Cheap flights from New York to New Orleans from $123

The cheapest month to fly to New Orleans from New York is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around $280, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you don’t want to visit New Orleans in September, then you should wait until January to fly from New York, when ticket prices are also cheap, with an average price of $327.

The cheapest day to depart from New York to New Orleans is on a Saturday. Travellers who choose to depart for New Orleans on a Saturday will often find tickets for as low as $272. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Monday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to New Orleans on Monday is $413.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Orleans from New York when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Orleans for around $358 when searching weeks before you fly. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Orleans from New York for as low as $257 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 35% on your flight if you consider stops on a New York to New Orleans flight.

Historically, on average around 20% of flights between New York and New Orleans have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 165 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights departing at night have, in the past, seen delays more frequently in comparison.

Saturday is statistically the day of the week that experiences the fewest delays on this flight route. Sunday has historically seen more delays on average compared to the rest of the week.

According to our data, Delta have had the fewest delays on this route over the last 12 months, with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

The number of flights available between New York and New Orleans is 19 per day as of May 2026. The most frequent departure time is 16:00, with 60% of daily flights leaving in the afternoon.

As of May 2026, there are 133 flights per week flying from New York to New Orleans. The most common day of the week flights depart is Thu, with 21% of flights taking off on this day.