Flights Querétaro to Houston (QRO-IAH): airlines, frequency

Flights Querétaro → Houston: airlines, fares, timing

The QRO–IAH route appears in our catalogue with 3 weekly departures (~0.4 per day) across 2 airlines, 2.0 h of block time and 1,149 km great-circle between Querétaro and Houston. Demand score: 5/10, classified as the Mexico-US paisano corridor.

Querétaro to Houston connects one of the fastest-growing industrial cities of central Mexico with Texas, with around 3 flights a week. The route carries business travellers in the manufacturing and aerospace sectors, plus families visiting relatives. Block time is about two hours.

At 3 weekly departures this is not a daily route. On a route like this a cancellation can mean waiting days or accepting a reroute through another airport, and the departure dates drive the price far more than the choice of carrier.

How to read these figures. Weekly departures are an aggregate estimate from the published schedules of every catalogued carrier on the pair, one-way; the flight time is block time — gate to gate, taxi included — not airborne time. Neither is a schedule guarantee: carriers cut frequencies in low season without notice.

Airlines operating this route

2 airlines operate QRO–IAH: United Airlines, Volaris. 1 are full-service and 1 low-cost; included checked allowance ranges from 0 to 23 kg depending on the operator. Between them they run 3 weekly departures over 2.0 h of block time; alliances present: Star Alliance.

Two carriers fly QRO-IAH: United Airlines, full-service with baggage included, and Volaris, on a low-cost model. United is based in Houston, widening onward connections across the rest of the United States.

The allowance belongs to the fare, not to the passenger. The kilos listed are those of the published base fare. ‘Basic’, ‘light’ and ‘zero’ families on several carriers exclude the checked bag, seat selection and sometimes date changes, even though the flight and the aircraft are identical. The carrier’s MileagePlus México programme attaches to specific fare families: buy the cheapest bucket and the benefit does not travel with you. Always compare with the bag already added: on short sectors the ranking of operators usually flips once it is in.

MXN fares — what to expect

There is no cached fare for QRO-IAH: of the 109 catalogued corridors only 34 returned a price on the last automated query, and this pair is not among them. The reference price has to come from the live search, with 3 weekly departures as the supply backdrop.

QRO-IAH fares climb in December, Holy Week and the summer. For those dates, booking one to two months ahead is sensible. Outside the peaks, four to six weeks usually secures a reasonable fare in MXN.

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Buying window: a general market rule of thumb. At demand 5/10 and 3 weekly departures the usual reference is 4 to 8 weeks ahead on ordinary dates and 8 to 12 weeks for December, Holy Week and summer. That is a general Mexican-market rule of thumb, not a measurement of QRO-IAH: our series records observed prices, not the lead time at which each ticket was bought. What the data does support is that the lower the frequency, the sooner cheap inventory runs out.

Two currencies, two budgets. The fare is compared in pesos because that is what leaves your account, but spending at destination runs in USD. A fare quoted in foreign currency and charged in pesos by your bank adds the conversion spread, and choosing to pay in pesos at a foreign terminal (dynamic currency conversion) is almost always worse than letting the bank convert. Budget the flight in MXN and the stay in USD separately.

About Houston

Houston (IAH) appears in 5 routes in our catalogue from 5 Mexican airports, totalling 92 weekly departures. The lowest fare detected into IAH departs MEX at $2,677 MXN. George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH, ICAO KIAH) lies 1,149 km from Querétaro and runs on America/Chicago.

Houston is the largest city in Texas and a centre of the energy and aerospace industries, with commercial links to the industrial heart of Mexico. For Querétaro travellers it is mostly a business and family-visit destination.

Destination record. Houston-Bush — United hub, Texas paisano corridor. Mexican community in Heights, Pasadena, Pearland.

Alternative airports in the same country. The closest to IAH in our catalogue are Houston (HOU, ~38 km), Dallas (DFW, ~362 km), Atlanta (ATL, ~1,108 km), measured great-circle from each airport’s coordinates. Geographic distance says nothing about the real transfer — road, rail or a domestic flight — but it does rule out the alternatives that only look close on a map.

Passenger rights on the QRO–IAH route

25% of the ticket price is the minimum Art. 47 Bis of the Ley de Aviación Civil requires on the QRO → IAH leg, which departs Mexico, for a delay over 4 h attributable to the airline. On the return from the United States there is no federal delay compensation.

What does apply on departure from Mexico. Mexico’s Ley de Aviación Civil (Art. 47 Bis), enforced by AFAC and PROFECO, covers flights taking off from Mexican territory regardless of the airline’s nationality: a delay over 4 hours attributable to the carrier entitles you to at least 25% of the ticket price, and from the first hour the airline owes assistance that escalates with duration. Keep the boarding pass and the purchase receipt — a claim stands on those two documents.

What US DOT does not cover. The United States has no federal delay compensation: the Department of Transportation regulates refunds — your money back when the airline cancels or significantly changes the flight and you decline the alternative — but it does not require a payout for the hours you lost, the way EU261 does. The single federal exception is involuntary denied boarding from oversales, priced under 14 CFR Part 250; that is a different mechanism from delay and is not triggered by a late departure.

Documents to sort out before buying

Verified 2026-05-18: with a Mexican passport, Estados Unidos requires Visa B1/B2 obligatoria, at a cost of $185 USD no reembolsable and a maximum stay of Decidido en POE; típicamente 6 meses. Confirm the current amount before paying. Buying the ticket before the document exists is the expensive mistake on this route.

Check the current amount before paying. The consular fee and stay limit above are the ones in our immigration file, last verified on 2026-05-18. Consulates revise those amounts without notice and publish no change calendar, so confirm the current figure at the official source on the day you pay. A receipt issued at the old rate is neither refunded nor credited — it is simply paid again.

The right order: document first, ticket second. A cheap fare does not survive a pending immigration formality. The airline will not refund a non-refundable ticket because your visa was denied or delayed, and the change fee usually exceeds the saving you were chasing. Consular appointment waits run 30–180 days depending on the post, and buying the ticket first does not speed them up. Buy once the document is issued, or buy a changeable fare and accept that the premium is the price of the risk.

FAQ

The 5 questions on this record are answered from catalogue figures for QRO-IAH: routes and weekly frequencies, minimum fares observed by the collector, checked-baggage allowances and the rights regime that applies on each leg. No answer adds data that is not in those sources.

Which airlines fly Querétaro to Houston? Direct QRO-IAH flights are operated by United Airlines, Volaris. Compare baggage, fares and schedules in the carrier table above.

How long is the QRO-IAH flight and how often does it run? Block time is about 2.0 hours. The QRO-IAH route runs roughly 3 flights per week across all carriers.

How far ahead should I book QRO-IAH for the best fare? As a general Mexican-market rule of thumb — not a measurement of this route — booking runs 4-8 weeks ahead for regular dates and 8-12 weeks for peak season (Holy Week, Christmas, paisano summer). See the month-by-month fare heatmap above.

What is the checked baggage allowance on QRO-IAH? It varies by carrier and fare class — full-service carriers on this route usually include 23-25 kg, while low-cost carriers sell it separately. Confirm the current policy on the airline’s site before booking. Paisano travelers should check each carrier’s additional-baggage allowance.

Do Mexican passport holders need a visa for USA? B1/B2 required. Check the latest requirements with the consulate before buying your ticket.

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Published by FlightsMX Editorial Team. Last verified: May 2026. Fares are reference brackets — verify with the airline before booking.