Chicago to New Orleans

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How the cheapest fare moved

Sep 18: €89 €89 Sep 12 Sep 18 low €73 · high €186

Departure-day prices · June 2031 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 €73 and ~27°C daytime.

Flights from Chicago to New Orleans start around €73 (typically 1 stop). Range seen recently: €73–89, based on 3 fares found by travellers.

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Cheapest cached fares Chicago → New Orleans; typically 1 stop (e.g. F9). · Based on 3 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 21 – Oct 25 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 3h 50m €190 Book
Nov 20 – Nov 23 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 5h 41m €227 Book
Oct 29 – Nov 2 Southwest Airlines · 1 stop · 4h 30m €231 Book
Nov 5 – Nov 9 Frontier Airlines · 1 stop · 7h 45m €244 Book

Weather in New Orleans

Fri 🌤️ 33° 23° 💧2%
Sat ☀️ 35° 22° 💧1%
Sun ☁️ 34° 27° 💧14%
Mon 🌧️ 34° 27° 💧13%
Tue ☁️ 34° 27° 💧8%
Wed ☁️ 35° 27° 💧9%
Thu ☁️ 35° 27° 💧9%

Where to stay in New Orleans

3★+ hotels from €155/night (19 hotels sampled, ~3 weeks out).

Brent House Hotel hotel · New Orleans
from €155/night★ 3
Alder Hotel Uptown New Orleans hotel · New Orleans
from €241/night★ 3
Hyatt Regency New Orleans hotel · New Orleans
from €262/night★ 4

Good to know

Time differenceSame time zone
Time in the air3h 50m

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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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 2026-09-18. Some links earn Stayonomy a commission at no cost to you.