Chicago to New Orleans

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How the cheapest fare moved

Oct 10: €84 €84 Oct 3 Oct 10 low €67 · high €146

Departure-day prices · September 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 €67 and ~27°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to New Orleans start around €67 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €67–102, based on 6 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → New Orleans; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 6 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.

Oct 26 – Oct 28 Southwest Airlines · Direct · 2h 20m €181 Book
Oct 16 – Oct 19 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 57m €197 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 9 Frontier Airlines · 2 stops · 5h 54m €206 Book
Apr 22 – Apr 26 Southwest Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 10m €313 Book

Weather in New Orleans

Sat 🌦️ 23° 17° 💧11%
Sun ☁️ 30° 16° 💧0%
Mon ☁️ 33° 22° 💧0%
Tue ☀️ 33° 23° 💧4%
Wed ☀️ 33° 23° 💧2%
Thu ☀️ 33° 22° 💧1%
Fri ☁️ 32° 23° 💧12%

In Sep, New Orleans typically sees ~29°C daytime highs and 16 rainy days.

Where to stay in New Orleans

3★+ hotels from €124/night (36 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hyatt Regency New Orleans hotel · New Orleans
from €124/night★ 4
Hilton Garden Inn New Orleans Convention Center hotel · New Orleans
from €148/night★ 3
Brent House Hotel hotel · New Orleans
from €153/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air2h 20m

Things to do in New Orleans

Top-rated tours and tickets from €25 — 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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