$179 Find Cheap Flights from San José to Houston

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Cheapest round-trip
$375
Typical prices: $547-$320
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Tue 7/14Tue 8/4
SJO - IAH • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$376
Typical prices: $565-$464
United Airlines
Wed 8/5Tue 9/15
SJO - IAH • Non-stop
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United Economy Plus adds up to six inches more legroom than standard economy.
Southwest cancellation policy is flexible; carry-ons are free, but checked bags cost.
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Cheap Flights from San José to Houston (SJO-HOU)

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

Tue, Jul 14 - Tue, Aug 4
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:15 pm - 10:26 am
SJO
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IAH
17h 11m
1 stop
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12:05 pm - 11:59 pm
IAH
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SJO
12h 54m
1 stop
$375Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 10 - Tue, Sep 15
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1:40 pm - 6:20 pm
SJO
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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4:10 pm - 6:40 pm
HOU
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SJO
3h 30mnonstop
$376Southwest
Thu, Oct 15 - Wed, Oct 21
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7:55 am - 12:40 pm
SJO
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IAH
3h 45mnonstop
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4:58 pm - 7:37 pm
IAH
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SJO
3h 39mnonstop
$376United Airlines
Fri, Aug 28 - Wed, Sep 2
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1:40 pm - 6:20 pm
SJO
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HOU
3h 40mnonstop
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6:25 am - 12:45 pm
HOU
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SJO
7h 20m
1 stop
$380Southwest
Thu, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 29
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1:25 pm - 10:35 pm
SJO
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HOU
8h 10m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 11:54 am
HOU
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SJO
6h 54m
1 stop
$381Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Tue, Sep 8
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2:02 pm - 11:02 pm
SJO
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IAH
8h 00m
1 stop
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7:24 am - 12:57 pm
IAH
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SJO
6h 33m
1 stop
$381JetBlue
Fri, Aug 21 - Sun, Aug 30
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7:00 am - 7:25 pm
SJO
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IAH
11h 25m
1 stop
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12:05 pm - 11:59 pm
IAH
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SJO
12h 54m
1 stop
$382Multiple Airlines
Thu, Sep 24 - Tue, Sep 29
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7:00 am - 7:25 pm
SJO
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IAH
11h 25m
1 stop
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12:05 pm - 11:59 pm
IAH
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SJO
12h 54m
1 stop
$385Multiple Airlines
Thu, Oct 15 - Tue, Oct 20
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12:55 pm - 6:05 am
SJO
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HOU
16h 10m
1 stop
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9:05 am - 11:40 am
HOU
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SJO
3h 35mnonstop
$386Southwest
Tue, Jul 14 - Tue, Jul 21
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4:15 pm - 10:26 am
SJO
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IAH
17h 11m
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12:05 pm - 11:59 pm
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SJO
12h 54m
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$387Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San José 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 San José 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 San José to Houston departing in July.

What is the cheapest San José to Houston flight route?

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

The absolute cheapest return flight from San José to Houston costs $301 on the route between San José (SJO) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). However, over the past month, flights between San José (SJO) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) were, on average, 22% cheaper than other San José-Houston routes. The most popular route is between San José (SJO) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to Houston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José 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 San José to Houston is December, where tickets cost $122 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $245 and $181 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José 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 San José 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 San José to Houston, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 21% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Mark Chesnut

Expert on SJO

Mark Chesnut is a travel writer and public speaker with more than 30 years of experience. The 2019 winner of the NLGJA Excellence in Travel Writing Award, Mark is the author of the book “Prepare for Departure” and has covered air travel for multiple top consumer and trade media outlets.

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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$179
Flight from San José to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from San José to Houston

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to Houston?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to Houston was $182 for a one-way ticket and $375 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from San José to Houston.

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

    On your way to Houston, you’ll fly out from San José Juan Santamaria Intl. 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 San José to Houston?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to Houston?

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between San José and Houston.

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from San José to Houston?

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

Direct departures

San José Juan Santamaria Intl 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 San José Juan Santamaria Intl

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 3 airlines serving from San José to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José 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 4235 reviews
7.0Food
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
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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!

4.0 OkayAnonymous, May 2026
MSY - HOU
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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 am very please with the service received from Southwest. Although there was a refuel stop in Fl before we got the Baltimore. The service and kindness of the staff was excellent.

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.

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

The flight to Houston the agents were not very helpful

Horrible, absolutely horrible. The airline overbooked the flight, did NOT assign seats and boarding was a hot mess with lots of confused passengers. There was no "large plane" gate for us, the 500+ passengers were squeezed in a small hold room area, and multiple busses had to shuttle us to the other side of the airfield, where boarding of the plane, that was parked on the ramp, took place in rain. The old plane had a broken seat, that the technicians tried to fix - with no success - resulting in a 50min delay. The flight attendant with heart shaped earnings with German flag was screaming on the passengers without a reason, was extremely rude and entitled the entire flight. The food was junk. I hope I don't have to fly United ever again.

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

It was terrible. sat on airplane 2 hours then flight was canceled. made to pick up bags and go through Panama immagration to rebook another flight. worst experice ever at a airport.

Good but airlines getting smaller. I didn't like the meal but the service was fine. Flight was fine and luggage arrived. So good.

Lounges are packed and very poor, food is really bad, for business class in an airline is well below expectations

Seats are absolutely not comfortable and large enough. There’s a limit and you stepped over it. I understand that there’s a business class, however for the price it costs, it’s just plain stupid for a 50 minute flight.

The employees at the gate were not communicating, they preferred to give the upgrade to pilots and not to the elite passengers Every flight I more disappointing, clients shooed be priority instead of other employees even if they are pilots, there was plenty room for pilots in economy

The crew was great! They waited for me as Air Canada flight was delayed by 1:15 hours from Ottawa to Toronto. I am a bit disappointed that we could only use wifi for entertainment but I survived! The only thing I would of liked is a more comfortable seat. The seat cushions are not thick enough for flights longer than 3 hours. Aside from that, everything was great.

Overall, the flight went well and the service was good. However, there was a very frightening moment during landing in Bogotá. Just as the plane was about to touch down, it suddenly went back up into the air. The aircraft was not descending straight and seemed to move left and right, which made the situation feel unstable. This was quite scary. After going back up, the plane circled for about 15 minutes before attempting to land again. Although I understand that safety always comes first and situations like this can happen, it was still a shocking experience for passengers.

The worst experience I've ever had because the "people" @ Avianca wouldn't let me fly because they said I needed a round trip ticket

Horrible experience with Avianca, they delayed their flight and when we arrived to NYC, AVIANCA took 1 hr y 30 mins to park the airplane and all passenger get off the plane, it made me lost all my trains to get back home and I came back to my place at 3 am instead of 12 am. On the top of that their plane seat are so uncomfortable and is not enough space and killed my legs and knees, Avianca used to be good when it was a Colombian company, now after Brasilian company bought them, their service quality is bad and their flights are delayed and oversold.

We found the chairs to be really uncomfortable. It’s also really unacceptable that no form of food or drink is included in a 6+ hour flight

Not good, tried to purchase a first class upgrade and they couldn’t get it done. Was super uncomfortable the whole time.

Last seat of Bussines Class it does recline but passenger seating behind kept pushing since they did not have space once my seat was reclined

I handed in my suitcase in perfect condition at SAL Airport. And in MIA Airport I received it with one corner broken and the wheels bent.

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