Direct Flights from Houston to Querétaro
Querétaro · Mexico
Nonstop service from IAH to QRO on Mesa, United, VivaAerobus. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Only 7 cities have a nonstop to Querétaro, so this is a route worth knowing about — most travelers connect to get there.
How long to go to Querétaro for, from Houston
1h 55m in the air, 714 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Querétaro. Two nights works.
Querétaro is 6,199 ft higher than Houston, at 6,296 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 Querétaro
Querétaro is a city in Central Mexico. It is the capital of the state of Querétaro. Its historic center is a UNESCO World Heritage Site and the city is notable for the many ornate civil and religious Baroque monuments from its golden age in the 17th and 18th centuries.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Querétaro
- The St. Philip Neri Cathedral, also Querétaro Cathedral, is a Catholic church that was built by the Oratory of Saint Philip Neri. It is located in the center of the city of Santiago de Querétaro in Mexico.
- The Cerro de las Campanas is a hill and national park located in Querétaro City, Mexico.
- The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also Celaya Cathedral, is the main Catholic building in the city of Celaya in Mexico, occupying at present what was the space of a chapel annexed to the Temple of St. Francis.
- El Cerrito is an archaeological zone in the central Mexican state of Querétaro. It is located in the municipality of Corregidora on the outskirts of the state capital, Santiago de Querétaro.
- El Cimatario National Park is a national park in Querétaro state of central Mexico. It protects 24.48 km2 south of the city of Santiago de Querétaro.
- The College of Santa Cruz de Querétaro was a Franciscan missionary college, or seminary, in New Spain.
- The Instituto Allende is a visual arts school in San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The institute provides a range of courses, and offers a BA in Visual Arts and an MA in Fine arts in association with the Universidad de Guan…
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Querétaro 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
- Querétaro 74°F · Houston 64°F · 11° warmer
- April
- Querétaro 86°F · Houston 80°F · 6° warmer
- July
- Querétaro 83°F · Houston 94°F · 12° colder
- October
- Querétaro 80°F · Houston 82°F · 3° colder
Querétaro is the steadier of the two, moving 14° between its coldest and warmest months where Houston moves 31°.
Daily highs averaged from Meteostat station records (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Querétaro
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Querétaro is September–February, when daytime highs are a comfortable 74–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Three or four days is enough to take in Querétaro's highlights, from Querétaro Cathedral, Cerro de las Campanas, and Celaya Cathedral and more.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Querétaro?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Querétaro (QRO) on Mesa, United, VivaAerobus.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Querétaro?
- Mesa, United, VivaAerobus fly nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Querétaro (QRO).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Querétaro?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Houston to Querétaro.
- How far is Querétaro from Houston?
- Querétaro is about 714 miles from Houston by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Mexico?
- Yes — Querétaro (QRO) has nonstop service from Houston on Mesa, United, VivaAerobus, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Querétaro?
- Popular things to do include Querétaro Cathedral, Cerro de las Campanas, Celaya Cathedral, El Cerrito (archaeological site), and more.
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