Chicago to New Orleans

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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 24: €105 €105 Aug 17 Aug 24 low €98 · high €140

Departure-day prices · August 2025 Chicago → New Orleans

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Best time to visit New Orleans — climate

Jan: ~14°C daytime, 10 rainy days 14° JanFeb: ~20°C daytime, 11 rainy days 20° FebMar: ~23°C daytime, 10 rainy days 23° MarApr: ~27°C daytime, 11 rainy days 27° AprMay: ~28°C daytime, 17 rainy days 28° MayJun: ~31°C daytime, 20 rainy days 31° JunJul: ~32°C daytime, 20 rainy days 32° JulAug: ~32°C daytime, 19 rainy days 32° AugSep: ~32°C daytime, 7 rainy days 32° SepOct: ~27°C daytime, 9 rainy days 27° OctNov: ~23°C daytime, 6 rainy days 23° NovDec: ~18°C daytime, 12 rainy days 18° Dec

Best value: Oct — fares from €98 and ~27°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to New Orleans start around €98 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €98–112, based on 2 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → New Orleans; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 2 fares found by travellers in the last 48h

Cheapest round trips to New Orleans

Fares found by travellers in the last 48 hours — refreshed daily.

Feb 8 – Feb 16 Southwest Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 20m €126 Book
Sep 20 – Sep 25 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 20m €173 Book
Nov 1 – Nov 6 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 55m €180 Book
Oct 7 – Oct 10 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 22m €185 Book
Oct 7 – Oct 11 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 46m €205 Book
Oct 8 – Oct 11 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 57m €218 Book
Sep 10 – Sep 14 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 47m €221 Book
Nov 14 – Nov 22 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 52m €224 Book

Weather in New Orleans

Mon 🌦️ 36° 25° 💧65%
Tue 🌦️ 32° 24° 💧30%
Wed ⛈️ 35° 24° 💧35%
Thu ⛈️ 33° 24° 💧63%
Fri 🌧️ 25° 24° 💧49%
Sat ⛈️ 27° 25° 💧36%
Sun ⛈️ 33° 25° 💧38%

In Aug, New Orleans typically sees ~33°C daytime highs and 9 rainy days.

Where to stay in New Orleans

3★+ hotels from €63/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Holiday Inn New Orleans-Downtown Superdome by IHG hotel · New Orleans
from €63/night★ 4
Wyndham New Orleans French Quarter hotel · New Orleans
from €63/night★ 4
Sonesta ES Suites New Orleans Convention Center hotel · New Orleans
from €66/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 46m

Things to do in New Orleans

Top-rated tours and tickets from €30 — book ahead for the popular ones.

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About New Orleans

Way down yonder in New Orleans (French: La Nouvelle-Orléans), you'll find the roots of jazz and a blossoming culture that is unlike anything else on Earth. Here, the laid-back atmosphere of the riverfront South has mixed with French sophistication, Spanish style, and African-American energy to create something greater than the sum of its parts.

Read the full New Orleans guide

Guide content from Wikivoyage contributors (CC BY-SA).

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