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

Return flight: Houston – San Diego

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 25 connecting flights from San Diego to Houston. You can compare airfare deals from 4 airlines and multiple travel sites from $201, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-HOU 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 San Diego to Houston depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between San Diego and Houston is 2108 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 11:02 to 22:34 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 11:02 to 22:34 to 15 Houston airports. Average flight time is 3h 12m.

  • The fastest flight 3h 12m
  • Average flight time 3h 12m
  • The earliest flight 11:02
  • The latest flight 22:34
  • Distance 1310 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Houston are october (from 201 $), january (from 201 $), september (from 218 $).

The most expensive months are december (from 481 $), september (from 218 $), january (from 201 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Houston?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $201. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA2237 flight by United Airlines for January 6, 2026 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 12:08 am and arrives at Houston George Bush at 17:20.

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

11:02 — 18:26
5h 24m flight time
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11:08 — 12:20 San Diego — Los Angeles
UA5249 United Airlines
59m stop
13:20 — 18:41 Los Angeles — Houston
UA1293 United Airlines
11:02 — 21:23
8h 21m flight time
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11:02 — 12:11 San Diego — Los Angeles
UA5249 United Airlines
3h 59m stop
16:10 — 21:23 Los Angeles — Houston
UA2377 United Airlines
11:11 — 19:10
5h 59m flight time
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11:17 — 14:45 San Diego — Denver
UA1337 United Airlines
1h 2m stop
15:40 — 19:09 Denver — Houston
UA489 United Airlines
11:11 — 20:50
7h 39m flight time
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11:11 — 14:40 San Diego — Denver
UA1337 United Airlines
2h 45m stop
17:25 — 20:50 Denver — Houston
UA726 United Airlines
12:08 — 17:20
3h 12m flight time
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San Diego — Houston
UA2237 United Airlines
12:34 — 21:25+1day
30h 51m flight time
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12:34 — 17:31 San Diego — Puerto Vallarta
HA6282 Hawaiian Airlines
15h 54m stop
09:25 — 11:05 Puerto Vallarta — Monterrey
VB4343 VivaAerobus
8h 55m stop
20:00 — 21:25 Monterrey — Houston
VB7800 VivaAerobus
12:34 — 21:25+1day
30h 51m flight time
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12:34 — 17:31 San Diego — Puerto Vallarta
HA6282 Hawaiian Airlines
19h 59m stop
13:30 — 15:05 Puerto Vallarta — Monterrey
Y45613 Volaris
4h 55m stop
20:00 — 21:25 Monterrey — Houston
VB7800 VivaAerobus
12:34 — 21:25+1day
30h 51m flight time
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12:34 — 17:31 San Diego — Puerto Vallarta
HA6282 Hawaiian Airlines
20h 49m stop
14:20 — 16:00 Puerto Vallarta — Monterrey
VB4341 VivaAerobus
4h stop
20:00 — 21:25 Monterrey — Houston
VB7800 VivaAerobus
12:34 — 19:28+1day
28h 54m flight time
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12:34 — 17:31 San Diego — Puerto Vallarta
HA6282 Hawaiian Airlines
17h 54m stop
11:25 — 12:25 Puerto Vallarta — Guadalajara
VB7005 VivaAerobus
4h 50m stop
17:15 — 19:28 Guadalajara — Houston
Y45730 Volaris
13:05 — 21:59
6h 54m flight time
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13:30 — 15:08 San Diego — San Francisco
UA1763 United Airlines
1h 18m stop
16:15 — 22:14 San Francisco — Houston
UA776 United Airlines
13:53 — 19:05
3h 12m flight time
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San Diego — Houston
UA465 United Airlines
20:00 — 05:47+1day
7h 47m flight time
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19:27 — 21:05 San Diego — San Francisco
UA505 United Airlines
2h 17m stop
23:59 — 05:45 San Francisco — Houston
UA505 United Airlines
20:59 — 13:25+2days
38h 26m flight time
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20:59 — 22:27 San Diego — Las Vegas
HA6512 Hawaiian Airlines
14h 3m stop
12:30 — 17:41 Las Vegas — Guadalajara
Y41743 Volaris
17h 29m stop
11:10 — 13:25 Guadalajara — Houston
VB500 VivaAerobus
20:59 — 09:17+2days
34h 18m flight time
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20:59 — 22:27 San Diego — Las Vegas
HA6512 Hawaiian Airlines
14h 38m stop
13:05 — 18:25 Las Vegas — Guadalajara
VB533 VivaAerobus
12h 39m stop
07:04 — 09:17 Guadalajara — Houston
Y41730 Volaris
22:30 — 14:25+2days
37h 55m flight time
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22:30 — 05:37 San Diego — Atlanta
AM4599 Aeromexico
4h 3m stop
09:40 — 12:23 Atlanta — Cancun
AM5229 Aeromexico
24h 23m stop
12:46 — 14:25 Cancun — Houston
NK1337 Spirit Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego to Houston. 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 30, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Houston is served by 4 regular airlines . Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 725 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 899.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2237 by United Airlines takes 3h 12m and the cheapest is UA2237 by United Airlines for $201.

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Connecting Flights

There are 25 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA5249 by United Airlines takes 5h 24m and the cheapest is UA2237 by United Airlines for $205.

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  • AM - Aeromexico
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Houston from 11 airports (San Diego, San Diego Regional, Gillespie Field, Golden Triangle Reg., El Cajon, Lowndes County, Miramar NAS, Montgomery Field, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, AFB).

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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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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