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$1,116 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
$1,582
Typical prices: $1,977-$2,426
American Airlines
Wed 18/2Sat 21/2
AKL - MSY • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$1,116
Delta
Sun 1/3
AKL - MSY • 1 stop
When to travel
November
Cheapest • 22% price drop
March
Most popular
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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

Wed, 18 Feb - Sat, 21 Feb
American Airlines Logo
15:50 - 17:17
AKL
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MSY
44h 27m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
15:01 - 09:10
MSY
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AKL
23h 09m
1 stop
$1,582American Airlines
Wed, 18 Feb - Sat, 21 Feb
American Airlines Logo
15:50 - 08:45
AKL
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MSY
35h 55m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
10:42 - 09:10
MSY
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AKL
27h 28m
1 stop
$1,585American Airlines
Tue, 3 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:35 - 05:34
AKL
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MSY
28h 59m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:43 - 13:35
MSY
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AKL
31h 52m
2 stops
$1,887Multiple Airlines
Fri, 13 Mar - Fri, 20 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
13:00 - 19:47
AKL
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MSY
24h 47m
2 stops
Multiple Airlines Logo
18:05 - 10:00
MSY
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AKL
45h 55m
2 stops
$1,909Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Mar - Sat, 7 Mar
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:10 - 05:34
AKL
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MSY
28h 24m
1 stop
Multiple Airlines Logo
10:43 - 13:35
MSY
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AKL
31h 52m
2 stops
$1,941Multiple Airlines
Mon, 2 Mar - Sun, 8 Mar
Air Canada Logo
14:00 - 21:49
AKL
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MSY
26h 49m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
07:00 - 10:00
MSY
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AKL
33h 00m
2 stops
$2,078Air Canada
Mon, 23 Mar - Wed, 1 Apr
Air Canada Logo
13:00 - 10:59
AKL
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MSY
39h 59m
2 stops
Air Canada Logo
18:05 - 15:05
MSY
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AKL
51h 00m
3 stops
$2,084Air Canada
Tue, 17 Feb - Sat, 21 Feb
United Airlines Logo
14:15 - 20:27
CHC
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MSY
25h 12m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
19:09 - 10:35
MSY
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CHC
44h 26m
2 stops
$2,196United Airlines
Tue, 17 Feb - Sat, 21 Feb
United Airlines Logo
14:15 - 08:34
CHC
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MSY
37h 19m
3 stops
United Airlines Logo
19:09 - 10:35
MSY
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CHC
44h 26m
2 stops
$2,318United Airlines
Wed, 11 Mar - Wed, 18 Mar
Air New Zealand Logo
17:15 - 18:13
WLG
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MSY
18h 58m
2 stops
Air New Zealand Logo
11:55 - 09:20
MSY
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WLG
27h 25m
2 stops
$2,346Air New Zealand
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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 November, where tickets cost $1,717 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 $2,747 and $2,692 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is November with an average price of $1,717.

Good to know – Book Cheap New Orleans Plane Tickets

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$1,116
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 21% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 23% 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.
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Air New ZealandOverall score based on 575 reviews
8.5Crew
8.0Comfort
7.4Entertainment
8.2Boarding
7.4Food
Airline reviews

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

6.0 GoodDavid, Jan 2026
IAH - LFT
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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.

Do the bumpy weather the whole trip they were very few times when the seatbelt sign wasn't on

Great except paying $240 usd for 2 pounds over on a checked luggage. Outrageous.

Kayak did not propagate my United miles account and I had to manually get credit.

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.

I tried to check in online but was unable to do so. I stood in line for nearly two hours to check in. American Airlines was understaffed. When I finally got to the kiosk to check in, I was still unable to check in. No AA staff was available to help. Finally one of the airport security agents who was helping passengers became of lack of AA Staff told me: “I think the reason you can’t check in is that you are starting your name with an upper case letter when you write it. Just write it with all lower case letters.” That did allow me to check in. HOW COULD ANYONE POSSIBLY KNOW THAT IF THEY USE AN INITIAL UPPER CASE LETTER TO SPELL THEIR OWN NAME, AA WOULD NOT ALLOW THEM TO CHECK IN?????? Then I had to wait in line over half an hour again to drop off my baggage. Although I arrived at the airport 3 hours early, by the time I got to the gate, they had already started boarding.

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

I so appreciate the crew members on each flight of United. They are outstanding.

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

Mean flight attendant. I wanted to reuse my plastic cup, but he (Matthew) said he can't for safety. I then said "I don't want water then" and he poured me a glass. I hope Matthew gets herpes and spends the rest of his life poor, lonely, and homeless.

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

It was great. There were some issues prior to takeoff. The weather was poor so we had to go through deicing, and we were delayed a bit by the pilots' concern about one of the engines, but that's aviation. The pilots handled everything with aplomb, and kept us apprised

Reliable, nice crew, I fly often on that flight and I like it all.

I wish there were outlets to charge my iPhone. The crew was great; we had a female pilot who was great with explaining what was happening and delays,

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