Chicago to New Orleans

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How the cheapest fare moved

Aug 31: €108 €108 Aug 25 Aug 31 low €101 · high €148

Departure-day prices · October 2028 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 €101 and ~27°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to New Orleans start around €101 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €101–110, based on 5 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → New Orleans; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 5 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.

Dec 2 – Dec 9 Southwest Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 35m €125 Book
Sep 24 – Sep 28 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 47m €188 Book
Sep 25 – Sep 29 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 52m €188 Book
Sep 25 – Sep 28 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 52m €189 Book
Sep 24 – Sep 27 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 47m €193 Book
Sep 29 – Oct 3 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 54m €208 Book
Oct 7 – Oct 10 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 37m €215 Book
Sep 29 – Oct 2 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 37m €217 Book

Weather in New Orleans

Mon ☁️ 30° 26° 💧38%
Tue ☁️ 32° 25° 💧25%
Wed ☁️ 33° 24° 💧47%
Thu ⛈️ 34° 27° 💧62%
Fri ⛈️ 35° 26° 💧71%
Sat ☁️ 35° 26° 💧56%
Sun ☁️ 34° 26° 💧38%

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 €64/night★ 4
Sonesta ES Suites New Orleans Convention Center hotel · New Orleans
from €70/night★ 3

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 35m

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 2026-09-01. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.