$78 Find Cheap Flights from Portland to Houston

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Cheap Flights from Portland to Houston (PDX-HOU)

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

Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:52 pm - 5:55 amPDX-IAH
8h 03m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:14 am - 6:57 pmIAH-PDX
11h 43m1 stop
$154Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Aug 19 - Tue, Aug 26
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:52 pm - 5:55 amPDX-IAH
8h 03m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:14 am - 6:57 pmIAH-PDX
11h 43m1 stop
$155Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
United Airlines Logo
7:04 am - 1:16 pmPDX-IAH
4h 12mnonstop
United Airlines Logo
3:37 pm - 10:37 pmIAH-PDX
9h 00m1 stop
$183United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 26 - Sat, Aug 30
United Airlines Logo
1:45 pm - 10:11 pmPDX-IAH
6h 26m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
7:55 pm - 10:23 pmIAH-PDX
4h 28mnonstop
$193United Airlines
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Wed, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 3
American Airlines Logo
7:40 am - 3:50 pmPDX-HOU
6h 10m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
2:33 pm - 9:27 pmHOU-PDX
8h 54m1 stop
$197American Airlines
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Thu, Aug 28 - Mon, Sep 1
Alaska Airlines Logo
10:33 am - 4:54 pmPDX-IAH
4h 21mnonstop
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:59 pm - 8:25 pmIAH-PDX
4h 26mnonstop
$217Alaska Airlines
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Fri, Aug 22 - Sun, Aug 24
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:37 pm - 6:24 amPDX-IAH
7h 47m1 stop
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5:59 pm - 8:25 pmIAH-PDX
4h 26mnonstop
$237Alaska Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Wed, Aug 20
Frontier Logo
12:25 pm - 11:49 pmPDX-IAH
9h 24m1 stop
Frontier Logo
3:27 pm - 10:39 pmIAH-PDX
9h 12m1 stop
$238Frontier
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Sat, Aug 30 - Fri, Sep 5
American Airlines Logo
5:34 am - 7:59 pmPDX-HOU
12h 25m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
10:15 am - 5:04 pmHOU-PDX
8h 49m1 stop
$240American Airlines
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Wed, Aug 13 - Fri, Aug 22
Frontier Logo
12:25 pm - 11:49 pmPDX-IAH
9h 24m1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:23 amIAH-PDX
7h 23m1 stop
$248Frontier
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Expert advice for your flight from Portland to Houston

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
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Airports
PDX

PDX offers easy navigation with a single main terminal and clear signage, making check-in and security a breeze.

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IAH

For ground transportation, IAH offers rideshare pickups at Terminals A, B, and C. Use the subway or skyway from Terminal E.

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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.

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KAYAK's insights & trends for Portland to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Portland 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 Portland to Houston?

What is the cheapest Portland to Houston flight route?

The cheapest price for flight routes found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Portland to Houston.

Our data shows that the cheapest route for a return flight from Portland to Houston cost $197 and was between Portland (PDX) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). On average, the best prices are found if you fly this route. The average price for a return flight for this route is $197.

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Portland 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 Portland to Houston is June, where tickets cost $317 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $465 and $439 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Portland 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 Portland 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 Portland to Houston, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 23% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$78
Flight from Portland to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Portland to Houston

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Portland to Houston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Portland to Houston was $78 for a one-way ticket and $154 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in Portland and on arrival in Houston.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Portland to Houston?

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

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to Houston from Portland?

    Denver is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Portland to Houston.

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

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

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

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Portland 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 Portland up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Portland to Houston?

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

Direct departures

Portland to Houston

Monday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

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Direct returns

Houston to Portland

Monday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Tuesday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Wednesday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Thursday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Friday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Saturday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Sunday

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

Alaska Airlines, United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Portland to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Portland 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 Portland 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 10000 reviews
7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
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TERRIFIC! Thank you all. Jason Robert Kidwell My favorite flight attendants.

10.0 ExcellentJason, Jul 2025PDX - DCA
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TERRIFIC! Thank you all. Jason Robert Kidwell My favorite flight attendants.

I liked Alaska better than other carriers that I have EVER used. Unfortunately, the plane from LAX to Guanacaste leg of my journey had some mechanical problems and had to return to LAX - causing my journey to be very long and added a day to my total trip. The Airline was very prompt in offering their apology and have given me credit to use for my next flight. I thought the terminal in LAX was too cold for comfort, especially if there is a long wait between flights.

Not having to pay 160$ for a 20 lb and 12 lb bag that were clearly under 50 lbs and they overcharged me for them

We have always flown with Alaska when we can. As they have great customer service. This trip we had to transfer to Air LINGUS in Denver to go to Dublin. That’s where things went bad! Our checked luggage didn’t arrive. The process to make a claim was way more complicated than it should be. It took 5 days to recover our luggage. The whole time we couldn’t talk to a real person who could tell us anything. The whole time Alaska blamed Air lingus and vis a versa. No one seemed want to help us. That was the worst part.

I'm a platinum member with American Airlines, however, my ticket did not display status and thus I did not board with an early group. I traveled with my two daughters and we were given a row of seats that did not recline. Not the treatment I would have expected for a platinum customer. The flight was also a bit late leaving Portland. Also on my flight to Portland we were not given premium seats. In fact, we were in the last row of the aircraft.

5 hour delay from Portland to Newark. Boarded and then were told we had to get off and wait five hours for flight. No food vouchers or any other compensation because they said it was an air traffic control issue. Plane is bare minimum like a discount airline. They have free entertainment but you have to get to it on your own device no screens in the seats

Very good. Gate personnel were excellent flight attendants were also able to change my seat at the last minute everyone, courteous, polite, and.

On time, smooth take off and landing, efficient boarding. Gate staff excellent, stewardess grumpy, but civil enough.

No WiFi available. It was too late to order food also. Guy next to me was huge (not fat) so had his shoulder & thigh next to me the whole way. Plane was delayed leaving PDX due to 8 other planes waiting. Not my best Alaska airlines flight.

Check in, they should have told me that upon arrival i needed to exit the secure area and re-check in with Eva Air. I wasn't sure what to do upon arrival at S.F.

Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

For a 69 year old with health problems I had the worse experience, no wheelchair when I entered a lady told me to sit and wait while a gentleman told me I had to walk to the Delta station, which I did. I had a carry on and a bag, and I was traveling with my service dog, which was on his carrier and the lady charged me for my carry on luggage, beside all the waiting cause of the delay, I had to walk to get my luggage cause no wheelchair showed up, I am so disappointed. I will get in touch with the company. I got home at 3:00 am, not good for my health situation.

Great experience on Delta. Staff from baggage check to flight attendants were very courteous and professional. My only issue was a personal preference for pretzels instead of the chips and cookies that were offered.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

Always good but we must do something about people in rows ahead of you that don't put their seats back up when they are suppose to. And It's rough to not be able to even lean over to get something out of my purse.

Flight was delayed, 30+ bags had to be gate checked. Crew were very friendly!

Everything was good until we were boarding our connection flight in Atlanta, we were told to gate check our carry-on, but when we got inside the plane, there was plenty of room in the overhead.

Did not know my son and I had different seating arrangements. He was fine, but it was disappointing.

Flight was canceled, and no effort was made to help with rebooking, no hotel vouchers, no car transportation and minimal food voucher and most places for food were closed by the time the voucher was given. Waited for 3 hours for bags. Simply the worst travel experience I have ever had

Food was surprisingly good but the WiFi was not great

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

The woman gate agent in Phoenix was none too sympathetic about my check-in process as I am relatively new with using apps. I almost did not get on because she said I did not check-in. I thought I had via Kayak where I purchased a very expensive ticket. Lesson learned but to be told I may not get on as a matter of factly was difficult to hear.

Gate agent did not hold flight for connection, provided no assistance to get new flight

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

I don’t understand the purpose of the orange “priority” tag on my bag. This tagged, my bag is last or near to the last bag to come down the carousel at IAH.

Oh my gosh, I loved my experience with United! they made me want to travel more often.

The planes are so dirty! Food crumbs and finger print smudges, Dust over the vents and carpet stains. It’s disgusting.

The bag drop personal were not helpful. There was no food on the flight. Boeing aircraft, lousy as always. Everything else was fine.

Asked several times dairy free options and was ignored. Was told chips was the only thing I could have that I should have put it on my profile “which it is”. Very unprofessional. WiFi didn’t work have the flight. Overall a very bad experience.

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

It was very difficult to stretch my knee out and I am very short. I also had a torn tendon in my knee which made it extra uncomfortable anyways. My husband is 6'2" and I can't imagine him flying in that plane.

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

The AA app really sucks ... Every flight & connecting flights were delayed over 30 mins. One connecting flight on American Eagle said it was delayed in its arrival ... when it was actually parked across from the gate for over 1 hr before they pulled it to the gate. Seats in the economy/ main cabin are packed together like sardines ... no leg room.

The flight delay in Dallas created a domino effect that impacted all connecting flights, leading to an increase in the number of connections. As a result, I missed my flight from Casablanca to Marrakech due to the tight turnaround when landing in Casablanca. CMN Airport was understaffed; only one employee was available to assist passengers while others just stood by and watched. It was an extremely frustrating situation. Many passengers were crying and banging their hands on the counter while talking to customer service representative Allabough. Unfortunately, Allabough couldn’t change my flight in the system. At the same time, I was on the phone with an American Airlines customer service representative named Solomon, who said he couldn’t make the change either. So, I decided to take an ONYA Voyages train from Casablanca to Marrakech to reach my destination on Friday, June 26. It turned out to be an unpredictable trip.

Pretty bad gate mgmt upon arrival. No open gates and we had to wait at midnight. Shouldn’t be a surprise that an aircraft is coming in.

Comfortable plane ride however on delays disappointment no real details as to why the delays when other flights are leaving the airport

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

I’m impressed that we were on time in Sacramento after having a late departure in Newark and our made it. The staff was friendly and warm.

5.5 hour delay with no explanation on why, along with no proactive effort to reaccomodate me.

Boarding in Orlando was not good. Giant mob at the gate, should have been lines.

Decent clean onboard experience. Okay discount airline experience. Unfortunately, any customer service interactions are difficult and unhelpful. There is no service. Also, a premium seat only gets you premium boarding if you line up first. Once they start general boarding you must go to the back of the line. Not very premium

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

The ticketing agents were rude but then we had a great gate agent very nice we had to ride a buss out to where the plane was parked but it was in some back corner of the airport when we got to the plane the captain who was great btw was cleaning the plane because the same rude ticketing agent told them they we not contracted to vacuum the plane. The ride to las Vegas was fine We had a connecting flight to Dallas. The flight was fine but when we arrived in Dallas everyone who flew on any frontier airlines the picked up bags from baggage claim D15 had to wait over a hour for their bags to start we arrived at 11:30pm ish to the gate we didn't leave the baggage clamed till 12:50 am very not happy and i used to fly frontier 4 times a week for work in Denver i will not be using them again

I was 2 hr arrive in the airport and 45 min in the line . After take to my turn . The agent tell me I’m later . I can not board . So my vacation was going to the floor . Just for their bad customer service agent in the airline

Frontier Airlines was AWFUL. I was an hour early for my flight and the lady refused to check me in. I had to purchase a whole new ticket with a different airline.

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

Late, terrible communication, horrible planning of passenger seating until the literal last minute. One of the worst flying experiences of my life. Y'all suck

Both legs of the flight were changed. The day of the flight and length of the trip.

First of all, we never got on the connecting flight to Denver. They delayed our flight for two hours. If we would have gotten on that flight, we would have been stuck in Denver for 13 hours. So we re- routed our flight for a straight through flight to Oklahoma two days later. THEN, they delayed that flight for two hours. After that we were able to finally get on our flight and come home. Frontier Airlines - one of the worst airlines I have ever been on.

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