Direct Flights from Houston to Jacksonville
Jacksonville · Florida
Nonstop service from IAH and HOU to JAX 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 Jacksonville. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗IAHJAXGeorge Bush Intercontinental
- Find flights ↗HOUJAXWilliam P. Hobby
How rare is this nonstop?
41 cities have a nonstop to Jacksonville, Houston among them.
How long to go to Jacksonville for, from Houston
2h 10m in the air, 815 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Jacksonville. Two nights works.
With roughly 4 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Jacksonville
Jacksonville occupies one of the most coveted spots on the Atlantic coast. Set amongst abundant beaches and possessing an ideal subtropical climate, its crown jewel is the unique habitat and natural beauty of the St. Johns River. For this reason and more, "The River City" is a popular destination for vacationers looking for a laid-back Sunshine State escape.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Jacksonville
- Fort Caroline was an attempted French colonial settlement in Florida, located on the banks of the St. Johns River in present-day Duval County.
- Fort Mose is a former Spanish fort in St. Augustine, Florida. In 1738, the governor of Spanish Florida, Manuel de Montiano, had the fort established as a free black settlement, the first to be legally sanctioned in what…
- The Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine is a historic cathedral in St. Augustine, Florida, and the seat of the Catholic Bishop of St. Augustine. It is located at 38 Cathedral Place between Charlotte and St.
- The Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens is a museum located in Jacksonville, Florida. It was founded in 1961 after the death of Ninah Cummer, who bequeathed her gardens and personal art collection to the new museum.
- USS Orleck (DD-886), is a Gearing-class destroyer that was in service with the United States Navy from 1945 to 1982. In October 1982, she was sold to Turkey and renamed Yücetepe .
- The Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville, also known as MOCA Jacksonville, is a contemporary art museum in Jacksonville, Florida, funded and operated as a "cultural institute" of the University of North Florida.
- The St. Augustine Alligator Farm Zoological Park is one of Florida's oldest continuously running attractions, having opened on May 20, 1893.
- The Jacksonville Zoo and Botanical Gardens is located at the mouth of the Trout River, near where it flows into the St. Johns River, in Jacksonville, Florida.
- The Timucuan Ecological and Historic Preserve is a U.S. National Preserve in Jacksonville, Florida. It comprises 46,000 acres (19,000 ha) of wetlands, waterways, and other habitats in northeastern Duval County.
- Amelia Island State Recreation Area is a state park in Florida, United States. Its location is 7 miles (11 km) north of Little Talbot Island State Park on SR A1A, and 8 miles (13 km) south of Fernandina Beach on Amelia I…
- San Juan del Puerto was a Spanish Franciscan mission founded before 1587 on Fort George Island, near the mouth of the St. Johns River in what is now Jacksonville, Florida.
- The Lightner Museum is a museum of antiques, mostly American Gilded Age pieces, housed within the historic Hotel Alcazar building in downtown St. Augustine.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Jacksonville weather, compared with Houston
Within 1° 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
- Jacksonville 66°F · Houston 64°F · 2° warmer
- April
- Jacksonville 80°F · Houston 80°F · much the same
- July
- Jacksonville 91°F · Houston 94°F · 3° colder
- October
- Jacksonville 81°F · Houston 82°F · much the same
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Jacksonville
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Jacksonville is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 66–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Jacksonville rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Fort Caroline, Fort Mose, and Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Jacksonville?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH, HOU) to Jacksonville (JAX) on Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Jacksonville?
- Southwest, United fly nonstop between Houston (IAH, HOU) and Jacksonville (JAX).
- Which Houston airport has nonstop flights to Jacksonville?
- 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 Jacksonville?
- There are about 4 nonstop departures per day (roughly 28 per week) from Houston to Jacksonville.
- How far is Jacksonville from Houston?
- Jacksonville is about 815 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Jacksonville?
- Popular things to do include Fort Caroline, Fort Mose, Cathedral Basilica of St. Augustine, Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens, and more.
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