Direct Flights from Houston to Laredo
Laredo · Texas
Nonstop service from IAH to LRD on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
This is a rare nonstop: only 3 cities fly direct to Laredo, and Houston is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Laredo for, from Houston
1h 5m in the air, 301 miles: short enough that a single night in Laredo is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
About Laredo
Laredo is a city with 262,000 (2019) inhabitants on the South Texas Plains. Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, is just across the Rio Grande.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Laredo
- The Catedral Del Espiritu Santo is the seat of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Nuevo Laredo. It is located at Paseo Colon Avenue in the heart of the midtown Nuevo Laredo.
- The Cathedral of San Agustin is the seat of the Catholic Diocese of Laredo, Texas. It is located at 201 San Agustin Avenue in the San Agustin Historical District in Laredo.
- Republic of the Rio Grande Museum is a historic house museum located in the downtown San Agustin de Laredo Historic District in Laredo, Texas, United States, next to the historic La Posada Hotel and San Agustín Cathedral…
- Parque la Junta is a baseball field built in 1947 in Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. The ball park has a capacity of 5,000 people.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Laredo weather, compared with Houston
6° warmer than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Laredo 68°F · Houston 64°F · 4° warmer
- April
- Laredo 89°F · Houston 80°F · 9° warmer
- July
- Laredo 101°F · Houston 94°F · 7° warmer
- October
- Laredo 87°F · Houston 82°F · 4° warmer
July averages 101°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Laredo
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Laredo is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 68–81°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Laredo, including Nuevo Laredo Cathedral, Cathedral of San Agustin (Laredo, Texas), and Republic of the Rio Grande Museum.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Laredo?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Laredo (LRD) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Laredo?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Laredo (LRD).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Laredo?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Houston to Laredo.
- How far is Laredo from Houston?
- Laredo is about 301 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Laredo?
- Popular things to do include Nuevo Laredo Cathedral, Cathedral of San Agustin (Laredo, Texas), Republic of the Rio Grande Museum, Parque la Junta, and more.
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