Cheap flights from San Antonio to New Orleans from $74

The cheapest month to fly to New Orleans from San Antonio is in October. Flight prices, which tend to average around $271, 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 October, then departing from San Antonio during the month September is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $292.

The cheapest day to depart from San Antonio to New Orleans is on a Monday when prices can be found for as low as $334. When flying out on a Friday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from San Antonio to New Orleans for around $411.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Orleans is in the morning when flights can be purchased for as low as $379. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to New Orleans, so prices are often more expensive at around $431 per ticket.

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

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Orleans from San Antonio when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Orleans for around $350 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Orleans from San Antonio for as low as $158 on momondo.

There is only 1 cabin class available to choose from on San Antonio to New Orleans 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 8% on your flight if you consider stops on a San Antonio to New Orleans flight.

As of August 2026, prices for San Antonio to New Orleans flights are approximately 12% more expensive when compared to flights at the same time last year.

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

Southwest, United Airlines and Delta are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Orleans from San Antonio according to our data. Southwest is the first choice among our users, with 57% of people opting to fly with this airline when traveling to New Orleans. Keep in mind that there are 6 different airlines that fly to New Orleans on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Houston (IAH) was the most common stop: 75% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Houston (HOU) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $277.

Flights connecting via Houston (HOU) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 2h 58m.

Houston (IAH) has the shortest average layover time for this route: 1h 00m.