Direct Flights from Houston to Mérida
Mérida · Mexico
Nonstop service from IAH to MID on United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 5 cities have a nonstop to Mérida, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Mérida for, from Houston
1h 55m in the air, 719 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Mérida. Two nights works.
About Mérida
A short distance — yet seemingly a world away — from the rowdy, touristy beach resorts of Cancún and Cozumel that make up the Yucatán of cliché, Mérida is the cultural center of southern Mexico, boasting a panoply of excellent museums and attractions, a vibrant street life, and a wealth of historic colonial-era architecture that's second only to Mexico City on the national scene.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Mérida
- Mayapan is a Pre-Columbian Maya site a couple of kilometers south of the town of Telchaquillo in Tecoh Municipality, approximately 40 km south-east of Mérida and 100 km west of Chichen Itza; in the state of Yucatán, Mexi…
- Dzibilchaltún is a Maya archaeological site in the Mexican state of Yucatán, approximately 10 miles (16 km) north of the state capital of Mérida. The original name for the site may have been Ch'iy Chan Ti'Ho.
- Oxkintok is a pre-Columbian Maya archaeological site in the Puuc region of Yucatán state, in southeastern Mexico.
- The Mérida Cathedral in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico, is one of the oldest cathedrals in the Americas.
- Ake is an archaeological site of the pre-Columbian Maya civilization. It is located in the municipality of Tixkokob, in the Mexican state of Yucatán; 40 km (25 mi) east of Mérida, Yucatán.
- Cuca is the name of a Mayan civilization pre-Columbian archaeological site located near the town of Tixpéhual, in Yucatán, Mexico.
- The Hacienda San José Chactún is a hacienda located in the State of Yucatán in Mexico.
- An antimonumenta was installed along Paseo de Montejo, in Mérida, Yucatán, on 25 November 2021, the date commemorating the International Day for the Elimination of Violence against Women, during the annual march of women…
- There is a monument in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico that commemorates the 100th anniversary of Korean laborers arriving in Mexico. It consists of a small tower and plaque.
- The Museo Conmemorativo de la Inmigración Coreana a Yucatán is a museum in Mérida, Yucatán, Mexico.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Mérida weather, compared with Houston
13° warmer than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Mérida 87°F · Houston 64°F · 23° warmer
- April
- Mérida 99°F · Houston 80°F · 19° warmer
- July
- Mérida 95°F · Houston 94°F · much the same
- October
- Mérida 91°F · Houston 82°F · 9° warmer
May averages 99°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around. Mérida is the steadier of the two, moving 13° between its coldest and warmest months where Houston moves 31°.
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.
Planning a trip to Mérida
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Mérida is November–February, when the weather is mildest, with daytime highs around 88°F.
- How long to stay
- Mérida rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Mayapan, Dzibilchaltun, and Oxkintok and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Mérida?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Mérida (MID) on United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Mérida?
- United flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Mérida (MID).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Mérida?
- There is about 1 nonstop departure per day (roughly 7 per week) from Houston to Mérida.
- How far is Mérida from Houston?
- Mérida is about 719 miles from Houston by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Mexico?
- Yes — Mérida (MID) has nonstop service from Houston on United, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Mérida?
- Popular things to do include Mayapan, Dzibilchaltun, Oxkintok, Cathedral of Mérida, Yucatán, and more.
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