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Cheap Flights from Los Angeles to New Orleans
LAX → MSY • About 3h 55m nonstop • 4 airlines
Adults
+12 years old
Children
2-11 years old
Infants
Under 2 years
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Flights from Los Angeles (LAX) to New Orleans (MSY)
The Los Angeles to New Orleans route covers roughly 1,670 miles and takes about 3h 55m nonstop. 4 airlines compete on it — United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines — which keeps fares moving and makes it worth comparing carriers rather than defaulting to the one you usually fly. We have seen one-way fares on this route start around $138.
New Orleans does not feel like anywhere else in the United States, and that is the entire point. The French Quarter, the Garden District and the Marigny each hold a different version of the city, and the food and music run continuously through all of them.
Beyond Bourbon Street, Frenchmen Street is where locals go for live jazz, and the swamps and plantation houses along the Mississippi make straightforward day trips.
Airlines flying LAX to MSY
- United Airlines
- Delta Air Lines
- American Airlines
- Spirit Airlines
Airports on this route
- Departing: Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)
- Departing: Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR)
- Departing: Long Beach Airport (LGB)
- Departing: John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA)
- Arriving: Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
Los Angeles is served by 4 airports. Fares between them can differ by $50 to $150 on the same dates, so ask us to price all of them before you book.
Best time to fly to New Orleans
February through May and October through November. Summer is hot, humid, and inside hurricane season.
Top things to do in New Orleans
- French Quarter
- Frenchmen Street jazz clubs
- Garden District
- National WWII Museum
- Café du Monde
- St. Louis Cathedral
- Swamp tours
How to save on Los Angeles to New Orleans flights
- Shift your departure by one or two days — midweek departures on this route are consistently cheaper than Friday and Sunday.
- Book four to eight weeks ahead. Last-minute fares on LAX to MSY routinely run double the advance price.
- Compare all 4 carriers rather than checking one airline's own site.
- Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest carry the year’s highest fares and hotel rates — book far ahead or avoid those weeks.
- The streetcar is the cheapest way to reach the Garden District from the Quarter.
- Frenchmen Street has better live music than Bourbon Street and fewer crowds.
About flights from Los Angeles to New Orleans
Fares on the LAX to MSY route move with demand, so flexibility is worth more than timing tricks. Shifting your departure by a day or two, flying midweek instead of Friday or Sunday, and booking four to eight weeks ahead all reduce the fare on this route. Los Angeles is served by 4 airports, so ask us to price all of them — the difference is often significant. Our agents also hold consolidator and unpublished fares that do not appear in online results.
United Airlines, Delta Air Lines, American Airlines, Spirit Airlines all operate on this route. United Airlines typically offers the most frequencies, with Delta Air Lines and American Airlines providing competing schedules. Availability varies by season and by which Los Angeles airport you depart from, so it is worth comparing all carriers before booking.
A nonstop flight takes about 3h 55m. Itineraries with a connection typically add two to four hours depending on the layover city and the length of the stop.
The two cities are roughly 1,670 miles apart by air.
Departures leave from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX), Hollywood Burbank Airport (BUR), Long Beach Airport (LGB), John Wayne Airport, Orange County (SNA). Arrivals land at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY).
February through May and October through November. Summer is hot, humid, and inside hurricane season.