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Houston → San Francisco

Dec 13, 2026 · one way

IAH → SFO1 adulteconomyOne way

8 flight options · 4 airlines

Nonstop flights

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

United Airlines
2:50 pmIAH
4h 20m
Nonstop
5:10 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

United Airlines
5:00 amIAH
4h 20m
Nonstop
7:20 amSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

One-stop flights

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

Frontier Airlines
11:39 amIAH
6h 23m
PHX · 1h
4:02 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

American Airlines
10:32 amIAH
6h 38m
DFW · 1h 9m
3:10 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

Delta Air Lines
7:00 amIAH
6h 1m
LAX · 1h
11:01 amSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

Frontier Airlines
12:52 pmIAH
6h 42m
LAS · 1h 19m
5:34 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

American Airlines
2:37 pmIAH
6h 39m
PHX · 1h 27m
7:16 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

Sun, Dec 13 · One way

United Airlines
12:18 pmIAH
6h 17m
LAX · 1h
4:35 pmSFO

One-way total · 1 adult · Taxes included

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Flights for 1 adult in economy. Prices are total for all travelers in USD, including required taxes. Basic economy may apply.

Exact travel datesAirlineFlightsTotal pricePrice issued (UTC)
2026-12-13 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA589$205.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF91703 + F91191$105.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayAmerican AirlinesAA5181 + AA408$175.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayDelta Air LinesDL1216 + DL1920$195.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA1845$205.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayFrontier AirlinesF94131 + F94157$105.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayAmerican AirlinesAA2873 + AA2234$175.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z
2026-12-13 · one wayUnited AirlinesUA2833 + UA2019$180.002026-10-29T01:11:29Z

2026-12-13 · one way · $205.00

  • United Airlines UA589: IAH 2026-12-13 14:50:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 17:10:00; nonstop; 260 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 · one way · $105.00

  • Frontier Airlines F91703 / F91191: IAH 2026-12-13 11:39:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 16:02:00; 1 stop(s) via PHX; 383 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F91703: IAH 2026-12-13 11:39:00 → PHX 2026-12-13 13:45:00; layover at PHX: 60 minutes.
    • F91191: PHX 2026-12-13 14:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 16:02:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $175.00

  • American Airlines AA5181 / AA408: IAH 2026-12-13 10:32:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 15:10:00; 1 stop(s) via DFW; 398 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA5181: IAH 2026-12-13 10:32:00 → DFW 2026-12-13 12:02:00; layover at DFW: 69 minutes.
    • AA408: DFW 2026-12-13 13:11:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 15:10:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $195.00

  • Delta Air Lines DL1216 / DL1920: IAH 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 11:01:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 361 minutes. Local airport times.
    • DL1216: IAH 2026-12-13 07:00:00 → LAX 2026-12-13 08:35:00; layover at LAX: 60 minutes.
    • DL1920: LAX 2026-12-13 09:35:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 11:01:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $205.00

  • United Airlines UA1845: IAH 2026-12-13 05:00:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 07:20:00; nonstop; 260 minutes. Local airport times.

2026-12-13 · one way · $105.00

  • Frontier Airlines F94131 / F94157: IAH 2026-12-13 12:52:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 17:34:00; 1 stop(s) via LAS; 402 minutes. Local airport times.
    • F94131: IAH 2026-12-13 12:52:00 → LAS 2026-12-13 14:26:00; layover at LAS: 79 minutes.
    • F94157: LAS 2026-12-13 15:45:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 17:34:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $175.00

  • American Airlines AA2873 / AA2234: IAH 2026-12-13 14:37:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 19:16:00; 1 stop(s) via PHX; 399 minutes. Local airport times.
    • AA2873: IAH 2026-12-13 14:37:00 → PHX 2026-12-13 16:38:00; layover at PHX: 87 minutes.
    • AA2234: PHX 2026-12-13 18:05:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 19:16:00.

2026-12-13 · one way · $180.00

  • United Airlines UA2833 / UA2019: IAH 2026-12-13 12:18:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 16:35:00; 1 stop(s) via LAX; 377 minutes. Local airport times.
    • UA2833: IAH 2026-12-13 12:18:00 → LAX 2026-12-13 14:05:00; layover at LAX: 60 minutes.
    • UA2019: LAX 2026-12-13 15:05:00 → SFO 2026-12-13 16:35:00.

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