Cheap Flights from Houston, TX to San Diego, CA from $201

Return flight: San Diego – Houston

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 5 direct and 51 connecting flights from Houston to San Diego. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $201, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out HOU-SAN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Houston to San Diego depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Houston and San Diego is 2108 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:35 from 15 Houston airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:35 to 11 San Diego airports. Average flight time is 3h 31m.

  • The fastest flight 3h 31m
  • Average flight time 3h 31m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:35
  • Distance 1310 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Diego are october (from 201 $), december (from 201 $), january (from 216 $).

The most expensive months are september (from 216 $), january (from 216 $), december (from 201 $).

What is the lowest airfare Houston to San Diego?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $201. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA2491 flight by United Airlines for December 30, 2025 which leaves George Bush in Houston at 09:30 am and arrives at San Diego San Diego at 11:01.

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Flight Schedule Houston (Texas) to San Diego (California)

05:27 — 10:40
7h 13m flight time
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05:40 — 07:49 Houston — San Francisco
UA487 United Airlines
1h 13m stop
08:33 — 10:13 San Francisco — San Diego
UA1483 United Airlines
06:00 — 09:57+1day
29h 57m flight time
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06:00 — 07:19 Houston — Las Vegas
NK2303 Spirit Airlines
8h 53m stop
16:12 — 18:31 Las Vegas — Phoenix
F94116 Frontier Airlines
15h 5m stop
09:36 — 09:57 Phoenix — San Diego
F91571 Frontier Airlines
08:30 — 15:30
9h flight time
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08:15 — 11:08 Houston — Chicago
UA1617 United Airlines
1h 48m stop
13:30 — 15:50 Chicago — San Diego
UA2683 United Airlines
09:30 — 11:01
3h 31m flight time
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Houston — San Diego
UA2491 United Airlines
11:00 — 15:04
6h 4m flight time
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11:05 — 12:40 Houston — Denver
UA1970 United Airlines
57m stop
13:40 — 15:01 Denver — San Diego
UA1302 United Airlines
14:45 — 16:16
3h 31m flight time
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Houston — San Diego
UA1913 United Airlines
15:22 — 20:48
7h 26m flight time
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15:37 — 17:47 Houston — San Francisco
UA334 United Airlines
1h 24m stop
19:10 — 20:48 San Francisco — San Diego
UA2633 United Airlines
16:30 — 22:30
8h flight time
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16:20 — 18:12 Houston — Denver
UA2338 United Airlines
2h 50m stop
21:00 — 22:24 Denver — San Diego
UA1835 United Airlines
16:30 — 20:45
6h 15m flight time
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16:25 — 18:16 Houston — Denver
UA2338 United Airlines
1h 5m stop
19:50 — 21:14 Denver — San Diego
UA540 United Airlines
16:50 — 18:21
3h 31m flight time
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Houston — San Diego
UA2399 United Airlines
17:03 — 12:11+1day
21h 8m flight time
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17:03 — 18:26 Houston — Las Vegas
NK433 Spirit Airlines
16h 27m stop
10:53 — 12:11 Las Vegas — San Diego
F91469 Frontier Airlines
18:25 — 19:56
3h 31m flight time
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Houston — San Diego
UA1373 United Airlines
18:36 — 23:42
7h 6m flight time
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18:35 — 20:12 Houston — Los Angeles
UA1381 United Airlines
2h 17m stop
22:35 — 23:36 Los Angeles — San Diego
UA5612 United Airlines
19:50 — 23:42
5h 52m flight time
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19:50 — 21:47 Houston — Los Angeles
UA2095 United Airlines
1h 4m stop
22:55 — 23:58 Los Angeles — San Diego
UA5612 United Airlines
20:20 — 21:51
3h 31m flight time
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Houston — San Diego
UA2104 United Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Houston to San Diego. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on December 29, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Houston — San Diego is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 3 departures per week at the price of from $ 725 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 7956.

Direct flights

There are 5 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2491 by United Airlines takes 3h 31m and the cheapest is UA2491 by United Airlines for $201.

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Connecting Flights

There are 51 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1743 by United Airlines takes 5h 29m and the cheapest is UA2491 by United Airlines for $205.

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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • VB - VivaAerobus
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Houston to San Diego from 15 airports (Ellington Field, West Houston, Hobby, Park Ten Heliport, Andrau Airpark, George Bush, Greenway Plaza H/P, David Wayne Hooks, Transco Twr Galleria, Westchase Hilton H/P, Spaceland, Woodlawns, Marriot Astrodome Heliport, Central Bus. District, Houston Municipal).

Houston airports

  • Ellington Field-EFD
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  • West Houston-IWS
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  • Hobby-HOU
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  • Park Ten Heliport-JPT
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  • Andrau Airpark-AAP
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  • George Bush-IAH
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  • Greenway Plaza H/P-JGP
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  • David Wayne Hooks-DWH
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  • Transco Twr Galleria-JGQ
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  • Westchase Hilton H/P-JWH
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  • Spaceland-SPX
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  • Woodlawns-JWL
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  • Marriot Astrodome Heliport-JMA
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  • Central Bus. District-JDX
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  • Houston Municipal-SGR
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San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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