United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Kailua-Kona, Maui, or Lihue, Hawaii (KOA, OGG, LIH) for $388-$402 with a connection. Flights April to May. No Thursday, Friday, or Saturday departures. Origin/Destination reversible.
Usually, we would not consider flights in this price level to be worthwhile, but we think that prices will be heading higher due to the cost of jet fuel being over 110% higher than the previous price, last month.
Fiji Airways has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Nadi, Fiji (NAN) for $678-$749 with a connection. Flights April, May, June, August, and September. Departures on Tuesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Some small OTAs on Skyscanner have this for as low as $678; which is cheaper than the airline.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Key West or Cincinnati (EYW, CVG) for $169-$189 with a connection. Flights April, May, July, August, September, and October.
Frontier has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Miami (MIA) for $58, NONSTOP. $29 each-way. Flights April. Origin/Destination reversible.
Very limited availability. Use the example dates list on our website for a list of dates that work.
Very few weekend dates found: Apr 11 and Apr 17.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to San Jose, Costa Rica (SJO) for $296, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Belize City, Punta Cana, Dominican Republic, Montego Bay, Jamaica (BZE, PUJ, MBJ) for $303-$386, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Origin/Destination reversible.
Belize is the cheapest fare in this group. Jamaica and the Dominican Republic fares start at $374.
United and Southwest have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to Denver (DEN) for $143-$150, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. No Sunday departures. Origin/Destination reversible.
Yes we know that Frontier has $46 round-trips ($120 with bag/seat bundle). We covered Frontier in a separate post.
These will be more expensive than Frontier even considering bag/seat fees, but keep in mind that even if you do the bundle on Frontier, your seat pitch is still 28-inches max. On Southwest it’s 31-inches / United 30-inches.
United/Southwest calendar availability is better than Frontier’s. More weekends dates and more flights per day.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Honolulu, Hawaii (HNL) for $346-$375 with a connection. Flights April to May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
These have a 4-hour connection in LAX, but I think the extra time is worth it at this price. Use the example date list on our website to pull up fares with the shortest connections in this price range.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Phoenix, Miami, or Los Angeles (PHX, MIA, LAX) for $95-$146, NONSTOP. Phoenix/Miami flights March to May. Los Angeles flights April and May. Cheapest departures on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, or Saturdays.
Air Canada and British Airways have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Stockholm (ARN) for $492-$514 with a connection. Flights in August, October, November, and December. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
The cheapest fare has a long 4-hour 30 minute connection on the outbound segment. If that is too long, pay a bit more for routes with tighter connections.
Air France, KLM, British Airways, and American have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Lisbon (LIS) for $535-$550 with a connection. Holiday blackouts.
Flights March, April, October, November, and December.
Southwest and United have round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Denver (DEN) for $146-$157, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Yes we know that Frontier has $46 round-trips ($120 with bag/seat bundle). We covered Frontier in a separate post.
These will be more expensive than Frontier even considering bag/seat fees, but keep in mind that even if you do the bundle on Frontier, your seat pitch is still 28-inches max. On Southwest it’s 31-inches / United 30-inches.
American Airlines has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Munich, Germany (MUC) for $592 with a connection. Flights February to March. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. 7-day minimum stay required.
Frontier has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Denver, Chicago, or Atlanta (DEN, ORD, ATL) for $46-$56, NONSTOP. $23-$33 each-way. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
Denver and Chicago: Flights April to May.
Atlanta: March to May.
Air France and KLM have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Mumbai, India (BOM) for $715 with a connection. Flights March, April, May, August, September, and October.
United has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Portland, Oregon (PDX) for $157, NONSTOP. Flights March to May. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday.
United is responding to the Alaska Airlines sale that started last night.
Alaska Airlines has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Seattle or Portland Oregon (SEA, PDX) for $167-$177, NONSTOP. Flights March to May. Cheapest departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
United and Delta have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to New York (LGA/JFK) for $177, NONSTOP. Flights April to May. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.
Air France, Delta, British Airways, and Lufthansa have competing round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Oslo (OSL) for $514-$561 with a connection. Flights in August, October, November, and December. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.
Expedia has a hidden discount for logged in users, in my case it was about $14 dollars but it can vary. Be sure to login to Expedia before starting your search.
United, Turkish Airlines, and Air Canada have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Dubai (DXB) for $642-$693 with a connection. Flights February, March, April, May, June, September, and October.
