Which is the best airline for flights from Austin to New Orleans, Alaska Airlines or American Airlines?

The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Austin to New Orleans are Alaska Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $208 and an overall rating of 8.3, Alaska Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $268 and an overall rating of 7.2.

How long does a flight from Austin to New Orleans take?

Direct flights cover the 443 miles separating Austin to New Orleans in about 1h 23m. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

How many flights are there between Austin and New Orleans?

There are 10 nonstop flights per day traveling from Austin to New Orleans, for an average of 76 flights per week. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Austin to New Orleans?

The best deals for a one-way ticket found by KAYAK users over the last 3 days were on United Airlines ($71) and Spirit Airlines ($78). The cheapest round-trip tickets were found on United Airlines ($143) and Spirit Airlines ($156). Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

Do I need a passport to fly between Austin and New Orleans?

Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Austin to New Orleans?

When flying from Austin to New Orleans, you should consider leaving on a Wednesday and avoid Fridays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Austin, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Fridays. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

Which airports will I be using when flying from Austin to New Orleans?

When flying out of Austin you will be using AUS. You will be landing at New Orleans MSY. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

What’s the earliest departure time from Austin to New Orleans?

The earliest flight leaves Austin at 5:45 am and lands in New Orleans at 7:05 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Austin to New Orleans?

The last flight leaves Austin at 10:45 pm and lands in New Orleans at 12:05 am.

Which airlines fly nonstop between Austin and New Orleans?

American Airlines, Alaska Airlines, and Southwest operate direct flights from Austin to New Orleans.

Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Austin to New Orleans?

Envoy Air, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Austin to New Orleans flight route.

Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Austin to New Orleans?

The Embraer 175 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Austin to New Orleans flight route.

Which airline alliances offer flights from Austin to New Orleans?

oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Austin and New Orleans.

On which days can I fly direct from Austin to New Orleans?

There are nonstop flights from Austin to New Orleans on a daily basis.

Where are the ATMs located at MSY Airport?

ATM machines are located throughout the terminal, both pre and post-security. Additionally, you can utilize the services of the Whitney Bank in Concourse C.

Can you rent a car at MSY Airport?

There's a Consolidated Car Rental Facility at MSY. Take a shuttle to the facility at the Long Term Parking Garage. Just exit the terminal on Level 1 to get there. Some of the car rental agencies available include National, Hertz, Thrifty, Payless, Alamo, Budget, and Avis, all of which you can book through KAYAK.

Which airline should you fly with from AUS to MSY?

If you want to save time, book your nonstop flight early with American Airlines or Southwest Airlines. American Airlines and United Airlines both have lounges you can access with your airline ticket at AUS. There's also a United Lounge at MSY.

What services are available at New Orleans Airport?

There's a Mother's Room to care for babies, luggage storage in Level 1, live music, a meditation room on Level 2, and pet relief areas located both airside and landside. Smoking areas are available at the upper and lower ramps outside the terminal.

Which terminal will I use at AUS for this route?

Austin Airport has two terminals. You will use the Barbara Jordan terminal, where you'll find all the airlines flying this route.

Which airlines have a flexible cancellation policy for flights from Austin to New Orleans due to COVID-19?

Southwest, American Airlines and Alaska Airlines have all waived their change and cancellation fees on flights from Austin to New Orleans. Confirm policies on booking site.

How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Austin to New Orleans?

KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights from Austin to New Orleans. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from Austin to New Orleans?

KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from Austin is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Austin to New Orleans?

Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to New Orleans with an airline and back to Austin with another airline. Booking your flights between Austin and MSY can sometimes prove cheaper using this method. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Austin to New Orleans?

Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to New Orleans from Austin up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best. Visit our flight page for the latest deals!

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High season is considered to be May, June and July. The cheapest month to fly is January.
Morning departure is around 6% more expensive than an evening flight, on average*.
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) is about 14 miles from downtown Austin. One of the most convenient ways to get there is via the Capital Metro Airport Bus that runs to and from the airport every 15min or so along Route 20.
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is also approximately 14 miles from downtown New Orleans. To get to New Orleans City Center, take the RTA's Airport Express bus number 202 from the airport terminals. The JET E1 Veterans bus can also get you there.
There are three parking options at Austin Airport if you'd rather drive yourself there. The Red Garage charges approximately $20 per day, the Blue Garage around $10 per day, and the Economy Parking Lot about $8 per day.
You'll find several non-stop flights with American Airlines and Southwest. Most of their frequent flights, though, make one stop before landing in New Orleans. For this route, you can also book one-stop flights with Delta Air Lines, United Airlines, Spirit Airlines, and Alaska Airlines.
If your flight is delayed at Austin Airport, there are several on-site hotels. The Hyatt Place Austin Airport is located on the airport grounds and provides free shuttles. Alternatively, opt for the Hilton Austin Airport, which is also on the airport grounds and offers free shuttles to the hotel.
If you only have a few hours to your flight at AUS, you can go in search of the arts by local artists displayed throughout the airport or attend the live music performances on stage that usually take place at several venues in the airport between 3:30 pm and 5:30 pm. Get a foot or chair massage at Knot Anymore at gates 7 and 13 of the Barbara Jordan Terminal, or go to the observation deck adjacent to the runway.

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Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 29426 reviews

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88crew

79food

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Airline reviews

Pros: "Beverages and WiFi worked"

Cons: "Boarding was confusing for all, first calling by row number and the changed to group at end. We find one of the flight attendants was extremely rude, the passenger sitting beside us had a small dog, and she force that passenger to push their dog firmly underneath the seat which I felt was hurting the dog and completely unnecessary. Later the same flight attendant outright refused to allow me to go to the bathroom at the front of the plane, I was sitting in row 11 and she sent me to the back of the plane where there was at least 4 people coming towards me. It was highly unprofessional and left me with a bad taste in my mouth."

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Pros: "Beverages and WiFi worked"

Pros: "Seat was great. Nice they kept the Virgin size seating"

Pros: "The crew was very attentive and caring. While I worried I wasn’t going to get a seat, the staff reassured me if you paid for a ticket, you’ll have a seat."

Cons: "Alaska airlines did it well as they always do. My only complaints are ones that cross the entire industry where they are in a constant nickel-and-dime the passenger to death mode. This is no reflection Alaska alone all American airlines do it."

Pros: "Smooth, comfortable flight that was a bit ahead of schedule!"

Cons: "14 hour delay with the worst communication I’ve ever seen. Completely incompetent and almost absurd. Useless."

Cons: "There was no closed caption for the movies or at least myself and the stewardesses couldn’t figure it out!"

Cons: "Boarding via bus to plane. Delays due to mechanical issues at both departure and arrival. Staying on the plane while maintenance is performed. No complimentary snacks or drinks after losing value on ticket price."

Pros: "Upgraded to first class. Ample legroom would be an understatement. Great staff, great service and very good food. Almost needed an operating manual for my “Lazy Boy recliner”!"

Pros: "We really liked our trip with Alaska Airlines, they offered free WiFi on board and free entertainment, flight attendants were super nice"

Cons: "Food is not so great as in most of airlines but at least they had vegan box"

Cons: "Baggage handling at Wilmington is extremely slow and typically is."

Cons: "We were seated near the back of the airplane. The heater came on midway of the flight, by the time we landed, it was difficult to breathe because it was so hot. The flight attendant all relocated from the back of aircraft to the front aircraft where it was cooler, I assume. I was worried for my son."

Pros: "Seat was okay, and the crew were good. Boarding was quick probably because not many passengers on flight."

Cons: "Nothing really. Flight was quick."

Pros: "I have used Delta long time. Used to be really bad. Today. Good good."

Cons: "Free beer"

Pros: "Crew was very friendly and helpful seats and movie were awesome!!!"

Pros: "The crew was attentive."

Cons: "Games on the tv were okay. Tetris would be a nice addition."

Pros: "The short duration of the flight and punctual arrival. Better seating with more leg space in Airbus than in the horrible Boeing 467- 400."

Cons: "No headsets distributed so I couldn't listen to film program. Crew rather impersonal. I'm dreaming of an airline that uses functioni g loudspeakers during boarding. Nobody understands acoustically which zone is being boarded ( not only a Delta issue)."

Pros: "Nothing"

Cons: "That Delta was not more accommodating when I missed my flight.. Got totally lost in Austin. Have never driven there before and highways were difficult at times. $503 to get on another flight home. Ended up getting better deal at Southwest. Will most likely stick with them next time I am forced to fly."

Pros: "The service was good, employees friendly and helpful. The plane was surprisingly nice for such a short flight."

Pros: "Great crew"

Cons: "Wi-Fi not working or hard to get to work. Flight was delayed by an hour and service was very rushed."

Pros: "The crew was amiable. The plane was crowded but clean."

Pros: "Nothing"

Cons: "The crew was rude, we took off over an hour late, there was no food for sale on board"

Cons: "baggage was not transported from BA flight to London to the BA flight to Glasgow"

Cons: "Paid for upgraded seat with complimentary drinks that I still got charged for."

Cons: "Limited legroom is a problem. Otherwise, the flight was fine."

Cons: "They lost and cant track my baggage. Very poor customer service."

Cons: "Seats in the plane not good, overall an old plane looks like."

Pros: "LOVED the spacious leg room on that aircraft!"

Cons: "The lady beside me and everyone else listened to her audio book."

Cons: "Mechanical problems deejays the flight and I missed my connection. Uncomfortable seats."

Pros: "Short flight"

Cons: "They lost our bags in Dallas. The customer service rep was useless"

Pros: "Great crew and friendly service. They are not too hard on customers and are professional."

Pros: "I was able to change my seat since mine was all the way in the back. very happy about that."

Pros: "Besides being tired and walking what felt like 3 miles to new gate I have not issues to report."

Cons: "I chose to fly Southwest on the way back and for less money I received better service. If you find a reasonably priced flight you don't have to worry about paying extra for baggage or stomach during the flight. On the flight home, I realized that they have bigger seats, your bags ( 1 personal, 1 carry-on, and 2 checked bags) are "free" and they give you a little snack to hold you for maybe and hour. Overall I prefer Southwest because of all the benefits you get while flying with them but it doesn't mean I will never fly United again."

Pros: "We liked the crew, they were helpful."

Cons: "We did not like the video on the United flight that used the app. We were not told about this until it was too late and the instructions were not good for how to get the app--they were misleading. I had to go to the app store, not the United website. Also, our seats were changed without our knowledge and the flight description for the flight from Austin to Washington, DC, specified complimentary lunch and there was no lunch unless you wanted to buy it. This should be more clear, so that I can bring my own lunch if there will be none provided."

Pros: "Nothing"

Cons: "My plans for travel were ruined because when I arrived at the airport for my flight I was told it was too late to check my bags, therefore I had to be placed on a later flight which then set off a chain reaction where I lost my rental car and missed various meetings at the event I was supposed to be at my final destination. The main issue was that when I purchased my ticket throughout Kayak YOU NEVER SPECIFIED THAT I SHOULD CHECK MY BAGS 45 MINUTES EARLY OR I WOULD LOOSE MY FLIGHT. YOUR LACK OF CLEAR INSTRUCTION SCREWED UP MY TRIP"

Cons: "Being wedged in the middle seat after two overseas flights and seeing stand-by passengers in isle and window seats in rows ahead of mine... no, I did not appreciate that. In other words, UA is accomodating stand-by passengers before accomodating customers who have purchased tickets. Try sitting in a middle seat after two overseas flights... especially as a tall person with no knee space and a super-uncomfortable seat with the headcushion area reaching only your neck. Those seats were clearly made for folks under 5'8"-5'9"."

Pros: "Entertainment via my device instead of one built into the seat."

Cons: "Far too little space between me and the seat in front of me, and that's before the person in front of me reclines their seat."

Pros: "It was on time and the staff was very friendly."

Cons: "I sat at the very back. :-("

Pros: "Smooth flight, nice staff, on time"

Cons: "Not enough leg room!!! The new planes cram us in even tighter. Unless you pay more, you suffer. Why should we have to pay more just because we are tall??!! Pocket for book etc is way too small."

Pros: "When they couldn't do their job they turned us over to American Airlines."

Cons: "Cancelled our scheduled 1:30 pm flight from Austin to Chicago for "scheduled" maintainence. We drove 3 hours and spent almost $300 for a rental car to get to Dallas for the flight they put us on, which we couldn't make. We told the check in counter and they gave us boarding passes for an American flight that wouldn't leave until 10:00 pm but that we could try to get on stand by for an earlier flight. At this point we were already missing a concert we were trying to make in Chicago. Another $150 gone. We were lucky enough to make the 8:30 pm Dallas to Chicago with American and arrived at Ohare by 11:00 pm. All in all United wasted $300 on a rental car, $150 of concert tickets and 5 hours of paid time off I can't get back. Very disappointed. PS: they gave us food vouchers at the airport to apologize and they were already expired. They couldn't do one thing right."

Cons: "Allow passengers to spread out in empty seats when the flights is not full."

Pros: "Initial flight delayed twice which forced me to buy a new fare on spirit to New Orleans... I think I should be refunded on that fare."

Cons: "Delay..."

Cons: "I’m a woman of course I have a small purse for my personal items, this human charged me $65 USD."

Cons: "No frills which was expected for the price. Crew was pleasant."

Cons: "They have their own random process of checking in, boarding etc. If you try to interact with a person in any way they charge you for it. That's not how it works for other airlines, and their communications isn't particularly clear about this so charges are surprising"

Cons: "The seats were very uncomfortable and there was very little space."

Cons: "Got 30 minutes prior to flight, wouldn’t let me check in"

Pros: "The crew, cheap tickets, clean, fast check in, safe flight."

Cons: "No entertainment or complimentary drinks. Not even water!!!most airports don't offer filtered or ice water and the bottled water is expensive in the airport and on the flight. Also they don't take cash!"

Pros: "Spirit is a nickle and dime operation, with very uncomfortable seating"

Pros: "I’m medium build, average weight and the seat is too small. We arrive 15 minutes ahead of time, but sat on tarmac for 35 minutes. After exiting plane, no one mention or seemed to know where our luggage carousel was located."

Cons: "Being held up on tarmac for over 1/2 hour and NO ONE concerned that passengers didn’t know where to find luggage."

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