Cheapest€122.86
- Alaska Airlines AA250909:592h 23m12:22Houston HOUCincinnati CVG
Door to door 5h 33mCO2 364.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Traveling from Houston to Cincinnati costs €122.86 at the cheapest and takes 5h 26m door to door at the fastest, across 1 mode and 5 operators. The route covers 1,481 km. Cheapest is by Flight, fastest is by Flight.
At a glance
- Distance
- 1,481 km
- Fastest
- 5h 26m
- Average
- 5h 36m
- Services per day
- 25
- Cheapest
- €122.86
- CO2 per passenger
- 364.3 kg
Every way to make this journey
Journey times below are door to door, so they include getting to the terminal and away from it at the other end. Fares are the cheapest we currently sell on September 28, 2026.
| Mode | Door to door | Moving | At the ends | From | CO2 | Per day |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | 5h 27m | 2h 17m | 3h 10m | €142.92 | 364.3 kg | 25 |
- 5h 27mFastest, by Flight
- €142.92Cheapest, by Flight
- 364.3 kgLowest CO2, by Flight
- 1,481 kmDistance traveled
The cheapest and the fastest on September 28, 2026
Two journeys we can sell today, with the service number each operator files them under.
Fastest€145.87
- United Airlines UA983516:102h 17m18:27Houston HOUCincinnati CVG
Door to door 5h 27mCO2 364.3 kgChanges 0Fixed, no changes
Today's real departures
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
No live timetable for this trip yet.
Live from the operators' own published timetables, through the open transit feeds they publish. Times and services are real. Fares are modeled until our booking connectors are live.
Prices over the next three weeks
Live from our own engine, refreshed on every request. The cheapest days for each way of traveling are marked.
| Cheapest fare by mode and day for Houston to Cincinnati | SatSep 12 | SunSep 13 | MonSep 14 | TueSep 15 | WedSep 16 | ThuSep 17 | FriSep 18 | SatSep 19 | SunSep 20 | MonSep 21 | TueSep 22 | WedSep 23 | ThuSep 24 | FriSep 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Flight | €274.49 | €253.25 | €180.09 | €174.78 | €188.35 | €237.91 | €175.37 | €181.86 | €168.88 | €147.64 | €142.92 | €157.08 | €190.71 | €150.59 |
Cheapest day: 2026-09-28 · €122.86
That is the traveling done. What happens after you walk out into Cincinnati is not something we sell.
Rooms within reach of Cincinnati Union Terminal
Hotels and apartments near downtown, most of them with free cancellation, on a map that shows what is walkable.
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When to book Houston to Cincinnati
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €158.8590 days
- €93.3660 days
- €101.6245 days
- €114.6030 days
- €141.7421 days
- €150.5914 days
- €175.377 days
- €180.093 days
- €274.491 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 60 days ahead, at €93.36.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 194 percent. The most expensive point is €274.49, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 60 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 60 days ahead. You are inside that window.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- €168.88Sun
- €147.64Mon
- €142.92Tue
- €157.08Wed
- €190.71Thu
- €150.59Fri
- €181.86Sat
How the fare moves month by month
The same journey priced on the fifteenth of each of the next six months.
- €174.78Sep
- €137.61Oct
- €114.01Nov
- €115.19Dec
- €111.65Jan
- €96.31Feb
The route
What the journey actually looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 1,481 km against 1,438 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- First and last departure
- The first service of the day leaves Houston at 06:15 and the last at 19:33, across 25 departures. The return direction keeps its own timetable, so the times back are not these times reversed.
Where you leave from and where you arrive
The stations, airports and ports each mode on this corridor actually uses.
Houston
Rail
- Houston station
- Union Station
Bus
- Eastex Park & Ride
- Monroe Park & Ride
Air
- IAH
- HOU
Cincinnati
Rail
- Cincinnati Union Terminal
- Cincinnati River Road station
- Dixie Terminal
Bus
- Zoo
- Florence Hub
Air
- CVG
Ferry
- Public Landing
Who runs this route
Speed, flexibility and what is on board. Nothing here is a rating, because we have not earned one.
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Alaska Airlines | €122.86 | 5h 26m |
 Frontier Airlines | €131.12 | 5h 26m |
 Hawaiian Airlines | €123.45 | 5h 27m |
 Mesa Airlines | €131.71 | 5h 26m |
| United Airlines | €129.94 | 5h 26m |
What the fare is made of
Every part of the total, so the number at checkout is the number here.
| Part | Amount | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Operator fare | €96.50 | 79% |
| Taxes | €17.37 | 14% |
| Supplier fees | €7.00 | 6% |
| Our service fee | €1.99 | 2% |
| Total you pay | €122.86 | 100% |
A day in Cincinnati hauling a suitcase is a shorter day than it needs to be. We do not store bags.
Baggage storage near Cincinnati Union Terminal
Most of the points near Cincinnati Union Terminal open before the first train and close after the last one.
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Questions about Houston to Cincinnati
The questions people actually ask about this trip, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Houston to Cincinnati?
The fastest journey from Houston to Cincinnati takes 5h 26m door to door, of which 2h 17m is spent moving, on the Flight. Most services take around 5h 36m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Houston to Cincinnati?
The cheapest fare from Houston to Cincinnati is €122.86, checked on September 28, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €194.25. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Houston to Cincinnati?
The cheapest way from Houston to Cincinnati is by Flight, at €142.92 for one passenger on September 28, 2026. That journey takes 5h 27m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Houston to Cincinnati?
Fares from Houston to Cincinnati bottom out around 60 days before departure, at €93.36. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 194 percent, measured on September 28, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Houston to Cincinnati?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Houston to Cincinnati, at €142.92. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, checked on September 28, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Houston to Cincinnati?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Houston to Cincinnati, at €96.31 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs service from Houston to Cincinnati?
5 operators sell services from Houston to Cincinnati across 1 modes: Alaska Airlines, Frontier Airlines, Hawaiian Airlines, Mesa Airlines, United Airlines. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.
Is there a direct service from Houston to Cincinnati?
Every service we sell from Houston to Cincinnati is direct, with around 25 departures a day and a fastest journey of 5h 26m door to door. No connection is needed, so there is no missed connection risk to plan around on this corridor.
Which station or terminal do services from Houston to Cincinnati use?
Services from Houston to Cincinnati by Flight leave from Houston HOU and arrive at Cincinnati CVG. Allow about 3h 10m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Houston to Cincinnati?
0 of the 5 operators we sell from Houston to Cincinnati allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Observed service A carrier record shows this named operator serving this named pair, and we carry that through unchanged.
Schedules, seat counts and fares are generated by our own model until the supplier contracts are signed. Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance are real. We would rather say that on every page than let a modeled number pass for a filed one.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Houston to Cincinnati on September 11, 2026: 1481 km of route against 1438 km in a straight line, 25 services a day, 5 operators, a cheapest fare of €122.86, and 5h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
Our job ends at the platform. What fills the days in Cincinnati afterward does not belong to us.
What to book in Cincinnati before you go
Day trips that leave Cincinnati in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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