Direct Flights from Houston to Colorado Springs
Nonstop service from IAH and HOU to COS on Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Houston has 2 airports with nonstop service to Colorado Springs. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗IAHCOSGeorge Bush Intercontinental
- Find flights ↗HOUCOSWilliam P. Hobby
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 14 cities have a nonstop to Colorado Springs, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Colorado Springs for, from Houston
2h 5m in the air, 809 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Colorado Springs. Two nights works.
Colorado Springs is 6,090 ft higher than Houston, at 6,187 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 Colorado Springs
Colorado Springs is a city of about 490,000 in the western U.S. state of Colorado. The seat of El Paso County, the city lies 63 miles (101 km) south of Denver at the foot of Pikes Peak in South Central Colorado.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Colorado Springs
- The Florissant Formation is a sedimentary geologic formation outcropping around Florissant, Teller County, Colorado.
- The World Figure Skating Hall of Museum and Hall of Fame is a museum and hall of fame for the sport of figure skating.
- The Cheyenne Mountain Zoo is a zoological park located southwest of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado, on Cheyenne Mountain in the United States.
- St. Mary's Cathedral is a Catholic cathedral located in Colorado Springs, Colorado, United States. It is the seat of the Diocese of Colorado Springs. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as St.
- Will Rogers Shrine of the Sun, also known as Will Rogers Shrine, is a commemorative tower and chapel on Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- The Broadmoor Manitou and Pikes Peak Cog Railway is a cog railway that climbs one of the most iconic mountains in the United States, Pikes Peak in Colorado. The base station is in Manitou Springs, near Colorado Springs.
- Cave of the Winds is a cave in the Pikes Peak region of Colorado. It is located just west of Colorado Springs on U.S. Highway 24, near the Manitou Cliff Dwellings. Tours of the complex of caves are given daily.
- The Cañon City & Royal Gorge Railroad, LLC is a heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado.
- Monument Valley Park is a historic, recreational park in Colorado Springs, Colorado through which Monument Creek flows.
- The Manitou Cliff Dwellings are a privately owned tourist attraction consisting of Ancestral Puebloan cliff dwellings and interpretive exhibits located just west of Colorado Springs, Colorado, on U.S.
- The Colorado Springs Fine Arts Center at Colorado College (FAC) is an arts center located just north of downtown Colorado Springs, Colorado.
- Santa's Workshop is an amusement park that opened on June 16, 1956 in Cascade, Colorado, located on U.S.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Colorado Springs weather, compared with Houston
17° cooler than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Colorado Springs 44°F · Houston 64°F · 19° colder
- April
- Colorado Springs 60°F · Houston 80°F · 20° colder
- July
- Colorado Springs 86°F · Houston 94°F · 8° colder
- October
- Colorado Springs 64°F · Houston 82°F · 18° colder
December bottoms out near 44°F — a real coat, not a layer.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Colorado Springs
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Colorado Springs is April–June and September–October, when daytime highs are a comfortable 60–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Colorado Springs rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Florissant Formation, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, and Cheyenne Mountain Zoo and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Colorado Springs?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH, HOU) to Colorado Springs (COS) on Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Colorado Springs?
- Southwest, United fly nonstop between Houston (IAH, HOU) and Colorado Springs (COS).
- Which Houston airport has nonstop flights to Colorado Springs?
- You can leave from 2 Houston airports: IAH (George Bush Intercontinental) on United; HOU (William P. Hobby) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Colorado Springs?
- There are about 2 nonstop departures per day (roughly 14 per week) from Houston to Colorado Springs.
- How far is Colorado Springs from Houston?
- Colorado Springs is about 809 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Colorado Springs?
- Popular things to do include Florissant Formation, World Figure Skating Hall of Fame, Cheyenne Mountain Zoo, St. Mary's Cathedral (Colorado Springs, Colorado), and more.
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