Direct Flights from Sacramento to Houston
Houston · Texas
Nonstop service from SMF to IAH and HOU on Southwest, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
Which airports fly this route
Houston has 2 airports with nonstop service from Sacramento. Fares differ by airport — each row opens that exact search on Kayak.
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- Find flights ↗SMFIAHGeorge Bush Intercontinental
- Find flights ↗SMFHOUWilliam P. Hobby
How rare is this nonstop?
Houston is one of the best-connected places in the country: 124 cities fly there nonstop, Sacramento among them.
How long to go to Houston for, from Sacramento
3h 45m in the air, 1,607 miles. A two-night trip loses most of two days to travel; three or four nights is where this one starts to make sense.
About Houston
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
- The Museum of Fine Arts, Houston (MFAH), is an art museum located in the Houston Museum District of Houston, Texas.
- The Rothko Chapel is a non-denominational chapel in Houston, Texas, founded by John and Dominique de Menil.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- The Houston Museum of Natural Science is a natural history museum located on the northern border of Hermann Park in Houston, Texas, United States.
- 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…
- 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.
- 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.
- Hermann Park is a 445-acre (180-hectare) urban park in Houston, Texas, situated at the southern end of the Museum District.
- Six Flags AstroWorld, also known simply as AstroWorld, was a seasonally operated amusement park in Houston, Texas.
- 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 Sacramento
6° warmer than Sacramento on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Houston 64°F · Sacramento 55°F · 8° warmer
- April
- Houston 80°F · Sacramento 72°F · 8° warmer
- July
- Houston 94°F · Sacramento 93°F · much the same
- October
- Houston 82°F · Sacramento 78°F · 4° warmer
August averages 95°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 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 Sacramento to Houston?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Sacramento (SMF) to Houston (IAH, HOU) on Southwest, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Sacramento to Houston?
- Southwest, United fly nonstop between Sacramento (SMF) and Houston (IAH, HOU).
- Which Houston airport can I fly to nonstop from Sacramento?
- Houston has 2 airports with nonstop service from Sacramento: IAH (George Bush Intercontinental) on United; HOU (William P. Hobby) on Southwest.
- How many nonstop flights are there from Sacramento to Houston?
- There are about 3 nonstop departures per day (roughly 21 per week) from Sacramento to Houston.
- How far is Houston from Sacramento?
- Houston is about 1,607 miles from Sacramento 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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