Cheap flights from Houston to Austin from $69

The cheapest month to fly to Austin from Houston is in April. Flight prices, which tend to average around $218, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you’re not able to fly to Austin in April, then August is your next best option. Flight prices from Houston to Austin during August average around $240.

The cheapest day to depart on your flight to Austin is on a Wednesday when prices can be found for as low as $261. This is often the case because there is less demand to fly during this day of the week. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Houston to Austin for around $505.

At noon is the cheapest time of day to fly from Houston to Austin when you can find flight prices for as low as $401. Flying to Austin at noon is an ideal time because this is during off-peak travel hours. Flights to Austin are more costly in the evening, with an average ticket price of $505. Departure times in the evening fall within the peak daily travel times, which is why tickets can be more expensive.

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Historically, on average around 15% of flights between Houston and Austin have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 96 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of delays on this flight route. Friday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Southwest have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 15% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of March 2026, there are 32 flights per day flying from Houston to Austin. The most common time of day flights depart is 9:00PM, with 47% of flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Houston and Austin is 224 per week as of March 2026. The most frequent departure day is Fri, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.