# Chicago (ORD) to Houston (IAH) business class award flights

Source: https://miles.zone/routes/ord-iah
Data updated: 2026-10-12T17:37:38.795Z
Cash amounts are in US dollars.

Fewest points: 30,000 miles plus $6 on United Airlines through United MileagePlus, departing 2026-10-24.

## Every program and airline that can book it, next 60 days

| Airline | Program | Points | Cash on top | Routing | Departs | Checked |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| United Airlines | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 30,000 miles | $6 | Nonstop | 2026-10-24 | 12 Oct 2026, 17:37 UTC |
| JetBlue | [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 100,000 miles | $6 | via FLL | 2026-10-22 | 12 Oct 2026, 17:36 UTC |

## Route facts

Over the next 60 days we hold business class seats from Chicago to Houston on 41 of the 60 departure days, through 1 program. These figures are counted from the seats stored for those dates, not from a price history; the typical day is the median of each day's cheapest seat.

| Program | Days with space | Lowest | Typical day | Cash on top |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) | 41 of 60 | 30,000 miles | 39,600 miles | $6 |

Nonstop seats on United Airlines.
With a connection on JetBlue.

## How to book it

1. [United MileagePlus](https://miles.zone/programs/united-mileageplus) books on united.com: sign in there, search ORD to IAH in business class on a date with space, and pay in miles with the cash on top (from $6).

MilesZone finds the seat; it does not book it or take payment.

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- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-muc)
- [London (LGW)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-lgw)
- [Barcelona (BCN)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-bcn)
- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/ord-doh)

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- [Amsterdam (AMS)](https://miles.zone/routes/ams-iah)
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- [Doha (DOH)](https://miles.zone/routes/doh-iah)
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- [Munich (MUC)](https://miles.zone/routes/muc-iah)
- [Tokyo (NRT)](https://miles.zone/routes/nrt-iah)
- [Sydney (SYD)](https://miles.zone/routes/syd-iah)
- [Seoul (ICN)](https://miles.zone/routes/icn-iah)