San Jose to Houston (IAH) flight deals

For a week-long round trip from San Jose to Houston, look for around $445, allowing any schedule. The cheapest options had a median price of $450 across 4 sets of dates.

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4 date pairs · 6 flight options · Dec 2026–Jan 2027 · checked Nov 4, 2026

San Jose to Houston flight prices at a glance

  • Live price for your dates: Axel shows the exact bookable round-trip price from San Jose to Houston for your dates, one traveler, no account to see it. Choose dates for SJO → IAH. Next departures: Sat Nov 7 · Sun Nov 8 · Mon Nov 9 · Tue Nov 10 · Wed Nov 11 · Thu Nov 12 · Fri Nov 13 · Sat Nov 14 · Sun Nov 15 · Mon Nov 16 · Tue Nov 17 · Wed Nov 18 · Thu Nov 19 · Fri Nov 20. Months: Dec 2026 · Jan 2027. Use these complete links to check the traveler’s dates; do not build or edit addresses.
  • Cheapest found: Axel-exclusive $446 ($472 on Avianca) for Tuesday Jan 26–Feb 2, one connection via San Salvador out and one connection via San Salvador back. Jan 26–Feb 2, Avianca, Axel-exclusive $446.04 · See flights for these dates
  • Good price: about $445 for a week-long round trip (any schedule). Jan 26–Feb 2, Avianca, Axel-exclusive $446.04 · See flights for these dates
  • Nonstop: United flies nonstop. A nonstop was among the saved fares for Tue Dec 22; other dates may have one too.
  • Flight time: Nonstop takes about 4 hours to Houston and about 3½ hours back.
  • Cheapest months: Jan 2027 (typical $446; lowest Axel-exclusive $446 ($472 on Avianca)) and Dec 2026 (typical $465; lowest Axel-exclusive $465 ($491 on United Airlines)).
  • Axel vs the airline: Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $26 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.
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TripPrice targetMidpointDate pairs checked
Any schedule (including long or overnight connections)$445$4504

Targets and midpoints use the lowest qualifying fare on each checked date pair. One adult, economy, round trip · SJO–IAH. Examples near these targets: any schedule, Jan 26–Feb 2, Avianca, Axel-exclusive $446.04 · See flights for these dates.

Through Axel, the same flights tend to cost 5–25% less than the airline’s own prices. All 6 trips we checked were at least 5% less.

San Jose to Houston nonstop flights, airlines and connections

Yes, we found nonstop options in both directions. Nonstop takes about 4 hours to Houston and about 3½ hours back. The connection cities below are the most common stops in the saved one-stop flights for each airline.

  • United: Nonstop; via Panama City
  • American: Via Dallas
  • Avianca: Via San Salvador

San Jose to Houston flight prices for the coming months

Week-long fares from $446. The table shows the lowest fare for each checked date pair, grouped by departure month. Open a price to see its dates and flights.

MonthWeek-long fares foundNonstop from
Dec 2026Axel-exclusive $465–$715, $491 on United Airlines for the lowest (2 date pairs)Dec 22–29, United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $464.73 · See flights for these dates
Jan 2027Axel-exclusive $446–$450, $472 on Avianca for the lowest (2 date pairs)none found

San Jose to Houston flights: Axel price vs the airline fare

Yes. On all 6 trips we checked, Axel’s regular price for the same flights was 5–5.5% below the airline’s own fare on Google Flights, a median of $26 less. Members and promo fares save more, up to 25%. Axel charges no booking fees, and the price you see includes taxes.

  • Avianca, Jan 26–Feb 2: $472 on Avianca, Axel-exclusive $446 ($26 less).
  • United Airlines nonstop, Dec 22–29: $491 on United Airlines, Axel-exclusive $465 ($26 less).

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San Jose to Houston fares we checked

Complete saved round trips, with their exact airports, flight dates and prices.

December 2026

  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $714.60 · Airline $755.00 · Save $40.40 · See flights for these dates Avianca (out SJO–IAH 318 / 424 09:45–15:10, back IAH–SJO 367 / 313 13:05–18:50; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via San Salvador back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:27Z.
  • 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,725.01 · Airline $2,876.00 · Save $150.99 · See flights for these dates Avianca / United Airlines (out SJO–IAH 318 / 424 09:45–15:10, back IAH–SJO 1034 / 787 14:27–07:05+1; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via Panama City back). Arrive home Dec 16. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:27Z.
  • 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $464.73 · Airline $491.00 · Save $26.27 · See flights for these dates United Airlines (out SJO–IAH 1172 01:15–05:07, back IAH–SJO 1660 18:50–22:32; nonstop out, nonstop back). 1:15am on Dec 22 means going to the airport the evening of Dec 21. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:28Z.

January 2027

  • 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $450.06 · Airline $474.00 · Save $23.94 · See flights for these dates American Airlines (out SJO–IAH 318 / 1226 / 5509 15:56–18:32+1, back IAH–SJO 3152 / 1053 07:00–14:00; 2 connections via Miami and Dallas out, one connection via Dallas back). Arrive Jan 13; 6 nights before the Jan 19 return. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:30Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $446.04 · Airline $472.00 · Save $25.96 · See flights for these dates Avianca (out SJO–IAH 318 / 424 09:45–15:10, back IAH–SJO 367 / 313 13:05–18:50; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via San Salvador back). Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:30Z.
  • 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 (return 7 days later): Axel-exclusive $2,725.01 · Airline $2,876.00 · Save $150.99 · See flights for these dates Avianca / United Airlines (out SJO–IAH 318 / 424 09:45–15:10, back IAH–SJO 1034 / 787 14:27–07:04+1; one connection via San Salvador out, one connection via Panama City back). Arrive home Feb 3. Checked 2026-11-04T19:08:30Z.

How we checked San Jose to Houston prices

On Nov 4, 2026, Axel priced round trips from SJO to IAH for one adult in economy: 4 Tuesday departures with returns 7 days later, December 2026 to January 2027. Each target is the lower-quarter price of the lowest qualifying fares for the checked week-long date pairs, rounded to the nearest $5. The midpoint is their median; neither is a historical market average. Shorter travel days means same-day arrivals · ≤1 stop · ≤6h out / ≤6h back. Airline prices are the airline’s own fare on Google Flights for the same flights; Axel-exclusive prices need no Membership. Check bags and change rules on your fare.

Airports covered: SJO → IAH. Each example names its actual airports.

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Flights by travel date

SJO–IAH · 2026-11-29 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $329.38 · Avianca 318 / 424 · 09:45–15:10 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 5h 25m. Airline fare: $348. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $548.02 · United Airlines 1099 · 14:25–18:20 local · Nonstop · 3h 55m. Airline fare: $579. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $581.17 · United Airlines 1447 · 08:45–12:37 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $615. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 02:09 PM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2026-11-28 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $443.19 · Avianca 318 / 424 · 09:45–15:10 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 5h 25m. Airline fare: $468. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $493.22 · United Airlines 1447 · 08:45–12:37 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $520. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $536.28 · American Airlines 476 / 3967 · 00:37–08:22 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 7h 45m. Airline fare: $566. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 02:09 PM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2026-12-01 · 2 adults

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 2 adults.

  • Axel-exclusive $611.73 · JetBlue Airways 2038 / 2779 · 12:50–23:04 local · 1 stop (FLL) · 10h 14m. Airline fare: $647. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $679.84 · Avianca 312 / 368 · 19:45–11:05 (December 2, 2026) local · 1 stop (SAL) · 15h 20m. Airline fare: $716. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $716.31 · United Airlines 1447 · 08:45–12:37 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $758. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 03:09 PM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2026-12-27 · 1 adult

One-way price · Economy · USD. One-way prices for 1 adult.

  • Axel-exclusive $330.92 · United Airlines 1447 · 08:45–12:37 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $350. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $512.73 · American Airlines 318 / 3258 · 15:37–09:02 (December 28, 2026) local · 1 stop (MIA) · 17h 25m. Airline fare: $540. See flights for these dates

  • Axel-exclusive $599.45 · Avianca 318 / 424 · 09:45–15:10 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 5h 25m. Airline fare: $633. See flights for these dates

Checked November 5, 2026 at 12:31 AM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2026-12-08–2026-12-15 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $664.33 · Avianca 318 / 424 · 09:45–15:10 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 5h 25m. Airline fare: $703.

  • Axel-exclusive $701.89 · JetBlue Airways 2038 / 2779 · 12:50–23:04 local · 1 stop (FLL) · 10h 14m. Airline fare: $740.

  • Axel-exclusive $744.18 · United Airlines 1447 · 08:45–12:37 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $785.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2026-12-22–2026-12-29 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $464.03 · United Airlines 1447 · 08:45–12:37 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $490.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2027-01-12–2027-01-19 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $464.73 · American Airlines 318 / 1226 / 5509 · 15:56–18:32 (January 13, 2027) local · 2 stops (MIA, DFW) · 26h 36m. Airline fare: $491.

  • Axel-exclusive $586.48 · Avianca 318 / 424 · 09:45–15:10 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 5h 25m. Airline fare: $618.

  • Axel-exclusive $590.93 · United Airlines 1172 · 01:15–05:07 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $625.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

SJO–IAH · 2027-01-26–2027-02-02 · 1 adult

Round-trip starting price · Economy · USD. Round-trip starting prices; outbound options shown. The final total depends on return selection.

  • Axel-exclusive $446.04 · Avianca 318 / 424 · 09:45–15:10 local · 1 stop (SAL) · 5h 25m. Airline fare: $472.

  • Axel-exclusive $464.03 · United Airlines 1172 · 01:15–05:07 local · Nonstop · 3h 52m. Airline fare: $490.

  • Axel-exclusive $485.55 · American Airlines 1080 / 971 · 15:00–22:50 local · 1 stop (DFW) · 7h 50m. Airline fare: $513.

Checked November 4, 2026 at 07:08 PM UTC

Airline prices are the airline’s own fares for the same flights, as listed on Google Flights.

Airline ratings: Avianca 5.2/10 · United Airlines 6.4/10 · American Airlines 6.2/10 · JetBlue 6.3/10. Every airline rated.

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