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Direct Flights from Nashville to Houston

Houston · Texas

Nonstop service from BNA to HOU and IAH on Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.

Airlines
Southwest, United
Nonstop flights
~10/dayacross 2 airport pairs
Distance
670 mi
Flight time
~1h 50mgate to gate
Elevation
46 ft553 ft lower than your departure
Days operated
Daily (all week)
Great-circle flight path from Nashville (BNA) to Houston (HOU), 670 miles nonstop.BNAHOU

Which airports fly this route

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  • BNAHOUWilliam P. Hobby
    Southwest~5/dayDaily (all week)670 mi
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  • BNAIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental
    United~5/dayDaily (all week)657 mi
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How rare is this nonstop?

Houston is one of the best-connected places in the country: 124 cities fly there nonstop, Nashville among them.

How long to go to Houston for, from Nashville

1h 50m in the air, 670 miles — a Friday-evening departure still leaves you most of the evening in Houston. Two nights works.

With roughly 10 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 Houston

METRORail on Main Street in Downtown Houston Main Street Houston
Photo by eschipul · CC BY-SA 2.0

Houston is a sprawling port city in Southeastern Texas. An oil boom and continuing international immigration has brought explosive growth to the city, and it is now the fifth largest metropolitan area in the United States and the most diverse large city since 2021. While at first glance, the city appears to be a 9-5 central business district surrounded by a sea of suburbs and strip malls, there are many hidden gems to be discovered.

Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).

Top things to do in Houston

  1. The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas.
  2. The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil.
  3. The San Jacinto Monument is a 567.31-foot-high (172.92-meter) column located on the Houston Ship Channel in unincorporated Harris County, Texas, about 16 miles due east of downtown Houston.
  4. The Houston Zoo is a 55-acre (22 ha) zoological park located within Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States. The zoo opened in 1922 as a park attraction housing 40 animals.
  5. Contemporary Arts Museum Houston is a not-for-profit institution in the Museum District, Houston, Texas, founded in 1948, dedicated to presenting contemporary art to the public.
  6. The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States.
  7. The Menil Collection, located in Houston, Texas, refers to the museum that houses the art collection of founders John de Menil and Dominique de Menil, or to the collection of paintings, sculptures, prints, drawings, phot…
  8. The Co-Cathedral of the Sacred Heart is a Roman Catholic Cathedral in Houston, Texas, in the United States that serves the Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston.
  9. Space Center Houston is a science museum that serves as the official visitor center of NASA Johnson Space Center in Houston, Texas. It was designated a Smithsonian Affiliate museum in 2014.
  10. Hermann Park is a 445-acre (180-hectare) urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Museum District.
  11. Six Flags AstroWorld, also known simply as AstroWorld, was a seasonally operated amusement park in Houston, Texas.
  12. The Holocaust Museum Houston is located in Houston's Museum District, in Texas. It is the fourth largest holocaust museum in the U.S. It was opened in 1996.

Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).

Houston weather, compared with Nashville

10° warmer than Nashville on average across the year, on daytime highs:

January
Houston 64°F · Nashville 48°F · 15° warmer
April
Houston 80°F · Nashville 72°F · 8° warmer
July
Houston 94°F · Nashville 90°F · 4° warmer
October
Houston 82°F · Nashville 73°F · 10° warmer

August averages 95°F, hot enough to plan the middle of the day around.

Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at each city's airport.

Planning a trip to Houston

Best time to visit
The best time to visit Houston is November–April, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–80°F.
How long to stay
Houston rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rothko Chapel, and San Jacinto Monument and beyond.

Frequently asked questions

Is there a direct flight from Nashville to Houston?
Yes — you can fly nonstop from Nashville (BNA) to Houston (HOU, IAH) on Southwest, United.
Which airlines fly nonstop from Nashville to Houston?
Southwest, United fly nonstop between Nashville (BNA) and Houston (HOU, IAH).
Which Houston airport can I fly to nonstop from Nashville?
Houston has 2 airports with nonstop service from Nashville: HOU (William P. Hobby) on Southwest; IAH (George Bush Intercontinental) on United.
How many nonstop flights are there from Nashville to Houston?
There are about 10 nonstop departures per day (roughly 70 per week) from Nashville to Houston.
How far is Houston from Nashville?
Houston is about 670 miles from Nashville by air.
What is there to do in Houston?
Popular things to do include Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, Rothko Chapel, San Jacinto Monument, Houston Zoo, and more.

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