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$227
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Cheap Flights from Tampa to Houston (TPA-HOU)

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

Sat, Sep 19 - Sun, Sep 20
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7:00 am - 3:05 pm
TPA
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IAH
9h 05m
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8:36 am - 3:46 pm
IAH
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TPA
6h 10m
1 stop
$227Multiple Airlines
Sun, Aug 9 - Wed, Aug 12
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5:40 pm - 7:20 am
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IAH
14h 40m
1 stop
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8:37 pm - 6:35 pm
IAH
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TPA
20h 58m
2 stops
$228Frontier
Wed, Jul 22 - Fri, Aug 28
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4:46 pm - 10:39 pm
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IAH
6h 53m
1 stop
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6:00 am - 5:12 pm
IAH
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TPA
10h 12m
2 stops
$230Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 3 - Wed, Aug 5
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4:46 pm - 7:20 am
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IAH
15h 34m
1 stop
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8:37 pm - 6:35 pm
IAH
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TPA
20h 58m
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$232Frontier
Mon, Jul 20 - Tue, Jul 21
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4:46 pm - 7:20 am
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IAH
15h 34m
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8:37 pm - 6:52 pm
IAH
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TPA
21h 15m
2 stops
$233Frontier
Sat, Sep 5 - Tue, Sep 8
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4:32 pm - 9:23 pm
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HOU
5h 51m
1 stop
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11:01 am - 8:09 pm
HOU
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TPA
8h 08m
1 stop
$282Delta
Sat, Jul 25 - Tue, Jul 28
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6:00 am - 7:15 am
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HOU
2h 15mnonstop
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7:30 pm - 10:45 pm
HOU
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TPA
2h 15mnonstop
$289Southwest
Thu, Aug 27 - Wed, Sep 2
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5:15 am - 9:50 am
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HOU
5h 35m
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6:00 am - 3:27 pm
HOU
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8h 27m
1 stop
$294Delta
Sat, Jul 25 - Tue, Jul 28
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7:20 pm - 8:35 pm
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HOU
2h 15mnonstop
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2:00 pm - 6:55 pm
HOU
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TPA
3h 55m
1 stop
$295Southwest
Thu, Aug 13 - Mon, Aug 17
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7:00 am - 12:27 pm
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HOU
6h 27m
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3:57 pm - 11:05 pm
HOU
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6h 08m
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$303American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tampa to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa to Houston departing in September.

What is the cheapest Tampa to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Tampa to Houston costs $332 on the route between Tampa (TPA) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 4% cheaper than other Tampa-Houston routes. The most popular route is between Tampa (TPA) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Houston on a Friday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Tampa, you should consider flying back on a Friday, and avoid Mondays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Tampa 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 Tampa to Houston is February, where tickets cost $28 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $155 and $63 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa to Houston, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$75
Flight from Tampa to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Tampa to Houston

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

  • What is the cheapest flight from Tampa to Houston?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Tampa to Houston was $75 for a one-way ticket and $227 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is required to fly from Tampa to Houston.

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

    On your way to Houston, you’ll fly out from Tampa. 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 Tampa to Houston?

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Tampa to Houston?

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

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

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

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

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

Prefer to fly direct from Tampa to Houston?

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

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Tampa to Houston

Monday

Southwest,United Airlines

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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 Tampa

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 5 airlines serving from Tampa to Houston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Tampa 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 Tampa 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
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SW can't get their wifi right. I upgrade to insure wifi service but the last two trips had intermittent service. Not worth the extra costs.

6.0 GoodAnonymous, Jun 2026
TPA - DAL
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SW can't get their wifi right. I upgrade to insure wifi service but the last two trips had intermittent service. Not worth the extra costs.

Truly terrible. Will never willingly fly southwest again. Seats are worse than before they switched to assigned seating. One flight attendant was the opposite of helpful (rude, unhelpful, dismissive, and as my stranger seatmate said unprompted: a total prick). This caused me, 15 minutes into the flight, to book an alternate return flight home on a competing airline (first class 1.2k purchase instead of my existing planned flight) just so I would not have to ever be on that aircraft, with that terrible service person, with those horrific seats ever again.

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

If we are going to have to pay for luggage, make it easier to do. Put something on the app during check-in so I don't need to do it at the kiosk. I've done it twice recently and I ended up having to pay at the desk because something went wrong at the kiosk in Tampa.

Flight was awfully bumpy and landing was a bit jolting. I was in the restroom when snacks and drinks were served and was not asked if i wanted any. I had to ask for water finally.

Planes are aged. The wifi is unreliable and on many fights, no-existent. The flight attendants were very good.

Easy to book and to get check in and get on and off.

Glad flight made it out. So many delays due to hurricane. everyone did a great job.

The first leg of the trip was great. The second leg from BWI to RIC was late, which was more screenful and tiring that late in the evening.

Chairs are not reclinable. Not ear phones for sale. Seats should be assigned to avoid confrontations. Flight attendants were AMAZING.

Left /arrived on time. Decent seat space. Like the wifi/plugs and entertainment. Windows and tray table were kinda gross. Attendants didn't start snack service til 40mins before landing. Two rows before us, captain came on to say there's turbulence and recalled staff to seats. So, no drink/snack. Later, attendants didn't stop to see if we had trash nor even look our way. Felt invisible! Almost all pilot announcements were not only unintelligible, but so quiet. We had no idea what she said.

The WiFi was horrific. I fly delta often and love their (usually reliable and free) WiFi. On this flight it was intermittent and when it did connect was extremely slow. I couldn’t get any work done while I was on the flight which was extremely frustrating. I was also in the exit row seat where there is now immediate seat in front of you, so while the leg room was nice, I couldn’t even watch the TV when the internet wasn’t working. Finally, for the last 20 mins of the flight, the announcement indicator came on the TV screens and took them over, even though no announcement was being made. Really disappointed.

Loved flying First Class. Very comfortable. The seat was amazing. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax so much better than in coach.

Totally worth the miles to upgrade to Delta Comfort. Plenty of legroom.

This was my first time flying Delta ever and I had a great experience!

The flight was great as well as the airline staff

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.

This had nothing to do with Delta… The flights were on time and flawless. The service was excellent. We purchased seats in (aisle/middle) comfort plus since this was a cross country flight. Unfortunately, the woman seated at the window was 300+ pounds and, as might be expected, covered up about a third of the middle seat also. there was absolutely nothing that Delta could have done about that… I just don’t know what the answer should be. If you purchase a seat, you should should be able to use the entire seat and not just the portion that someone else is not sitting/oozing in. Disappointing…there should be something that could be done….I'm just not sure what solution could be.

Flight left early and arrived early. the whole trip was excellent.

Delayed due to an ill passenger after loading. Not preventable on Delta's part. Was in first class. The seats are becoming worn and detaching from their velcro attachments. Only got snacks on flight. The attendant was not the friendliest.

Horrible I am at almost 2,000,000 miles on United. This was probably the worst flight ever. An hour and a half before takeoff I get a message that they’re changing the plane and I no longer have a seat in Polaris business Supposedly, there was a problem with the plane, but then there was no other plane Finally, they decided to bring a plane from Newark to Washington Dulles Of course the original flight was at 10:45 PM so by the time the plane got there it was 12:30 AM. It had not been cleaned. It had not been catered. They don’t really have people available to do those things when it’s not pre-programmed at 1 o’clock in the morning. The crew had to be changed And the new plane held 28 fewer people than the scheduled plane There is no way you can hate United Airlines enough The people at the gate were actually just fine, but it was management who was completely useless And did they send extra help to the people at the gate? Did they send supervisors? Of course not. Just don’t take United find somebody else or buy a boat

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

Everything was on time and service on the flight was great!

The travel company that you have on your site did me so wrong. I don’t know how it happened, but they put my son‘s name on my plane ticket flying to Vietnam. Along with his birthday. They would not have let me fly from Fort Myers to Ho Chi Minh City. I don’t think that I can ever use your service again. I typed my information into the browser along with my passport number and four days before I’m leaving I have to quickly search another ticket to fly out here.

This is for UA2274 from Houston to Sacramento. The flight was delayed arriving due to mechanical issues so we left about 3 hours later than scheduled. When boarding the plane the temperature inside was excessive - likely close to 100. Pilot apologized and said it was going to improve at altitude, which it did. But before that I honestly thought there might have been more delays removing passengers made ill from the heat. We were delayed leaving due to another mechanical issue. There was not water on the plane due to a panel that was not secured. They did that quickly, but the combination of mechanical issues was rather disturbing and did not reflect well on United.

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.

The flight attendant was very kind and offered my son a snack for free.

Did not like the seat spacing. The seat was very narrow and tight.

United domestic flight was better than international flight. There was no switch to control Ac In international united flight. Food was also average, Air canada food was much better than united.

I tried to book a flight with Jet Blue. Your third party company hijacked my attempt with a website that looked like I was booking with Jet Blue. I realized it when I paid. I tried to cancel and was told by a man in India that there were no refunds. $735 stolen, Thanks Kayak!

My experience with JetBlue was fine BUT I am very upset with Kayak! JetBlue had delayed our scheduled departure by an hour and you NEVER notified me of the change. I did not hear directly from JetBlue because the trip was booked through Kayak, a mistake I will not repeat. Your reminder of the our trip last week still had the WRONG departure time. Our return trip has also changed, and again no notice from you.

My encounter with the entertainment services provided on board was moderate; the functionality of the Wi-Fi connection was either sluggish or nonoperational, while the display screens were antiquated and suffered from poor visibility. On the positive side, the cabin exuded a sense of expansiveness, and the crew exhibited amiable and accommodating behavior throughout the journey.

Going through JFK’s security is a mess. The TSA security said no shoes on the bins. So, we place our shoes in the belt and they came out all over the belt. Boarding was delayed and Flight as well.

great flight. Pilot was communicative, flight attendants were excellent. Really nice experience except my tv didn’t work.

no wifi and the aircraft was very old with tiny 4” screens.

JetBlue's check-in was great, but there was an in-flight flight attendant who was very rude and unkind. I didn't realize that the bathrooms were already locked 30 mins prior to landing and needed to use the restroom. Instead of politely asking me to return, she rudely told me, 'No, bathrooms are locked! Go back to your seat!' The flight was more than an hour delay, which made me almost miss my connecting flight. I understand the reasoning, but the action they took to get a hold of maintenance was time consuming. It took them so long to get a hold of maintenance and for maintenance to get started. Most importantly, my 3 checked baggages are missing! I'm writing this review 3 days after my arrival to the Philippines, and my 3 checked baggages, where my wedding dress is, are all missing!

Long flight but food was good, with free pillow and blanket. CREW WAS GOOD.

I loved the flight and the crew. It was comfortable and smooth.

They never came by to take empty cups or trash.

This company socks. It's fraud. They canceled our flight yesterday, and today we were late because of a really long line at the check in bag. At the rebook station, there was ton of people. The workers were all rude. I am gonna make a report to FTC.

Everyone seemed to be in zone 1 for boarding. Maybe break it up a little. Otherwise, smooth flight.

Asked for a seat change to be w my wife at the gate they were great in sorting it out to make it happen

The worst service , the agents from the counter are really bad . Poor customer service . They didnt help me to get in the flight . I was on line when they close the flight without telling and I couldn’t board the plane . I will like to get my money back ey back because it was their fault. Really bad management , bad manners, bad additud

Charging $74 for one checked bag is outrageous. I will never fly Frontier again.

One crew member was rude about our bags. Be nice about it. We don’t fly a lot. And the fact that you have to pay for a carry on is ridiculous

The trip was unremarkable which is good. Crew was very professional and courteous.

FRONTIER SUCKS! The agent downstairs tricked me into booking, just to get to the gate. At the gate, they told me they couldn't help. I then called Customer Service. They and the gate attendants kept blaming each other. Neither side was willing to help the customer.

30 minute delay due to boarding and settling of a family.

Good - Leg spar, cleanliness, and on time performance. Bad - No snacks and entertainment.

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