops
$242Delta
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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7:20 am - 4:14 pm
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10h 54m
2 stops
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6:00 am - 6:32 pm
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10h 32m
2 stops
$247Delta
Mon, Aug 10 - Wed, Aug 12
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8:15 am - 10:10 am
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3h 55mnonstop
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12:10 pm - 5:55 pm
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3h 45mnonstop
$260Southwest
Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 12
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5:10 pm - 8:40 pm
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5h 30m
1 stop
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12:10 pm - 5:55 pm
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3h 45mnonstop
$287Southwest
Wed, Aug 19 - Wed, Aug 26
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7:55 pm - 11:18 am
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17h 23m
1 stop
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12:13 pm - 7:08 pm
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28h 55m
1 stop
$300Frontier
Thu, Oct 1 - Tue, Oct 6
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9:59 pm - 11:18 am
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15h 19m
1 stop
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12:13 pm - 9:04 pm
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6h 51m
1 stop
$314Frontier
Sun, Sep 20 - Wed, Sep 23
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9:59 pm - 7:44 pm
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23h 45m
1 stop
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12:13 pm - 9:04 pm
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6h 51m
1 stop
$320Frontier
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to Oakland flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Houston to Oakland 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 Oakland, 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 Oakland, California departing in August.

What is the cheapest Houston to Oakland flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Houston to Oakland costs $381 on the route between Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) and Oakland (OAK). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Oakland 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 Oakland. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Houston to Oakland?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to Oakland, 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 Oakland is September, where tickets cost $72 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $398 and $323 respectively.

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Gabriel Leigh

Gabriel Leigh

Expert on OAK

Gabriel is a writer and video creator. As senior content producer for Flightradar24 and Monocle’s transport correspondent, he keeps a close eye on aviation in particular. He has also written travel articles for the likes of The New York Times. Born in New York but raised around the world, he now lives in Sweden. He’s been to 75 countries, flying 2.3 million miles on 113 airlines and through 234 airports in the process.

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Yulia Denisyuk

Yulia Denisyuk

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Yulia is a freelance journalist who’s dispatched from 90+ countries. Her work focuses on cultures, adventure trips and air travel, appearing in NatGeo, NYT, CNTraveler, and more. For past assignments, she’s stayed with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo in Rwanda. She’s based in Chicago; in winter she often questions that decision.

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Cheapest flight$114
Flight from Houston Hobby Airport to Oakland

When to book flights from Houston to Oakland

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Houston to Oakland?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Oakland was $114 for a one-way ticket and $226 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Oakland from Houston.

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

    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 Oakland.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Houston to Oakland?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to Oakland?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Houston and Oakland.

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

    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 Oakland.

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

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

    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 Oakland 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 Oakland?

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

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Reviews of the top airlines flying from Houston to Oakland

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to Oakland. 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 Oakland? 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 4250 reviews
8.6Crew
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7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
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No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2026
PDX - OAK
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No gluten free snacks. Seats felt worn or bare bones even though it was a new 737 MAX 8.

Boarding was easy. The seats are small and fairly uncomfortable

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.

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

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

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

Everything went well, but the flight was delayed multiple times. The delays were only minutes, but it was without information on why it was delayed.

Multiple delays, poor communication of information and a 4 hour delay with multiple gate changes ...

No problems with the flight, my issue is with the terminal at SAN airport. I’ve never seen a dirtier, worse equipped terminal. No power plugs worked, but you could of course buy a fuel rod battery from the kiosk (seemingly the only thing that worked).

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Love me some Delta. One of the few airlines to recognize and support veterans. Easy boarding, flight was on time and arrived early and the flight attendants were excellent on this flight.

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.

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

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 loved having a most black flight crew during Black History Month; rather by design or accident I appreciated the representation. ❤️

I didn’t like that I could not select my seat and was assigned a seat when I checked in at LAX

Great experience overall. Check in at Austin was congested as they only have about 6 check in kiosks, one was broken, and there was a lot of Spring Break travelers.

Lisa the flight attendent was absolutely wonderful - I loved her energy and you could tell that this crew was amazing family - thank you for making our flight home to LA so very fun! Love and Sun Chips!

App was rather sporadic in working along with Wi-Fi no longer could text and passenger seated next to me was sicker than a dog from LAXLIH also disappointed I couldn’t buy access to sky club with my bonvoy Amex

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