Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA from $115

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 148 connecting flights from Chicago to New Orleans. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $115, 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 $115. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 17m and the fastest connecting – 4h 52m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $115 Find flight	20:17 Chicago O'Hare International	22:47 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 30m	United Airlines	UA1156
from $116 Find flight	10:50 Chicago O'Hare International	13:20 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 30m	United Airlines	UA1815
from $224 Find flight	12:05 Chicago O'Hare International	14:22 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 17m	Spirit Airlines	NK2475
from $117 Find flight	14:44 Chicago Midway	17:04+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	26h 20m layover 20h 47m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92209 F92360
from $162 Find flight	16:37 Chicago O'Hare International	11:43+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	19h 6m layover 14h 31m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1370 NK1572
from $176 Find flight	17:38 Chicago O'Hare International	08:05+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	14h 27m layover 9h 12m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1106 NK1423
from $214 Find flight	06:15 Chicago Midway	12:05 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	5h 50m layover 2h 7m - Atlanta	Frontier Airlines	F92292 F92051
from $215 Find flight	12:45 Chicago O'Hare International	18:23 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	5h 38m layover 1h 22m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2657 UA6149
from $215 Find flight	14:26 Chicago O'Hare International	20:32 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	6h 6m layover 1h 46m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1314 UA6078
from $215 Find flight	09:46 Chicago O'Hare International	16:13 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	6h 27m layover 2h 15m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2099 UA1647
from $215 Find flight	06:00 Chicago O'Hare International	13:12 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	7h 12m layover 3h 5m - Houston	United Airlines	UA468 UA6243
from $215 Find flight	10:35 Chicago O'Hare International	18:23 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	7h 48m layover 3h 33m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2483 UA6149
from $223 Find flight	07:10 Chicago O'Hare International	13:12 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	6h 2m layover 1h 51m - Houston	United Airlines	UA1823 UA6243
from $223 Find flight	12:45 Chicago O'Hare International	20:32 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	7h 47m layover 3h 31m - Houston	United Airlines	UA2657 UA6078
from $206 Find flight	17:38 Chicago O'Hare International	11:43+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	18h 5m layover 11h 7m - Miami 0h 58m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1106 NK1639 NK1572
from $217 Find flight	05:05 Chicago O'Hare International	20:35 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	15h 30m layover 5h 47m - Miami 3h 2m - Atlanta	Spirit Airlines	NK1 NK1398 NK1755

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on August 29, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
10:50 — 13:20	10:50 — 13:20 UA1815 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 30m	Find flight from$116
12:05 — 14:22	12:05 — 14:22 NK2475 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 17m	Find flight from$224
20:17 — 22:47	20:17 — 22:47 UA1156 United Airlines Chicago — New Orleans	2h 30m	Find flight from$115
06:00 — 13:12	06:00 — 08:50 UA468 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 3h 5m stop 11:55 — 13:12 UA6243 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	7h 12m including layover	Find flight from$215
06:15 — 12:05	06:15 — 09:23 F92292 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 2h 7m stop 11:30 — 12:05 F92051 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	5h 50m including layover	Find flight from$214
07:10 — 13:12	07:10 — 10:04 UA1823 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 1h 51m stop 11:55 — 13:12 UA6243 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	6h 2m including layover	Find flight from$223
08:15 — 19:44	08:15 — 11:06 F93281 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Houston 7h 29m stop 18:35 — 19:44 NK2113 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	11h 29m including layover	Find flight from$290
09:46 — 16:13	09:46 — 12:40 UA2099 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 2h 15m stop 14:55 — 16:13 UA1647 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	6h 27m including layover	Find flight from$215
10:35 — 18:23	10:35 — 13:29 UA2483 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 3h 33m stop 17:02 — 18:23 UA6149 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	7h 48m including layover	Find flight from$215
11:36 — 18:47	11:36 — 15:44 NK2380 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 2h 1m stop 17:45 — 18:47 NK2128 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	7h 11m including layover	Find flight from$262
11:36 — 23:09	11:36 — 15:44 NK2380 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 24m stop 22:08 — 23:09 NK1132 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	11h 33m including layover	Find flight from$262
12:45 — 18:23	12:45 — 15:40 UA2657 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 1h 22m stop 17:02 — 18:23 UA6149 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	5h 38m including layover	Find flight from$215
12:45 — 20:32	12:45 — 15:40 UA2657 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 3h 31m stop 19:11 — 20:32 UA6078 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	7h 47m including layover	Find flight from$223
13:04 — 21:30	13:04 — 14:46 UA622 United Airlines Chicago — Denver 2h 59m stop 17:45 — 21:30 UA1541 United Airlines Denver — New Orleans	8h 26m including layover	Find flight from$280
13:15 — 07:00 +1 day	13:15 — 16:21 F94064 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Baltimore 13h 9m stop 05:30 — 07:00 NK1859 Spirit Airlines Baltimore — New Orleans	17h 45m including layover	Find flight from$257
14:26 — 20:32	14:26 — 17:25 UA1314 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 1h 46m stop 19:11 — 20:32 UA6078 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	6h 6m including layover	Find flight from$215
14:44 — 17:04 +1 day	14:44 — 16:33 F92209 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 20h 47m stop 14:35 — 18:18 F92360 Frontier Airlines Denver — New Orleans	26h 20m including layover	Find flight from$117
15:12 — 06:55 +1 day	15:12 — 17:59 NK2316 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Houston 11h 56m stop 05:55 — 06:55 NK1429 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	15h 43m including layover	Find flight from$261
15:18 — 23:44	15:18 — 17:19 NK1270 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 58m stop 18:17 — 23:44 NK1287 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — New Orleans	8h 26m including layover	Find flight from$241
16:37 — 11:43 +1 day	16:36 — 20:23 NK1370 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 14h 31m stop 10:55 — 11:43 NK1572 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	19h 6m including layover	Find flight from$162
17:38 — 08:05 +1 day	17:38 — 21:48 NK1106 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 9h 12m stop 07:00 — 08:05 NK1423 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	14h 27m including layover	Find flight from$176
19:18 — 17:59 +1 day	19:18 — 21:09 F93079 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Nashville 19h 16m stop 16:25 — 17:59 NK2473 Spirit Airlines Nashville — New Orleans	22h 41m including layover	Find flight from$234
19:46 — 07:59 +1 day	19:46 — 23:52 F92792 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Orlando 7h 23m stop 07:15 — 07:59 NK2466 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	12h 13m including layover	Find flight from$293
20:12 — 07:59 +1 day	20:12 — 00:20 NK2126 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 40m stop 07:00 — 07:59 NK2383 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	11h 47m including layover	Find flight from$292
21:50 — 08:51 +1 day	21:50 — 00:40 UA1291 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 6h 50m stop 07:30 — 08:51 UA6076 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	11h 1m including layover	Find flight from$242
21:50 — 16:13 +1 day	21:50 — 00:40 UA1291 United Airlines Chicago — Houston 14h 15m stop 14:55 — 16:13 UA1647 United Airlines Houston — New Orleans	18h 23m including layover	Find flight from$256
05:05 — 20:35	05:05 — 09:12 NK1 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 5h 47m stop 15:00 — 17:02 NK1398 Spirit Airlines Miami — Atlanta 3h 2m stop 22:32 — 23:08 NK1755 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	15h 30m including layover	Find flight from$217
05:05 — 20:35	05:05 — 09:12 NK1 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 7h 44m stop 12:25 — 14:21 NK1821 Spirit Airlines Miami — Atlanta 58m stop 22:32 — 23:08 NK1755 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	15h 30m including layover	Find flight from$278
07:08 — 20:35	07:09 — 09:07 NK1033 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 2h 13m stop 11:19 — 18:23 NK1365 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Atlanta 1h 36m stop 22:32 — 23:08 NK1755 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	13h 27m including layover	Find flight from$236
08:50 — 06:55 +1 day	08:50 — 12:37 NK1763 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Tampa 1h 34m stop 14:11 — 15:44 NK1749 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Houston 14h 11m stop 05:55 — 06:55 NK1429 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	22h 5m including layover	Find flight from$297
16:37 — 06:55 +1 day	16:37 — 20:24 NK1370 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 1h 14m stop 21:38 — 23:25 NK1562 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Houston 6h 30m stop 05:55 — 06:55 NK1429 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	14h 18m including layover	Find flight from$283
17:38 — 11:43 +1 day	17:38 — 21:48 NK1106 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 11h 7m stop 08:55 — 09:57 NK1639 Spirit Airlines Miami — Orlando 58m stop 10:55 — 11:43 NK1572 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	18h 5m including layover	Find flight from$206
18:02 — 19:15 +1 day	18:02 — 21:08 NK1115 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 13h 36m stop 10:44 — 12:13 NK1368 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Orlando 6h 8m stop 18:21 — 19:15 NK1067 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	25h 13m including layover	Find flight from$272
18:02 — 21:24 +1 day	18:02 — 21:08 NK1115 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 8h 37m stop 05:45 — 07:33 NK1775 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Detroit 12h 18m stop 19:51 — 21:24 NK1433 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New Orleans	27h 22m including layover	Find flight from$284

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on August 29, 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 30m.

The fastest flight 2h 17m
Average flight time 2h 30m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 21:50
Distance 835 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New Orleans are august (from 115 $), june (from 116 $), may (from 117 $).

The most expensive months are september (from 307 $), july (from 136 $), may (from 117 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to New Orleans?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $115. This airfare is for economy class on one-way UA1156 flight by United Airlines for August 9, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 20:17 am and arrives at New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl at 22:47.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — New Orleans is served by 5 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 1 departures per week at the price of from $ 307 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 989.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK2475 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 17m and the cheapest is UA1156 by United Airlines for $115.

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Connecting Flights

There are 148 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1437 by United Airlines takes 4h 52m and the cheapest is UA1156 by United Airlines for $117.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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KG - Aerogaviota

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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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Midway-MDW

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New Orleans airports

Lakefront-NEW

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Airplanes

There are flights to New Orleans from Chicago by 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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