Cheap flights from Santa Ana, California to New Orleans from $121

The cheapest month to fly to New Orleans from Santa Ana, California is in June. Flight prices, which tend to average around $328, 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 June, then departing from Santa Ana, California during the month September is also very affordable. Most momondo users find prices during this month for around $332.

The cheapest day to depart from Santa Ana, California to New Orleans is on a Saturday when prices can be found for as low as $302. When flying out on a Monday, the most expensive travel day of the week, you can expect to see flight prices from Santa Ana, California to New Orleans for around $329.

The cheapest time of day to fly to New Orleans is in the evening when flights can be purchased for as low as $272. At noon is when there is more demand to fly to New Orleans, so prices are often more expensive at around $389 per ticket.

You are more likely to see cheaper flights to New Orleans from Santa Ana, California when booking weeks ahead of your departure date. In general, you can expect to find flights to New Orleans for around $440 when searching weeks out. However, flight prices might be lower outside of this timeframe. For example, people recently found flights to New Orleans from Santa Ana, California for as low as $322 on momondo.

Frontier, Delta, and Alaska Airlines are the most popular carriers operating from Santa Ana J. Wayne/Orange Cnty to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Delta, Spirit Airlines and Southwest are the top three most popular airlines that fly to New Orleans from Santa Ana, California according to our data. Delta 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 8 different airlines that fly to New Orleans on a routine basis, so you have a few additional options to choose from.

Dallas (DFW) was the most common stop: 63% of momondo users choosing 1-stop flights on this route connected there.

Flights via Phoenix (PHX) offer the lowest average round-trip price of $515.

Flights connecting via Dallas (DAL) have the shortest average one-way travel time: 4h 55m.

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