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Scan through all non-stop flights from Houston to Los Angeles. The full flight schedule below gives an overview of all non-stop flights from HOU to LAX, which includes the daily timetable of every operating airline for the upcoming 12 months.
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Currently, there is only one airline operating non-stop flights from Houston HOU to Los Angeles LAX, which is Southwest Airlines. This section gives an overview of the flight schedules and timetables of every airline with direct flights for this route.
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Flights from HOU to LAX are operated 20 times a week, with an average of 3 flights per day. Departure times vary between 05:05 - 22:50. The earliest flight departs at 05:05, the last flight departs at 22:50. However, this depends on the date you are flying so please check with the full flight schedule above to see which departure times are available on your preferred date(s) of travel.
On this non-stop route, you can fly in Economy only.
The fastest direct flight from Houston to Los Angeles takes 3 hours and 35 minutes. The flight distance between Houston and Los Angeles is 1,386 miles (or 2,231 km).
There are 2 airports in Los Angeles: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) and Van Nuys Airport (VNY).
There are 20 flights per week flying from Houston to Los Angeles (as of April 2026).
3 hours and 35 minutes is the average flight time from Houston to Los Angeles.
The distance from Houston to Los Angeles is 1,386 miles (2,231 kilometers).
Southwest Airlines is the only airline flying nonstop from Houston to Los Angeles.
There are no alliances flying direct from Houston to Los Angeles at the moment.
You can fly non-stop in Economy only.
Aircraft types that fly from Houston to Los Angeles:
The earliest flight departs at 05:05 from Houston and arrives at 06:30 at Los Angeles.
The latest flight departs at 22:50 from Houston and arrives at 00:40 at Los Angeles.
1,386 miles (2,231 km) · 3h 35m
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