Cheap flights from New Orleans to Los Angeles from $156

The month of October is, on average, the cheapest month to fly to Los Angeles from New Orleans, with most prices found around $275. If you aren’t able to travel during the month of October, then book flights to Los Angeles from New Orleans during December instead. Flights to Los Angeles in December, while not as cheap as those in October, still average around $327.

Our data shows that Friday is the least expensive day to fly to Los Angeles. Tickets to fly out on this day can be as low as $329. Be sure to avoid booking your departure on a Sunday as prices are generally higher than usual. According to our data, the average ticket price to Los Angeles on Sunday is $562.

Our most recent data shows that the best time of day to fly to Los Angeles is in the evening. Flights from New Orleans to Los Angeles during this time can be as low as $288. In the morning is when there is more demand to fly to Los Angeles, so prices are often more expensive at around $495 per ticket.

Fly from New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Los Angeles for the best New Orleans Louis Armstrong - Los Angeles flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to Los Angeles from New Orleans when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to Los Angeles for around $353 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to Los Angeles from New Orleans for as low as $263 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New Orleans to Los Angeles flights. Cabin price and availability will vary by airline so perform a search above to find the right deals for you.

Delta, United Airlines, and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Los Angeles

Breeze Airways, Delta and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to Los Angeles from New Orleans according to our data. Breeze Airways is the first choice among our users, with 39% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to Los Angeles. Keep in mind that there are 7 different airlines that fly to Los Angeles on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Historically, on average around 13% of flights between New Orleans and Los Angeles have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 161 minutes.

Generally, flights departing in the morning tend to experience fewer delays. Flights at night 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, Breeze Airways have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 10% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

10 flights are operational daily from New Orleans to Los Angeles as of September 2026. The most popular departure time for this route is 8:00AM, with 54% of flights per day taking off at noon.

As of September 2026, there are 70 flights per week flying from New Orleans to Los Angeles. The most common day of the week flights depart is Fri, with 23% of flights taking off on this day.