Chicago to New Orleans

1 ways to travelfastest 2h 25mfly from €107
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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 19: €119 €119 Aug 15 Aug 19 low €107 · high €129

Departure-day prices · March 2027 Chicago → New Orleans

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Return-day prices · March 2027 New Orleans → Chicago

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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: Aug — fares from €107 and ~32°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to New Orleans start around €107 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €107–171, based on 12 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → New Orleans; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 12 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 American Airlines · Direct · 2h 34m €151 Book
Sep 18 – Sep 20 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 52m €154 Book
Oct 19 – Oct 22 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 14m €160 Book
Sep 20 – Sep 25 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 20m €173 Book
Oct 10 – Oct 12 Southwest Airlines · Direct · 2h 15m €173 Book
Nov 1 – Nov 6 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 55m €181 Book
Aug 22 – Sep 1 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 33m €210 Book
Sep 4 – Sep 6 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 06m €211 Book

Weather in New Orleans

Wed ☁️ 37° 26° 💧18%
Thu ☁️ 37° 26° 💧10%
Fri 🌦️ 37° 27° 💧15%
Sat 🌦️ 38° 26° 💧14%
Sun ☁️ 40° 28° 💧8%
Mon ☁️ 37° 28° 💧11%
Tue ☁️ 35° 28° 💧18%

In Mar, New Orleans typically sees ~25°C daytime highs and 11 rainy days.

Where to stay in New Orleans

3★+ hotels from €57/night (39 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Hilton New Orleans Riverside hotel · New Orleans
from €57/night★ 4
Cambria Hotel New Orleans Downtown Warehouse District hotel · New Orleans
from €62/night★ 4
Holiday Inn New Orleans-Downtown Superdome by IHG hotel · New Orleans
from €64/night★ 4

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air2h 15m

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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Flight prices are real fares travellers found in the last 48 hours, refreshed daily — the booking site confirms the final price. Train, bus and ferry fares are shown on the operators' booking sites. Weather data by Open-Meteo; exchange rates: ECB reference. Data updated 2026-08-19. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.