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The absolute cheapest return flight from Los Angeles to Houston costs $394 on the route between Los Angeles (LAX) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). However, over the past month, flights between Los Angeles (LAX) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU) were, on average, 16% cheaper than other Los Angeles-Houston routes. The most popular route is between Los Angeles (LAX) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

The cheapest month for flights from Los Angeles to Houston is January, where tickets cost $272 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $490 and $441 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from Los Angeles to Houston, 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 9 weeks before departure.

In the past 3 days, the cheapest return tickets from Los Angeles to Houston were found on Southwest ($315) and United Airlines ($315).

Los Angeles and Houston are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (66 flights per week), Southwest (26 flights per week), and Delta (13 flights per week).

Weekly flights between Los Angeles and Houston historically see delays in approximately 12% of cases, with the average delay over the past year being 140 minutes.

Typically, flights leaving at night tend to face fewer delays, whereas flights in the early afternoon have historically encountered delays more often.

Statistically, Wednesday is the day of the week with the fewest delays on this flight route, while Friday has typically experienced more delays than other days.

Based on our data, United Airlines have experienced the fewest delays on this route in the past 12 months, with only about 8% of their flights encountering any delays.

There are 3 cabin class options for the route. These are Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

Each day, there are between 15 and 18 direct flights that take off from Los Angeles and land in Houston, with an average flight time of 3h 24m. The most common departure time is 05:00 and most flights take off in the morning, while the most flights land at Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport. Each week, there are 119 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Monday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.