Cheap flights from Los Angeles to New Orleans from $126

The cheapest month to fly to New Orleans from Los Angeles is in September. Flight prices, which tend to average around $248, are often lower during this time because this is during the off-season. If you are unable to visit New Orleans during the month of September, then departing from Los Angeles during the month August is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $251.

The cheapest day to depart from Los Angeles to New Orleans is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $307. When flying out on a Thursday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Los Angeles to New Orleans for around $333.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Orleans is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $277. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to New Orleans, so prices are often more expensive at around $390 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Orleans from Los Angeles when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Orleans for around $332 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Orleans from Los Angeles for as low as $218 on momondo.

You could potentially save up to 10% on your flight if you consider stops on a Los Angeles to New Orleans flight.

As of May 2026, prices for Los Angeles to New Orleans flights are approximately 28% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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Delta, Spirit Airlines and Breeze Airways are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Orleans from Los Angeles according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 35% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New Orleans. Keep in mind that there are 8 different airlines that fly to New Orleans on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 16% of flights between Los Angeles and New Orleans have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 140 minutes.

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

Tuesday is statistically the day of the week which experiences the fewest number of 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 least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 14% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 67% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Dallas (DFW) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $339.

Flights connecting via Houston (IAH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 5h 16m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 52m.

11 flights are operational daily from Los Angeles to New Orleans as of May 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 6:00PM, with 57% of flights per day taking off in the evening.

The number of flights available between Los Angeles and New Orleans is 81 per week as of May 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 17% of weekly flights leaving on this day.