Direct Flights from Houston to Miami
Nonstop service from IAH to MIA on American, Frontier, Spirit, United. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
About Miami
Miami is a coastal city in the southeast portion of the U.S. state of Florida. It is the second-most populous city proper in Florida, with a population of 442,241 at the 2020 census. The Miami metropolitan area in South Florida has an estimated 6.39 million residents, ranking as the fifth-largest metropolitan area in the Southeast and eighth-largest metropolitan area in the United States. Miami has the third-largest skyline in the U.S. with over 300 high-rises, 70 of which exceed 492 ft (150 m).
Top things to do in Miami
- Biscayne National Park is a national park of the United States located south of Miami, Florida, in Miami-Dade County. The park preserves Biscayne Bay and its offshore barrier reefs.
- The Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, previously known as Villa Vizcaya, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present-day…
- The Miami Seaquarium was a 38-acre (15 ha) oceanarium located on the island of Virginia Key in Biscayne Bay, Miami-Dade County, Florida, located near downtown Miami.
- Pérez Art Museum Miami (PAMM)—officially known as the Jorge M. Pérez Art Museum of Miami-Dade County—is a contemporary art museum that relocated in 2013 to the Maurice A. Ferré Park in Downtown Miami, Florida.
- The Miami-Dade Zoological Park and Gardens, also known as Zoo Miami, is a zoological park and garden in Miami and is the largest zoo in Florida.
- Butterfly World is located in Tradewinds Park in Coconut Creek, Florida. It opened in 1988, and it is the largest butterfly park in the world, and the first park of its kind in the Western Hemisphere.
- Bayfront Park is a 32-acre (13 ha) public, urban park in Downtown Miami, Florida on Biscayne Bay.
- The Holocaust Memorial of the Greater Miami Jewish Federation is a Holocaust memorial at 1933-1945 Meridian Avenue, in Miami Beach, Florida.
- Haulover Park is a 177-acre (72 ha) urban park owned and operated by Miami-Dade County Parks, Recreation & Open Spaces Department, located in metropolitan Miami, just north of Bal Harbour, Florida.
- The Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA) is a collecting museum located in North Miami, Florida.
- The Cathedral of Saint Mary is the seat of the archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Miami. The cathedral is named for Mary, mother of Jesus, and is located at 7525 N.W.
- Maurice A. Ferré Park is a 30-acre (12 ha) public, urban park in downtown Miami, Florida. The park opened in 1976 on the site of several slips served by the Seaboard Air Line Railroad.
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Planning a trip to Miami
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Miami is November–March, when daytime highs are a comfortable 76–82°F.
- How long to stay
- Miami rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Biscayne National Park, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, and Miami Seaquarium and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from Houston to Miami?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from Houston (IAH) to Miami (MIA) on American, Frontier, Spirit, United.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from Houston to Miami?
- American, Frontier, Spirit, United fly nonstop between Houston (IAH) and Miami (MIA).
- How many nonstop flights are there from Houston to Miami?
- There are about 10 nonstop departures per day (roughly 70 per week) from Houston to Miami.
- How far is Miami from Houston?
- Miami is about 963 miles from Houston by air.
- What is there to do in Miami?
- Popular things to do include Biscayne National Park, Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, Miami Seaquarium, Pérez Art Museum Miami, and more.
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