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Fort Lauderdale to Houston

2 operators run this water, from 2 h 25 to 2 h 26 — a difference of 1 min on the same crossing.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

AirTran Airways, Southwest Airlines FLL → HOU 1538 km non-stop 73W in the air 3 h 55 est. rate not held 635 km/h average
United Airlines FLL → IAH 1552 km non-stop 319 320 738 in the air 3 h 56 est. rate not held 636 km/h average

Other ways to reach Houston

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach Houston without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Telkwa – Houston 44 min VIA Rail
Lake Charles – Houston 45 min United Airlines
Victoria – Houston 45 min Pacific Wings
Austin – Houston 47 min AirTran Airways, United Airlines
Alexandria – Houston 53 min United Airlines
Corpus Christi – Houston 53 min AirTran Airways, United Airlines
San Antonio – Houston 53 min AirTran Airways, United Airlines
Shreveport – Houston 53 min United Airlines
Lafayette – Houston 54 min United Airlines
Dallas-Fort Worth – Houston 57 min American Airlines

And other ways to reach Fort Lauderdale

South Bimini – Fort Lauderdale 37 min Silver Airways (3M)
Freeport – Fort Lauderdale 42 min Bahamasair, Balearia Caribbean
Orlando – Fort Lauderdale 51 min Silver Airways (3M)
Treasure Cay – Fort Lauderdale 51 min Silver Airways (3M)
Nassau – Fort Lauderdale 52 min Bahamasair
Marsh Harbour – Fort Lauderdale 53 min Silver Airways (3M)
Tampa – Fort Lauderdale 54 min AirTran Airways
North Eleuthera – Fort Lauderdale 57 min Silver Airways (3M)

Where else these quays go

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Fort Lauderdale–Houston crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. The choice between AirTran Airways at 2 h 25 and United Airlines at 2 h 26 is mostly a price decision, and we hold no prices for either.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.