Complete Guide To Cheap Flights From New Orleans

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The summer travel season is in full effect these days and you can score a low fare with a little research into airline tickets.

Flying in or out of New Orleans’ Louis Armstrong Airport is a relatively easy process because it’s one of the most convenient locations in the Southeast, and you can save money if you’re astute.

We’re going to show you some of the best cheap fares from New Orleans.

Book These Best Cheap Fares From New Orleans, Louisiana

As always, the way to find the cheapest flights is travel during slower months. Know the best times to book cheap flights.

What we’re seeing now from Southwest is just a preview. Airfare prices are about to drop as more airlines battle for your vacation dollars.

The good thing about Southwest flights are that you get two major perks:

No change fees
2 free checked bags

Flights From New Orleans To Atlanta, Houston, LA For Cheap

If you’re flying out of Hartsfield, here are some cheap flights you might not want to pass up. These are current as of June 2024.

Here are the cheapest flights out of New Orleans right now. Fares may change slightly based on normal variations in price.

New Orleans Flights:	Nonstop:	One-Way Fares Starting From:
To Atlanta	Yes	$59
To Austin	Yes	$59
To Houston	Yes	$88
To Chicago	Yes	$103
To New York (LaGuardia)	Yes	$93
To Los Angeles	Yes	$93
To Washington, D.C.(Dulles)	Yes	$140
To Nashville	Yes	$88
To Detroit	Yes	$79
To San Diego	Yes	$172

See other dates on Southwest’s nationwide sale HERE.

To New Orleans is one of the most convenient places to travel to and from. A large part of that is because Louis Armstrong International Airport is so accessible.

How To Find Cheapest Fares

The airline industry has a vested interest in keeping you from finding the lowest fares online. What many of them do is hide them in plain sight – but you can discover affordable flights with a strategy.

Frontier Airlines’ Year-Round Subscription

Frontier Airlines’ all-you-can-fly subscription plan allows you to pay one fee for unlimited flights within the year. The price of the Go Wild! Plan is now $799 for the first year and will auto-renew for $1,999 in the second year unless you cancel.

Needless to say, you can save a lot of money if you plan to fly a lot in the coming year. Book now though because Frontier just may raise the prices!

Fly At The Right Time

It’s a proven fact that flying at the right time saves you money. Here are the days you should travel:

Travel On: Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays
Don’t Travel On: Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays

When it comes to the time of day, always opt for the red-eye or first of the morning. That flight is typically the lowest-price fare.

Use A Web Browser In Incognito Mode

Instead of searching for fares on a browser that tracks your location and the sites you’ve searched, opt for the incognito window. By searching for fares in incognito mode, you can largely avoid the location-specific fares that the airlines try to steer you toward. Those are not necessarily the lowest prices.

Also, make sure if you use Google that you’re not logged in. Again, in incognito mode, don’t log into your Google account if using Google.

Use Budget Airlines

I know you may feel that it’s risky, but flying a low-cost or “budget” airline is the way to go to save major money on your flight.

The best low-cost airlines give you comfort as well as great pricing, but there will be a few fees for baggage, seating and other things.

To give you an example of how cheap some flights can be on budget airlines, here’s a comparison of a Delta flight from Atlanta to Los Angeles, and that same flight on Spirit Airlines. Delta’s fare is $508, while Sprit’s is $197.

Screengrab via skyscanner.com

Because Spirit fares are bare-bones, we know that there will have some additional fees, but it will still beat the $508 that Delta charges.

Final Word

Cheap flights in and out of New Orleans, Louisiana used to be as rare as a unicorn, but that’s not been the case of late. The major airlines have advertised some affordable low fares over the past couple weeks.

Cheap flights may be kind of difficult to discover right now, but that’s not the case when it comes to fares in and out of New Orleans, Louisiana. The major airlines have published some great low fares of late.

Because travel is bouncing back in a big way, New Orleans is literally a hot ticket for people looking to take a vacation. To find flights that are affordable, it’s going to take some strategy.

Here’s how to search for low-cost airfare online.

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Keisha Smith

Keisha Smith is a Contributing Writer who attended college at Southern University A&M College in Baton Rouge. She is currently writing a book on south Louisiana culture.