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$868 Find Cheap Flights to New Orleans

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to New Orleans, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results for flights to New Orleans, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Cheapest return fare
$1,705
Typical prices: $1,630-$1,794
American Airlines
Tue 24/3Sun 29/3
AKL - MSY • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$868
Delta
Sun 1/3
AKL - MSY • 1 stop
When to travel
March
Cheapest • 23% price drop
March
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Cheap Flights to New Orleans

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to New Orleans that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals to New Orleans

Tue, 24 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:00 - 21:26
AKL
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MSY
33h 26m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:47 - 18:00
MSY
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AKL
37h 13m
2 stops
$1,705American Airlines
Tue, 24 Mar - Sat, 28 Mar
American Airlines Logo
07:35 - 21:26
AKL
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MSY
31h 51m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:02 - 19:35
MSY
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AKL
34h 33m
2 stops
$1,735American Airlines
Thu, 26 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:50 - 16:02
AKL
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MSY
27h 12m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:02 - 18:00
MSY
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AKL
32h 58m
2 stops
$1,804American Airlines
Thu, 26 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr
Qantas Airways Logo
07:35 - 18:53
AKL
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MSY
29h 18m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
10:47 - 00:30
MSY
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AKL
43h 43m
2 stops
$1,809Qantas Airways
Thu, 26 Mar - Thu, 2 Apr
American Airlines Logo
07:35 - 16:02
AKL
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MSY
26h 27m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:47 - 15:10
MSY
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AKL
34h 23m
2 stops
$1,831American Airlines
Thu, 26 Mar - Fri, 3 Apr
American Airlines Logo
06:50 - 14:12
AKL
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MSY
25h 22m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:38 - 15:05
MSY
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AKL
25h 27m
2 stops
$1,834American Airlines
Thu, 26 Mar - Thu, 2 Apr
Qantas Airways Logo
07:35 - 18:53
AKL
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MSY
29h 18m
2 stops
Qantas Airways Logo
15:02 - 14:05
MSY
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AKL
29h 03m
2 stops
$1,839Qantas Airways
Mon, 23 Mar - Sun, 29 Mar
American Airlines Logo
06:50 - 22:38
AKL
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MSY
33h 48m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:02 - 18:00
MSY
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AKL
32h 58m
2 stops
$1,904American Airlines
Sun, 29 Mar - Sun, 5 Apr
Air New Zealand Logo
06:00 - 16:12
WLG
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MSY
28h 12m
3 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
19:23 - 08:10
MSY
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WLG
19h 47m
2 stops
$2,981Air New Zealand
Sun, 29 Mar - Sun, 5 Apr
United Airlines Logo
15:55 - 23:15
WLG
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MSY
49h 20m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
07:00 - 08:40
MSY
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WLG
32h 40m
2 stops
$3,014United Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to New Orleans

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to New Orleans to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to New Orleans, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to New Orleans is March, where tickets cost $1,702 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and June, where the average cost of tickets from New Zealand is $3,214 and $2,673 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is March with an average price of $1,702.

Good to know – Book Cheap New Orleans Plane Tickets

Low seasonMay
Cheapest flight$868
Best time to beat the crowds (15% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 24% lower on average.
Flight from Auckland to New Orleans

When to book flights to New Orleans

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to New Orleans based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to New Orleans based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking New Orleans flights

  • How far is New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport from central New Orleans?

    The distance between New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport and the city centre of New Orleans is 18 km.

  • What is the name of New Orleans’s airport?

    New Orleans is served by New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport, also commonly referred to as Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong New Orleans, or Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl. The airport code is MSY.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to New Orleans?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to New Orleans.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to New Orleans?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to New Orleans?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New Orleans with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to New Orleans?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to New Orleans up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Orleans

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest New Orleans flight deals.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines flying to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New Orleans. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from New Zealand to New Orleans. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to New Orleans? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 582 reviews
8.2Boarding
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
7.4Food
8.5Crew
Airline reviews

Space between seats on Air New Zealand is generally tight. The crew on this flight was excellent! Very attentive and nice. You get free wine or beer and chips and of course the Air New Zealand candies. 1 hour and 35 min flight approximately.

8.0 ExcellentFernando, Feb 2026
AKL - ZQN
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Space between seats on Air New Zealand is generally tight. The crew on this flight was excellent! Very attentive and nice. You get free wine or beer and chips and of course the Air New Zealand candies. 1 hour and 35 min flight approximately.

Your entertainment could be better. I flew on Air New Zealand in January so was expecting a better choice in February...but no luck. Same choices and also could have a better selection. Otherwise, lovely service, the purser came to our seats to welcome us. Overall, very nice. Direct flight from Auckland to YVR was fantastic!

Air New Zealand over sold our flight and tried to bump us to yesterday. After several calls we got booked to United about 6 hrs before our original flight. No apologies!

Very quick flight so no time for refreshments. We took off. Then landed. The end. Seats were too tight. Very cramped Grateful for the short flight cos moving around wasn’t possible

Please add more Bollywood movies and recent movies to the entertainment.

The disembarking steps in Wellington were precarious and I felt quite insecure. There was no one on the tarmac to greet us and help. The embarking ramp in Blenheim was much more satisfactory. The rest of the flight was fine.

Air conditioning was turned to the wrong setting. Way too hot. The entertainment system kept resetting and didn’t work half the flight. Said something to the crew. They didn’t do anything to help. Plane had a mechanical problem that resulted in 2.5 hour delay. Boarded the plane, had to disembark and get back on.

Flight was delayed by 2 hours. Got lucky that i had a long connection, else would have certainly missed my connecting flight. Food is just okay, specially the breakfast is worse . Asked for water 30 mins before landing, the response is that we are landing so everything is packed . I guess traveling in economy that’s what we get. Probably business class passengers would get a different answer. Only good thing is that wifi service is available from auckland to lax for most part Next time will try united or American and then compare.

I was trying to get confirmation on if my luggage was going to be moved to the earlier flight (I requested standby to get home earlier) and was unable to get help from those working at the counter. The request to be moved to an earlier flight was handled smoothly through the app and appreciate the ease of the request.

They are my favourite airline in the world by a million miles.

Flight arrived late with no one to help over 30 people rebook. I slept at the airport.

Business seats not as comfortable or private as most competitors (e.g. Qantas was outstanding), and movie selection was much more limited than Qantas or United has been recently

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

It was a good flight and no complaints. It just wasn't anything that was better than any other flight.

After already paying for excess luggage prior to flight, i was advised AT check in that i had to pay $816 or forfeit my flight! The lady at the counter was SO rude and had already started offboarding me when i said i would pay it after asking her three times for the exact amount! Have lodged a formal complaint yet heard nothing. Will not ever travel via Qantas again

Basic airline, aircraft and service. AA gets you from point A to B. My flight was delayed by 2 hours too.

My flight from Dallas to Sydney was cancelled. My entire trip was rerouted to include the following: Hartford to Washington DC Washington DC to JFK JFK to Auckland Auckland to Christchurch I paid for an aisle seat on the flight to Auckland and was asked if I would take a window seat to accommodate a family. The agent at the podium failed to mention that the family had a 3 month old baby and that a bassinet would be used during the 16 hour flight. The only way I could get out of my seat was to crawl under the bassinet of the sleeping baby. I think it is wrong that I was no given the choice to sit in another seat, that the agent knew what she was doing and chose to not properly disclose my seating arrangement. Terrible treatment.

they ran out of fruit for breakfast and so I just had a yogurt instead. other than that the flight was good

Poor! This flight was delayed 14 hours. There was no assistance in helping customers find other routes to their destination, nor any other kind of support. It was a chaotic experience. I'm not likely to fly with AA going forward.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Very old flight - time to retire it for newer airplanes

2+ hours delayed Outlet in row 12 did not work Tv monitors did not work Lights kept off the entire flight for at 5pm-7pm flight

No real complaints. The in flight food was much better than I expected. The in flight entertainment was excellent.

From pre boarding to flight attendant, crew and baggage handler, excellent. Didn’t lost my luggage like West jet.

Very disappointing given gate agent behavior. Filed a formal complaint with United.

Do not like the size of the overhead bin. I think staff should monitor the size of suitcases that are being carried on by passengers to ensure they meet the size requirement.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

Flight delayed. WiFi connectivity very poor if not existant. Last minute arrival forced me to run to catch my connection.

Both of my flights arrived early and check in process was smooth

Terrible. No customer service, no food, no drinks on a 6 hour premier economy booking.

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