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Escape Houston Escape Houston is a travel blog that covers anything related to travel from Houston to anywhere else.

This isn't a blog about Houston: it's about getting out, skipping town, and going to new places. This isn't a blog about Houston: it's about getting out, skipping town, and going to new places without breaking the bank. I'm hoping that this blog will benefit other Houstonians, my friends, and myself.

JetBlue has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Montego Bay (MBJ) for $303-$322 with a connection. Flights in Septe...
05/31/2026

JetBlue has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Montego Bay (MBJ) for $303-$322 with a connection. Flights in September, November, and December. Origin/Destination reversible. Holiday blackouts.

JetBlue's "Basic" fares allow for a carry-on bag and a small personal item (17 x 13 x 8 inches), like a Jansport SuperBreak backpack without a fee. You can avoid seat selection fees by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

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American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Kailua-Kona or Lihue, Hawaii (KOA, LIH) for $...
05/29/2026

American Airlines and United have round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Kailua-Kona or Lihue, Hawaii (KOA, LIH) for $344-$380 with a connection. Flights August to September. Origin/Destination reversible.

American allows one carry-on bag and one personal item for free. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

United's "Basic Economy" fares do not allow for a free carry-on bag. Only a personal item (like a small laptop bag) is free. Seats are randomly assigned for free prior to boarding.

The personal item size on United is smaller (9 x 10 x 17 inches) than Frontier or Spirit (8 x 13 x 18 inches).

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05/29/2026

Deals to Hawaii have been becoming more and more rare due to price inflation, but they come around now and then.

Delta has just posted some round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Kahului-Maui, Hawaii (OGG) for $344 with a connection. Flights August to September. Departures on Wednesday and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible.

Limited calendar availability. See updated link list on our website for a list of every date that we've found to work with this, so far.

Here's an example date that worked for this one at time of writing: IAH-OGG, Sep 16 to Sep 23. More example dates are available on our website.

Deals usually last about 24-72 hours after posting.

Delta has round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Destin, Florida (VPS) for $191-$216 with a connection. Flights Au...
05/29/2026

Delta has round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Destin, Florida (VPS) for $191-$216 with a connection. Flights August to September. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.

Delta allows one carry-on bag and one personal item for free. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

Want a notification sent straight to your phone when any new deals are found? Join our Telegram channel and never miss another deal.

If you like the work that we do, then consider becoming a Patreon supporter. We send our supporters an additional daily recap of every fare below the 6-month moving average.

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We don't hide deals behind a paywall. Help keep this page available for free by leaving a like or a comment. ZIPAIR Toky...
05/26/2026

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ZIPAIR Tokyo has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Tokyo (NRT) for $607-$648, NONSTOP. Flights August to September.

Here's an example date that worked for this at time of writing: IAH-NRT, Aug 26-Sep 02. More example dates are available on our website.

ZIPAIR is a budget carrier. There are additional fees for bags, meals, and seat selection. You can avoid seat selection fees by accepting the randomly assigned seat at check-in.

BAG FEES ON ZIPAIR WILL BE HARD TO AVOID. One Carry-on and One Personal item up to 7 kg (15.4 lbs) can be brought onboard for free, but keep in mind that this weight limit is the total limit of everything you plan to carry-on. Above this limit will require a bag fee.

05/20/2026

Airfare prices are continuing to push past the upper bounds of the 6-month moving average, hitting new highs daily.

We still see a few deals now and then, but expect them to be fewer and farther between, with higher prices overall.

Here's a fare that we're seeing today that is still competitively priced...

United and Southwest have recently posted some competing round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to Nashville (BNA) for $189, NONSTOP. Flights May to November. Departures on Tuesday and Wednesday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Thanksgiving dates.

Notes: This fare was about $147 last year. (link in comments)

Links to these fares are available on our website, in the full blog post.

Deals usually last about 24-72 hours after posting.

Delta has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Atlanta (ATL) for $117, NONSTOP. Flights June to August. Departures o...
05/20/2026

Delta has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Atlanta (ATL) for $117, NONSTOP. Flights June to August. Departures on Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday. Origin/Destination reversible.

Delta allows one carry-on bag and one personal item for free. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

Want a notification sent straight to your phone when any new deals are found? Join our Telegram channel and never miss another deal.

If you like the work that we do, then consider becoming a Patreon supporter. We send our supporters an additional daily recap of every fare below the 6-month moving average.

All our deal notifications are available for FREE via Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, our Webpage, and our E-mail list. Don’t pay anyone for a copy of our free blog posts.

WestJet has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Vancouver or Edmonton (YVR, YEG) for $299-$329 with a connection. V...
05/19/2026

WestJet has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH) to Vancouver or Edmonton (YVR, YEG) for $299-$329 with a connection. Vancouver flights July to December. Edmonton flights October to November. Weekends available. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.

Want a notification sent straight to your phone when any new deals are found? Join our Telegram channel and never miss another deal.

If you like the work that we do, then consider becoming a Patreon supporter. We send our supporters an additional daily recap of every fare below the 6-month moving average.

All our deal notifications are available for FREE via Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, our Webpage, and our E-mail list. Don’t pay anyone for a copy of our free blog posts.

Delta has round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Saint Thomas (STT) for $250 with a connection. Flights August, Se...
05/17/2026

Delta has round-trip flights from Houston (HOU/IAH) to Saint Thomas (STT) for $250 with a connection.

Flights August, September, December, January, and February. Departures on Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.

Delta allows one carry-on bag and one personal item for free. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

Want a notification sent straight to your phone when any new deals are found? Join our Telegram channel and never miss another deal.

If you like the work that we do, then consider becoming a Patreon supporter. We send our supporters an additional daily recap of every fare below the 6-month moving average.

All our deal notifications are available for FREE via Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, our Webpage, and our E-mail list. Don’t pay anyone for a copy of our free blog posts.

American Airlines has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to San Francisco (SFO) for $221-$241 with a connection. ...
05/13/2026

American Airlines has round-trip flights from Houston (IAH/HOU) to San Francisco (SFO) for $221-$241 with a connection. Flights July to December. No discounted Monday departures. Cheapest departures are on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Saturdays. Origin/Destination reversible. No Christmas dates available.

There is only one Friday departure date; Sep - 11.

American allows one carry-on bag and one personal item for free. You can avoid paying for seat selection by accepting the randomly assigned seat at the gate.

Want a notification sent straight to your phone when any new deals are found? Join our Telegram channel and never miss another deal.

If you like the work that we do, then consider becoming a Patreon supporter. We send our supporters an additional daily recap of every fare below the 6-month moving average.

All our deal notifications are available for FREE via Instagram, Bluesky, Mastodon, Facebook, Twitter, Telegram, our Webpage, and our E-mail list. Don’t pay anyone for a copy of our free blog posts.

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