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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 7 direct and 286 connecting flights from New Orleans to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $62, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out MSY-CHI flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from New Orleans to Chicago Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from New Orleans to Chicago with the lowest price of $62. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 32m and the fastest connecting – 4h 47m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $125 Find flight	10:25 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	13:03 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 38m	United Airlines	UA2271
from $150 Find flight	07:00 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:38 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 38m	United Airlines	UA1830
from $205 Find flight	10:35 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	13:08 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 33m	United Airlines	UA310
from $245 Find flight	16:10 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	18:42 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 32m	United Airlines	UA2154
from $383 Find flight	16:07 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	18:40 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 33m	Spirit Airlines	NK1109
from $416 Find flight	07:00 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:32 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 32m	United Airlines	UA2189
from $62 Find flight	10:13 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	16:06 Chicago O'Hare International	5h 53m layover 0h 35m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK2057 NK157
from $62 Find flight	21:32 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:43+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 11m layover 7h 54m - Dallas	Spirit Airlines	NK3720 NK3670
from $70 Find flight	18:01 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	00:20+1 день Chicago Midway	6h 19m layover 1h 8m - Philadelphia	Frontier Airlines	F94782 F94367
from $70 Find flight	17:54 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	00:17+1 день Chicago Midway	6h 23m layover 0h 57m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94561 F92210
from $70 Find flight	15:16 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	00:35+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	9h 19m layover 3h 38m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94561 F93172
from $70 Find flight	17:05 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	04:45+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	11h 40m layover 4h 13m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1065 NK182
from $70 Find flight	21:00 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:47+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 47m layover 7h 30m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK3951 NK2
from $70 Find flight	22:35 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	12:14+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	13h 39m layover 6h 16m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1065 NK187
from $87 Find flight	14:30 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	00:59+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	10h 29m layover 5h 35m - Orlando	Frontier Airlines	F91432 F93043
from $108 Find flight	08:55 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	20:15 Chicago O'Hare International	11h 20m layover 6h 23m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK3645 NK1147

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 19, 2025

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

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from New Orleans to Chicago. 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
07:00 — 09:38	07:00 — 09:38 UA1830 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 38m	Find flight from$150
07:00 — 09:32	07:00 — 09:32 UA2189 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 32m	Find flight from$416
10:25 — 13:03	10:25 — 13:03 UA2271 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 38m	Find flight from$125
10:35 — 13:08	10:35 — 13:08 UA310 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 33m	Find flight from$205
16:07 — 18:40	16:07 — 18:40 NK1109 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 33m	Find flight from$383
16:10 — 18:42	16:10 — 18:42 UA2154 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 32m	Find flight from$245
16:14 — 18:46	16:14 — 18:46 UA2172 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 32m	Find flight from$158
05:00 — 10:14	05:00 — 06:25 UA1036 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 57m stop 07:22 — 10:14 UA1431 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	5h 14m including layover	Find flight from$160
05:45 — 16:08	05:45 — 08:29 NK1695 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 5h 28m stop 13:57 — 16:08 NK223 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	10h 23m including layover	Find flight from$147
06:08 — 14:26	06:08 — 08:04 NK1065 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Las Vegas 47m stop 08:51 — 14:26 NK2858 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	8h 18m including layover	Find flight from$134
07:00 — 13:44	07:00 — 10:50 NK744 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Newark 1h 18m stop 12:08 — 13:44 NK329 Spirit Airlines Newark — Chicago	6h 44m including layover	Find flight from$113
08:55 — 20:15	08:55 — 11:39 NK3645 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 6h 23m stop 18:05 — 20:15 NK1147 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	11h 20m including layover	Find flight from$108
09:24 — 21:52	09:24 — 11:21 NK214 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Las Vegas 4h 47m stop 16:08 — 21:52 NK714 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	12h 28m including layover	Find flight from$109
09:51 — 17:10	09:51 — 11:15 UA2376 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 3h 5m stop 14:20 — 17:10 UA1293 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 19m including layover	Find flight from$160
10:04 — 20:48	10:04 — 12:55 NK2057 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 5h 30m stop 18:45 — 21:08 NK7 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	10h 44m including layover	Find flight from$70
10:13 — 16:06	10:04 — 12:55 NK2057 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 35m stop 16:20 — 18:41 NK157 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	5h 53m including layover	Find flight from$62
11:59 — 17:10	11:59 — 13:23 UA2241 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 57m stop 14:20 — 17:10 UA1293 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	5h 11m including layover	Find flight from$160
11:59 — 19:10	11:59 — 13:23 UA2241 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 2h 57m stop 16:20 — 19:10 UA2293 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 11m including layover	Find flight from$160
14:30 — 00:59 +1 day	15:09 — 18:06 F91432 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 5h 35m stop 07:30 — 09:54 F93043 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	10h 29m including layover	Find flight from$87
14:30 — 09:13 +1 day	15:09 — 18:06 F91432 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 14h 1m stop 11:56 — 13:54 F91457 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	18h 43m including layover	Find flight from$96
15:09 — 23:16	15:09 — 18:02 F91432 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 3h 1m stop 21:03 — 23:16 F93045 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	8h 7m including layover	Find flight from$146
15:16 — 00:35 +1 day	15:16 — 17:21 F94561 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Denver 3h 38m stop 20:59 — 00:35 F93172 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	9h 19m including layover	Find flight from$70
16:06 — 23:35	16:06 — 17:30 NK195 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Houston 3h 21m stop 20:51 — 23:35 NK175 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	7h 29m including layover	Find flight from$109
17:05 — 04:45 +1 day	17:05 — 19:04 NK1065 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Las Vegas 4h 13m stop 23:17 — 04:45 NK182 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	11h 40m including layover	Find flight from$70
17:54 — 00:17 +1 day	15:16 — 17:21 F94561 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Denver 57m stop 20:55 — 00:13 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	6h 23m including layover	Find flight from$70
18:01 — 00:20 +1 day	18:01 — 21:49 F94782 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Philadelphia 1h 8m stop 22:57 — 00:20 F94367 Frontier Airlines Philadelphia — Chicago	6h 19m including layover	Find flight from$70
19:16 — 07:18 +1 day	19:16 — 22:06 NK725 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 7h 4m stop 05:10 — 07:18 NK1683 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	12h 2m including layover	Find flight from$109
19:22 — 00:15 +1 day	19:22 — 20:50 UA1774 United Airlines New Orleans — Houston 48m stop 21:38 — 00:15 UA1692 United Airlines Houston — Chicago	4h 53m including layover	Find flight from$162
20:38 — 09:52 +1 day	20:38 — 23:30 NK402 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 8h stop 07:30 — 09:52 NK1986 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	13h 14m including layover	Find flight from$109
21:00 — 09:47 +1 day	21:00 — 23:55 NK3951 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 7h 30m stop 07:25 — 09:47 NK2 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	12h 47m including layover	Find flight from$70
21:32 — 09:43 +1 day	21:32 — 23:17 NK3720 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Dallas 7h 54m stop 07:11 — 09:43 NK3670 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Chicago	12h 11m including layover	Find flight from$62
22:35 — 12:14 +1 day	22:21 — 00:19 NK1065 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Las Vegas 6h 16m stop 06:27 — 12:04 NK187 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	13h 39m including layover	Find flight from$70
06:00 — 23:35	06:00 — 08:25 NK263 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Los Angeles 55m stop 09:20 — 14:34 NK264 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Houston 6h 17m stop 20:51 — 23:35 NK175 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	17h 35m including layover	Find flight from$157
12:33 — 00:24 +1 day	12:33 — 14:52 NK312 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 2h 43m stop 17:35 — 18:56 NK967 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Houston 2h 51m stop 21:47 — 00:24 NK962 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	11h 51m including layover	Find flight from$131
12:33 — 12:05 +1 day	12:33 — 14:52 NK312 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 5h 53m stop 20:45 — 22:58 NK919 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Los Angeles 7h 2m stop 06:00 — 12:05 NK466 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Chicago	23h 32m including layover	Find flight from$161
16:10 — 13:23 +1 day	16:10 — 18:28 NK388 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Los Angeles 6h 37m stop 01:05 — 06:12 NK364 Spirit Airlines Los Angeles — Houston 4h 23m stop 10:35 — 13:23 NK2031 Spirit Airlines Houston — Chicago	21h 13m including layover	Find flight from$138
20:38 — 13:23 +1 day	20:38 — 23:30 NK402 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 7h 35m stop 07:05 — 08:09 NK1443 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa 3h 10m stop 11:19 — 13:23 NK716 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	16h 45m including layover	Find flight from$140

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 19, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between New Orleans and Chicago is 1343 miles. Time difference between the cities is 0h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 22:35 from 3 New Orleans airports and arrive 05:00 to 22:35 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 2h 33m.

The fastest flight 2h 32m
Average flight time 2h 33m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 22:35
Distance 835 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are december (from 62 $), november (from 70 $), february (from 96 $).

The most expensive months are january (from 109 $), february (from 96 $), november (from 70 $).

What is the lowest airfare New Orleans to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $62. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2057 flight by Spirit Airlines for December 12, 2024 which leaves Louis Armstrong Intl in New Orleans at 10:13 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 16:06.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New Orleans — Chicago is served by 5 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 13 departures per week at the price of from $ 272 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 1313.

Direct flights

There are 7 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA2172 by United Airlines takes 2h 32m and the cheapest is NK2057 by Spirit Airlines for $125.

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Connecting Flights

There are 286 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2376 by United Airlines takes 4h 47m and the cheapest is NK2057 by Spirit Airlines for $62.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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Airports

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

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Airplanes

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

Top Domestic Destinations from New Orleans

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