Cheap Flights from Richmond, VA to New Orleans, LA from $56

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 276 connecting flights from Richmond to New Orleans. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $56, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out RIC-MSY flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Richmond to New Orleans Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Richmond to New Orleans with the lowest price of $56. The fastest direct flight takes 2h 35m and the fastest connecting – 5h 6m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $56 Find flight	15:27 Richmond Richmond International Airport	17:02 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	2h 35m	Mexicana	MX315
from $72 Find flight	11:29 Richmond Richmond International Airport	18:30 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	8h 1m layover 4h 5m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK148 NK2084
from $81 Find flight	12:50 Richmond Richmond International Airport	21:35 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	9h 45m layover 5h 51m - Tampa	Mexicana	MX169 MX657
from $86 Find flight	10:20 Richmond Richmond International Airport	06:58+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	21h 38m layover 17h 19m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1219 NK1052
from $92 Find flight	19:01 Richmond Richmond International Airport	06:09+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	12h 8m layover 7h 57m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK2132 NK2282
from $97 Find flight	09:42 Richmond Richmond International Airport	19:14 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	10h 32m layover 5h 57m - Miami	Spirit Airlines	NK1229 NK1132
from $101 Find flight	11:40 Richmond Richmond International Airport	21:12 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	10h 32m layover 5h 56m - Newark	Spirit Airlines	NK2636 NK2284
from $105 Find flight	13:34 Richmond Richmond International Airport	20:30 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	7h 56m layover 3h 40m - Detroit	Spirit Airlines	NK1084 NK1433
from $105 Find flight	10:50 Richmond Richmond International Airport	20:49 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	10h 59m layover 6h 47m - Detroit	Spirit Airlines	NK2835 NK2565
from $99 Find flight	10:50 Richmond Richmond International Airport	22:40 New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	12h 50m layover 1h 57m - Detroit 4h 51m - Tampa	Spirit Airlines	NK2835 NK2739 NK2208
from $99 Find flight	21:31 Richmond Richmond International Airport	22:40+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	26h 9m layover 7h 31m - Miami 13h 38m - Tampa	Spirit Airlines	NK2203 NK2578 NK2208
from $102 Find flight	16:58 Richmond Richmond International Airport	14:51+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	22h 53m layover 11h 23m - Nashville 5h 31m - Detroit	Allegiant Air	G4356 NK2243 NK2565
from $105 Find flight	17:00 Richmond Richmond International Airport	20:30+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	28h 30m layover 15h 55m - Nashville 6h 36m - Detroit	Allegiant Air	G41945 NK1548 NK1433
from $108 Find flight	18:44 Richmond Richmond International Airport	15:56+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	22h 12m layover 12h 20m - Orlando 4h 12m - Atlanta	Spirit Airlines	NK1461 NK1373 NK1755
from $108 Find flight	13:34 Richmond Richmond International Airport	20:30+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	31h 56m layover 4h 44m - Detroit 21h 3m - Tampa	Spirit Airlines	NK1084 NK1057 NK1427
from $111 Find flight	21:31 Richmond Richmond International Airport	17:09+1 день New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl	20h 38m layover 6h 16m - Miami 8h 9m - Nashville	Spirit Airlines	NK2203 G42134 NK2253

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on June 08, 2025

Flight Schedule Richmond (Virginia) to New Orleans (Louisiana)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
15:27 — 17:02	15:27 — 17:02 MX315 Mexicana Richmond — New Orleans	2h 35m	Find flight from$56
08:24 — 07:02 +1 day	08:24 — 10:30 NK148 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 19h 45m stop 06:15 — 07:02 NK423 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	23h 38m including layover	Find flight from$97
09:42 — 19:14	09:42 — 12:08 NK1229 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Miami 5h 57m stop 18:05 — 19:14 NK1132 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	10h 32m including layover	Find flight from$97
10:20 — 06:58 +1 day	10:20 — 12:41 NK1219 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Miami 17h 19m stop 06:00 — 06:58 NK1052 Spirit Airlines Miami — New Orleans	21h 38m including layover	Find flight from$86
11:29 — 18:30	08:24 — 10:30 NK148 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 4h 5m stop 17:39 — 18:30 NK2084 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	8h 1m including layover	Find flight from$72
11:40 — 21:12	11:40 — 13:02 NK2636 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Newark 5h 56m stop 12:51 — 14:56 NK2284 Spirit Airlines Newark — New Orleans	10h 32m including layover	Find flight from$101
12:50 — 21:35	12:50 — 15:04 MX169 Mexicana Richmond — Tampa 5h 51m stop 20:55 — 21:35 MX657 Mexicana Tampa — New Orleans	9h 45m including layover	Find flight from$81
13:34 — 20:30	13:34 — 15:19 NK1084 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Detroit 3h 40m stop 18:59 — 20:30 NK1433 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New Orleans	7h 56m including layover	Find flight from$105
14:26 — 12:15 +1 day	14:26 — 15:41 NK2636 Spirit Airlines Richmond — New York 18h 14m stop 09:55 — 12:15 NK1550 Spirit Airlines New York — New Orleans	22h 49m including layover	Find flight from$129
18:44 — 19:15 +1 day	18:44 — 21:06 NK1461 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 21h 15m stop 18:21 — 19:15 NK1067 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	25h 31m including layover	Find flight from$114
19:01 — 06:09 +1 day	16:58 — 19:17 NK2132 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 7h 57m stop 15:16 — 16:06 NK2282 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	12h 8m including layover	Find flight from$92
19:01 — 20:05 +1 day	18:31 — 20:49 NK2132 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 21h 45m stop 19:14 — 20:05 NK2557 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	26h 4m including layover	Find flight from$114
20:15 — 11:43 +1 day	18:44 — 21:06 NK1461 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 12h 21m stop 10:55 — 11:43 NK1572 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	16h 28m including layover	Find flight from$139
08:24 — 07:19 +1 day	08:24 — 10:30 NK148 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 12h 15m stop 22:45 — 00:15 NK1576 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Houston 5h 55m stop 06:10 — 07:19 NK1153 Spirit Airlines Houston — New Orleans	23h 55m including layover	Find flight from$108
09:46 — 07:02 +1 day	09:46 — 11:43 NK3889 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Detroit 1h 30m stop 13:13 — 15:55 NK3782 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Orlando 14h 20m stop 06:15 — 07:02 NK423 Spirit Airlines Orlando — New Orleans	22h 16m including layover	Find flight from$119
10:50 — 22:40	10:50 — 12:29 NK2835 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Detroit 1h 57m stop 14:26 — 17:08 NK2739 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Tampa 4h 51m stop 21:59 — 22:40 NK2208 Spirit Airlines Tampa — New Orleans	12h 50m including layover	Find flight from$99
13:34 — 20:30 +1 day	13:34 — 15:19 NK1084 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Detroit 4h 44m stop 20:03 — 22:45 NK1057 Spirit Airlines Detroit — Tampa 21h 3m stop 19:48 — 20:30 NK1427 Spirit Airlines Tampa — New Orleans	31h 56m including layover	Find flight from$108
16:58 — 14:51 +1 day	16:58 — 17:47 G4356 Allegiant Air Richmond — Nashville 11h 23m stop 05:10 — 07:49 NK2243 Spirit Airlines Nashville — Detroit 5h 31m stop 13:20 — 14:51 NK2565 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New Orleans	22h 53m including layover	Find flight from$102
17:00 — 20:30 +1 day	17:00 — 17:49 G41945 Allegiant Air Richmond — Nashville 15h 55m stop 09:44 — 12:23 NK1548 Spirit Airlines Nashville — Detroit 6h 36m stop 18:59 — 20:30 NK1433 Spirit Airlines Detroit — New Orleans	28h 30m including layover	Find flight from$105
18:44 — 15:56 +1 day	18:44 — 21:06 NK1461 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Orlando 12h 20m stop 09:26 — 11:09 NK1373 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Atlanta 4h 12m stop 15:21 — 15:56 NK1755 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — New Orleans	22h 12m including layover	Find flight from$108
21:31 — 22:40 +1 day	21:31 — 23:59 NK2203 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Miami 7h 31m stop 07:30 — 08:21 NK2578 Spirit Airlines Miami — Tampa 13h 38m stop 21:59 — 22:40 NK2208 Spirit Airlines Tampa — New Orleans	26h 9m including layover	Find flight from$99
21:31 — 17:09 +1 day	21:31 — 23:59 NK2203 Spirit Airlines Richmond — Miami 6h 16m stop 06:15 — 07:33 G42134 Allegiant Air Miami — Nashville 8h 9m stop 15:42 — 17:09 NK2253 Spirit Airlines Nashville — New Orleans	20h 38m including layover	Find flight from$111

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on June 8, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between Richmond and New Orleans is 1457 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 06:00 to 22:11 from 1 Richmond airport and arrive 06:00 to 22:11 to 3 New Orleans airports. Average flight time is 2h 35m.

The fastest flight 2h 35m
Average flight time 2h 35m
The earliest flight 06:00
The latest flight 22:11
Distance 906 ml

The cheapest months to travel to New Orleans are june (from 75 $), may (from 85 $), august (from 96 $).

The most expensive months are september (from 162 $), october (from 159 $), july (from 107 $).

What is the lowest airfare Richmond to New Orleans?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $56. This airfare is for economy class on one-way MX315 flight by Mexicana for June 29, 2025 which leaves Richmond International Airport in Richmond at 15:27 am and arrives at New Orleans Louis Armstrong Intl at 17:02.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Richmond — New Orleans is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Sun Country Airlines - 8 departures per week at the price of from $ 171 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 532.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is MX315 by Mexicana takes 2h 35m and the cheapest is MX315 by Mexicana for $56.

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Connecting Flights

There are 276 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA4503 by United Airlines takes 5h 6m and the cheapest is MX315 by Mexicana for $72.

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Airports

You can fly from Richmond to New Orleans from 1 airports (Richmond International Airport).

Richmond airports

Richmond International Airport-RIC

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New Orleans airports

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Airplanes

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

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