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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 11 direct and 410 connecting flights from New Orleans to Chicago. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $49, 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 $49. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 32m and the fastest connecting – 4h 52m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $49 Find flight	11:34 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	14:06 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 32m	Spirit Airlines	NK2429
from $53 Find flight	12:53 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	15:31 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 38m	Spirit Airlines	NK2167
from $57 Find flight	11:17 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	13:51 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 34m	Spirit Airlines	NK1834
from $86 Find flight	07:00 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	09:38 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 38m	United Airlines	UA1830
from $102 Find flight	10:29 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	13:15 Chicago O'Hare International	2h 46m	United Airlines	UA5414
from $54 Find flight	10:22 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	20:03 Chicago O'Hare International	9h 41m layover 4h 51m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK2800 NK2541
from $71 Find flight	09:09 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	15:06 Chicago Midway	5h 57m layover 1h 2m - Orlando	Frontier Airlines	F91432 F93853
from $74 Find flight	20:29 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	05:25+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	8h 56m layover 1h 29m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK2630 NK2186
from $74 Find flight	20:05 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:50+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	12h 45m layover 7h 30m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK2003 NK2188
from $75 Find flight	16:45 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	08:55+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	16h 10m layover 12h 33m - Atlanta	Spirit Airlines	NK2710 NK2707
from $75 Find flight	20:39 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	16:25+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	19h 46m layover 16h 16m - Nashville	Spirit Airlines	NK2254 NK2028
from $76 Find flight	13:40 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	19:58 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 18m layover 1h 13m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1442 NK1109
from $78 Find flight	20:09 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	06:03+1 день Chicago O'Hare International	9h 54m layover 2h 27m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1282 NK1053
from $81 Find flight	07:53 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	14:34 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 41m layover 1h 26m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1053 NK866
from $81 Find flight	13:44 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	20:40 Chicago O'Hare International	6h 56m layover 1h 39m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1055 NK3
from $81 Find flight	07:53 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	17:37 Chicago O'Hare International	9h 44m layover 4h 29m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1053 NK1026

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 02, 2025

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

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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$86
10:29 — 13:15	10:29 — 13:15 UA5414 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 46m	Find flight from$102
10:29 — 13:15	10:29 — 13:15 UA5394 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 46m	Find flight from$102
10:29 — 13:15	10:29 — 13:15 UA3433 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 46m	Find flight from$103
10:35 — 13:15	10:35 — 13:15 UA310 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 40m	Find flight from$86
11:17 — 13:51	11:17 — 13:51 NK1834 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 34m	Find flight from$57
11:34 — 14:06	11:34 — 14:06 NK2429 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 32m	Find flight from$49
12:53 — 15:31	12:53 — 15:31 NK2167 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 38m	Find flight from$53
14:16 — 16:54	14:16 — 16:54 UA2154 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 38m	Find flight from$86
14:20 — 16:59	14:20 — 16:59 UA1580 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 39m	Find flight from$90
16:04 — 18:43	16:04 — 18:43 UA1495 United Airlines New Orleans — Chicago	2h 39m	Find flight from$86
06:00 — 22:28	06:00 — 08:33 NK1102 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 12h 46m stop 21:19 — 22:28 NK1200 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	16h 28m including layover	Find flight from$83
07:53 — 14:34	07:53 — 10:51 NK1053 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 1h 26m stop 12:17 — 14:34 NK866 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	6h 41m including layover	Find flight from$81
07:53 — 17:37	07:53 — 10:51 NK1053 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 4h 29m stop 15:20 — 17:37 NK1026 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	9h 44m including layover	Find flight from$81
09:09 — 15:06	09:46 — 12:42 F91432 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 1h 2m stop 18:20 — 20:17 F93853 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	5h 57m including layover	Find flight from$71
09:41 — 23:31	09:46 — 12:42 F91432 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 8h 38m stop 22:17 — 00:20 F92791 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	13h 50m including layover	Find flight from$75
10:22 — 20:03	10:22 — 13:04 NK2800 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 4h 51m stop 17:55 — 20:03 NK2541 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	9h 41m including layover	Find flight from$54
10:22 — 23:29	10:22 — 13:04 NK2800 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 8h 21m stop 21:25 — 23:29 NK2190 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	13h 7m including layover	Find flight from$73
13:40 — 19:58	13:40 — 16:33 NK1442 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 1h 13m stop 17:46 — 19:58 NK1109 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	6h 18m including layover	Find flight from$76
13:44 — 20:40	13:44 — 16:41 NK1055 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 1h 39m stop 18:20 — 20:40 NK3 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	6h 56m including layover	Find flight from$81
15:00 — 22:47	15:00 — 18:04 NK3181 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 2h 17m stop 20:21 — 22:47 NK3203 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	7h 47m including layover	Find flight from$82
15:11 — 23:43	15:11 — 16:51 NK1410 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Las Vegas 1h 5m stop 17:56 — 23:43 NK184 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	8h 32m including layover	Find flight from$88
16:45 — 08:55 +1 day	16:45 — 19:15 NK2710 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 12h 33m stop 07:48 — 08:55 NK2707 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	16h 10m including layover	Find flight from$75
17:12 — 23:18	11:26 — 14:08 F92052 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 2h 14m stop 20:56 — 21:56 F92779 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	6h 6m including layover	Find flight from$87
17:12 — 00:14 +1 day	16:56 — 19:45 F92052 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 2h 57m stop 22:43 — 23:59 F93397 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	7h 2m including layover	Find flight from$87
18:01 — 11:40 +1 day	18:01 — 19:57 F94561 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Denver 12h 18m stop 08:15 — 11:40 F92210 Frontier Airlines Denver — Chicago	17h 39m including layover	Find flight from$87
18:28 — 08:38 +1 day	18:28 — 21:29 F93554 Frontier Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 9h 1m stop 06:30 — 08:38 F93043 Frontier Airlines Orlando — Chicago	14h 10m including layover	Find flight from$87
19:14 — 22:28 +1 day	19:14 — 21:50 NK312 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 23h 29m stop 21:19 — 22:28 NK1200 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Chicago	27h 14m including layover	Find flight from$96
20:05 — 08:50 +1 day	20:05 — 23:00 NK2003 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Miami 7h 30m stop 06:30 — 08:50 NK2188 Spirit Airlines Miami — Chicago	12h 45m including layover	Find flight from$74
20:29 — 05:25 +1 day	20:29 — 22:17 NK2630 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Las Vegas 1h 29m stop 23:46 — 05:25 NK2186 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago	8h 56m including layover	Find flight from$74
21:10 — 18:44 +1 day	21:10 — 23:50 NK2558 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 16h 36m stop 21:25 — 23:29 NK2190 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	21h 34m including layover	Find flight from$81
21:10 — 20:03 +1 day	21:10 — 23:50 NK2558 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Orlando 18h 5m stop 17:55 — 20:03 NK2541 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Chicago	22h 53m including layover	Find flight from$81
05:30 — 20:08	05:30 — 07:56 NK2465 Spirit Airlines New Orleans — Atlanta 6h 49m stop 14:45 — 16:08 NK2468 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Tampa 2h stop 18:08 — 20:08 NK2162 Spirit Airlines Tampa — Chicago	14h 38m including layover	Find flight from$102

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 2, 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 21:50 from 3 New Orleans airports and arrive 05:00 to 21:50 to 7 Chicago airports. Average flight time is 2h 39m.

The fastest flight 2h 32m
Average flight time 2h 39m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 21:50
Distance 835 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Chicago are may (from 66 $), june (from 66 $), july (from 71 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 165 $), october (from 112 $), september (from 106 $).

What is the lowest airfare New Orleans to Chicago?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $49. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK2429 flight by Spirit Airlines for June 5, 2025 which leaves Louis Armstrong Intl in New Orleans at 11:34 am and arrives at Chicago O'Hare International at 14:06.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New Orleans — Chicago is served by 8 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 5 departures per week at the price of from $ 210 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Finnair airline - from $ 2898.

Direct flights

There are 11 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK2429 by Spirit Airlines takes 2h 32m and the cheapest is NK2429 by Spirit Airlines for $49.

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Connecting Flights

There are 410 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA2228 by United Airlines takes 4h 52m and the cheapest is NK2429 by Spirit Airlines for $54.

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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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MX - Mexicana

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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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Chicago airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Chicago from New Orleans by 8 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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