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Houston → Mexico City flights

IAH–Mexico City fares show a $109 median across 30 days; watch for dips toward the $61–$77 low end when booking.

Written from this route's 30-day price index (30 daily samples). Article last regenerated Oct 24, 2026.

Median sits at $109 — but fares as low as $61 do appear

Key takeaways

Median fare is $109, with a tight ceiling — the high was just $116
Bottom quartile ($77 or less) shows cheaper fares are attainable, not rare outliers
$61 low suggests real deals surface periodically, though they're below the 25th percentile
90% spread between low and high is wide for a short-haul route — timing matters here
30 daily snapshots give a solid sample, but this reflects one booking window, not a seasonal trend

30-day price trend

IAH → MEX · cheapest cached fare per day · last 30 days · ↑ 40%

$61 low$116 high

See full numbers and stats on the IAH → MEX price history page.

The full picture

The data shows a $109 median fare on IAH–Mexico City, with prices ranging from $61 to $116 — a 90% spread that's notably wide for a route this short. That gap matters: a quarter of observed fares came in at $77 or below, meaning the cheaper end of the market isn't just theoretical noise, it's a real and recurring zone. If your travel dates are flexible, there's clear room to land well under the median rather than paying the high end.

Across the 30-day snapshot window, fares didn't move in one direction — they fluctuated between the low $60s and low $110s without a single dominant trend emerging. That pattern is more consistent with normal fare-engine variability (seat inventory, demand shifts, fare-class openings) than with a predictable booking-window curve. We don't have evidence here of fares systematically softening or hardening as departure approaches — only that a wide range exists and was sampled repeatedly during the window.

No dominant carrier was identifiable from this data, so we can't speak to airline-specific pricing behavior or schedule-driven fare patterns on this route. The honest takeaway: with a 90% spread, timing and shopping around clearly matter more than usual, but the data doesn't support claims about which days or weeks specifically yield the $61 fares versus the $116 ones. Treat the $77–$109 range as the realistic target zone, and view anything near $61 as a genuine but less common opportunity worth jumping on if you see it.

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Why we regenerated this article: Bottom quartile ↓ 18% ($94 → $77). We only rewrite when the underlying price index actually moves — stable weeks keep the previous take.

AI-authored from this route's 30-day price index. Article last regenerated Oct 24, 2026. Fares shift continuously — confirm at booking.

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