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The cheapest return flight from Houston to San Francisco costs $339 on the route between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and San Francisco (SFO). It is also the most popular route.

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

The cheapest month for flights from Houston to San Francisco is November, where tickets cost $372 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $535 and $513 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Houston to San Francisco, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

In the past 5 days, the cheapest round-trip tickets from Houston to San Francisco were found on Frontier ($262) and United Airlines ($263).

There are 2 airlines that fly nonstop from Houston to San Francisco. They are JetBlue and United Airlines. The cheapest airline for this route is JetBlue, with the best round-trip deal found costing $131. On average, the best prices for this route can be found at JetBlue.

Weekly flights between Houston and San Francisco historically see delays in approximately 16% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 166 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the evening have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Tuesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Monday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 16% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 8 and 9 nonstop flights that take off from Houston and land in San Francisco, with an average flight time of 4h 07m. The most common departure time is 6:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 61 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Tuesday.