What is the best way to travel from Chicago to Houston?
Looking for a trip? Compare all the available Buses and Flights for the journey to Houston from Chicago. Check between different modes of transportation, look for the cheapest tickets, fastest rides and most popular stations, and see all 2 available companies to find your perfect trip!
What is the cheapest way to reach Houston from Chicago?
You can get to Houston with just $44 by taking a Flight from Frontier Airlines, but you can find many more cheap offers: we have selected the best ones for next few days here for you.
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
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FlixBus38h 5m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station1:55 PMHoustonUptown/Upper Kirby0Economy
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Greyhound US33h 20m09:40 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station7:00 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
Cheapest Buses Tuesday
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Greyhound US32h 45m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US45h 20m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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Greyhound US43h 20m010:00 AMChicagoCanal & Van Buren5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
Cheapest Buses Wednesday
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 10m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
Cheapest Buses Thursday
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Greyhound US24h 45m010:30 PMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US30h 50m010:30 PMChicagoDowntown Bus Station5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US37h 15m010:30 PMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Cheapest Buses Friday
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Frontier Airlines2h 59m07:25 AMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center10:24 AMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Spirit Airlines2h 48m04:44 PMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center7:32 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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United Airlines3h 7m06:35 PMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center9:42 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Frontier Airlines8h 3m06:40 AMChicago Midway AirportChicago Midway Airport2:43 PMWilliam P. Hobby AirportWilliam P. Hobby Airport0Economy
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Alaska Airlines16h 14m07:45 AMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center11:59 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Skyscanner4h 34m012:45 PMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center5:19 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 45m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
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FlixBus40h 0m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station3:50 PMHoustonUptown/Upper Kirby0Economy
Cheapest Flights Saturday
Cheapest Buses Saturday
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Greyhound US29h 50m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US29h 35m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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Greyhound US30h 25m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 10m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
Cheapest Buses Sunday
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Greyhound US29h 50m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US29h 35m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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Greyhound US30h 25m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus51h 55m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station3:45 AMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Cheapest Buses Monday
What are the fastest trips from Chicago to Houston?
You can get to Houston from Chicago in just 2h 48m with a Flight from Spirit Airlines. This is not the only option, and you can click on any of the offers below to compare it with the other modes of transportations.
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US33h 20m09:40 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station7:00 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus38h 5m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station1:55 PMHoustonUptown/Upper Kirby0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Fastest Buses Tuesday
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 45m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US43h 20m010:00 AMChicagoCanal & Van Buren5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US45h 20m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
Fastest Buses Wednesday
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 10m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Fastest Buses Thursday
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Greyhound US24h 45m010:30 PMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US30h 50m010:30 PMChicagoDowntown Bus Station5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US37h 15m010:30 PMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Fastest Buses Friday
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Spirit Airlines2h 48m04:44 PMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center7:32 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Frontier Airlines2h 59m07:25 AMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center10:24 AMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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United Airlines3h 7m06:35 PMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center9:42 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Skyscanner4h 34m012:45 PMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center5:19 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Frontier Airlines8h 3m06:40 AMChicago Midway AirportChicago Midway Airport2:43 PMWilliam P. Hobby AirportWilliam P. Hobby Airport0Economy
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Alaska Airlines16h 14m07:45 AMChicago O'Hare AirportChicago O'Hare Airport - Bus/Shuttle Center11:59 PMGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston AirportGeorge Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport0Economy
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Greyhound US26h 40m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station11:15 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 5m02:25 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:30 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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Greyhound US32h 45m08:35 PMChicago95th Red Line Station5:20 AMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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FlixBus40h 0m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station3:50 PMHoustonUptown/Upper Kirby0Economy
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FlixBus46h 50m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station10:40 PMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Fastest Flights Saturday
Fastest Buses Saturday
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Greyhound US29h 35m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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Greyhound US29h 50m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US30h 25m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 10m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
Fastest Buses Sunday
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Greyhound US29h 35m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station11:45 AMHoustonMain St & Airline Dr0Economy
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Greyhound US29h 50m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:00 PMHoustonDowntown Houston0Economy
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Greyhound US30h 25m06:10 AMChicagoDowntown Bus Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus36h 45m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station12:35 PMHoustonHarrisburg Blvd Station0Economy
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FlixBus51h 55m011:50 PMChicago95th Red Line Station3:45 AMHoustonSW Agencia Autobuses0Economy
Fastest Buses Monday
Here you will find all operators and timetables for a
Bus from Chicago to Houston
What are the most popular stations in Chicago and Houston?
In Chicago, you will usually depart from Union Station, 95th Red Line Station or Cumberland CTA, while in Houston you will be arriving at Harrisburg Blvd Station, Downtown Houston or SW Agencia Autobuses, but there are many more stops to explore in both locations.
How do I decide? Some tips and tricks from our experience
Are you having trouble deciding on how to get to Houston from Chicago? With 5 connections between 2 Bus and Flight operators, it can be difficult to find the one ride that will make you happy. But we have some tips that can help you make the best informed decision. First of all, the best trip is always the one that meets all your needs, so make a list of all the things that you want from this journey and look for something that will satisfy all of them. Here we will go through some of the factors mostly commonly taken into consideration.
Look for the lowest price
Ticket price is usually the main concern: even if you can afford to pay more, why do it if there are cheaper options? Saving on the trip means that you can spend more on the vacation itself! Between Chicago and Houston, you can pay as low as $44 with a Flight from Frontier Airlines.Travel duration
Time is also an important factor. An earlier departure may allow you to see a beautiful sunset or relax before an important event. And remember, time is money, so paying more for a shorter trip may be well worth it. For longer distances, flights are without doubt the best options, but be mindful of airport times and possible delays: a high-speed train may end up cheaper and faster! Here the quicker option is definitely the Flight from Spirit Airlines: you will get to Houston in just 2h 48m.Comfort makes all the difference
You should always take into account what your personal travelling preferences are. Is one hand luggage enough, or are you trasporting more? Would you like to have a snack during the journey? Can you relax in a busy compartment, or do you need space for yourself? Even among the same mode of transportation, different companies will offer you varying levels of comfort and amenities. The main operators connecting Chicago and Houston are Greyhound US, FlixBus and Frontier Airlines, but be sure to check what they have to offer!Save money with deals, and always compare
One last tip? Even if you live in Chicago and Houston is your only destination, it may be wise to check the offers from and to nearby cities or, if you are flyng, nearby airports. Check the trips from Cicero, IL or to West University Place, TX, and look at flights from Chicago Midway Airport, and landing at William P. Hobby Airport. Comparing different routes may allow you to find deals or promotions you were not aware of. Consider also signing up to CheckMyBus to see even more exclusive promotions!Which companies offer a trip from Chicago to Houston?
The most popular companies between Chicago and Houston, are Greyhound US, FlixBus and Frontier Airlines. Be sure to check their seat class offers and the amenities that they provide.
Bus companies: Greyhound US and FlixBus
Airlines: Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Airlines and 2 more.
All you need to know when you travel from Chicago to Houston
Check all information on comfort and services on all modes of transports from Chicago to Houston. See which seat classes are available, and what amenities are other advantages offered by the operators on your journey.
FAQs about the trip from Chicago to Houston
How can I reach Houston from Chicago?
Every day, there are on average 5 connections between Bus and Flight, with which you can get to Houston from Chicago.
How far is Houston from Chicago?
The distance between Chicago and Houston is 942.5 miles.
What is the most ecofriendly mode of transport between Chicago and Houston?
Trains and buses are by far the greenest options, with trains surpassing buses on longer routes. Planes will always be the worst polluters, especially in shorter flights, were the emissions from the takeoff and landing are less offset by the distance.
On this particular route, a bus will emit, per person, a total of 41 kgs of CO2, a train 53 kgs, a car 258 kgs, and a flight 373 kgs.
What is the cheapest mode of transport from Chicago to Houston?
You can get to Houston with just $44 by taking a Flight from Frontier Airlines.
What is the fastest way to get from Chicago to Houston?
While a plane is travelling fastest boarding and transfer to airport consumes a lot of time. Usually, high speed trains are better than flights if pure train travel time is below 4 hours. For this particular route, you can get to Houston in just 2h 48m with a Flight from Spirit Airlines.
More routes to Chicago and to Houston
Looking for more options? Here you can see the most popular routes to Chicago and to Houston. Simply click on a connection, and you’ll find all the details about the route!
- Trips to Chicago
- Chicago O'Hare Airport to Chicago
- Ciudad Juárez to Chicago
- Dallas to Chicago
- El Paso, TX to Chicago
- Iowa City, IA to Chicago
- Laredo, TX to Chicago
- Los Angeles to Chicago
- New York to Chicago
- Niagara Falls, ON to Chicago
- Ottawa, ON to Chicago
- Phoenix, AZ to Chicago
- San Diego to Chicago
- Springfield, MO to Chicago
- Toronto, ON to Chicago
- Trips to Houston
- Brownsville, TX to Houston
- Calexico, CA to Houston
- Chihuahua to Houston
- Ciudad Juárez to Houston
- Detroit to Houston
- El Paso, TX to Houston
- George Bush Intercontinental Houston Airport to Houston
- Laredo, TX to Houston
- Memphis to Houston
- Monterrey, NL to Houston
- New York to Houston
- Odessa, TX to Houston
- Phoenix, AZ to Houston
- Reynosa to Houston
- San Antonio, TX to Houston
- Tampa to Houston
- Tucson, AZ to Houston
- Tulsa to Houston