Cheap flights New Orleans — Chicago (MSY — CHI)

Good to know - Cheap tickets New Orleans — Chicago

Minimal flight time 2h 15m
Flight distance 1343 km
Most popular airline Southwest Airlines
Round-trip from $37

Airfare New Orleans – Chicago by month

Here you can find out in what months how much a ticket New Orleans – Chicago costs to buy cheap plane tickets.

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Remember that the optimal time for booking air tickets is 59 days before the departure date, this is the average time at which air tickets were sold at the lowest prices.

Schedule of direct flights New Orleans — Chicago

Departure Arrival Flight days Flight Airlines Flight time Airports
05:10 07:30 mon, thu, fri WN3449 Southwest Airlines 2h 20m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — Chicago Midway International Airport Select dates
05:50 08:10 sun WN3449 Southwest Airlines 2h 20m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — Chicago Midway International Airport Select dates
07:00 09:20 tue, wed WN4697 Southwest Airlines 2h 20m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — Chicago Midway International Airport Select dates
09:17 11:47 wed NK391 Spirit Airlines 2h 30m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
09:20 11:50 daily NK391 Spirit Airlines 2h 30m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
10:05 12:20 sun WN3248 Southwest Airlines 2h 15m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — Chicago Midway International Airport Select dates
10:26 13:03 sat UA1677 United Express 2h 37m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
10:36 13:15 mon, tue, wed, thu, fri UA1677 United Express 2h 39m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — O'Hare International Airport Select dates
18:25 20:45 sat WN4757 Southwest Airlines 2h 20m Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport — Chicago Midway International Airport Select dates
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Popular airlines flying New Orleans — Chicago

Flight New Orleans – Chicago is served by 8 airlines.  3 airlines operate direct flights.


Airlines with direct flights


Other airlines flying with transfers

Dynamics airfare New Orleans — Chicago by month for the last year

according to LowCost.Club for the last year

The airfare depends on the departure date. Our chart shows the low season prices on route New Orleans — Chicago

The graph shows that booking flights New Orleans — Chicago is best planned for January and flights New Orleans — Chicago — New Orleans in the month of February.

Flights New Orleans — Chicago

The selection of cheap flights New Orleans — Chicago

The price of the flight New Orleans — Chicago (United States) — New Orleans from $37 (round-trip).

The average price of the flight New Orleans — Chicago (United States) — New Orleans $166 (round-trip).

Low cost flights New Orleans — Chicago (MSY — CHI)

The distance between New Orleans and Chicago 835 miles (or 1343 kilometres).

The time difference between New Orleans and Chicago is 0 h.

Minimal flight time from New Orleans to Chicago 2h 15m.

Routes from nearby cities to Chicago

A flight from a neighbouring city can help you save money on plane tickets.

Most often, departures to Chicago are from Houston, this is the cheapest flight from $234. The nearest airports from New Orleans with a flight to Chicago are located in Little Rock.

Popular International routes from New Orleans

Popular routes from Chicago

If you are going to fly from Chicago, then study the popular flights. The most popular flights from Chicago:

Popular domestic routes from New Orleans

FAQ about New Orleans — Chicago

Yes, they do: WN3449, WN4697, NK391, WN3248, UA1677, WN4757

Yes, you can fly from New Orleans to Chicago. New Orleans has 3 airports (Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, NAS/Alvin Callendar, Lakefront Airport) for flights. Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Express depart from New Orleans on mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun. There are non-direct flights through Breeze Airways, Delta Connection, FedEx, Frontier (Penny the Owl Livery), Jet Linx Aviation, NetJets, SkyWest Airlines, UPS.

A direct flight lasts an average of 2h 15m, during which time the aircraft covers a distance of 1343 km.

The price of flights New Orleans — Chicago starts from $37.

Planes fly New Orleans — Chicago 7 times a week on the following days: mon, tue, wed, thu, fri, sat, sun

In New Orleans — Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, NAS/Alvin Callendar, Lakefront Airport. In Chicago — Merrill C Meigs, DuPage Airport, Chicago Midway International Airport, Chicago NAS, Chicago Executive Airport, Chicago FSS, Chicago Rockford International Airport, O'Hare International Airport.

The following flights fly between New Orleans and Chicago: WN3449, WN3449, WN4697, NK391, NK391, WN3248, UA1677, UA1677, WN4757

High season is considered to be March and the cheapest month is January. Enter your preferred airports (or cities) and dates into the search form above to unlock the latest New Orleans — Chicago flight deals.

The following airlines have direct flights New Orleans — Chicago: Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Express.

All the following airlines flights New Orleans — Chicago: Breeze Airways, Delta Connection, FedEx, Frontier (Penny the Owl Livery), Jet Linx Aviation, NetJets, SkyWest Airlines, Southwest Airlines, Spirit Airlines, United Express, UPS.

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