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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 559 connecting flights from New Orleans to Cancun. You can compare airfare deals from 9 airlines and multiple travel sites from $81, 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.

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Best Flights from New Orleans to Cancun Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from New Orleans to Cancun with the lowest price of $81. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 56m and the fastest connecting – 4h 25m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $97 Find flight	08:10 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	10:06 Cancun Cancun Int	1h 56m	Spirit Airlines	NK1280
from $81 Find flight	20:10 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:12+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	12h 2m layover 8h 9m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1068 NK3642
from $87 Find flight	20:54 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:37+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	12h 43m layover 8h 17m - Dallas	Spirit Airlines	NK1099 NK1120
from $87 Find flight	20:54 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	12:58+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	16h 4m layover 11h 30m - Dallas	Spirit Airlines	NK1099 NK343
from $96 Find flight	21:50 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:10+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	11h 20m layover 7h 50m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK1428 NK541
from $99 Find flight	20:09 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:03+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	12h 54m layover 8h 53m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1133 NK1610
from $99 Find flight	20:09 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	11:21+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	15h 12m layover 11h 9m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1133 NK527
from $101 Find flight	21:10 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:12+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	11h 2m layover 7h 8m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK2558 NK3642
from $101 Find flight	20:49 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:03+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	11h 14m layover 7h 13m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK2003 NK1610
from $101 Find flight	20:49 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	11:21+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	14h 32m layover 10h 29m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK2003 NK527
from $102 Find flight	21:04 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:15+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	11h 11m layover 7h 16m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK433 NK3642
from $105 Find flight	20:12 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:12+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	12h 0m layover 8h 8m - Orlando	Mexicana	MX311 NK3642
from $108 Find flight	06:20 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	11:21 Cancun Cancun Int	5h 1m layover 1h 2m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1420 NK527
from $108 Find flight	20:09 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	07:48+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	11h 39m layover 7h 34m - Orlando	Frontier Airlines	F93554 F9163
from $119 Find flight	20:10 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	11:21+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	15h 11m layover 7h 49m - Orlando 2h 16m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1068 NK1638 NK527
from $138 Find flight	11:10 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:12+1 день Cancun Cancun Int	21h 2m layover 2h 55m - Atlanta 13h 7m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK2465 NK2460 NK3642

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 23, 2025

Flight Schedule New Orleans (Louisiana) to Cancun

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	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
08:10 — 10:06	08:10 — 10:06 NK1280 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Cancun	1h 56m	Find flight from$97
05:15 — 19:20	05:15 — 06:35 UA6015 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 10h 30m stop 17:05 — 19:20 UA1020 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	14h 5m including layover	Find flight from$143
05:15 — 19:20	05:15 — 06:32 UA1962 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 10h 33m stop 17:05 — 19:20 UA1020 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	14h 5m including layover	Find flight from$143
06:20 — 11:21	06:20 — 09:14 NK1420 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 1h 2m stop 10:16 — 11:21 NK527 Spirit Airlines Miami — Cancun	5h 1m including layover	Find flight from$108
06:20 — 09:03 +1 day	06:20 — 09:14 NK1420 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 22h 46m stop 08:00 — 09:03 NK1610 Spirit Airlines Miami — Cancun	26h 43m including layover	Find flight from$126
09:20 — 14:37	09:20 — 10:43 UA2105 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 1h 32m stop 12:15 — 14:37 UA1167 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	5h 17m including layover	Find flight from$144
09:41 — 07:53 +1 day	09:46 — 12:42 F91432 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 18h 13m stop 06:50 — 08:05 F9163 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Cancun	22h 12m including layover	Find flight from$126
12:03 — 19:20	11:55 — 13:12 UA2253 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 3h 45m stop 17:05 — 19:20 UA1020 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	7h 17m including layover	Find flight from$143
12:48 — 20:20	12:46 — 15:17 AM4388 Aeromexico New Orleans — Atlanta 3h 27m stop 18:50 — 20:20 AM3072 Aeromexico Atlanta — Cancun	7h 32m including layover	Find flight from$141
14:18 — 19:20	14:18 — 15:40 UA285 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 1h 25m stop 17:05 — 19:20 UA1020 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	5h 2m including layover	Find flight from$143
14:50 — 20:20	14:50 — 17:29 AM4513 Aeromexico New Orleans — Atlanta 1h 22m stop 18:51 — 20:20 AM3072 Aeromexico Atlanta — Cancun	5h 30m including layover	Find flight from$111
15:25 — 22:07	15:25 — 16:46 UA2725 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 3h 6m stop 19:52 — 22:07 UA1084 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	6h 42m including layover	Find flight from$143
17:20 — 08:26 +1 day	17:20 — 20:21 NK641 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 11h 17m stop 07:38 — 08:26 NK1807 Spirit Airlines Miami — Cancun	15h 6m including layover	Find flight from$119
17:20 — 11:33 +1 day	17:20 — 20:21 NK641 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 14h 22m stop 10:43 — 11:33 NK1610 Spirit Airlines Miami — Cancun	18h 13m including layover	Find flight from$143
18:19 — 08:40 +1 day	18:19 — 19:44 NK2066 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Houston 10h 46m stop 06:30 — 08:40 NK541 Spirit Airlines Houston — Cancun	14h 21m including layover	Find flight from$118
18:19 — 11:11 +1 day	18:11 — 19:34 NK2066 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Houston 13h 16m stop 09:27 — 11:39 NK1336 Spirit Airlines Houston — Cancun	16h 52m including layover	Find flight from$136
19:23 — 10:04 +1 day	19:23 — 20:49 UA6113 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 10h 54m stop 07:43 — 10:04 UA1619 United Airlines Houston — Cancun	14h 41m including layover	Find flight from$143
20:10 — 08:12 +1 day	20:10 — 23:01 NK1068 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 8h 9m stop 07:10 — 08:12 NK3642 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Cancun	12h 2m including layover	Find flight from$81
20:54 — 09:37 +1 day	20:54 — 22:38 NK1099 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Dallas 8h 17m stop 06:55 — 09:37 NK1120 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Cancun	12h 43m including layover	Find flight from$87
21:50 — 09:10 +1 day	21:50 — 23:10 NK1428 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Houston 7h 50m stop 07:00 — 09:10 NK541 Spirit Airlines Houston — Cancun	11h 20m including layover	Find flight from$96
21:50 — 10:47 +1 day	21:50 — 23:10 NK1428 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Houston 9h 26m stop 08:36 — 10:47 NK1336 Spirit Airlines Houston — Cancun	12h 57m including layover	Find flight from$96
07:53 — 08:15 +1 day	07:53 — 10:51 NK1053 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 10h 57m stop 21:48 — 23:00 NK676 Spirit Airlines Miami — Orlando 8h 15m stop 07:15 — 08:15 NK3642 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Cancun	24h 22m including layover	Find flight from$125
07:53 — 08:15 +1 day	07:53 — 10:51 NK1053 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 10h 24m stop 21:15 — 22:27 NK196 Spirit Airlines Miami — Orlando 8h 48m stop 07:15 — 08:15 NK3642 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Cancun	24h 22m including layover	Find flight from$125
11:10 — 08:12 +1 day	09:25 — 11:53 NK2465 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 2h 55m stop 15:19 — 16:50 NK2460 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Orlando 13h 7m stop 07:10 — 08:16 NK3642 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Cancun	21h 2m including layover	Find flight from$138
13:40 — 08:26 +1 day	13:40 — 16:33 NK1442 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 3h 7m stop 19:40 — 20:53 NK675 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Miami 10h 45m stop 07:38 — 08:26 NK1807 Spirit Airlines Miami — Cancun	18h 46m including layover	Find flight from$119
13:44 — 08:15 +1 day	13:44 — 16:41 NK1055 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 5h 7m stop 21:48 — 23:00 NK676 Spirit Airlines Miami — Orlando 8h 15m stop 07:15 — 08:15 NK3642 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Cancun	18h 31m including layover	Find flight from$125

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 23, 2025

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 94 $), may (from 107 $), august (from 108 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 287 $), november (from 284 $), october (from 188 $).

What is the lowest airfare New Orleans to Cancun?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $81. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1068 flight by Spirit Airlines for August 8, 2025 which leaves Louis Armstrong Intl in New Orleans at 20:10 am and arrives at Cancun Cancun Int at 08:12.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New Orleans — Cancun is served by 9 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 24 departures per week at the price of from $ 250 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Finnair airline - from $ 2322.

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 NK1068 by Spirit Airlines for $97.

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Connecting Flights

There are 559 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA6042 by United Airlines takes 4h 25m and the cheapest is NK1068 by Spirit Airlines for $81.

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MX - Mexicana

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Airports

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

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Cancun airports

Cancun Int-CUN

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Airplanes

There are flights to Cancun from New Orleans by 9 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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