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R19 862 Find Cheap Flights to New Orleans

This is the cheapest return flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight to New Orleans departing on 14/10. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest return fare
R19 862
Typical prices: R17 877-R15 975
Virgin Atlantic
Wed 14/10Wed 21/10
JNB - MSY • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
R59 022
Typical prices: R13 147-R14 305
Multiple Airlines
Thu 10/9
JNB - MSY • 3 stops
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Cheap Flights to New Orleans

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights to New Orleans that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent return flight deals to New Orleans

Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:25 - 17:31
JNB
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MSY
28h 06m
2 stops
Virgin Atlantic Logo
17:40 - 19:40
MSY
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JNB
19h 00m
1 stop
R19 862Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21
Virgin Atlantic Logo
21:55 - 20:42
JNB
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MSY
29h 47m
1 stop
Virgin Atlantic Logo
16:30 - 19:40
MSY
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JNB
20h 10m
1 stop
R19 878Virgin Atlantic
Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Sep 14
American Airlines Logo
19:25 - 20:00
JNB
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MSY
31h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
17:57 - 9:25
MSY
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JNB
32h 28m
2 stops
R20 391American Airlines
Thu, Jun 4 - Thu, Jun 11
American Airlines Logo
21:15 - 15:53
JNB
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MSY
25h 38m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
17:20 - 7:00
MSY
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JNB
30h 40m
2 stops
R20 788American Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Sun, Sep 13
American Airlines Logo
19:25 - 20:00
JNB
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MSY
31h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
21:50 - 7:00
MSY
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JNB
26h 10m
1 stop
R20 920American Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Sep 14
American Airlines Logo
21:15 - 17:11
JNB
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MSY
26h 56m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:28 - 9:25
MSY
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JNB
30h 57m
2 stops
R21 201American Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 15
American Airlines Logo
19:25 - 20:00
JNB
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MSY
31h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
13:29 - 7:00
MSY
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JNB
34h 31m
2 stops
R21 515American Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Wed, Sep 16
American Airlines Logo
21:15 - 17:11
JNB
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MSY
26h 56m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:28 - 7:00
MSY
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JNB
28h 32m
2 stops
R21 714American Airlines
Wed, Oct 14 - Wed, Oct 21
Delta Logo
20:25 - 18:54
JNB
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MSY
29h 29m
2 stops
Delta Logo
15:25 - 8:25
MSY
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JNB
34h 00m
2 stops
R21 863Delta
Tue, Aug 25 - Sat, Sep 12
American Airlines Logo
19:25 - 20:00
JNB
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MSY
31h 35m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
21:50 - 7:00
MSY
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JNB
26h 10m
1 stop
R22 226American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to New Orleans

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights to New Orleans to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest month to fly to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to New Orleans, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights to New Orleans is February, where tickets cost R16 190 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and January, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R24 475 and R23 814 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is July with an average price of R15 826.

Good to know – Book Cheap New Orleans Plane Tickets

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flightR19 862
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 4% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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When to book flights to New Orleans

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to New Orleans based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to New Orleans based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking New Orleans flights

  • How far is New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport from central New Orleans?

    There are 18 km between New Orleans city centre and New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport.

  • What is the name of New Orleans’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in New Orleans, called New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport (MSY). It can also be referred to as Louis Armstrong, Louis Armstrong New Orleans, or Louis Armstrong New Orleans Intl.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to New Orleans?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to New Orleans.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to New Orleans?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to New Orleans?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New Orleans with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to New Orleans?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to New Orleans up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to New Orleans

  • Enter your preferred departure airport and travel dates into the search form above to unlock the latest New Orleans flight deals.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to New Orleans. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to New Orleans. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with to New Orleans? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1508 reviews
7,8Boarding
8,4Crew
7,7Comfort
7,1Entertainment
7,3Food
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As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

10,0 ExcellentDiane, Apr 2026
AMS - HUY
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As per usual when you Hit the UK it's a slow process through customs Not as efficient at Thailand for sure

There were no charge points for phones on the economy seats. The seats were comfortable overall. Food was okay.. flight was on time

It was really nice experience by flying this klm flight.I personally recommend everyone to please try this klm flight

It was really nice journey i personally recommend klm flight

The crew were unprofessional with a racist element. I was physically abused as well from one of the crew members

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Empty seats next to me - wish it had been for a longer flight!!

Flight was on time, staff are friendly and helpful onboard.

Terrible last row seats many seats available but no offer to move to better seat

At the airport, terrible, I do not want to even remember it. It was too humiliating for a business class passenger.

Seating and zone. The minor I went with didn’t even seat close to me

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Food has been disappointing in both legs of flight to india

Great staff great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

I was my pleasure to fly virgin on my birthday for my first solo trip ever 🫶🏼

These are one of the older seat arrangements facing away from the windows! Not particularly convenient sets. No storage spaces. NO COAT HANGING HOOKS. Inconvenient business class seat compared to any other airlines of similar class. Staff are excellent! Extremely professional, friendly. Food is good too.

Overall, flight was excellent but check in was very slow for Premium Economy. Economy queue was shorter but we weren't allowed to use it.

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

Delayed - weather wasn't bad at either end. Also sat on tarmac in ORD.

My food prefer was confirmed by email 2x and still the crew claim they had no pre-order. I taken ill while in India so I needed to avoid Indian sauces and spices, so the problem with the preorder was unacceptable. Additionally, is there a new rule to automatically not to disturb passengers? I would like this as an option. Lastly, for breakfast I needed to avoid Indian and I’m allergic to eggs.. therefore the only option was pancakes and guess what was not available!!!

They told us yesterday APR21st that they were cleaning the plane and we got delayed. After that they said they didn't had any crew for the flight so they cancelled the flight till next day.

very average service no complimentary alcoholics drinks unlike other airlines such as Porter airlines No decent seats available during check-in time the day before

The crew was great. Very friendly and responsive. The plane was old, small and tight. We ran out of overhead space and I had to check. Middle seat was particularly tight.

The flight crew on this leg of my trip was very friendly and pleasant. Every one of them was humorous, as well as helpful and accommodating. This group was BY FAR the best crew I’ve flown with. They deserve kudos.

It was a really seamless flight and the entertainment selection was excellent.

boarded early to only find out that flight would sit at gate for 45 min to an hour. Landed in chicago and sat on runway for over an hour before got to gate. Total delay was extensive for a 45 min flight door to door.

It was terrible. sat on airplane 2 hours then flight was canceled. made to pick up bags and go through Panama immagration to rebook another flight. worst experice ever at a airport.

The flight was delayed from take off because only one runway was operational in San Francisco.

I was downgraded from business class to economy class with no compensation. American Airlines is absolutely the worst airline for international travel. They treat their business class customers like dogs.

OK, except for a cabin attendant's lack of attention.

efficient. on time. cabin crew were very professional and very nice to deal with. would definately fly BA again.

It was great overall. A few slight improvements could be made on the onboarding process at the Gates with announcements and clarity of communications (both at the gate and in flight). The movies in the entertainment options could be improved for bollywood, hollywood.

I alrady responded to this request, and expllaned at length that this was the worst flying experience in my 77 years. I will NEVER fly BA again.

Airbus A350 is poorly designed for wheelchair users and reduced mobility passengers. The angle of the pods makes it awkward to transfer. I was able to but I have ab stability. It could be a real challenge for people with more severe mobility impairments. You'd think Airbus would have come up with a solution for this or thought more about us disabled folks more when designing this aircraft.

Check-in in SAN was long. ORD was good. Flight delayed On board crew was ok. No warmth or personality. LHrR barely made connection

The crew has always been great on BA. They are very friendly and accommodating. I like that they have vegetarian options already in the menu. And the free wine is a nice perk.) I noticed (both directions of my trip) minor upgrades/ replacements needed on the plane itself (touch screen didn't work with touch; bathroom light didn't go on). However, this is one of my favorite airlines.

Charging for the internet in business is penny wise pound foolish. WIn €20 lose customer goodwill

Everything was spectacular except the boarding. It was just a mob of people while all groups were called over the public address system.

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