Direct Flights from Houston to Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes · Mexico
Nonstop service from IAH to AGU on Mesa, SkyWest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 4 cities have a nonstop to Aguascalientes, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Aguascalientes for, from Houston
1h 55m in the air, 718 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Aguascalientes. Two nights works.
Aguascalientes is 6,015 ft higher than Houston, at 6,112 ft. Enough that a first-day hike or a hard workout will feel harder than it does at home, and enough that alcohol goes further.
About Aguascalientes
Aguascalientes is a city of 950,000 people (2020) in the Bajío region of Mexico. Aguascalientes means hot water in Spanish; the name comes from the abundance of hot springs in the area.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Aguascalientes
- The Cathedral Basilica of Our Lady of the Assumption Also Aguascalientes Cathedral It is the main Catholic building of the city of Aguascalientes in Mexico, and one of the emblematic monuments of the city.
- The Aguascalientes City Museum is the premier art museum in the city of Aguascalientes in the state of Aguascalientes, Mexico.
- The Aguascalientes Museum of Contemporary Art is an art gallery located in the city of Aguascalientes, Aguascalientes, Mexico and has 6 galleries.
- The José Guadalupe Posada Museum is located in the Mexican city of Aguascalientes, capital of the State of Aguascalientes, and birthplace of the graphic artist José Guadalupe Posada.
- La Estacion Theme Park, including The Old Train Station and Railway Museum, is a historic and recreational complex located in the city of Aguascalientes, in the state of Aguascalientes, in Mexico.
- Museo Descubre is a hands-on, interactive museum located in the city of Aguascalientes City, Aguascalientes, Mexico. Inside, the museum is shaped like a spiral, leading inward to various paths of knowledge.
- Cristero Museum, also referred to as the Alfredo Hernández Quesada Cristero Studies Center, is a museum in Encarnación de Diaz, Jalisco, Mexico.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Aguascalientes weather, compared with Houston
Within 2° of Houston on the annual average, so pack much as you would at home — but the two cities do not track each other month to month:
- January
- Aguascalientes 75°F · Houston 64°F · 11° warmer
- April
- Aguascalientes 87°F · Houston 80°F · 8° warmer
- July
- Aguascalientes 84°F · Houston 94°F · 10° colder
- October
- Aguascalientes 81°F · Houston 82°F · much the same
Aguascalientes is the steadier of the two, moving 16° between its coldest and warmest months where Houston moves 31°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Aguascalientes
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Aguascalientes is September–February, when daytime highs are a comfortable 75–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Aguascalientes's highlights, from Aguascalientes Cathedral, Aguascalientes Museum, and Museum of Contemporary Art (Aguascalientes) and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Aguascalientes?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Aguascalientes (AGU) on Mesa, SkyWest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Aguascalientes?
- Mesa, SkyWest fly nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Aguascalientes (AGU). SkyWest flies it November to March only.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Aguascalientes?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Houston to Aguascalientes.
- How far is Aguascalientes from Houston?
- Aguascalientes is about 718 miles from Houston by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Mexico?
- Yes — Aguascalientes (AGU) has nonstop service from Houston on Mesa, SkyWest, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Aguascalientes?
- Popular things to do include Aguascalientes Cathedral, Aguascalientes Museum, Museum of Contemporary Art (Aguascalientes), José Guadalupe Posada Museum, and more.
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