Cheap Flights from New Orleans, LA to San Francisco, CA from $101

On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 2 direct and 397 connecting flights from New Orleans to San Francisco. You can compare airfare deals from 7 airlines and multiple travel sites from $101, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out MSY-SFO 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 San Francisco depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between New Orleans and San Francisco is 3069 miles. Time difference between the cities is 2h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 21:46 from 3 New Orleans airports and arrive 05:00 to 21:46 to 3 San Francisco airports. Average flight time is 4h 34m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 26m
  • Average flight time 4h 34m
  • The earliest flight 05:00
  • The latest flight 21:46
  • Distance 1907 ml

The cheapest months to travel to San Francisco are june (from 101 $), may (from 109 $), july (from 112 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 461 $), february (from 324 $), december (from 237 $).

What is the lowest airfare New Orleans to San Francisco?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $101. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91432 flight by Frontier Airlines for June 6, 2025 which leaves Louis Armstrong Intl in New Orleans at 09:46 am and arrives at San Francisco San Francisco at 10:23.

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Flight Schedule New Orleans (Louisiana) to San Francisco (California)

06:20 — 09:01
4h 41m flight time
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from$326
New Orleans — San Francisco
UA1692 United Airlines
09:46 — 10:23+1day
26h 37m flight time
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from$101
09:46 — 12:42 New Orleans — Orlando
F91432 Frontier Airlines
19h 3m stop
07:25 — 10:28 Orlando — San Francisco
F91645 Frontier Airlines
11:01 — 17:06
8h 5m flight time
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from$120
12:15 — 15:06 New Orleans — Minneapolis
SY1804 Sun Country Airlines
1h 12m stop
15:00 — 17:13 Minneapolis — San Francisco
SY395 Sun Country Airlines
11:01 — 22:51
13h 50m flight time
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20:15 — 22:58 New Orleans — Minneapolis
SY1804 Sun Country Airlines
7h stop
20:45 — 22:53 Minneapolis — San Francisco
SY397 Sun Country Airlines
16:53 — 23:58
9h 5m flight time
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from$131
16:53 — 20:00 New Orleans — Seattle
HA6269 Hawaiian Airlines
1h 40m stop
21:40 — 23:58 Seattle — San Francisco
HA6897 Hawaiian Airlines
16:53 — 23:58
9h 5m flight time
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from$139
16:53 — 20:00 New Orleans — Seattle
AS569 Alaska Airlines
1h 40m stop
21:40 — 23:58 Seattle — San Francisco
AS980 Alaska Airlines
16:53 — 08:00+1day
17h 7m flight time
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from$167
16:53 — 20:00 New Orleans — Seattle
HA6269 Hawaiian Airlines
1h 3m stop
21:03 — 23:59 Seattle — San Diego
HA6889 Hawaiian Airlines
6h 16m stop
06:15 — 08:00 San Diego — San Francisco
HA6544 Hawaiian Airlines
18:20 — 20:46
4h 26m flight time
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from$366
New Orleans — San Francisco
UA1665 United Airlines
19:18 — 00:09+1day
6h 51m flight time
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from$109
19:18 — 21:24 New Orleans — Denver
F94561 Frontier Airlines
52m stop
22:16 — 00:09 Denver — San Francisco
F93439 Frontier Airlines
19:21 — 17:52+1day
24h 31m flight time
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19:18 — 21:24 New Orleans — Denver
F94561 Frontier Airlines
18h 38m stop
15:55 — 17:49 Denver — San Francisco
F91229 Frontier Airlines
20:09 — 10:25+1day
16h 16m flight time
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18:28 — 21:29 New Orleans — Orlando
F93554 Frontier Airlines
8h 29m stop
07:41 — 10:19 Orlando — San Francisco
F91645 Frontier Airlines
20:15 — 08:08+1day
13h 53m flight time
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10:17 — 13:00 New Orleans — Minneapolis
SY1804 Sun Country Airlines
7h 2m stop
06:00 — 08:08 Minneapolis — San Francisco
SY391 Sun Country Airlines
20:40 — 08:18+1day
13h 38m flight time
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20:40 — 23:27 New Orleans — Minneapolis
SY1982 Sun Country Airlines
6h 45m stop
06:12 — 08:18 Minneapolis — San Francisco
SY391 Sun Country Airlines
20:40 — 17:06+1day
22h 26m flight time
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20:26 — 23:17 New Orleans — Minneapolis
SY1982 Sun Country Airlines
15h 33m stop
15:00 — 17:13 Minneapolis — San Francisco
SY395 Sun Country Airlines
20:40 — 22:51+1day
28h 11m flight time
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20:40 — 23:27 New Orleans — Minneapolis
SY1982 Sun Country Airlines
21h 21m stop
20:48 — 22:51 Minneapolis — San Francisco
SY397 Sun Country Airlines
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from New Orleans to San Francisco. 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 25, 2025.

Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight New Orleans — San Francisco is served by 7 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 41 departures per week at the price of from $ 139 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 928.

Direct flights

There are 2 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1665 by United Airlines takes 4h 26m and the cheapest is F91432 by Frontier Airlines for $326.

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Connecting Flights

There are 397 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1338 by United Airlines takes 6h 14m and the cheapest is F91432 by Frontier Airlines for $101.

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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • MX - Mexicana
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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 San Francisco 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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San Francisco airports

  • San Francisco-SFO
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  • Embarkadero-EMB
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  • China Basin Heliport-JCC
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