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Cheapest round-trip
$236
Typical prices: $447-$270
Southwest
Wed 8/26Tue 9/8
OAK - HOU • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$322
Typical prices: $458-$380
Southwest
Thu 10/22Tue 10/27
OAK - HOU • Non-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, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 8
Southwest Logo
8:55 am - 5:25 pm
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6h 30m
1 stop
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2:50 pm - 8:00 pm
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7h 10m
1 stop
$236Southwest
Thu, Oct 22 - Tue, Oct 27
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11:05 am - 7:25 pm
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HOU
6h 20m
1 stop
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4:10 pm - 6:10 pm
HOU
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4h 00mnonstop
$249Southwest
Sat, Sep 19 - Tue, Sep 22
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 5:00 pm
OAK
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HOU
8h 20m
1 stop
Southwest Logo
9:25 am - 12:45 pm
HOU
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OAK
5h 20m
1 stop
$259Southwest
Sat, Sep 19 - Tue, Sep 22
Delta Logo
6:00 am - 1:29 pm
OAK
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IAH
5h 29m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:00 pm - 11:59 pm
IAH
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OAK
6h 59m
1 stop
$265Delta
Sat, Sep 19 - Tue, Sep 22
Delta Logo
12:29 pm - 9:47 pm
OAK
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IAH
7h 18m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:36 pm - 11:59 pm
IAH
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OAK
11h 23m
2 stops
$270Delta
Wed, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 8
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:51 pm - 5:13 pm
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IAH
19h 22m
1 stop
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6:16 pm - 12:49 pm
IAH
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OAK
20h 33m
1 stop
$289Alaska Airlines
Thu, Aug 6 - Mon, Aug 17
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7:13 pm - 1:35 pm
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IAH
16h 22m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
6:19 pm - 11:21 am
IAH
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OAK
19h 02m
1 stop
$313Alaska Airlines
Sun, Aug 30 - Wed, Sep 9
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12:13 pm - 12:46 pm
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IAH
22h 33m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:59 pm - 11:18 am
IAH
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OAK
15h 19m
1 stop
$329Frontier
Thu, Oct 1 - Wed, Oct 7
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6:01 am - 5:13 pm
OAK
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IAH
9h 12m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
9:59 pm - 11:18 am
IAH
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OAK
15h 19m
1 stop
$330Multiple Airlines
Sun, Aug 23 - Wed, Aug 26
Frontier Logo
8:39 pm - 12:46 pm
OAK
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IAH
14h 07m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:10 pm - 7:44 pm
IAH
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OAK
24h 34m
1 stop
$331Frontier
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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 August.

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 $402 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 Saturday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Oakland, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays 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 November, where tickets cost $61 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $301 and $288 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 39% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 7 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from Oakland to Houston

 
AI-powered summary based on content written by travel experts. AI can make mistakes.
KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
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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.

Yulia Denisyuk

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$118
Flight from Oakland to Houston Hobby 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.
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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 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Oakland to Houston was $108 for a one-way ticket and $236 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?

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

  • 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 5 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12521 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.1Food
7.0Entertainment
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
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Super impressed by staff courtesy, and assistance, Flight was one of the best I've had despite turbulence... Will definitely be flying Alaskan air as my preferred choice

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jun 2026
SEA - DFW
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Super impressed by staff courtesy, and assistance, Flight was one of the best I've had despite turbulence... Will definitely be flying Alaskan air as my preferred choice

Even though I booked two tickets at the same time, we were unable to sit together. No one cared. I was disappointed due to the amount of money the flights had been that there was no way to get it changed.

Affirmed my disability by allowing me to board when most accessible. Very parable, helpful and friendly staff. Smooth flight overall! I always fly Alaska when possible! Thank you!

great experience just at the end, we got in early and there wasn't anyone at the gate for 30 min so we had to just sit on the tarmac

Loved this first class flight! Awesome food, snacks and drinks. Comfortable seat with foot rest. Good movie. Very friendly crew! Only thing I would suggest is having a screen on seat back in front of me so I didn’t have to watch the movie on my phone.

Flight crew great! No WiFi not great. Someone took my bag not great!

Alaska drastically changed our flight from a direct flight to a flight with connection and a long layover. So we canceled the Alaska flight and we learned a valuable lesson that we will never book through kayak again because the third party travel agent tried to withhold our money.

It was a super old plane so the first class experience was just not luxurious

I’m not sure there is anything that can be improved, even the cost was fantastic.

Very good. Easy check in, attentive flight attendant, and on time departure/landing.

One major problem that was very unprofessional and uncalled for. Plane landed and we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the plane since they were waiting for someone to come to the gate to drive the jetway. Southwest couldn't have someone available and waiting for the plane to land? Is there only one person in Hobby airport who knows to drive the jetway? Was he at lunch? In the bar? Uncomfortable and uncalled for!

Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

The seat was not comfortable. 1D. My back was sore all night and the next day.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

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.

Be on time? When not on time a circling for over an hour offer more than 1 bag of chips to the passengers? It was a 7 hour flight by the time we got done.

Flight delayed four separate times. I’m now one hour hours late to landing.

Checkin was good, fllight ws good. Onlly complaint is lack of foot on 6 hour flight from Seattle to Boston. Snacks were flimsy - chips and cookies. could have offered something more substantial for such a long flight. I know you can buy food in airport but for the price you pay for a ticket, they should step up for the passengers.

Long story short, it was one of the better flight experiences I've had in some time when compared with other airlines.

While they turned off most cabin lights to allow people to sleep, I was bothered by how bright the side lights still were. It was still quite bright for me in a window seat, when I wish I could have slept!

Generally on time departures and arrivals, clean planes, sky miles membership provides great benefits (complimentary upgrades, etc).

N Everything was perfect from boarding to assistance to baggage in Tampa

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Fast, lovely scenery, great info on the Delta flight screen about landmarks we were flying over. Great landing!

Long flight but comfortable and not freezing as I have experienced on Hawaiian flights to the islands. They gave us blankets just in case. Nice touch.

The pilot had to extend the flight time from san antonio to Houston to burn off fuel. This caused a lot of unnecessary stress since we had a tight connection to Aruba. And with no other flights going to Aruba we were worried about spending a night in Houston. We had to to run to our connection because of the flight crews mistake. Not happy.

The flight was delayed, they didn’t even have water for the toilets or for drinks

Even through the flight was delayed due to storms near IAH The flight was great! The crew was so hospitable and professional

The flight had a delay but I made it to my connection. Flight was smooth overall

No screens or meal options. Freezing cold. Dirty seats. Left late.

Overall flight was ok. Flight attendant was receptive to assisting passengers with tight connections.

This was the first flight in the morning. We boarded fine. The cabin door was closed and we were ready to go. We were notified by the Captain that ATC issued and ground stop for 40 minutes. So, without even pushing back from the gate, we were already 40 minutes late. We actually were released to push-back and taxi at 30 minutes. But, some passengers had tight connections and were not going to make their connections. Some passengers asked about the delay and the effect on the connections and were told by the cabin attendant that all flights will be delayed and so they should be OK. However, that was not true. My connecting flight was on time and I arrived at IAH with 21 minutes to make my connection. I did and I'm happy about that, but the flight crew should not have given assurances to the passengers who might have missed their connections.

Boarding was again a "free for all". We were boarding group 4, and almost the entire plane was able to board before us. It's a shame that someone who follows the rules, gets the short end of the stick. Not fair.

Fine. The issues I had were associated with luggage being delayed from Turkey to Tanzania

We purchase first class seats for the first time for multiples of standard economy ticket. There was no access to the club lounge and no priority boarding. The meal and the service once on the plane were superior and the seat was nicer, but not worth the price difference. I will be happy to seat in economy and spend the difference on more travel.

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

It was ok. It was expensive to check 2 bags ($75.00 per bag), and then it took a long time to wait for shuttle to take us from one terminal to the terminal where the plane was taking off at LAX. And all of this for a flight where we had to pay for any food or drink that was not water.

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.

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