Cheap Flights from Cancun to New Orleans, LA from $123

Return flight: New Orleans – Cancun

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 664 connecting flights from Cancun to New Orleans. You can compare airfare deals from 16 airlines and multiple travel sites from $123, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CUN-MSY flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Cancun to New Orleans. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.
Departure Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
05:35 — 11:03
05:35 — 08:04 UA1248 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
1h 41m stop
09:45 — 11:03 UA2052 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
5h 28m
including layover
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05:35 — 13:13
05:35 — 08:04 UA1248 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
3h 51m stop
11:55 — 13:13 UA492 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
7h 38m
including layover
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05:35 — 16:13
05:35 — 08:04 UA1248 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
6h 51m stop
14:55 — 16:13 UA1647 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
10h 38m
including layover
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05:35 — 18:15
05:35 — 08:04 UA1248 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
8h 53m stop
16:57 — 18:15 UA1964 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
12h 40m
including layover
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05:35 — 19:23
05:35 — 08:04 UA1248 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
10h 1m stop
18:59 — 20:17 UA1381 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
13h 48m
including layover
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07:51 — 13:13
07:51 — 10:20 UA1059 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
1h 35m stop
11:55 — 13:13 UA492 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
5h 22m
including layover
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07:51 — 18:15
07:51 — 10:20 UA1059 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
6h 37m stop
16:57 — 18:15 UA1964 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
10h 24m
including layover
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07:51 — 19:23
07:51 — 10:20 UA1059 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
7h 45m stop
18:59 — 20:17 UA1381 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
11h 32m
including layover
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09:13 — 19:15
09:13 — 12:12 NK3643 Spirit Airlines
Cancun — Orlando
6h 9m stop
18:21 — 19:15 NK1067 Spirit Airlines
Orlando — New Orleans
10h 2m
including layover
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10:08 — 19:14
10:08 — 13:00 NK1611 Spirit Airlines
Cancun — Miami
5h 5m stop
18:05 — 19:14 NK1132 Spirit Airlines
Miami — New Orleans
9h 6m
including layover
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10:21 — 12:16
10:21 — 12:16 NK1281 Spirit Airlines
Cancun — New Orleans
1h 55m
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10:32 — 19:59
10:32 — 13:47 NK1121 Spirit Airlines
Cancun — Dallas
4h 41m stop
18:28 — 19:59 NK1098 Spirit Airlines
Dallas — New Orleans
9h 27m
including layover
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from$158
12:26 — 19:14
12:26 — 15:25 NK528 Spirit Airlines
Cancun — Miami
2h 40m stop
18:05 — 19:14 NK1132 Spirit Airlines
Miami — New Orleans
6h 48m
including layover
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13:43 — 11:03
+1 day
13:43 — 16:14 UA1056 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
17h 31m stop
09:45 — 11:03 UA2052 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
21h 20m
including layover
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15:01 — 13:12
+1 day
15:01 — 17:32 UA1123 United Airlines
Cancun — Houston
18h 23m stop
11:55 — 13:12 UA6243 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
22h 11m
including layover
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 15, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Cancun to New Orleans depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Cancun and New Orleans is 1052 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 00:20 to 23:30 from 2 Cancun airports and arrive 00:20 to 23:30 to 3 New Orleans airports. Average flight time is 1h 55m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 55m
  • Average flight time 1h 55m
  • The earliest flight 00:20
  • The latest flight 23:30
  • Distance 654 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New Orleans are august (from 123 $), july (from 146 $), october (from 177 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 616 $), november (from 288 $), january (from 239 $).

What is the lowest airfare Cancun to New Orleans?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $123. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1281 flight by Spirit Airlines for July 5, 2025 which leaves Cancun Int in Cancun at 10:21 am and arrives at New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl at 12:16.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Cancun — New Orleans is served by 16 regular airlines and 7 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Air Canada - 120 departures per week at the price of from $ 334 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Hawaiian Airlines airline - from $ 2862.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1281 by Spirit Airlines takes 1h 55m and the cheapest is NK1281 by Spirit Airlines for $123.

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Connecting Flights

There are 664 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1123 by United Airlines takes 5h 16m and the cheapest is NK1281 by Spirit Airlines for $155.

  • AC - Air Canada
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  • N3 - Omskavia
    from $255
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
    from $265
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  • UA - United Airlines
    from $168
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  • VB - VivaAerobus
    from $230
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  • AM - Aeromexico
    from $236
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  • F8 - Freedom Airlines
    from $297
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  • AS - Alaska Airlines
    from $368
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • AV - Avianca
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  • AY - Finnair
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from Cancun to New Orleans from 2 airports (Cancun Int, Puerto Juarez).

Cancun airports

  • Cancun Int-CUN
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  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ
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New Orleans airports

  • Lakefront-NEW
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  • Louis Armstrong Intl-MSY
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  • Alvin Callendar-NBG
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