Flights from San Francisco to Houston
SFO to IAH. All flight routes from San Francisco International, USA to George Bush Intcntl Houston, USA. These flights are operated by 7 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop with United Airlines or choose from 17 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 49 minutes.
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Non-stop routes:

United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines.
8-10 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
3h 49m
1 stop routes with the same airline:


Via Phoenix PHX
1 stop with American Airlines.
2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
5h 33m


Via Salt Lake City SLC
1 stop with Delta Air Lines.
3 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
5h 51m


Via San Diego SAN
1 stop with United Airlines.
3 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 08m


Via Aspen ASE
1 stop with United Airlines.
SCHEDULE
6h 10m


Via Las Vegas LAS
1 stop with Frontier Airlines.
SCHEDULE
6h 12m


Via Albuquerque ABQ
1 stop with United Airlines.
SCHEDULE
6h 12m


Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with American Airlines.
8 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 13m


Via Santa Ana SNA
1 stop with United Airlines.
3 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 14m


Via Austin AUS
1 stop with United Airlines.
2-3 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 20m


Via San Antonio SAT
1 stop with United Airlines.
SCHEDULE
6h 21m


Via Palm Springs PSP
1 stop with United Airlines.
SCHEDULE
6h 53m


Via Los Angeles LAX
1 stop with American Airlines.
2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
7h 10m


Via Reno RNO
1 stop with United Airlines.
SCHEDULE
7h 15m


Via Denver DEN
1 stop with Frontier Airlines.
SCHEDULE
7h 27m


Via Tucson TUS
1 stop with United Airlines.
1-2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
7h 35m


Via Dallas DAL
1 stop with Southwest Airlines.
2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
7h 43m


Via Sacramento SMF
1 stop with United Airlines.
SCHEDULE
9h 26m
1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:


Via Palm Springs PSP
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines
1-2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
5h 19m


Via Salt Lake City SLC
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines
1-2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 00m


Via Austin AUS
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines
1-2 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 08m


Via Dallas DFW
With American Airlines & United Airlines
5-6 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 39m


Via Santa Ana SNA
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines
2-3 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
6h 52m


Via Las Vegas LAS
With Alaska Airlines & Sun Country Airlines
SCHEDULE
7h 03m


Via San Diego SAN
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines
3-4 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
7h 10m


Via Phoenix PHX
With American Airlines & United Airlines
3 flights per day.
SCHEDULE
7h 17m


Via Los Angeles LAX
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines
SCHEDULE
7h 22m
San Francisco to Houston flights
There are over 14 airlines and as many as 563 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to Houston (IAH) from San Francisco (SFO) with United Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Albuquerque, Phoenix or any other of the 13 alternatives with flight connections.
Tip! You might want to consider arriving at William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) instead.
San Francisco to Houston with United Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing from 5 am to 12 midnight. You can also catch a transit flight via Albuquerque or Santa Ana. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Delta Air Lines
If you choose to fly with Delta Air Lines from San Francisco to Houston you can make a transit either via Salt Lake City or via Los Angeles. The route via Salt Lake City is 2 minutes faster. Delta Air Lines is a member of SkyTeam.
With American Airlines
If you fly to Houston from San Francisco with American Airlines you will do a stopover in Phoenix. American Airlines is a member of the air alliance OneWorld.
With Frontier Airlines
If you fly from San Francisco with Frontier Airlines you will do a stopover in Denver, DEN before reaching Houston. This flight trip will take 6 hours and 30 minutes and you can fly every monday or wednesday with departures at 05:05 or 06:00.
Miles & flight time: SFO - IAH
The shortest flight time between SFO and IAH is 3 hours and 49 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Miles |
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Direct | 3h 49m | - | 1641 (2640 km) |
ABQ Albuquerque | 5h 21m | 54m | 1646 (2648 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 5h 40m | 25m | 1666 (2681 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 5h 50m | 1h 31m | 1801 (2898 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 5h 53m | 50m | 1723 (2772 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 5h 59m | 1h 30m | 1641 (2640 km) |
AUS Austin | 6h 10m | 2h 40m | 1649 (2653 km) |
DFW Dallas | 6h 22m | 46m | 1694 (2726 km) |
DEN Denver | 6h 30m | 1h 35m | 1836 (2954 km) |
SNA Santa Ana | 6h 43m | 1h 46m | 1724 (2774 km) |
SAN San Diego | 6h 50m | 1h 47m | 1756 (2825 km) |
RNO Reno | 7h 16m | 2h 41m | 1728 (2780 km) |
DAL Dallas | 7h 40m | 2h 10m | 1697 (2730 km) |
SMF Sacramento | 7h 40m | 2h 55m | 1701 (2737 km) |


Unpublished Flight Rates From San Francisco to Houston