Direct Flights from Houston to Tepic
Tepic · Mexico
Nonstop service from IAH to TPQ on Mesa. 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 2 cities fly direct to Tepic, and Houston is one of them. From anywhere else you'd be connecting.
How long to go to Tepic for, from Houston
2h 10m in the air, 836 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Tepic. Two nights works.
About Tepic

Tepic is the capital city of Nayarit. Nestled in a verdant valley with vestiges of the Sierra Occidental here and there, Tepic can be a little muggy and wet from April to November but otherwise offers lots of sunshine and can be an interesting destination or embarkation point to the Nayarit Riviera.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Tepic
- The Immaculate Conception Cathedral, also known as Tepic Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Tepic in Mexico. It is located on the main square, in the center of the city.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Tepic weather, compared with Houston
6° warmer than Houston on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Tepic 82°F · Houston 64°F · 19° warmer
- April
- Tepic 89°F · Houston 80°F · 9° warmer
- July
- Tepic 87°F · Houston 94°F · 7° colder
- October
- Tepic 87°F · Houston 82°F · 4° warmer
Tepic is the steadier of the two, moving 9° 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 the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Tepic
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Tepic is December–January, when daytime highs are a comfortable around 82°F.
- How long to stay
- A long weekend is plenty of time to see Tepic, including Tepic Cathedral.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Tepic?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Tepic (TPQ) on Mesa.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Tepic?
- Mesa flies nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Tepic (TPQ).
- How far is Tepic from Houston?
- Tepic is about 836 miles from Houston by air.
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Mexico?
- Yes — Tepic (TPQ) has nonstop service from Houston on Mesa, making it a nonstop gateway to Mexico.
- What is there to do in Tepic?
- Popular things to do include Tepic Cathedral, and more.
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