Chicago to New Orleans

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Oct 5: €85 €85 Oct 1 Oct 5 low €85 · high €146

Departure-day prices · May 2027 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: Dec — fares from €85 and ~18°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to New Orleans start around €85 (direct flights available). Range seen recently: €85–85, based on 1 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → New Orleans; direct flights available (e.g. WN). · Based on 1 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.

Nov 12 – Nov 15 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 28m €214 Book
Nov 6 – Nov 9 Southwest Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 40m €221 Book
Oct 30 – Nov 1 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 52m €222 Book
Oct 12 – Oct 15 Southwest Airlines · Direct · 2h 20m €236 Book

Weather in New Orleans

Tue ☁️ 27° 23° 💧6%
Wed ☁️ 28° 21° 💧4%
Thu ⛈️ 26° 23° 💧11%
Fri 🌦️ 24° 19° 💧40%
Sat 🌦️ 24° 19° 💧55%
Sun ☀️ 30° 20° 💧42%
Mon 🌦️ 31° 23° 💧34%

In May, New Orleans typically sees ~27°C daytime highs and 22 rainy days.

Where to stay in New Orleans

3★+ hotels from €82/night (37 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

La Galerie French Quarter Hotel hotel · New Orleans
from €82/night★ 4
Holiday Inn New Orleans-Downtown Superdome by IHG hotel · New Orleans
from €85/night★ 4
The Jung Hotel and Residences hotel · New Orleans
from €87/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 €24 — 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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