Cheap flights from New Orleans to San Francisco from $104

If you aren’t able to travel to San Francisco during the month of March, then flying in October is also cheap. Prices for this month can be found on momondo for an average of $332.

The cheapest day to depart from New Orleans to San Francisco is on a Thursday when prices can be found for as low as $430. The most expensive day to fly to San Francisco is Sunday, with ticket prices averaging around $744.

Our data shows that the cheapest New Orleans to San Francisco flights are usually those with departure times in the morning. Our users have found flights to San Francisco in the morning for as low as $441. Flights in the afternoon are often more expensive with an average ticket price of $680.

Fly from New Orleans Louis Armstrong to San Francisco for the best New Orleans Louis Armstrong - San Francisco flight prices

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to San Francisco from New Orleans when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to San Francisco for around $385 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to San Francisco from New Orleans for as low as $335 on momondo.

There are 4 cabin classes available to choose from on New Orleans to San Francisco 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 25% on your flight if you consider stops on a New Orleans to San Francisco flight.

As of August 2026, prices for New Orleans to San Francisco flights are approximately 5% cheaper when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Frontier and Southwest are the most popular carriers operating from New Orleans Louis Armstrong to San Francisco

United Airlines, Southwest and American Airlines are the top three most popular airlines that fly to San Francisco from New Orleans according to our data. United Airlines is the first choice among our users, with 69% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to San Francisco. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to San Francisco on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Houston (IAH) was the most common stop: 50% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Denver (DEN) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $174.

Flights connecting via Houston (IAH) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 6h 54m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 28m.