By Darla Guillen, Chron.com / Houston Chronicle

Photo: Brett Coomer, Houston Chronicle

>>See where to pick up these travel perks on nonstop flights out of Houston.

>>See where to pick up these travel perks on nonstop flights out of Houston.

Direct international flights out of Houston

Spirit Airlines and Southwest offer flights.

Flight time: About 3 hours, 45 minutes.

Direct international flights out of Houston

Spirit Airlines and Southwest offer flights.

Flight time: About 3 hours, 45 minutes.

United airlines now has direct flights from Houston.

Flight time:About 2 hours, 30 minutes.

United airlines now has direct flights from Houston.

Flight time:About 2 hours, 30 minutes.

Flight time: About 3 hours, 20 minutes.

Flight time: About 3 hours, 20 minutes.

Spirit Airlines launched a route to San Pedro Sula from IAH.

Flight time: About 3 hours.

Spirit Airlines launched a route to San Pedro Sula from IAH.

Flight time: About 3 hours.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 40 minutes.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 40 minutes.

Flight time: Just under 5 hours.

Flight time: Just under 5 hours.

Southwest Airlines added nonstop flights to Liberia, Costa Rica.

Flight time: About 3 hours.

Southwest Airlines added nonstop flights to Liberia, Costa Rica.

Flight time: About 3 hours.

Air New Zealand announced April 15 that it will add Houston as its North American destination with a flight to Auckland. Air New Zealand will fly a Boeing 777-200 from Bush Intercontinental "up to" five times a week.

Flight time: About 14 hours.

Air New Zealand announced April 15 that it will add Houston as its North American destination with a flight to Auckland. Air New Zealand will fly a Boeing 777-200 from Bush

All Nippon Airways flies to Tokyo; United already offers two flights there.

Flight time: Just under 13 hours.

All Nippon Airways flies to Tokyo; United already offers two flights there.

Flight time: Just under 13 hours.

Spirit Airlines launched service to Cancn from IAH.Southwest also offers flights.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 15 minutes.

Spirit Airlines launched service to Cancn from IAH.Southwest also offers flights.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 15 minutes.

Flight time: About 9 hours, 45 minutes.

Flight time: About 9 hours, 45 minutes.

Flight time: About 1 hours.

Flight time: About 1 hours.

United has increased to daily service.

Flight time: About 3 hours, 10 minutes.

United has increased to daily service.

Flight time: About 3 hours, 10 minutes.

MUNICH, Germany

Flight time: About 11 hours.

MUNICH, Germany

Flight time: About 11 hours.

EVA Air flies three times per week with its Hello Kitty-painted 777-300ER aircraft.

Flight time: About 15 hours.

EVA Air flies three times per week with its Hello Kitty-painted 777-300ER aircraft.

Flight time: About 15 hours.

Turkish Airlines launched a nonstop flight to Istanbul from IAH.

Flight time: About 12 hours.

Turkish Airlines launched a nonstop flight to Istanbul from IAH.

Flight time: About 12 hours.

Southwest and United fly direct from Houston.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 10 minutes.

Southwest and United fly direct from Houston.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 10 minutes.

Flight time: About 14 hours, 15 minutes.

Flight time: About 14 hours, 15 minutes.

Southwest and United fly direct.

Flight time:About 2 hours.

Southwest and United fly direct.

Flight time:About 2 hours.

Flight time: About 14 hours, 10 minutes.

Flight time: About 14 hours, 10 minutes.

Flight time: About 4 hours.

Flight time: About 4 hours.

Flight time: About 9 hours, 15 minutes.

Flight time: About 9 hours, 15 minutes.

Flight time: About 2 hours.

Flight time: About 2 hours.

Flight time: About 4 hours.

Flight time: About 4 hours.

Flight time: Just under 5 hours.

Flight time: Just under 5 hours.

TURKS AND CAICOS United offers Saturday flights this summer. Flight time: Just under 4 hours.

TURKS AND CAICOS United offers Saturday flights this summer. Flight time: Just under 4 hours.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Emirates now uses double-decker A380 planes for its IAH-Dubai itineraries. Read about fun things to do there beyond the shopping malls on houstonchronicle.com. Flight time: About 15 hours.

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates Emirates now uses double-decker A380 planes for its IAH-Dubai itineraries. Read about fun things to do there beyond the shopping malls on houstonchronicle.com. Flight time:

Southwest launched flights Nov. 1.

Flight time: About 3 hours.

Southwest launched flights Nov. 1.

Flight time: About 3 hours.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Flight time: About 2 hours, 20 minutes.

Flight time:About 10 hours.

Flight time:About 10 hours.

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands

Flight time:Just under 3 hours.

GRAND CAYMAN, Cayman Islands

Flight time:Just under 3 hours.

Flight time:About 5 hours, 20 minutes.

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