Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Houston to Orlando
Southwest has waived its change and cancellation fees on flights from Houston Hobby to Orlando. Confirm policy on booking site.
Entry restrictions
The United States has restricted the entry of all foreign nationals who have passed through or have been in China, Iran, Most European Countries (Austria, Belgium, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Monaco, San Marino, Vatican City), the UK, Ireland, Brazil and South Africa in the past 14 days.
With the exception of certain travelers which includes certain family members of US citizens or permanent residents including; spouses, children (under the age of 21), parents (provided that his/her US citizen or permanent resident child is unmarried and under the age of 21), and siblings (provided that both the sibling and the US citizen or permanent resident are unmarried and under the age of 21);
There is also an exception for travelers with the following visas: A-1, A-2, C-1, C-1/D, C-2, C-3, CR-1, CR-2, D, E-1 (as an employee of TECRO or TECO or the employee's immediate family members), G-1, G-2, G-3, G-4, IR-1, IR-4, IH-4, NATO-1 through NATO-4, or NATO-6 visa;
Members of the US Armed Forces, spouses, and children of members of the US Armed Forces;
Travelers with invitation of the USA government for a purpose related to the containment/mitigation of the Coronavirus (COVID-19);
Travelers with documents issued by the US Department of Homeland Security, US Customs and Border Protection, or US Department of State indicating that the traveler is exempt from the restriction;
B1 crew crewmembers that are engaged in lightering, Outer Continental Shelf (OCS) activity, wind farm activity, private air/sea crew and other similar crewmember activities;
Students with an F-1 or M-1 visa and their F-2 and M-2 dependents, if they arrive from or have been in Ireland, the UK or Schengen Area in the past 14 days.
Entry requirements
All travelers, 2 years of age or older (including US citizens and transit passenger) must present a negative COVID-19 viral or antigen test result issued 72 hours prior to departure or have a proof of recovery from the virus within the last 90 days prior to boarding the plane.
Travelers must complete a disclosure and attestation form before departure.
Exemptions or waiver to the testing requirements may be granted by the CDC on an extremely limited basis when emergency travel (like an emergency medical evacuation) must occur to preserve someone’s life, health against a serious danger, or physical safety and testing cannot be completed before travel.
US citizens and permanent residents arriving from the UK must present a medical certificate with a negative COVID-19 PCR or antigen test result issued within 72 hours prior to departure.
Travelers arriving in New York State must complete the Traveler Health Form.
Travelers arriving in Massachusetts must complete the Massachusetts Health Form.
Quarantine requirements
Travelers are advised to get tested 3-5 days after travel and stay home and self-quarantine for 7 days after travel. Even if they test negative, they must still stay home and self-quarantine for the full 7 days. If the test is positive, isolate to protect others from getting infected.
Travelers who did not get tested, are advised to stay home and self-quarantine for 10 days after travel.
All other info
Travelers are subject to COVID-19 measures set by the state/territory of their final destination. For more information go to CDC website.
Please see our Coronavirus (COVID-19) Travel Restrictions page for more information on restrictions worldwide.
An average nonstop flight takes 4h 14m, covering a distance of 848 miles.
There are 72 (nonstop) flights between Houston and Orlando per week, averaging 10 per day.
In the past 3 days, the cheapest one-way tickets were found on American Airlines ($66) and Delta ($79), and the lowest round-trip tickets have been found on American Airlines ($131) and Multiple Airlines ($144).
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Southwest (10 times daily) is the most frequent flyer on this route.
For Houston to Orlando, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from Orlando back to Houston, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.
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Scores according to KAYAK customer reviews
Pros: "Delay with boarding"
Cons: "Great flight"
Pros: "The space between passangers and the steps the crew took to ensure our safety."
Cons: "Nothing it was a perfect flight."
Cons: "Seats were a little dirty especially for the COVID-19 going around."
Pros: "Boarding process need to be improved. Seat assignment is horrible"
Cons: "Food."
Pros: "Comfortable seats, nice staff, clean facilities"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "WiFi didn’t work at all."
Cons: "Boarding process was really poor. Long line for just dropping a bag off that I already paid for."
Pros: "Horrible storms kept us in the air for at least an hour past our scheduled landing time. And yet we experienced virtually no turbulence. The pilots did an excellent job of keeping us updated, kept things as smooth as possible with the bad weather and we had plenty of movies and games to choose"
Cons: "I was charged an extra $100 because my bag was 10lbs overweight. Where is this crazy fee communicated on their website? And why does it have to be so much? I didn't have a way to weigh our bag before we left. I had no idea it was so heavy - ridiculous price."
Pros: "Seat was great, complimentary snacks and alcoholic beverage"
Cons: "It could have left on time or they could have told us they weren’t leaving and let us get some sleep."
Pros: "I have flown with Delta for a number of trips now. I seem to receive middle seat allocations even with the freqent flyers partnership with Virgin Velosity program shared."
Cons: "My seat allocation."
Pros: "Arrived on time"
Cons: "Stop being LATE!!!!"
Pros: "Great food and service in first class"
Cons: "Water waiting on table on arrival"
Pros: "The food and the treatment"
Pros: "Excelente"
Pros: "Television"
Cons: "No drinks or snacks"
Cons: "Terminal g18 is in the worst possible place. It is right smack in the middle of a food kiosk and restuarants with the ipad tables. You can't hear any announcements and boarding is just a cluster."
Pros: "I loved flying delta comfort. I’m going to do it more often."
Cons: "We had to wait at the customs for nearly 1.5hrs, then pick up our luggage, then check in again!!! We were running and got on the plane 10 mins before the departure. Super stressful!!"
Cons: "The"
Cons: "Both Virgin plans needed a deep cleaning."
Pros: "This was my cousins first time flying and the Flight Attendants made her feel very welcomed. They all were very personable."
Pros: "Not much"
Cons: "The re route to MSP... Seven hour flight time for a two and half hour flight..."
Cons: "No Gluten free option"
Cons: "Crew was pretty short with everyone and not Delta’s best - not sure what the story was. Gate staff were allowing people to cut queue lines left and right - why even have the zones lined up if not going to enforce?"
Cons: "Bought a brand new suitcase and Delta staff broke one of the wheels!"
Pros: "Every thing good"
Cons: "Boarding was rushed and the crew barely announced the sections. It took an incredibly long time to bard the longest that I have ever experienced and I couldn't point to any reason why."
Pros: "Service"
Pros: "Everything was in order"
Cons: "None really"
Pros: "I like that Delta is efficient and the service is consistent. I pick Delta because I know what I’m going to get . I like that I can choose the entertainment I want and that everything is at my fingertips including flight info, food and beverage options, etc. it’s relatively comfortable but it’s not near the level of Virgin America or JetBlue."
Cons: "I’m not sure if it is due to LAX construction but it is chaotic at the airport. It is super confusing where you need to go, drop bags, etc. the weird part is Check in was in terminal 3 and gate at terminal 2. That is a long walk back and forth. There is probably a more efficient way of doing this. Besides that, they need to do a better job communicating that seats are changing and not Reggy before boarding. Though I can understand it can get crazy because people will panic but it’s not great heading up to enter in not knowing if you are sitting in window when you picked it for a reason. Otherwise, everything went smoothly."
Cons: "My toddler daughter became ill before departure and the crew was awful. They failed to provide me with hardly anything besides 2 blankets and a few remoistened hand wipes to clean up vomit and was very rude when I asked to change seats, even though there were at least 8 other seats open on the flight."
Cons: "The boarding process doesn't make sense. My seat assignment was changed for no reason, and I didn't have a say in it. I was put further back on the plane. Not happy about that."
Pros: "Service was outstanding"
Cons: "TV froze and was never fixed."
Cons: "Staff not attentive to customer needs. I asked for a blanket and the stewardess never came back to me."
Cons: "I paid for an upgraded seat and it was still very cramped"
Pros: "Amazing experience thank you Delta"
Pros: "Great crew"
Pros: "Movies"
Cons: "Not supplying headphones Crew not to helpful, one unpolite Refreshments ridiculous"
Pros: "Delta is always running behind."
Pros: "everything on schedule; courteous staff and great pilots"
Cons: "everything was very ordinary so cannot complain"
Pros: "For the first time in a ling time I felt if I dropped something I didn't have to kiss it goodbye. My knees and back didn't hurt by the end of the fight. I know longer felt like a sardines in a tin."
Pros: "Enjoy able"
Cons: "Noise"
Cons: "My bag was damaged when I arrived at Orlando."
Pros: "Crew was nice"
Cons: "Always a delay with Delta"
Pros: "The crew is always great. I liked the environment was cooler. It doesn't need to be refrigerator cold but keeping things on the cooler side is helpful."
Cons: "The boarding process is always horrible. Folks crowd the gate before their class is called. It creates anxiety and edginess. Never a good way to start a trip. While it always goes relatively quickly I feel it should be more organized and folks made to follow a system. Cramming right up against the ticket counter doesn't do anyone any good."
Cons: "It was excellent trip regarding service."
Pros: "Loved the individual monitors"
Pros: "Everything"
Cons: "Nothing"
Cons: "Great"
Cons: "Use another airline"
Cons: "Good value"
Pros: "pilot kept us informed"
Cons: "in cabin air quality odorous and poor"
Cons: "Snack selection"
Pros: "The entire experience was amazing."
Pros: "This was a quick flight - 39 mins I also got an upgrade too"
Pros: "Aubrie and Claire"
Cons: "Engine could have started. It didn’t."
Pros: "High level service"
Pros: "Smooth ride and early arrival"
Cons: "Beat up baggage"
Pros: "The staff was welcoming and it felt good!"
Pros: "I had a connection flight to JFK I came before the time about 15 min and crew saw me but she told me, sorry someone took your seats I lost around 4000$. This happened at Dallas airport."
Cons: "The lack of entertainment, and the excruciatingly long boarding process."
Pros: "taking off and landing"
Cons: "having to fill this out"
Cons: "Boarding was poorly set up."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Sitting next to a bunch of crying babies"
Pros: "Poor airplane not have nothing"
Cons: "Rude attendant"
Pros: "Got us there"
Cons: "Cramped seating"
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "They had a delay that bumped our international connection. We had to switch airports and airlines and arrived significantly later than originally planned, causing us to miss pre-wedding events."
Pros: "Crew was nice"
Cons: "Sounds like an ok airline if you fly 1st or business class. Don't be fooled by great reviews"
Pros: "Nice crew"
Cons: "Crew let people move to main cabin extra without paying like I did"
Pros: "Aircraft was cool"
Cons: "Small children"
Cons: "No wifi or chargers or seatback entertainment"
Cons: "they broke my luggage"
Pros: "It was on time boarding and landing"
Pros: "Comfort. We had a bulk head seat. Newer plane"
Cons: "No food offered . Not even for purchase."
Pros: "Staff for the airline was very good!"
Cons: "I had to check a second bag on my return. I entered Mexico with a skateboard carry on. When I went to leave, the airport would let me pass through with it. I was forced to check a second bag and it really bothered me."
Cons: "Everything"
Pros: "The free cookies were very good and the service was great the flight was smooth and quick"
Pros: "Everything went smooth"
Pros: "Poor for BIG Airline like that chips chips"
Cons: "NOT GOOD the is 2 MUCH for CHIPS"
Cons: "Same as previous response."
Cons: "Great"
Pros: "Everything was on time"
Cons: "The lack of organization at he moment of boarding generates problems with the passengers .. A lady started to get angry when group 3 was boarding and she was group 2. She was waiting were group 3 was in line .. It would be better to have it like united that they have lines for all groups."
Pros: "Terrible porque no pude viajar ayer"
Cons: "THE LAST TRIPS I HAVE HAD WIT AA HAVE ALL BEEN LATE."
Pros: "On time"
Cons: "Nothing"
Pros: "Engaged with customers no matter the seat preference"
Cons: "Boarding system not good !"
Cons: "Boarded an hour late"
Cons: "Lack of personal attention, customer service was horrible, and the in flight stewardess look at the two people to my right offered them drinks and kept walking did not even acknowledge me"
Cons: "No Free Wi-Fi"
Pros: "I arrived at my destination"
Cons: "AA changed my flight plans which resulted in a 4.5 hour layover in Philly. The gates were filthy, there is not much selection for in-flight food and nothing for entertainment. I couldn't even find an outlet that worked at the gate."
Cons: "Flights a few hours late, and then the time to turn for the better, and asked the staff, they actually said that I would like to wait, this flight service is really too bad."
Pros: "Nothing"
Cons: "Co captain was late. Sat seat belted forever without moving"
Pros: "In-flight entertainment. The new aircraft 787 is great."
Cons: "Too many ads for the in-flight entertainment, too few episodes available."
Airlines flying from Houston to Orlando have enacted additional safety measures and adjusted policies to better accommodate travelers. Policies vary by airline.
Heightened sanitation
Daily cleaning, installation of cabin HEPA filters on flights from Houston to Orlando
Mandatory masks
Masks required on board, masks provided on flights from Houston to Orlando
Social distancing seating
Middle seats unavailable to book on flights from Houston to Orlando
Pre-flight testing
Testing for antibodies, testing for symptoms for flights from Houston to Orlando
Flexible cancellations
Waiving of change fees. Search flexible flights from Houston to Orlando
Houston (HOU) United States
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