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$91 Find Cheap Flights from Tampa to Houston Hobby Airport

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Cheapest round-trip
$181
Overall average: $237
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Fri 4/24Mon 4/27
TPA - HOU • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$91
Typical prices: $97-$187
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Thu 4/30
TPA - HOU • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Tampa to Hobby (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 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 Tampa to Hobby

Fri, Apr 24 - Mon, Apr 27
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$181Southwest
Thu, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 23
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$197Southwest
Mon, Apr 13 - Tue, Apr 28
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$199Southwest
Sat, Apr 4 - Sat, Apr 11
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$203Southwest
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
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$205Southwest
Thu, Apr 16 - Thu, Apr 23
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Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
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Tue, Mar 24 - Tue, Mar 31
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Tampa to Hobby flights

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

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

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa to Houston Hobby Airport is May, where tickets cost $157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $338 and $237 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Tampa 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 Tampa 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 Tampa to Houston Hobby Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 16% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 19 weeks before departure.

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Stefanie Waldek is a freelance space, travel, and design writer based in Saratoga Springs, NY. Her words have appeared in Space.com, Travel + Leisure, Condé Nast Traveler, Architectural Digest, and House Beautiful, among other publications. An expert in aviation and expedition cruising, Stefanie is frequently up in the air or on the sea, likely en route to Antarctica or the Arctic.

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Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 8% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 15% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking Tampa to Houston Hobby Airport flights

  • How can I get from the Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) to the center of the city?

    There is a public bus that goes from the airport into the city. You can catch the bus right outside of the baggage claim area. The ride from the airport to downtown will take about 45min.

  • Where can I get dropped off or park my car at the Tampa International Airport (TPA)?

    Passengers can be dropped off in front of the main terminal. Parking is not allowed there, so you'll have time only to get your luggage out of the car. If you drive yourself, you can park your car in the long-term parking garage near the main terminal. There are also several long-term parking/economy lots further away. You can catch the Sky Connect to and from these lots.

  • What services and amenities are at the Houston Hobby International Airport (HOU)?

    The Houston Hobby International Airport houses a large art collection for passengers to enjoy. If you're hungry, you'll have your choice of restaurants including an ice cream shop, fast-food restaurants (like Chick-fil-A), and a seafood bar. There is also a shoe shine, chapel, library, and an on-site spa where you can enjoy an array of salon and spa services.

  • Is there a bank and/or ATM at the Tampa International Airport (TPA)?

    If you need to withdraw money before you leave town, there is a Sun Trust Bank at the airport. You can get money fast from one of its many ATMs. There are ATMs in all the concourses including Airside F, the food court, and close to the airport's Marriott Hotel.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Tampa to Houston Hobby Airport was $91 for a one-way ticket and $181 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Tampa to Houston Hobby Airport. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Tampa to Houston are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $238 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 $386 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $168 or less one-way and $374 or less round-trip.
  • Tampa has a people mover system. This transit takes passengers to and from various areas of the Tampa Airport (TPA). You can take the transit to the rental car system, parking lots, and garages.
  • You'll find a number of nonstop flight routes from Tampa International Airport (TPA) to Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). Some flights, however, require a plane transfer at airports in Atlanta, New Orleans, Denver, or Chicago. The layovers, on average, are about 3-4h.
  • If you're taking a red-eye flight from the Tampa International Airport (TPA), staying at the Tampa Airport Marriott would make your flight easy. In addition to its convenient location, this hotel offers a fitness center, outdoor restaurant, and on-site dining.
  • Once you land at the Houston Hobby Airport (HOU), you can collect information about local attractions, transportation, and hotels. Volunteers run these booths which are staffed during business hours. There are also interactive information kiosks around the airport that help you to find things around the airport.
  • You can rent a car at the Houston Hobby Airport. The car rental office is about 5min from the main airport. You can take a shuttle between the airport and the car rental office.
  • Rent a baggage car to help with your luggage at either Tampa International Airport (TPA) or Houston Hobby International Airport (HOU). At HOU, you'll find them in baggage claim or close to check-in. At TPA, they are available all around the airport including the main terminal and the parking garage.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Tampa to Hobby

 
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.
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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.

4.0 Okaybyron, Feb 2026
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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.

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.

An awesome flight crew. FC seat cushion just doesn’t cut it for a 3+ hour flight.

Delta flights recently are always delayed AND at jfk tney get the gates further away (need To walk 20’ to get to them/all the way at the end of the terminal). Not sure whats happening but price doesnt match experience!

Delta continues to set the benchmark for traveler-friendly service with minimal disruption and clear communication within the mainland US (coast to coast). I am consistently pleased to be a Delta customer, and this experience once again met my expectations. There was a brief delay departing from MIA due to a technical issue that required the aircraft to return to the gate. However, the situation was handled professionally and transparently. Fortunately, my planned layover allowed ample buffer time, so the adjustment caused no stress. Overall, another smooth and reassuring experience.

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!

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.

The flight was great as well as the airline staff

Comfort seating was on the tight side. Maybe it was a smaller plane(?)

Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

Connection through Atlanta was difficult. Mechanical issue on plane caused a two hour delay. New gate was a mile away.

Good flight. Efficient boarding and competent flight crew. No problems until we arrived at our destination gate. We were early so there was an aircraft at the gate that had to move before we could pull in. Then, due to the type of aircraft we flew, the cabin door could not be opened until some luggage from the cargo bay was offloaded to preserve center of gravity characteristics. So, that further delayed deplaning. Despite being 20 minutes early on landing, we ended up being 5 to 10 minutes late after all the delays.

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

Complimentary light meal would be appreciated. But great flight crew service on all legs

Everything was great except for the boarding process. Everyone is lining up all at the same time and it’s hard to tell between the groups as they are way too large.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Plane outlets in my row not working to charge phone. Staff response was, well it should be. Plug into seed for volume not working well. Had to find the sweet spot for plug in or it would shut off and on.

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 most horrible flight ever not only Spirit delayed our flight 2 hours departure time for a 1 hour flight — that I could have driven FLL to TPA and spend less time on the road —- and they did the same on the return with 2-hr delay again!!! Then to top all, the rubber like and most unconfortable seats in the industry with no leg room!!! There should be an award for these kinds of companies measuring % of returning customers!!!

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!

Flight was delayed. (To be excepted because of TSA shortage) I’m super short and still struggled with leg room, there was no screen, and the seat didn’t recline at all.

Changing the flight time to 6:15 am on the return flight is extremely inconvenient. The flight was okay. It was on time. The crew was friendly. The seats were uncomfortable. All the upsells are annoying, and I would prefer paying a single higher fee and not have to purchase so much extra.

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.

The flight and boarding process was smooth. Wifi was unavailable and I prepaid for it. Have requested a refund

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.

It didn’t happen. I booked it and then was told it wasn’t available and then forced to pay far higher prices for a worse option

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.

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

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.

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

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

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

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

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