Houston to Los Angeles runs about 48 times a day, with the first departure around 06:13 and the last around 20:50. One passenger pays between £143.17 and £160.36, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. Services cover 2,273 km and are run by 6 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 6 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.
Typical fares · Priced for 20 October 2026
£143.17 to £160.36
- 163%Moves across the booking window
163%When it runs, leaving Houston
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:13First departure
- 20:50Last departure
- 48Services per day
- 100%Run direct
06:13
20:50
48
100%Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £304.42Mon5
- about £259.43Tue6
- about £275.60Wed7
- about £281.66Thu8
- about £259.93Fri9
- about £267.51Sat10
- about £246.79Sun11
- about £172.49Mon12
- about £169.96Tue13
- about £181.58Wed14
- about £228.59Thu15
- about £213.94Fri16
- about £214.95Sat17
- about £200.28Sun18
- about £144.69Mon19
- about £143.17Tue20
- about £152.27Wed21
- about £190.68Thu22
- about £175.52Fri23
- about £180.58Sat24
- about £167.43Sun25
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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When to book Houston to Los Angeles
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £146.2090 days
- £189.1660 days
- £123.9645 days
- £115.8730 days
- £167.4321 days
- £200.2814 days
- £246.797 days
- £275.603 days
- £304.421 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at £115.87.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 163 percent. The dearest point is £304.42, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Houston to Los Angeles and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
2 hours behind on arrival. You land earlier than the journey suggests.
The shape of it
2,273 km
2,207 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
2,314,157 → 3,820,914
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey 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 2,273 km against 2,207 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Who runs this route
The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Los Angeles Union Station
Most of the points near Los Angeles Union Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Houston to Los Angeles
The questions people actually ask about this journey, 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 Los Angeles?
Houston to Los Angeles covers 2,273 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does it cost to travel from Houston to Los Angeles?
The cheapest fare from Houston to Los Angeles is £143.17, as of 4 October 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is £249.32. 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 Los Angeles?
The cheapest way from Houston to Los Angeles is by flight, at £143.17 for one passenger on 20 October 2026. The comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs side by side.
When should I book Houston to Los Angeles?
Fares from Houston to Los Angeles bottom out around 30 days before departure, at £115.87. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 163 percent, measured on 4 October 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Houston to Los Angeles?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Houston to Los Angeles, at £169.96. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 4 October 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 Los Angeles?
February is the cheapest of the next 6 months to travel from Houston to Los Angeles, at £122.45 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 services from Houston to Los Angeles?
6 operators sell services from Houston to Los Angeles across 1 mode: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Frontier Airlines, SkyWest, Southwest 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 Los Angeles?
Every service we sell from Houston to Los Angeles is direct. 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 Los Angeles use?
Services from Houston to Los Angeles by flight leave from George Bush Intercontinental Airport IAH and arrive at Los Angeles International Airport LAX. 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 Los Angeles?
0 of the 6 operators we sell from Houston to Los Angeles allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs £4.28. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Houston to Los Angeles on 4 October 2026: 2273 km of route against 2207 km in a straight line, 48 services a day, 6 operators a cheapest fare of £143.17, and 6h 26m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
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The two ends, compared
Houston reaches 186 places in 42 countries on services we hold, over distances from 134 to 15,931 km. Los Angeles reaches 229 places in 46 countries, from 42 to 14,524 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Houston
- 186Places you can leave for
- 42Countries
- 39Operators
42
39Arriving in Los Angeles
Leaving Los Angeles
- 229Places you can leave for
- 46Countries
- 86Operators