Direct Flights from Houston to Lafayette
Lafayette · Louisiana
Nonstop service from IAH to LFT on United. 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 Lafayette, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Lafayette for, from Houston
55m in the air, 201 miles: short enough that a single night in Lafayette is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 5 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 Lafayette
Lafayette is a city in Louisiana. It's the unofficial capital of Acadiana or Cajun Country. This flourishing moderate sized city is home to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Music and dancing is an integral part of community life. Several restaurants and dance halls thrive in the area and the city hosts several musical festivals throughout the year.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Lafayette
- The Cathedral of Saint John the Evangelist or La Cathédrale St-Jean, originally called l'Église St-Jean du Vermilion, is the cathedral and mother church of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Lafayette in Louisiana.
- Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, located in St. Martinville, Louisiana, showcases the cultural significance of the Bayou Teche region.
- Cypremort Point State Park is a public recreation area located on Vermilion Bay, Louisiana near the end of La. Hwy. 319. It is named for nearby Cypremort Point. Cypremort means "dead cypress" in French.
- Palmetto Island State Park is a recent addition to the Louisiana State Park system. The new state park is located south of Abbeville, Louisiana in Vermilion Parish.
- Jungle Gardens is a 170-acre (0.69 km2) botanical garden and bird sanctuary located on Avery Island, Louisiana. Jungle Gardens is open every day of the year, except major holidays. An admission fee is charged.
- Lake Fausse Pointe State Park is located in Iberia Parish, Louisiana and St. Martin Parish, Louisiana, USA. It is located about 18 miles (29 km) east of St. Martinville adjacent to the Atchafalaya Basin.
- Thistlethwaite Wildlife Management Area is a 17-square mile tract with over 11,000 acres of protected area under the Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries.
- Moncus Park is a public green space located in central Lafayette, Louisiana. The site was formerly known as the “Horse Farm” when it was owned by the University of Louisiana at Lafayette and used for agricultural educati…
- The Hilliard Art Museum is the art museum of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, located in Lafayette, Louisiana.
- The Rural African American Museum is a museum in Opelousas that focuses on the history of African Americans living in St. Landry Parish, Louisiana, United States, from the American Civil War to the present.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Lafayette 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
- Lafayette 62°F · Houston 64°F · much the same
- April
- Lafayette 79°F · Houston 80°F · much the same
- July
- Lafayette 91°F · Houston 94°F · 3° colder
- October
- Lafayette 80°F · Houston 82°F · 2° colder
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Lafayette
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Lafayette is October–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 62–80°F.
- How long to stay
- Lafayette rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, Louisiana), Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, and Cypremort Point State Park and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Lafayette?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Lafayette (LFT) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Lafayette?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Lafayette (LFT).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Lafayette?
- There are about 5 nonstop departures per day (roughly 35 per week) from Houston to Lafayette.
- How far is Lafayette from Houston?
- Lafayette is about 201 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Lafayette?
- Popular things to do include St. John's Cathedral (Lafayette, Louisiana), Longfellow-Evangeline State Historic Site, Cypremort Point State Park, Palmetto Island State Park, and more.
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