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$137 Find Cheap Flights from San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport

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Cheapest round-trip
$273
Overall average: $417
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Tue 3/17Tue 3/24
SJC - HOU • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$137
Typical prices: $131-$246
Southwest
Tue 3/17
SJC - HOU • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Hobby (SJC-HOU)

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

Tue, Mar 17 - Tue, Mar 24
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8:25 am - 2:00 pm
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8:15 am - 10:30 am
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4h 15mnonstop
$273Southwest
Tue, Mar 17 - Tue, Mar 24
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8:25 am - 2:00 pm
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3h 35mnonstop
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4:00 pm - 9:25 pm
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7h 25m
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$283Southwest
Tue, Mar 17 - Tue, Mar 24
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8:25 am - 2:00 pm
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3h 35mnonstop
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2:40 pm - 8:35 pm
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7h 55m
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$288Southwest
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
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6:00 am - 3:50 pm
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7h 50m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 10:11 am
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6h 11m
1 stop
$293American Airlines
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
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6:50 am - 3:50 pm
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7h 00m
2 stops
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8:20 am - 1:15 pm
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6h 55m
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$298Southwest
Tue, Mar 3 - Thu, Mar 5
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2:55 pm - 10:00 pm
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5h 05m
1 stop
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8:00 am - 10:15 am
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4h 15mnonstop
$299Southwest
Tue, Mar 17 - Tue, Mar 24
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1:55 pm - 10:40 pm
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HOU
6h 45m
2 stops
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2:40 pm - 8:35 pm
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7h 55m
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$303Southwest
Tue, Mar 3 - Thu, Mar 5
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8:25 am - 5:55 pm
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7h 30m
2 stops
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8:00 am - 10:15 am
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4h 15mnonstop
$304Southwest
Tue, Mar 3 - Thu, Mar 5
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6:50 am - 12:25 pm
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3h 35mnonstop
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8:00 am - 10:15 am
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4h 15mnonstop
$305Southwest
Wed, Mar 18 - Mon, Mar 23
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6:25 am - 3:50 pm
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7h 25m
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7:30 pm - 11:45 pm
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6h 15m
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$309Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Hobby flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Houston Hobby Airport, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport is September, where tickets cost $305 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $522 and $481 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Jose 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.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $389 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 36% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 22 weeks before departure.

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Bill is an award-winning travel writer with extensive credits covering airlines and the aviation industry for publications including AARP, AFAR, The Points Guy and Yahoo. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bill has traveled to more than 75 countries - and been late for his flight in most of them. He once achieved top-level frequent flier status for all of American, Delta and United Airlines during a single year.

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Yulia Denisyuk

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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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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$137
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport was $137 for a one-way ticket and $273 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

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

    Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport flight route.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport?

    SkyTeam, and Star Alliance are the airline alliances operating flights between San Jose and Houston Hobby Airport, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Jose to Houston, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Houston are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $458 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $396 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 Jose 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 San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $192 or less one-way and $375 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Jose to Houston Hobby Airport?

 
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Jose to Hobby

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San Jose 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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8.6Crew
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Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
STL - DAL
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Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

Everything a cheap airline should be at normal airline rates.

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

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

Only freetext wifi was available in flight; browsing WiFi required payment. Since the seats had no in flight entertainment, Delta should revisit this policy on this longer flight.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Because I was moved to an exit row, the snacks in economy comfort, the selection of snacks was better.

Delta’s staff is unmatched. From the gate agents, to the pilots, to the flight attendants… all top of the industry.

The entertainment screens were not working and there was no air condition the entire flight. Very uncomfortable.

The flight was delayed for about 2 hrs. Other than it, it was good.

I am extremely disappointed that delta internal pilot manuals now refer to the Gulf of Mexico as the “gulf of America”. You can bow down to the Orange turd on your own. I will never fly delta again

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.

Everything except the food and entertainment. It was a great experience though

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

United is an incompetent airline. They parked the plane on the tarmac for an hour after arriving because they “didn’t have a gate available” it was actually some sort of lie because as we de planed there were approximately 9 open and manned and empty gates that we walked past. Many people on the flight missed connections for the hour long sit on the tarmac. Utterly baffling and incompetent behavior from United flight ops.

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Crew and customer service were excellent. This flight also had plenty of leg room and seat mounted screens for entertainment. A very pleasant flight all around!

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

They cancelled the flight due to crew unavailability. The next day they cancelled the flight again.

That gate is like a ducking shelter at Newark No where to sit Outlets that don’t work Bathrooms that are dirty

For the cost you can't e too critical, but the inablitiy to recline the seat and minimal cushioning in the seats made for a less than comfortable flight. Other than that we had an ealry departure and arrival, boarding was smooth.

Horrible experience. First and last time using this airline. Made an announcement that boarding will start in 15 minutes, canceled the flight 5 minutes later due to no airline staff. Had to book another flight on Delta since Spirit had no other flights arriving to my original destination the same day. I wouldn't recommend anyone to fly with Spirit. No wonder why it consistently ranks high among worst airlines.

The plane was supposed to leave at 12:59 Amma and another plane took us around 9:30 am. There were 7 delay announcements. We were to receive a voucher of $12 back to pay for food at any place in the airport. One passenger tried to use the voucher was denied. I did not receive the voucher for me, my son, and grandson. I went to the desk and informed them and they took my phone # and email and they told me to wait. I did and was never sent. The plane was uncomfortable, the crew was dismissive of anyone beyond the last two seats. I will NEVER fly or recommend Spirit Airlines again.

I knew what I was getting into, but never again. Hour long bag drop. 1.5 hour delay. 1 hr 45 mins sitting on the tarmac after landing. They lost a bunch of bags but luckily not mine. Awful experience.

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.

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.

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.

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