Flights from Houston to San Francisco – Direct & connecting routes
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IAH to SFO – All flight route options from George Bush Intcntl Houston, Texas, USA to San Francisco International, California, USA. These flights are operated by 5 airlines. Fly non-stop with United Airlines or choose from 14 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 4 hours and 23 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 San Francisco flights
There are over 15 airlines and as many as 667 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to San Francisco (SFO) from Houston (IAH) with United Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Austin, Phoenix or any other of the 14 alternatives with connectiing airports.
Tip! You can also fly to San Francisco from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU).
Houston to San Francisco 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 Denver. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Frontier Airlines
If you choose to fly with Frontier Airlines from Houston to San Francisco you can make a transit either via Las Vegas or via Denver. The route via Las Vegas is 2 minutes faster.
Distance & flight times: Houston Airport to SFO Airport
The shortest flight time between IAH and SFO is 4 hours and 23 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 4h 23m | - | 1641 miles (2640 km) |
AUS Austin | 5h 45m | 55m | 1649 miles (2653 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 6h 4m | 1h 7m | 1666 miles (2681 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 6h 9m | 1h 0m | 1641 miles (2640 km) |
DEN Denver | 6h 11m | 2h 5m | 1836 miles (2954 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 6h 15m | 1h 54m | 1723 miles (2772 km) |
DFW Dallas | 6h 36m | 40m | 1694 miles (2726 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 6h 41m | 1h 35m | 1801 miles (2898 km) |
SAN San Diego | 6h 57m | 2h 10m | 1756 miles (2825 km) |
SMF Sacramento | 7h 4m | 2h 20m | 1701 miles (2737 km) |
SNA Santa Ana | 7h 11m | 57m | 1724 miles (2774 km) |
TUS Tucson | 7h 29m | 1h 21m | 1693 miles (2724 km) |
SAT San Antonio | 7h 40m | 2h 17m | 1679 miles (2702 km) |
ABQ Albuquerque | 7h 41m | 2h 28m | 1646 miles (2648 km) |
PSP Palm Springs | 7h 48m | 2h 29m | 1696 miles (2729 km) |

