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Flights from San Francisco to Houston

SFO - IAH route map SFO to IAH. All flight routes from San Francisco International, USA to George Bush Intcntl Houston, USA. These flights are operated by 6 different airlines. You can either fly non-stop with United Airlines or choose from 16 different transit flights. The shortest flight time is 3 hours and 49 minutes.

SFO San Francisco
USASan Francisco, USA
IAH George Bush Intcntl Houston
USAHouston, USA
SFO
San Francisco
USASan Francisco, USA
George Bush Intcntl Houston
USAHouston, USA
IAH
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Non-stop routes:

Duration

United Airlines
Non-stop with United Airlines. 8-9 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
3h 49m

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1 stop routes with the same airline:

Duration

Via Albuquerque ABQ
1 stop with United Airlines.

SCHEDULE
5h 29m

Via Phoenix PHX
1 stop with American Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 51m

Via Salt Lake City SLC
1 stop with Delta Air Lines. 2-4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
5h 58m

Via Los Angeles LAX
1 stop with American Airlines.

Begins in 4/4

SCHEDULE
6h 02m

Begins in 4/4

Via Las Vegas LAS
1 stop with United Airlines. 4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 07m

Via Dallas DFW
1 stop with American Airlines. 6 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 13m

Via Aspen ASE
1 stop with United Airlines.

Ends in Apr 2023

SCHEDULE
6h 15m

Ends in Apr 2023

Via Austin AUS
1 stop with United Airlines. 4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 19m

Via San Diego SAN
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 22m

Via Denver DEN
1 stop with United Airlines. 7 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 23m

Via Santa Ana SNA
1 stop with United Airlines. 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 41m

Via Palm Springs PSP
1 stop with United Airlines.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
6h 42m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via Tucson TUS
1 stop with United Airlines. 1-2 flights per day.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
6h 51m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via Dallas DAL
1 stop with Southwest Airlines.

SCHEDULE
7h 25m

Via Sacramento SMF
1 stop with United Airlines.

Begins in 5/5

SCHEDULE
7h 40m

Begins in 5/5

Via Boise BOI
1 stop with United Airlines.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
10h 33m

Ends in Mar 2023
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1 stop routes with codeshare or different airlines:

Duration

Via Palm Springs PSP
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
6h 03m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via Austin AUS
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 20m

Via Las Vegas LAS
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 2-4 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 22m

Via Santa Ana SNA
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 25m

Via Los Angeles LAX
With American Airlines & Delta Air Lines

Begins in 1/6

SCHEDULE
6h 27m

Begins in 1/6

Via Salt Lake City SLC
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

Ends in Mar 2023

SCHEDULE
6h 31m

Ends in Mar 2023

Via San Diego SAN
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines 1-2 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 44m

Via Dallas DFW
With American Airlines & United Airlines 1-5 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
6h 46m

Via Phoenix PHX
With American Airlines & United Airlines 3 flights per day.

SCHEDULE
7h 32m

Via Boise BOI
With Alaska Airlines & United Airlines

Ends in Feb 2023

SCHEDULE
11h 59m

Ends in Feb 2023
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San Francisco to Houston flights

There are over 15 airlines and as many as 460 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 Tucson, Las Vegas or any other of the 14 alternatives with flight connections.

Tip! You might want to consider arriving at William P Hobby (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 Tucson or Kirtland. 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 11 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 Southwest Airlines

If you fly to Houston from San Francisco with Southwest Airlines you will do a stopover in Denver.

Miles & flight time: SFO - IAH

The shortest flight time between SFO and IAH is 3 hours and 50 minutes.

ViaTotal flight timeLayover timeMiles
Direct3h 50m-1641 (2640 km)
TUS Tucson5h 18m1h 27m1693 (2724 km)
LAS Las Vegas5h 40m59m1641 (2640 km)
SLC Salt Lake City5h 47m46m1801 (2898 km)
ABQ Kirtland5h 51m1h 5m1646 (2648 km)
ASE Aspen5h 54m54m1768 (2845 km)
PHX Phoenix6h 6m1h 21m1666 (2681 km)
PSP Palm Springs6h 6m1h 10m1696 (2729 km)
SAT San Antonio6h 10m2h 56m1679 (2702 km)
DFW Dallas6h 18m1h 26m1694 (2726 km)
AUS Austin6h 25m1h 47m1649 (2653 km)
LAX Los Angeles6h 39m46m1723 (2772 km)
SNA Santa Ana6h 40m2h 0m1724 (2774 km)
SAN San Diego6h 45m1h 30m1756 (2825 km)
DEN Denver7h 54m2h 48m1836 (2954 km)
The flight times and layover times in the table above are approximate and varies depending on flightnumber, aircraft, airline, weather and time of day.SFO-IAH flight routesSan Francisco to Houston flight routes illustrated on a map.
San Francisco - Houston route map and flight paths
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You can fly to Houston (IAH) from San Francisco (SFO) non-stop with United Airlines. The flight takes approximately 3 hours and 50 minutes. If you travel with a connecting flight instead, for example via Tucson, the total flight time will be 5 hours and 18 minutes.

If you are interested in direct flights, you can choose from United Airlines. If you choose to fly with stops instead you can fly with United Airlines, Alaska Airlines, Sun Country Airlines, American Airlines or Frontier Airlines.

The flight time between San Francisco, SFO and George Bush Intcntl Houston, IAH, is 3 hours and 50 minutes. The distance is 1694 miles (or 2726 kilometers).

Yes, you can fly non-stop to IAH from SFO with United Airlines.

A codeshare agreement means that cooperating airlines are able to sell seats on each other’s flights. This means that you are able to travel to more destinations than your airline of choice normally offers. Codeshare flights are also beneficial because of the seamless transits you can get with connecting flights from the same airline. The downside of choosing a codeshare flight can be that you in some cases can’t upgrade codeshare flights or use elite benefits.

A connecting or transit flight means that you reach your final destination through two or more flights – in other words a non-direct flight. You will change to a new aircraft after your first flight, this may include moving to another terminal at the airport aswell. The time required to transfer passengers and luggage between flights is called Minimum Connecting Time (MCT) and are always taken into account here on Flightroutes.com.

If you bought your whole flight on a single ticket, the airline will book you on the next available connecting flight.

With connecting flights, checked in luggage is most commonly forwarded to your final destination when buying a single ticket for both flights.

If you miss your connecting flight due to circumstances outside your control such as your first flight being delayed, you should turn to your airline who will provide you with a seat on the next available flight. This is usually done free of charge, and only applies if you purchased your trip as one ticket. If the next connecting flight is the following day, the airline usually provides accommodation and meals.