Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to New Orleans, LA from $49

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 447 connecting flights from Chicago to New Orleans. You can compare airfare deals from 9 airlines and multiple travel sites from $49, 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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07:10 — 09:48
07:10 — 09:48 UA3645 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 38m
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07:12 — 09:48
07:12 — 09:48 UA5439 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 36m
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07:12 — 09:48
07:12 — 09:48 UA5380 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 36m
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10:50 — 13:17
10:50 — 13:17 UA304 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 27m
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from$87
10:50 — 13:20
10:50 — 13:20 UA1815 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 30m
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10:52 — 13:22
10:52 — 13:22 UA1741 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 30m
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14:42 — 17:02
14:42 — 17:02 NK2430 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 20m
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14:46 — 16:59
14:46 — 16:59 NK1835 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 13m
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from$57
16:26 — 18:47
16:26 — 18:47 NK2168 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 21m
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from$53
16:50 — 19:16
16:50 — 19:16 UA1346 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 26m
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19:55 — 22:25
19:55 — 22:25 UA1156 United Airlines
Chicago — New Orleans
2h 30m
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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
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05:40 — 17:04
06:00 — 08:02 F91483 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Denver
5h 50m stop
14:35 — 18:18 F92360 Frontier Airlines
Denver — New Orleans
11h 24m
including layover
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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
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from$71
06:45 — 16:30
06:45 — 08:25 SY1630 Sun Country Airlines
Chicago — Minneapolis
5h 29m stop
13:54 — 16:30 SY1803 Sun Country Airlines
Minneapolis — New Orleans
9h 45m
including layover
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from$78
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
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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
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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
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08:14 — 17:43
09:17 — 13:11 F92792 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Orlando
4h 46m stop
08:00 — 08:58 F91431 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — New Orleans
9h 29m
including layover
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09:05 — 17:06
09:05 — 10:58 F93173 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Denver
2h 22m stop
13:20 — 17:06 F92360 Frontier Airlines
Denver — New Orleans
8h 1m
including layover
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from$83
09:55 — 23:27
09:55 — 14:10 NK2193 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Miami
8h stop
22:10 — 23:27 NK2432 Spirit Airlines
Miami — New Orleans
13h 32m
including layover
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from$74
10:00 — 20:07
10:00 — 13:06 NK2708 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Atlanta
6h 29m stop
19:35 — 20:07 NK2470 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — New Orleans
10h 7m
including layover
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from$56
10:43 — 15:42
10:00 — 13:06 NK2708 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Atlanta
1h 25m stop
14:39 — 15:09 NK2709 Spirit Airlines
Atlanta — New Orleans
4h 59m
including layover
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from$71
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
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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
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from$54
12:41 — 19:10
12:41 — 16:44 NK2187 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Miami
1h 21m stop
18:05 — 19:10 NK1999 Spirit Airlines
Miami — New Orleans
6h 29m
including layover
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12:45 — 17:35
12:45 — 15:40 UA2657 United Airlines
Chicago — Houston
43m stop
16:45 — 18:03 UA2194 United Airlines
Houston — New Orleans
4h 50m
including layover
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from$98
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
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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
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from$84
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
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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
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from$101
17:08 — 08:56
+1 day
16:56 — 20:59 F93044 Frontier Airlines
Chicago — Orlando
10h 51m stop
08:00 — 08:58 F91431 Frontier Airlines
Orlando — New Orleans
15h 48m
including layover
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from$87
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
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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
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19:35 — 08:24
+1 day
19:35 — 23:45 NK1986 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Miami
7h 35m stop
07:21 — 08:25 NK2204 Spirit Airlines
Miami — New Orleans
12h 49m
including layover
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from$74
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
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from$75
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
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from$88
21:02 — 05:50
+1 day
21:02 — 23:07 NK2179 Spirit Airlines
Chicago — Las Vegas
1h 26m stop
00:33 — 05:50 NK2510 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — New Orleans
8h 48m
including layover
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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
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from$78
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 4, 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 22:15 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:15 to 3 New Orleans airports. Average flight time is 2h 30m.

  • The fastest flight 2h 13m
  • Average flight time 2h 30m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:15
  • Distance 835 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New Orleans are june (from 66 $), july (from 71 $), november (from 72 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 276 $), september (from 101 $), october (from 101 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to New Orleans?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $49. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2430 flight by Spirit Airlines for June 29, 2025 which leaves O'Hare International in Chicago at 14:42 am and arrives at New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl at 17:02.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — New Orleans is served by 9 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 10 departures per week at the price of from $ 180 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Finnair airline - from $ 3421.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1835 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 13m and the cheapest is NK2430 by Spirit Airlines for $49.

  • UA - United Airlines
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Connecting Flights

There are 447 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2657 by United Airlines takes 4h 50m and the cheapest is NK2430 by Spirit Airlines for $54.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • AY - Finnair
    from $2868
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • LF - flynordic
    from $108
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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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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  • Dupage County-DPA
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  • Chicago FSS-CHI
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  • Merrill C Meigs (closed)-CGX
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  • Pal-Waukee-PWK
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  • Chicago NAS-NOH
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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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