Cheap flights from Philadelphia to New Orleans from $88

The cheapest month to fly to New Orleans from Philadelphia is in August. Flight prices, which tend to average around $288, 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 Philadelphia during the month September is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $316.

The cheapest day to depart from Philadelphia to New Orleans is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $344. When flying out on a Sunday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Philadelphia to New Orleans for around $474.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Orleans is in the afternoon when flights can be purchased for as low as $213. In the evening is when there is more demand to fly to New Orleans, so prices are often more expensive at around $451 per ticket.

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You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Orleans from Philadelphia when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Orleans for around $372 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Orleans from Philadelphia for as low as $311 on momondo.

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No. A direct flight is the cheapest option for a flight between Philadelphia to New Orleans.

As of March 2026, prices for Philadelphia to New Orleans flights are approximately 53% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

Spirit Airlines, Frontier, and JetBlue are the most popular carriers operating from Philadelphia to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

American Airlines, United Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Orleans from Philadelphia according to our data. American Airlines 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 7 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 20% of flights between Philadelphia and New Orleans have experienced a delay on any given week. The average delay length over the past 12 months has been 153 minutes.

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

Saturday 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, American Airlines have had the least number of delays on this route over the last 12 months; with about 18% of their flights experiencing any sort of delay.

Atlanta (ATL) was the most common stop: 44% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Nashville (BNA) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $208.

Flights connecting via Washington, D.C. (DCA) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 4h 15m.

Washington, D.C. (DCA) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 0h 32m.

As of March 2026, 2 flights take off from Philadelphia and land in New Orleans each day. The most common flight departure time for this route is 1:00PM, with 48% of daily flights taking off in the afternoon.

As of March 2026, there are 20 flights per week flying from Philadelphia to New Orleans. The most common day of the week flights depart is Sun, with 20% of flights taking off on this day.