Cheap flights from Houston to Los Angeles from $116

The month of January is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Houston, with most prices found around $190. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of January, then book flights to Los Angeles from Houston during February instead. Flights to Los Angeles in February, while not as cheap as those in January, still average around $224.

Our data shows that Thursday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $359. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Sunday is $480.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the afternoon. Flights from Houston to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $398. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $757 per ticket.

Fly from Houston George Bush Intcntl to Los Angeles for the best Houston - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from Houston when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $279 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from Houston for as low as $216 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on Houston to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Southwest, Delta, and American Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Houston to Los Angeles

Frontier, United Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from Houston according to our data. Frontier is the first choice among our users, with 40% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 12% of flights between Houston and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 150 minutes.

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

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

According to our data, Delta have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 8% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of September 2026, there are 38 flights per day flying from Houston to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 8:00PM, with 38% of flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Houston and Los Angeles is 272 per week as of September 2026. The most frequent departure day is Thu, with 21% of weekly flights leaving on this day.