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$162 Find Cheap Flights from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport

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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
$239
Overall average: $387
Southwest
Tue 1/20Tue 1/27
OAK - HOU • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$162
Typical prices: $214-$268
Southwest
Mon 1/19
OAK - HOU • Non-stop
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OAK's compact size makes it easy to navigate.
For a quick ride, rideshares from HOU are efficient.
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Cheap Flights from Oakland to Hobby (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 Hobby 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 Hobby

Tue, Jan 20 - Tue, Jan 27
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7:40 am - 1:20 pmOAK-HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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3:10 pm - 5:30 pmHOU-OAK
4h 20mnonstop
$239Southwest
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Tue, Jan 20 - Tue, Jan 27
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7:40 am - 1:20 pmOAK-HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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9:00 am - 2:35 pmHOU-OAK
7h 35m1 stop
$249Southwest
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Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
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2:45 pm - 10:00 pmOAK-HOU
5h 15m1 stop
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3:10 pm - 5:30 pmHOU-OAK
4h 20mnonstop
$250Southwest
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Tue, Jan 20 - Tue, Jan 27
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7:40 am - 1:20 pmOAK-HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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9:15 am - 3:05 pmHOU-OAK
7h 50m2 stops
$254Southwest
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Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
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7:25 am - 5:35 pmOAK-HOU
8h 10m2 stops
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3:10 pm - 5:30 pmHOU-OAK
4h 20mnonstop
$255Southwest
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Tue, Jan 20 - Tue, Jan 27
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2:45 pm - 10:00 pmOAK-HOU
5h 15m1 stop
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9:15 am - 3:05 pmHOU-OAK
7h 50m2 stops
$264Southwest
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Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
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10:40 am - 7:35 pmOAK-HOU
6h 55m1 stop
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12:40 pm - 6:40 pmHOU-OAK
8h 00m2 stops
$265Southwest
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Wed, Jan 7 - Wed, Jan 14
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9:55 am - 7:15 pmOAK-HOU
7h 20m2 stops
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12:40 pm - 6:40 pmHOU-OAK
8h 00m2 stops
$270Southwest
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Tue, Jan 20 - Thu, Jan 22
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7:40 am - 1:20 pmOAK-HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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3:10 pm - 5:30 pmHOU-OAK
4h 20mnonstop
$282Southwest
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Tue, Jan 6 - Mon, Jan 12
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7:40 am - 1:20 pmOAK-HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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10:40 am - 2:55 pmHOU-OAK
6h 15m1 stop
$291Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Oakland to Hobby flights

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

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Houston Hobby Airport on a Monday and more expensive on a Saturday. On your return trip to Oakland, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport, 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 Hobby Airport is February, where tickets cost $339 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $542 and $519 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $369, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

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 Hobby Airport, 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 Hobby Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 54% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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OAK's compact size makes it easy to navigate, with manageable terminals and quick access to gates, ideal for stress-free departures.

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For a quick and affordable ride to downtown, rideshares from HOU are twice as fast and cost-effective compared to IAH.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$162
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 14% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
Flight from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport

When to book flights from Oakland to Hobby

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

  • How can I fly from OAK to either IAH or HOU?

    Southwest is one of the airlines that flies non-stop from OAK to HOU. You can get flights from OAK to both IAH and HOU that have one layover. Spirit Airlines, Delta, Southwest, Frontier, and Alaska Airlines are among the carriers that operate these flights. Layover cities include Austin (AUS), Las Vegas (LAS), Seattle (SEA), and Denver (DEN).

  • Where can I park at OAK?

    At OAK, Premier Parking is closest to the terminals but also the most expensive. You could also park in a Long-Term Lot that is approximately 6 to 9min walking distance away from the terminals. The Economy Lot is the furthest from the terminals, but it is also the most affordable. Free shuttles run from the lot to the terminals about every 15 to 20min.

  • Does OAK have any airport lounges?

    Yes. The Escape Lounge at OAK is available to anyone regardless of what airline or class they are flying. You simply need to pay an entrance fee, either online for a discount, or at the door. In this lounge, you'll have a refined relaxation space where you can get some work done, decompress, or get something to drink.

  • How do I get into downtown Houston from either HOU or IAH?

    From HOU, you can take a Line 40 bus into downtown Houston, and this trip will take about 50min. Or, at HOU, you can take a Line 50 bus and then transfer to the 800 tram. Though this journey involves one transfer, it is quicker and takes approximately 47min. From IAH, you can catch the 102 Metropolitan Transit Harris County bus into downtown Houston. That trip will take approximately 50min.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport was $162 for a one-way ticket and $239 for a round-trip.

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

    No

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

    Delta, JetBlue, Alaska Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport flight route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

    There are nonstop flights from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Oakland to Houston, Southwest or Spirit Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Oakland to Houston are Southwest and Spirit Airlines. With an average price for the route of $460 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Spirit Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $281 and an overall rating of 6.3.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

    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 Hobby Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston Hobby Airport 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 Hobby Airport?

    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 Hobby Airport with an airline and back to Oakland with another airline. Booking your flights between Oakland and HOU can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Hobby Airport from Oakland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $251 or less one-way and $369 or less round-trip.
  • The Oakland International Airport (OAK) serves as a hub for FedEx Express. It is also a focus city for JSX and Southwest Airlines. The George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) is a hub for United Airlines and Spirit Airlines. The William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) does not serve as a hub for any major airline.
  • HOU has two inter-faith chapels that are open to everyone, all the time. One of these chapels is located on Level One at Baggage Claim, before the security checkpoint. The other is located post-security at Gate 44 on the Central Concourse. IAH has three inter-faith chapels, welcoming everyone and affiliated with no particular religion. These are in Baggage Claim, Terminal C, and Terminal D.
  • Both Houston airports, HOU and IAH, have USO lounges. The USO at HOU is located near Gate 46 and welcomes active-duty service members and their families. This lounge is open from 9 am until 5 pm. The IAH USO is open from 6 am until 9 pm and can be found on the Main Concourse one level below Gate 44. Both lounges offer complimentary snacks and beverages, comfortable seating, computers, TV, and more.
  • OAK provides Mamava lactation suites in Terminals 1 and 2. These clean, quiet, lockable free-standing cabins provide two benches, a shelf, an electrical outlet, an exhaust fan, a hook for coats, a mirror, and a motion-activated light.
  • OAK provides a relief area for approved service animals in Terminal 2 at Gate 25. This animal relief area is 10 square feet and features artificial turf, a mock fire hydrant, a full sink, and cleaning tools.

Prefer to fly direct from Oakland to Houston Hobby Airport?

 
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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Oakland to Hobby

 
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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SouthwestOverall score based on 4254 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
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No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

10.0 ExcellentIlevba, Nov 2025DCA - 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.

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

We had an almost 7 hour flight delay. We left the gate twice and taxi-ed and then returned the gate twice. Finally we got a new flight crew (our third one) and then left the gate to the final time before departing at 6:45pm (original flight time was 12pm). Out of Newark.

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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