C$ 73 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Houston

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Cheapest round-trip
C$ 146
Overall average: C$ 290
Spirit Airlines
Tue 6/1Thu 15/1
DTW - IAH • Direct
Cheapest one-way flights
C$ 73
Typical prices: C$ 72-C$ 215
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Fri 27/2
DTW - IAH • Direct
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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Houston (DTW-HOU)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Houston that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Detroit to Houston

Tue, 6 Jan - Thu, 15 Jan
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:16 a.m. - 10:29 a.m.
DTW
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IAH
3h 13mdirect
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:09 p.m. - 10:57 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
2h 48mdirect
C$ 146Spirit Airlines
Thu, 15 Jan - Thu, 22 Jan
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12:30 p.m. - 10:56 p.m.
DTW
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IAH
11h 26m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:09 p.m. - 10:57 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
2h 48mdirect
C$ 150Spirit Airlines
Tue, 6 Jan - Thu, 15 Jan
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:15 a.m. - 11:45 a.m.
DTW
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IAH
6h 30m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:09 p.m. - 10:57 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
2h 48mdirect
C$ 161Spirit Airlines
Thu, 22 Jan - Wed, 28 Jan
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:36 p.m. - 10:33 a.m.
DTW
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IAH
20h 57m1 stop
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7:09 p.m. - 10:57 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
2h 48mdirect
C$ 165Spirit Airlines
Mon, 9 Feb - Fri, 13 Feb
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:47 p.m. - 3:08 p.m.
DTW
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IAH
25h 21m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:06 p.m. - 10:54 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
2h 48mdirect
C$ 172Spirit Airlines
Wed, 7 Jan - Wed, 14 Jan
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:15 p.m. - 12:12 a.m.
DTW
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IAH
7h 57m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:16 p.m. - 11:41 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
10h 25m1 stop
C$ 176Spirit Airlines
Wed, 18 Mar - Tue, 24 Mar
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6:45 a.m. - 8:54 a.m.
DTW
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IAH
3h 09mdirect
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4:46 p.m. - 8:36 p.m.
IAH
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DTW
2h 50mdirect
C$ 186Multiple Airlines
Sat, 21 Feb - Sat, 28 Feb
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5:25 a.m. - 11:10 a.m.
DTW
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HOU
6h 45m1 stop
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8:40 a.m. - 4:40 p.m.
HOU
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DTW
7h 00m1 stop
C$ 246Southwest
Sat, 21 Feb - Sat, 28 Feb
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12:50 p.m. - 8:50 p.m.
DTW
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HOU
9h 00m2 stops
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5:05 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
HOU
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DTW
6h 05m1 stop
C$ 253Southwest
Fri, 13 Feb - Sat, 21 Feb
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5:25 p.m. - 12:35 a.m.
DTW
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HOU
8h 10m1 stop
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5:05 a.m. - 12:10 p.m.
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DTW
6h 05m1 stop
C$ 274Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Houston flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Houston to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest return flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston costs C$ 145 on the route between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH). It is also the most popular route.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Houston?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Detroit to Houston, Thursday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Sunday is the most expensive. Flying from Houston back to Detroit, the best deals are generally found on Thursday, with Tuesday being the most expensive.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston is August, where tickets cost C$ 248 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is C$ 409 and C$ 405 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

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Spirit's Big Front Seat offers 51 cm width and 28 cm extra legroom for added comfort.


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Delta

Delta's Comfort Plus seats offer up to 8 cm extra legroom for enhanced comfort.


Delta offers free Wi-Fi for SkyMiles members on domestic flights, including messaging and browsing.

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United's Economy Plus seats provide up to 15 cm more legroom for added comfort.


United offers free messaging on flights, with additional Wi-Fi packages for browsing and streaming.

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Cheapest flightC$ 73
Flight from Detroit to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from Detroit to Houston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Houston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Houston flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston was C$ 73 for a one-way ticket and C$ 140 for a round-trip.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Detroit to Houston?

    When flying out of Detroit you will be using Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County. You will be landing at one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Houston?

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Houston?

    Star Alliance, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Detroit and Houston, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Detroit to Houston?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Detroit to Houston.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Detroit to Houston?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Houston from Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Detroit to Houston?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Houston with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Detroit to Houston?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Houston from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Prefer to fly direct from Detroit to Houston?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Houston.
Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Houston, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Houston

Monday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Tuesday

Delta,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Thursday

Delta,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Saturday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Sunday

Delta,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

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Direct returns

Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Tuesday

Delta,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Thursday

Delta,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Saturday

Delta,Frontier,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Delta,Frontier, +2 more

Sunday

Delta,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

Delta,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying from Detroit to Houston

 
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8008 reviews
7.3Food
7.9Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.9Entertainment
8.5Crew
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I noticed that the planes seem to be outdated. There was no entertainment per se. Also, the waiting area did not have any working electrical outlets

10.0 ExcellentMargaret, Dec 2025
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I noticed that the planes seem to be outdated. There was no entertainment per se. Also, the waiting area did not have any working electrical outlets

Original flight was cancelled and when i was rebooked by the airline, they couldn't seat me in the same type of seat as I had originally booked (went from window/aisle to middle/middle and one was a bulkhead seat, and other wasn't in the same class)

Lady Pilot was perfect in every way wheels up to wheels down communication, professionalism, excellent on time departure and on time arrival, excellent communication! Fantastic job with Superb attitude!!

Left on time, a bit delayed due to headwinds most of the trip.

Lounge in Lagos is terrible, food on board from Lagos to Atlanta was horrible. Only bright spot the cabin crew were awesome.

The airport was reasonably clean. The boarding process reasonably efficient. The cabin crew was efficient, polite but not that friendly. The food quality was unremarkable and the choices were awful . There was either a so so chicken dish or a “ vegetarian “ option which was really cheap carbohydrates drowned in cheese. Signing onto i flight wifi was not straightforward. Overall it was a very average experience

Delayed and took off even later than the scheduled delay time

Great. Very smooth. Plenty of information. However, wish they would give out a menu in advance of making a dinner choice like other international airlines. The flight attendant says chicken or pasta and there are details about ingredients or spices requiring the passenger to ask which requires the flight attendant to answer many times. So easy to solve this problem. P

The flight was scheduled for 2:30 PM. Early in the morning we got a text message saying the flight was delayed and rescheduled for 3:00 PM. We got to the airport with that in mind. Then we got a message during check-in at the flight was rescheduled again for 2:30 PM. We almost missed our flight. In fact, our bags Were told that they would not make it. At the end, everything worked out. But it is very stressful.

Crew was friendly Love the entertainment in the seat head rest.

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Crew and customer service were excellent. This flight also had plenty of leg room and seat mounted screens for entertainment. A very pleasant flight all around!

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

This is for UA2274 from Houston to Sacramento. The flight was delayed arriving due to mechanical issues so we left about 3 hours later than scheduled. When boarding the plane the temperature inside was excessive - likely close to 100. Pilot apologized and said it was going to improve at altitude, which it did. But before that I honestly thought there might have been more delays removing passengers made ill from the heat. We were delayed leaving due to another mechanical issue. There was not water on the plane due to a panel that was not secured. They did that quickly, but the combination of mechanical issues was rather disturbing and did not reflect well on United.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

30 minute delay, Also there was a medical emergency on the flight. The flight crew was on top of the situation and assisted the medical professionals that happened to be on the flight.

Uncomfortable seats and tiny tray table. Expensive snacks. Flight was on time and crew was pleasant but take me back to Southwest!

It was better than expected. But there were two delays in taking off.

The pilot would speak it was painfully load a d the crew had to know this! Maybe the were hesitant to tell him. It was just a mediocre experience and I was in Spirit first class!

My experience was terrible. They cancelled my flight twice. They kept delaying it and leading me on, acting like the flight was going to go when it never had a chance. I missed out on valuable family time because of spirit and I won’t be flying with them again.

Was supposed to take off 8:00 last night. Got delayed till 8:00 this morning

It was a no show, so we got put in hotels for a nite. The A320 plane was very modern and flite and crew (if a pilot shows up were fine). Price was very good.

Cheap flight but really uncomfortable. Seat cushions flimsy. Jammed in middle seat when flight is not full. They don’t even give you water

Flight was canceled without warning, gave credit that is hard to access. Awful airline.

Didn’t like that we weren’t even offered a water. And really didn’t like the male flight attendant, he had major attitude. The flight however was good, pilots got us there in time safely.

Not clean and was told I would get a great seat and it was not great at all

Flight got delayed for 5 hours no good explanation was offered ;(

Horrible. I would never fly Frontier again. The booking process is tricky at best, but fraudulent in my opinion. Frontier customer service did nothing to rectify my purchase -- I ended up paying more than double what I could have gotten from other airlines and nearly triple what I thought I was buying from Frontier. Their booking practices are unfair to the consumer.

Delayed. Text notifications were slow. Not much information o what was happening. Boarding was slow and confusing. Wasn’t even offered water other flight. Had to ask. No entertainment at all. Felt like.a Greyhound bus.

When I wanted to check in 3 hours prior to boarding time, the employees mentioned “a little over an hour delay” so I waited for an hour then I went to go look for food in the terminal and most people from that flight were in the same area looking for food. Finally I decided after food to check to see if it’s anytime closer and now it’s 2 mins until boarding closes?! What are you kidding me? I didn’t receive anything via sms about boarding now nor via email or on the intercom. I luckily made it through, barely, and then there’s no room for my carry on mind you I’m in the very first row so I had to place my purse in one further row back and my carry on sections down. Not sure who pays for better seats to get your stuff placed all over the plane but that was the worst experience I’ve ever had flying with anyone.

Better than expected. Staff were friendly and nice on both flights.

There was no one at the counter to assist with our check in. The app didn’t work, so I arrived at the airport with time to check in and I couldn’t because no employees were there. When I finally got someone on the phone, it was inside the 60min rule and they said I could no longer check in and they could sell me another ticket. We had to scramble and pay an additional $800 for tickets and THEN AFTER (about 60 min from my original convo with customer service and 10min after original departure time) I had boarded my new flight, there was email saying my original flight from Frontier was delayed and leaving 2hr 50min later, but I STILL wouldn’t have been able to check in. Which means customer service should have been able to see it and let me check in because I was well within my check in time. When I call Frontier, they hang up on me. So their app didn’t work and they employees left and they take zero responsibility or assistance with their “customer service”

Terrible. Flight cancelled with no reasoning and no flights to rebook. Employees were useless and did nothing to help. Did not even know where to retrieve luggage from the cancelled flight. Flyers beware.

No fault of Frontier staff: plane was very late, reached Orlando at 1 am, took a while to get luggage. Weather, gov financial shutdown impact on TSA, air controllers seemed to have multiple flights backed up. Frontier staff seemed to cope as gracefully as possible. It did reassure me that I and my new hip could adapt to travel challenges. Food/entertainment were irrelevant to my trip.

Terrible. The canceled my entire flight when I requested a refund for a trip frontier canceled trip one way.

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