$71 Find Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Houston

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Kansas City to Houston, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$243
Overall average: $455
Multiple Airlines
Wed 4/1Sat 4/4
MCI - IAH • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$257
Typical prices: $384-$577
United Airlines
Wed 4/1Wed 4/15
MCI - IAH • Non-stop
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Southwest's two free checked bags suit family travel.
HOU is closer to downtown than IAH, saving time.
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Cheap Flights from Kansas City to Houston (MCI-HOU)

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

Wed, Apr 1 - Sat, Apr 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
12:24 pm - 5:53 pm
MCI
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IAH
29h 29m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:45 am - 7:58 pm
IAH
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MCI
13h 13m
1 stop
$243Multiple Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:24 pm - 11:59 pm
MCI
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IAH
11h 35m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 11:53 pm
IAH
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MCI
7h 33m
1 stop
$244Spirit Airlines
Fri, Apr 10 - Sun, Apr 12
Frontier Logo
8:43 pm - 12:48 am
MCI
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IAH
28h 05m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:56 pm - 7:58 pm
IAH
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MCI
21h 02m
1 stop
$246Frontier
Sat, Mar 28 - Tue, Mar 31
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:24 pm - 11:59 pm
MCI
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IAH
11h 35m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:00 am - 5:09 pm
IAH
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MCI
9h 09m
1 stop
$248Spirit Airlines
Sat, Apr 25 - Tue, Apr 28
Multiple Airlines Logo
2:51 pm - 12:48 am
MCI
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IAH
9h 57m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
6:57 pm - 5:06 pm
IAH
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MCI
22h 09m
1 stop
$249Multiple Airlines
Sat, Apr 18 - Sun, Apr 26
Frontier Logo
2:51 pm - 12:48 am
MCI
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IAH
9h 57m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
6:45 am - 1:30 pm
IAH
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MCI
6h 45m
1 stop
$255Frontier
Wed, Apr 8 - Wed, Apr 15
United Airlines Logo
8:05 am - 10:26 am
MCI
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IAH
2h 21mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
7:23 am - 9:29 am
IAH
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MCI
2h 06mnonstop
$257United Airlines
Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Southwest Logo
11:30 am - 1:45 pm
MCI
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HOU
2h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:50 am - 10:50 am
HOU
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MCI
2h 00mnonstop
$257Southwest
Wed, Apr 22 - Wed, Apr 29
Southwest Logo
2:30 pm - 8:20 pm
MCI
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HOU
5h 50m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:50 am - 10:50 am
HOU
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MCI
2h 00mnonstop
$267Southwest
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
Delta Logo
10:30 am - 4:32 pm
MCI
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HOU
6h 02m
1 stop
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 12:20 pm
HOU
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MCI
6h 20m
1 stop
$277Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Kansas City to Houston flights

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

What is the cheapest Kansas City to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Kansas City to Houston costs $289 on the route between Kansas City (MCI) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). The most popular route is between Kansas City (MCI) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Kansas City to Houston, look for departures on Fridays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Houston, Wednesday is the cheapest day to fly and Monday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City to Houston, 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 Kansas City to Houston is August, where tickets cost $273 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $415 and $413 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Kansas City to Houston, 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 Kansas City to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 47% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 14 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Kansas City to Houston

 
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John Walton

John Walton

Expert on IAH and MCI

Independent aviation journalist John Walton took his first flight at eight weeks old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. A world-renowned expert in airlines and the passenger experience, he writes in depth on aviation, is a resident expert on travel in Japan and France, and offers a uniquely queer perspective on travelling the world.

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Yulia Denisyuk

Expert on HOU

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$71
Flight from Kansas City to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Kansas City to Houston

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

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Kansas City to Houston was $71 for a one-way ticket and $243 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    Kansas City is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Houston. You will leave Kansas City from Kansas City and you will be arriving in Houston at one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

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

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

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

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

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

    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 Kansas City to Houston.

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

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

    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 Houston with an airline and back to Kansas City with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Kansas City to Houston?

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

Prefer to fly direct from Kansas City to Houston?

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

Direct departures

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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Direct returns

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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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from Kansas City to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Kansas City to Houston. 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 Kansas City to Houston? 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 4319 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
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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

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

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.

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

Pretty seamless, just a tad bit late in taking off and landing.

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Everything was great except for the boarding process. Everyone is lining up all at the same time and it’s hard to tell between the groups as they are way too large.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Fine not above and beyond as I had a connection that was delayed due to maintenance

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

Dloght delayed by 2.5 hrs . Common theme in my last four american floghts

The flight attendants and the service is getting worse by the day.

They are rarely on time! Very hard to plan your travels when flights or connections keep getting delayed.

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

Mediocre would be best description. Food bland. Seat biz class uncomfortable to sleep. Crew never dimmed lights completely in an overnight flight to Europe. Would avoid AA if possible.

I very rarely fly American and my experience today reenforces that is the correct decision. While the staff were all very courteous, our flight was first thing in the morning so there was no reason to be delayed, yet appropriate maintenance checks weren’t completed prior to our flight so we were delayed multiple times. Not a great showing, American Airlines.

Massimo, flight attendant was very authentic, attentive - wonderful. Food/wrap was just okay.

I am an AA flyer for a very long time... AA has yet to disappoint.

Arriving plane went to wrong gate. Flight Attendant was late. Was in no Hurry when he arrived. Flight was fine. Plane had to wait 20 minutes to get assigned a gate due to designated gate tied up. barely connected.. Boarded extremely late on final leg of trip.

See prior comment about how Kayak mishandled my reservation and delayed my arrival by 6 hours.

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!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

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