$144 Find Cheap Flights from Oakland 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 Oakland to Houston, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest round-trip
$269
Typical prices: $289-$476
Southwest
Wed 1/28Mon 2/2
OAK - HOU • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$144
Typical prices: $109-$130
Alaska Airlines
Tue 2/3
OAK - IAH • 1 stop
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Cheap Flights from Oakland to Houston (OAK-HOU)

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

Wed, Jan 28 - Mon, Feb 2
Southwest Logo
7:40 am - 1:20 pm
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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3:10 pm - 5:30 pm
HOU
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OAK
4h 20mnonstop
$269Southwest
Wed, Jan 28 - Mon, Feb 2
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7:40 am - 1:20 pm
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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4:55 pm - 9:25 pm
HOU
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OAK
6h 30m1 stop
$279Southwest
Wed, Jan 28 - Sat, Jan 31
Southwest Logo
7:40 am - 1:20 pm
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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5:35 am - 11:25 am
HOU
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OAK
7h 50m2 stops
$284Southwest
Mon, Jan 12 - Fri, Jan 23
Delta Logo
12:38 pm - 9:44 pm
OAK
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IAH
7h 06m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:41 pm - 11:53 pm
IAH
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OAK
7h 12m1 stop
$289Delta
Sun, Jan 11 - Sun, Jan 18
Southwest Logo
4:15 pm - 12:10 am
OAK
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HOU
5h 55m1 stop
Southwest Logo
11:15 am - 4:30 pm
HOU
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OAK
7h 15m1 stop
$289Southwest
Mon, Jan 12 - Fri, Jan 23
Delta Logo
12:38 pm - 9:44 pm
OAK
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IAH
7h 06m1 stop
Delta Logo
4:06 pm - 11:53 pm
IAH
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OAK
9h 47m2 stops
$294Delta
Mon, Jan 12 - Wed, Jan 14
Delta Logo
4:54 pm - 9:28 am
OAK
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IAH
14h 34m2 stops
Delta Logo
6:20 am - 4:14 pm
IAH
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OAK
11h 54m2 stops
$299Delta
Sat, Jan 31 - Sat, Feb 7
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 11:54 pm
OAK
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IAH
11h 24m2 stops
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7:00 am - 4:28 pm
IAH
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OAK
11h 28m1 stop
$306Alaska Airlines
Wed, Jan 14 - Tue, Jan 20
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:30 am - 11:54 pm
OAK
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IAH
11h 24m2 stops
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:46 am
IAH
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OAK
28h 46m2 stops
$309Alaska Airlines
Sun, Jan 18 - Wed, Jan 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:10 am - 6:17 pm
OAK
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IAH
8h 07m1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 9:46 am
IAH
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OAK
28h 46m2 stops
$311Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Oakland to Houston flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Oakland, California to Houston?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Oakland, California to Houston departing in January.

What is the cheapest Oakland to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Oakland to Houston costs $323 on the route between Oakland (OAK) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

When flying from Oakland to Houston, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Oakland, you’ll find the best rates on Wednesdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Oakland 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 Oakland to Houston is February, where tickets cost $346 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $519 and $484 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 58% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

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OAK's compact size makes it easy to navigate, reducing stress and saving time during departure.

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HOU offers quick access to downtown Houston, with rideshare options being cost-effective and fast.

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Cheapest flight$144
Flight from Oakland to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Oakland to Houston

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Oakland to Houston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Oakland to Houston was $144 for a one-way ticket and $269 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    On your way to Houston, you’ll fly out from Oakland. You’ll be landing in one of Houston’s 2 airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Oakland to Houston?

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

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston from Oakland 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 Oakland 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 Oakland with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Oakland 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 Oakland 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 4 airlines serving from Oakland to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Oakland 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.
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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

10.0 ExcellentIlevba, Nov 2025
DCA - DAL
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No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

Everything a cheap airline should be at normal airline rates.

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

I was re-booked onto another flight because my original flight was delayed and I would have missed my connector. I ended up in the “C” group after paying extra to be in the “A “ group on the original flight. At least if you’re going to re-book people, re-book them into the same group.

Was good. I miss the free 2 checked bags. That was part of what made Southwest special

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

Multiple delays and gate changes. Arrived at final destination 6 hours late. All rental cars had been taken.

The movies using Southwest WiFi kept pausing and I had to restart multiple times.

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Lounge in Lagos is terrible, food on board from Lagos to Atlanta was horrible. Only bright spot the cabin crew were awesome.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

Our flight got rescheduled 48 hours later, the airline didn’t pay a penny for our expenses.

My baby was crying uncontrollably for the longest time and the entire crew was SO supportive, I’m so appreciative of them. Thank you so much for the support during an exhausting moment. We got very lucky.

Uncomfortable seats and tiny tray table. Expensive snacks. Flight was on time and crew was pleasant but take me back to Southwest!

Boarding and unboarding processes were pretty smooth. I gave a low score for Boarding because of how my flight was missing from all the boards at the airport, and when I checked the flight status on the Spirit website, it said it would be departing from Terminal E, gate D15. There are no "D" gates in terminal E.

The flight was on time and the crew was very professional and accommodating. When other airlines are canceling flights Spirit is still flying with on time flights. I have no complaints and will continue to choose Spirit when it is the best option for me.

I didn't order food. I requested a Tomato juice and was given a boody mary mix. The serve needs to warn the customer what their given. It wasn't a huge deal, but I wasted $4.50.

EVERYTHING! It was so bad that I will be filing a claim for reimbursement for my seat as I could not fully sit in it due to an obese person being next to me and spilling over into my "space." And my personal item in the overhead been got crushed between two suitcases, so now my business laptop has been damaged beyond repair. Also, it was expensive! Since you pay for EVERYTHING, the cost of the trip was probably more than if you I used an airline that was not discounted. I will NEVER fly Spirit Airlines again!

One of worst experienc my family have every had with this airline. I was informed my Kayak that my flight was delayed and that my family will not make it to houston for our connecting flight. I contacted Spirit customer service to get my family on a later flight due to the delay in Vagas and them not making their connecting flight. The customer rep keep telling me that the flight from vagas is on time and not delayed. She even make to go to the spirit app on my phone and show me how to look up weather or not the flight was delayed. The app showed "on time" 20 minutes later when my family arrived at the airport for their flight, they were told that the flight was delayed and she will not make her connecting flight. I call spirit airline customer support again that night and spoke to another rep who apologize for his collegue and he told me that my family will receive a credit for this, this was on Saturday I still have not received the credit or an email letting me know when I will be credited for this inconvenience. This is not good business and it need to be fixed.

It was very bad it got delayed by 2 hours.Never going to travel with spirit airlines in future.

I wanted to upgrade my seat because I’m 6’2 and never have enough leg room for my comfort. They upgraded my seat for free putting me in an emergency exit seat. I was very comfortable

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

This airline sucks. They offer low rates then charge you for everything, the app does not work well, the seats are the most uncomfortable. Maintenance issues on the flight, and you still have to sit through their credit card commercials. People are nice enough but does not make up for overall poor experience.

baggage clamed had to wait over a hour and half for all people on my flight it was terrible

My flight was canceled I was promised a reginf still not received.

The confirmation # CK8GNW and my name was not recognized/in Frontier system. I was able to check in on Frintier app so i went to the Frontier ticket agent, at time they told me that my name/ confirmation did not show up as a purchased ticket. I had to purchase a new ticket that cost $289.00 one way.

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.

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.

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.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

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