Flights from Houston to Los Angeles – Direct & connecting routes
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IAH to LAX – All flight route options from George Bush Intcntl Houston, Texas, USA to Los Angeles International, California, USA. These flights are operated by 6 different airlines. Fly non-stop or choose from 19 different connecting flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 32 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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Houston to Los Angeles flights
There are over 24 airlines and as many as 734 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Los Angeles (LAX) from Houston (IAH) with American Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines, Delta Air Lines or Frontier Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via San Diego, Phoenix or any other of the 19 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to Los Angeles from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU).
Houston to Los Angeles with American Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 2:00 pm and 8:00 pm. You can also take a connecting flight via Phoenix or Dallas. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With United Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 5:00 am to 10:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via San Diego or Austin. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
Distance & flight times: Houston Airport to LAX
The shortest flight time between IAH and LAX is 3 hours and 44 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 3h 44m | - | 1384 miles (2227 km) |
SAN San Diego | 5h 20m | 1h 58m | 1416 miles (2278 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 5h 30m | 43m | 1384 miles (2227 km) |
AUS Austin | 5h 35m | 1h 48m | 1386 miles (2230 km) |
ABQ Albuquerque | 5h 42m | 59m | 1426 miles (2294 km) |
OKC Oklahoma City | 5h 50m | 1h 54m | 1588 miles (2555 km) |
ELP El Paso | 5h 53m | 1h 28m | 1386 miles (2230 km) |
TUS Tucson | 6h 2m | 1h 22m | 1391 miles (2238 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 6h 2m | 1h 49m | 1406 miles (2262 km) |
DFW Dallas | 6h 21m | 1h 32m | 1464 miles (2356 km) |
RNO Reno | 6h 22m | 45m | 1929 miles (3104 km) |
SJC San Jose | 6h 23m | 52m | 1923 miles (3094 km) |
TUL Tulsa | 6h 33m | 34m | 1719 miles (2766 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 6h 39m | 2h 55m | 1794 miles (2887 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 6h 58m | 49m | 1463 miles (2354 km) |
DEN Denver | 7h 4m | 2h 55m | 1731 miles (2785 km) |
MSY New Orleans | 7h 5m | 1h 39m | 1981 miles (3187 km) |
MCI Kansas City | 7h 15m | 1h 32m | 2014 miles (3241 km) |
SFO San Francisco | 7h 41m | 2h 31m | 1980 miles (3186 km) |
SMF Sacramento | 10h 18m | 1h 53m | 1991 miles (3204 km) |

