Cheap Flights from New Orleans, LA to Cancun from $90

Return flight: Cancun – New Orleans

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 686 connecting flights from New Orleans to Cancun. You can compare airfare deals from 11 airlines and multiple travel sites from $90, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out MSY-CUN flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

Flight Information

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

Distance between New Orleans and Cancun is 1052 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:00 from 3 New Orleans airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:00 to 2 Cancun airports. Average flight time is 1h 56m.

  • The fastest flight 1h 56m
  • Average flight time 1h 56m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 22:00
  • Distance 654 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Cancun are june (from 90 $), may (from 101 $), august (from 103 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 273 $), november (from 270 $), october (from 178 $).

What is the lowest airfare New Orleans to Cancun?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $90. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1280 flight by Spirit Airlines for August 7, 2025 which leaves Louis Armstrong Intl in New Orleans at 08:10 am and arrives at Cancun Cancun Int at 10:06.

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Flight Schedule New Orleans (Louisiana) to Cancun

08:10 — 10:06
1h 56m flight time
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from$90
New Orleans — Cancun
NK1280 Spirit Airlines
20:09 — 09:03+1day
12h 54m flight time
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from$126
20:09 — 23:07 New Orleans — Miami
NK1133 Spirit Airlines
8h 53m stop
08:00 — 09:03 Miami — Cancun
NK1610 Spirit Airlines
20:09 — 11:21+1day
15h 12m flight time
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from$126
20:09 — 23:07 New Orleans — Miami
NK1133 Spirit Airlines
11h 9m stop
10:16 — 11:21 Miami — Cancun
NK527 Spirit Airlines
20:10 — 08:12+1day
12h 2m flight time
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from$103
20:10 — 23:01 New Orleans — Orlando
NK1068 Spirit Airlines
8h 9m stop
07:10 — 08:12 Orlando — Cancun
NK3642 Spirit Airlines
20:12 — 08:12+1day
12h flight time
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from$134
20:12 — 23:02 New Orleans — Orlando
MX311 Mexicana
8h 8m stop
07:10 — 08:16 Orlando — Cancun
NK3642 Spirit Airlines
20:49 — 08:03+1day
11h 14m flight time
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20:49 — 23:47 New Orleans — Miami
NK2003 Spirit Airlines
7h 13m stop
07:00 — 08:03 Miami — Cancun
NK1610 Spirit Airlines
20:49 — 11:21+1day
14h 32m flight time
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20:05 — 23:00 New Orleans — Miami
NK2003 Spirit Airlines
10h 29m stop
10:22 — 11:13 Miami — Cancun
NK527 Spirit Airlines
20:54 — 09:37+1day
12h 43m flight time
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from$111
20:54 — 22:38 New Orleans — Dallas
NK1099 Spirit Airlines
8h 17m stop
06:55 — 09:37 Dallas — Cancun
NK1120 Spirit Airlines
20:54 — 12:58+1day
16h 4m flight time
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20:54 — 22:38 New Orleans — Dallas
NK1099 Spirit Airlines
11h 30m stop
10:08 — 12:58 Dallas — Cancun
NK343 Spirit Airlines
21:04 — 08:15+1day
11h 11m flight time
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21:04 — 23:59 New Orleans — Orlando
NK433 Spirit Airlines
7h 16m stop
07:15 — 08:15 Orlando — Cancun
NK3642 Spirit Airlines
21:10 — 08:12+1day
11h 2m flight time
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21:10 — 23:50 New Orleans — Orlando
NK2558 Spirit Airlines
7h 8m stop
07:10 — 08:16 Orlando — Cancun
NK3642 Spirit Airlines
21:46 — 09:37+1day
11h 51m flight time
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21:02 — 22:43 New Orleans — Dallas
NK2368 Spirit Airlines
7h 24m stop
06:55 — 09:37 Dallas — Cancun
NK1120 Spirit Airlines
21:46 — 12:58+1day
15h 12m flight time
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21:02 — 22:43 New Orleans — Dallas
NK2368 Spirit Airlines
10h 37m stop
10:18 — 13:08 Dallas — Cancun
NK343 Spirit Airlines
21:50 — 09:10+1day
11h 20m flight time
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21:50 — 23:10 New Orleans — Houston
NK1428 Spirit Airlines
7h 50m stop
07:00 — 09:10 Houston — Cancun
NK541 Spirit Airlines
21:50 — 10:47+1day
12h 57m flight time
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21:50 — 23:10 New Orleans — Houston
NK1428 Spirit Airlines
9h 26m stop
08:36 — 10:47 Houston — Cancun
NK1336 Spirit Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from New Orleans to Cancun. 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 and arrival times - local. Updated on October 13, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New Orleans — Cancun is served by 11 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 24 departures per week at the price of from $ 318 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Iberia airline - from $ 4832.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK1280 by Spirit Airlines takes 1h 56m and the cheapest is NK1280 by Spirit Airlines for $90.

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Connecting Flights

There are 686 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA6042 by United Airlines takes 4h 25m and the cheapest is NK1280 by Spirit Airlines for $103.

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  • AC - Air Canada
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • AY - Finnair
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • IB - Iberia
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  • MX - Mexicana
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  • AM - Aeromexico
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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Airports

You can fly from New Orleans to Cancun from 3 airports (Lakefront, Louis Armstrong Intl, Alvin Callendar).

New Orleans airports

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

  • Cancun Int-CUN
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  • Puerto Juarez-PJZ
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