Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA from $73

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 8 direct and 201 connecting flights from Chicago to New Orleans. You can compare airfare deals from 6 airlines and multiple travel sites from $73, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-MSY flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to New Orleans Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to New Orleans with the lowest price of $73. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 13m and the fastest connecting – 4h 50m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $77 Find flight	14:46 Chicago O'Hare International	16:59 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 13m	Spirit Airlines	NK1835
from $77 Find flight	16:26 Chicago O'Hare International	18:47 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 21m	Spirit Airlines	NK2168
from $118 Find flight	16:50 Chicago O'Hare International	19:16 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 26m	United Airlines	UA1346
from $140 Find flight	07:12 Chicago O'Hare International	09:48 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 36m	United Airlines	UA5380
from $173 Find flight	07:12 Chicago O'Hare International	09:48 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 36m	United Airlines	UA5439
from $73 Find flight	11:36 Chicago O'Hare International	20:33 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	8h 57m layover 3h 39m - Philadelphia	Frontier Airlines	F92112 F94781
from $96 Find flight	06:00 Chicago O'Hare International	15:48 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	9h 48m layover 6h 18m - Atlanta	Spirit Airlines	NK1195 NK1105
from $103 Find flight	13:03 Chicago O'Hare International	18:30 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	5h 27m layover 0h 48m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1108 NK2084
from $103 Find flight	07:15 Chicago O'Hare International	18:30 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	11h 15m layover 6h 36m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK3200 NK2084
from $103 Find flight	19:39 Chicago O'Hare International	07:02+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	11h 23m layover 6h 43m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK507 NK423
from $111 Find flight	18:01 Chicago O'Hare International	23:08 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	5h 7m layover 1h 25m - Atlanta	Spirit Airlines	NK1115 NK1755
from $111 Find flight	05:05 Chicago O'Hare International	12:49 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	7h 44m layover 2h 36m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK19 NK1054
from $111 Find flight	15:21 Chicago O'Hare International	23:16 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	7h 55m layover 0h 30m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK188 NK1411
from $111 Find flight	11:00 Chicago O'Hare International	23:16 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	12h 16m layover 4h 50m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK183 NK1411
from $111 Find flight	18:34 Chicago O'Hare International	06:58+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	12h 24m layover 7h 28m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1027 NK1052
from $114 Find flight	13:03 Chicago O'Hare International	07:02+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	17h 59m layover 13h 24m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1108 NK423

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on July 15, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to New Orleans (Louisiana)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago 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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:12 — 09:48	07:12 — 09:48 UA5380 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 36m	Find flight from$140
07:12 — 09:48	07:12 — 09:48 UA5439 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 36m	Find flight from$173
10:50 — 13:17	10:50 — 13:17 UA304 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 27m	Find flight from$119
10:50 — 13:20	10:50 — 13:20 UA1815 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 30m	Find flight from$119
14:46 — 16:59	14:46 — 16:59 NK1835 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 13m	Find flight from$77
16:26 — 18:47	16:26 — 18:47 NK2168 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 21m	Find flight from$77
16:50 — 19:16	16:50 — 19:16 UA1346 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 26m	Find flight from$118
19:55 — 22:25	19:55 — 22:25 UA1156 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 30m	Find flight from$118
05:05 — 12:49	05:05 — 09:10 NK19 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 2h 36m stop 11:46 — 12:49 NK1054 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	7h 44m including layover	Find flight from$111
05:05 — 16:25	05:05 — 09:10 NK19 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 15m stop 15:25 — 16:25 NK640 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	11h 20m including layover	Find flight from$123
06:00 — 15:48	06:00 — 08:59 NK1195 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 6h 18m stop 15:17 — 15:48 NK1105 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	9h 48m including layover	Find flight from$96
06:00 — 18:19	06:00 — 08:59 NK1195 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 8h 47m stop 17:46 — 18:19 NK311 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	12h 19m including layover	Find flight from$154
07:15 — 18:30	07:15 — 11:03 NK3200 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 6h 36m stop 17:39 — 18:30 NK2084 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	11h 15m including layover	Find flight from$103
07:15 — 07:02 +1 day	07:15 — 11:03 NK3200 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 19h 12m stop 06:15 — 07:02 NK423 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	23h 47m including layover	Find flight from$114
08:00 — 16:25	08:00 — 12:07 NK1986 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 3h 18m stop 15:25 — 16:25 NK640 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	8h 25m including layover	Find flight from$123
08:00 — 15:56 +1 day	08:00 — 10:26 NK3016 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Los Angeles 23h 36m stop 10:02 — 15:56 NK387 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — New Orleans	31h 56m including layover	Find flight from$137
11:00 — 23:16	11:00 — 12:56 NK183 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 4h 50m stop 17:46 — 23:16 NK1411 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — New Orleans	12h 16m including layover	Find flight from$111
11:36 — 20:33	06:15 — 09:21 F92112 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Philadelphia 3h 39m stop 17:03 — 19:14 F94781 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — New Orleans	8h 57m including layover	Find flight from$73
13:03 — 18:30	13:03 — 16:51 NK1108 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 48m stop 17:39 — 18:30 NK2084 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	5h 27m including layover	Find flight from$103
13:03 — 07:02 +1 day	13:03 — 16:51 NK1108 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 13h 24m stop 06:15 — 07:02 NK423 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	17h 59m including layover	Find flight from$114
15:21 — 23:16	15:21 — 17:16 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 30m stop 17:46 — 23:16 NK1411 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — New Orleans	7h 55m including layover	Find flight from$111
15:29 — 06:58 +1 day	15:29 — 19:39 NK867 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 10h 21m stop 06:00 — 06:58 NK1052 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	15h 29m including layover	Find flight from$137
18:01 — 23:08	18:01 — 21:07 NK1115 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 1h 25m stop 22:32 — 23:08 NK1755 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	5h 7m including layover	Find flight from$111
18:34 — 06:58 +1 day	18:34 — 22:32 NK1027 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 7h 28m stop 06:00 — 06:58 NK1052 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	12h 24m including layover	Find flight from$111
19:39 — 07:02 +1 day	19:39 — 23:32 NK507 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 6h 43m stop 06:15 — 07:02 NK423 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	11h 23m including layover	Find flight from$103
20:12 — 00:24 +2 days	20:12 — 23:31 NK919 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Newark 22h 47m stop 22:18 — 00:24 NK749 Spirit Airlines Newark — New Orleans	28h 12m including layover	Find flight from$143
20:53 — 07:19 +1 day	20:53 — 23:40 NK1150 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Houston 6h 30m stop 06:10 — 07:19 NK1153 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	10h 26m including layover	Find flight from$120
21:40 — 07:02 +1 day	21:40 — 00:29 NK1180 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Houston 5h 31m stop 06:00 — 07:02 NK1429 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	9h 22m including layover	Find flight from$149

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on July 15, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Chicago and New Orleans is 1343 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 21:50 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:00 to 21:50 to 3 New Orleans airports. Average flight time is 2h 29m.

The fastest flight 2h 13m
Average flight time 2h 29m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 21:50
Distance 835 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New Orleans are november (from 73 $), july (from 73 $), august (from 77 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 280 $), may (from 166 $), june (from 119 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to New Orleans?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $73. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F92112 flight by Frontier Airlines for July 21, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 11:36 am and arrives at New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl at 20:33.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — New Orleans is served by 6 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 244 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 775.

Direct flights

There are 8 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1835 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 13m and the cheapest is F92112 by Frontier Airlines for $77.

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Connecting Flights

There are 201 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2657 by United Airlines takes 4h 50m and the cheapest is F92112 by Frontier Airlines for $73.

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to New Orleans from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

Chicago airports

O'Hare International-ORD

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New Orleans airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to New Orleans from Chicago by 6 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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