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Cheap flights from Chicago to Houston

51 nonstop flights a week, 6 of them today. Operated by 4 airlines, about 3h in the air, 942 mi (1,516 km). Tickets from $84, nonstop from $116.

Flights from Chicago to Houston

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Best fares from Chicago to Houston

Lowest one-way prices found by recent searches for the next 120 days; press a card to search that date

Cheapest one-way $84 9 January 2027, with a connection Cheapest nonstop $116 9 January 2027, Frontier Airlines Cheapest in the next 7 days $164 Tomorrow Cheapest weekend departure $84 Sat, 9 January 2027 Cheapest month January 2027 tickets from $84

Chicago to Houston at a glance

flight time, from 2h 35m to 8h 54m
3h
straight-line distance
942 mi (1,516 km)
flights a week
51
flights today
6
first and last departure
05:05 - 07:10
lowest price, with a connection, 9 January
$84
lowest nonstop price
$116
airlines
4

Chicago to Houston ticket prices by month

Lowest one-way fare found by recent searches

Cheapest month: January 2027, tickets from $84. Prices come from searches over the last few days; check the search for your exact date.

The most expensive month is August 2027: from $241. The average across months is $163.

Chicago to Houston flight schedule

51 flights a week, 6 today, 50 seasonal or one-off. Departure and arrival times are local.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 4789
Southwest Airlines
05:05 Chicago Midway International
07:45 William P. Hobby
2h 40m
Sat
Boeing 737
WN 2867
Southwest Airlines
05:15 Chicago Midway International
07:55 William P. Hobby
2h 40m
Mon, Thu, Fri, Sun
F9 3135
Frontier Airlines
05:25 , terminal 5
08:22 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
2h 57m
Mon, Fri, Sat, Sun
Airbus A320
UA 1982
United Airlines
05:30 , terminal 1
08:26 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 56m
Daily
Boeing 737
UA 2617
United Airlines
06:00 , terminal 1
13:27 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
7h 27m
Daily
Boeing 737-800
UA 423
United Airlines
06:35 , terminal 1
15:29 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
8h 54m
Sun
Boeing 737
WN 2867
Southwest Airlines
06:40 Chicago Midway International
09:20 William P. Hobby
2h 40m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu
UA 423
United Airlines
06:42 , terminal 1
15:29 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
8h 47m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-800
UA 411
United Airlines
06:50 , terminal 1
12:59 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
6h 9m
Sun
Boeing 737
UA 2833
United Airlines
06:55 , terminal 1
09:50 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 55m
Daily
Boeing 737-900
AA 4487
American Airlines
06:59 , terminal 3
09:59 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
3h
Sat
Embraer 170
UA 539
United Airlines
07:00 , terminal 1
13:33 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
6h 33m
Mon, Tue, Wed, Thu, Fri, Sun
Airbus A319
UA 411
United Airlines
07:05 , terminal 1
12:55 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
5h 50m
Mon, Thu, Fri
Boeing 737-700
UA 423
United Airlines
07:07 , terminal 1
15:29 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
8h 22m
Sat
Boeing 737-800
AA 4634
American Airlines
07:10 , terminal 3
10:19 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
3h 9m
Sat
Embraer 170

Seasonal and one-off flights

Not operating in the next two weeks. The first of them is on 24 November.

FlightDepartsArrivesDurationDaysAircraft
WN 4789
Southwest Airlines
05:10 Chicago Midway International
07:45 William P. Hobby
2h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 411
United Airlines
06:59 , terminal 1
12:55 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
5h 56m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2867
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Chicago Midway International
08:55 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 539
United Airlines
06:50 , terminal 1
13:33 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
6h 43m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 411
United Airlines
07:00 , terminal 1
12:55 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
5h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 417
United Airlines
00:01 , terminal 1
02:59 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 58m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2816
Southwest Airlines
05:40 Chicago Midway International
12:40 William P. Hobby
7h
Seasonal
WN 4789
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Chicago Midway International
08:45 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 417
United Airlines
00:25 , terminal 1
03:23 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 58m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 564
United Airlines
05:45 , terminal 1
08:41 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 56m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2190
United Airlines
05:55 , terminal 1
13:32 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
7h 37m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 1548
United Airlines
06:50 , terminal 1
09:45 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 55m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 2190
United Airlines
06:00 , terminal 1
13:32 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
7h 32m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
WN 2867
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Chicago Midway International
08:40 William P. Hobby
2h 40m
Seasonal
AA 4411
American Airlines
06:59 , terminal 3
10:08 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
3h 9m
Seasonal
Embraer 170
UA 564
United Airlines
05:30 , terminal 1
08:30 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
3h
Seasonal
Airbus A320
UA 2833
United Airlines
07:00 , terminal 1
10:00 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
3h
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
AA 4116
American Airlines
07:07 , terminal 3
10:13 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
3h 6m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
UA 1804
United Airlines
05:30 , terminal 1
08:30 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
3h
Seasonal
Airbus A320
WN 2668
Southwest Airlines
05:25 Chicago Midway International
08:15 William P. Hobby
2h 50m
Seasonal
UA 2675
United Airlines
06:25 , terminal 1
12:55 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
6h 30m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
UA 2833
United Airlines
06:50 , terminal 1
09:50 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
3h
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2668
Southwest Airlines
06:10 Chicago Midway International
09:00 William P. Hobby
2h 50m
Seasonal
WN 2668
Southwest Airlines
07:10 Chicago Midway International
09:55 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2668
Southwest Airlines
05:00 Chicago Midway International
07:50 William P. Hobby
2h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 1548
United Airlines
06:00 , terminal 1
08:45 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 45m
Seasonal
Airbus A320
UA 2190
United Airlines
06:30 , terminal 1
13:35 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
7h 5m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
UA 2675
United Airlines
06:50 , terminal 1
13:27 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
6h 37m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
UA 1968
United Airlines
07:00 , terminal 1
15:51 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
8h 51m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 315
United Airlines
07:00 , terminal 1
10:05 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
3h 5m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
WN 2668
Southwest Airlines
05:05 Chicago Midway International
07:50 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
WN 5
Southwest Airlines
05:15 Chicago Midway International
09:30 William P. Hobby
4h 15m
Seasonal
WN 2872
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Chicago Midway International
08:05 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2872
Southwest Airlines
05:15 Chicago Midway International
08:00 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
WN 7
Southwest Airlines
05:20 Chicago Midway International
09:35 William P. Hobby
4h 15m
Seasonal
WN 2872
Southwest Airlines
06:35 Chicago Midway International
09:25 William P. Hobby
2h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
UA 315
United Airlines
06:50 , terminal 1
09:33 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
2h 43m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-900
UA 2617
United Airlines
05:59 , terminal 1
13:20 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
7h 21m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 2872
Southwest Airlines
06:05 Chicago Midway International
08:55 William P. Hobby
2h 50m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
UA 2675
United Airlines
06:00 , terminal 1
13:14 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal C
7h 14m
Seasonal
Airbus A319
AA 3424
American Airlines
07:05 , terminal 3
10:06 George Bush Intercontinental, terminal A
3h 1m
Seasonal
Embraer EMB 175
WN 11
Southwest Airlines
07:05 Chicago Midway International
11:15 William P. Hobby
4h 10m
Seasonal
WN 9
Southwest Airlines
06:00 Chicago Midway International
10:15 William P. Hobby
4h 15m
Seasonal
WN 4069
Southwest Airlines
06:55 Chicago Midway International
09:40 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737-800
WN 4069
Southwest Airlines
05:45 Chicago Midway International
08:30 William P. Hobby
2h 45m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2650
Southwest Airlines
05:55 Chicago Midway International
08:30 William P. Hobby
2h 35m
Seasonal
WN 2650
Southwest Airlines
05:00 Chicago Midway International
07:35 William P. Hobby
2h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2651
Southwest Airlines
07:10 Chicago Midway International
09:50 William P. Hobby
2h 40m
Seasonal
WN 2650
Southwest Airlines
05:40 Chicago Midway International
08:15 William P. Hobby
2h 35m
Seasonal
Boeing 737
WN 2651
Southwest Airlines
07:05 Chicago Midway International
09:45 William P. Hobby
2h 40m
Seasonal
Boeing 737

Days of the week are taken from the schedule for the next 14 days; schedules change by season. The search shows seat availability and the price for your date.

Airlines flying Chicago to Houston

Flights a week by schedule and the cheapest nonstop fare of each airline found by recent searches

United Airlines38 a week Southwest Airlines7 a week Frontier Airlines4 a week American Airlines2 a week

Airports

Where flights from Chicago to Houston depart and land

Departure from Chicago

Chicago Midway International MDW

7 flights a week, 9 mi (14 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Arrival in Houston

George Bush Intercontinental IAH

44 flights a week, terminals A, C, 16 mi (25 km) from the city centre

About the airport
William P. Hobby closest to the centreHOU

7 flights a week, 10 mi (16 km) from the city centre

About the airport

Frequently asked questions

How long is the flight from Chicago to Houston?
A nonstop flight takes 3 hours on average, from 2h 35m to 8h 54m depending on the flight.
How far is Houston from Chicago?
942 mi (1,516 km) in a straight line between the cities.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Chicago to Houston?
United Airlines (38 a week), Southwest Airlines (7 a week), Frontier Airlines (4 a week) and American Airlines (2 a week).
How many flights a day are there from Chicago to Houston?
6 flights today and 51 a week, about 7.3 a day on average.
When are the first and last flights from Chicago to Houston?
The first departure is at 05:05 (WN4789), the last at 07:10 (AA4634). Local time.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Houston?
January 2027: tickets from $84. The most expensive is August 2027, from $241.
What is the cheapest upcoming date to fly from Chicago to Houston?
9 January 2027 (Saturday): from $84 one way, with a connection, by recent searches. The search shows the price for your dates.
Which airline is the cheapest from Chicago to Houston?
Frontier Airlines: nonstop tickets from $116 on 9 January by recent searches. Prices change daily, so compare the sellers in the search.
Which Chicago airport do flights to Houston leave from?
Chicago Midway International (7 a week).
Which Houston airport is closest to the city centre?
William P. Hobby (HOU), 10 mi (16 km) from the city centre. Others: George Bush Intercontinental 16 mi (25 km).