Cheap flights from Houston to Los Angeles from $89

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from Houston, with most prices found around $172. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from Houston during January instead. Flights to Los Angeles in January, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $184.

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 $287. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Monday is $473.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the morning. Flights from Houston to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $323. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $449 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 $221 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 $159 on momondo.

Spirit Airlines, Delta, and United Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Houston to Los Angeles

Frontier, United Airlines and Spirit Airlines 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 33% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 7 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 159 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. Monday 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 9% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

As of April 2026, there are 44 flights per day flying from Houston to Los Angeles. The most common time of day flights depart is 7:00PM, with 40% of flights taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Houston and Los Angeles is 311 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 20% of weekly flights leaving on this day.