Cheap flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans from $54

The cheapest month to fly to New Orleans from Minneapolis is in August. Flight prices, which tend to average around $178, 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 August, then departing from Minneapolis during the month September is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $239.

The cheapest day to depart from Minneapolis to New Orleans is on a Sunday when prices can be found for as low as $206. When flying out on a Saturday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Minneapolis to New Orleans for around $432.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Orleans is at noon when flights can be purchased for as low as $198. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to New Orleans, so prices are often more expensive at around $387 per ticket.

Fly from Minneapolis St Paul to New Orleans Louis Armstrong for the best Minneapolis St Paul - New Orleans Louis Armstrong flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Orleans from Minneapolis when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Orleans for around $342 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Orleans from Minneapolis for as low as $242 on momondo.

There are 3 cabin classes available to choose from on Minneapolis St Paul to New Orleans Louis Armstrong flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

You could potentially save up to 22% on your flight if you consider stops on a Minneapolis to New Orleans flight.

As of April 2026, prices for Minneapolis to New Orleans flights are approximately 26% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier, Sun Country Air, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from Minneapolis St Paul to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Delta, Sun Country Air and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Orleans from Minneapolis according to our data. Delta is the first choice among our users, with 44% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New Orleans. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to New Orleans on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Denver (DEN) was the most common stop: 40% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Charlotte (CLT) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $297.

Flights connecting via Austin (AUS) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 4h 58m.

Austin (AUS) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 17m.

The number of flights available between Minneapolis and New Orleans is 4 per day as of April 2026. The most frequent departure time is 8:00AM, with 53% of daily flights leaving at noon.

The number of flights available between Minneapolis and New Orleans is 34 per week as of April 2026. The most frequent departure day is Mon, with 18% of weekly flights leaving on this day.