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$82 Find Cheap Flights from Charlotte to New Orleans

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Cheapest round-trip
$278
Typical prices: $417-$259
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Cheapest non-stop
$337
Typical prices: $399-$228
American Airlines
Tue 6/23Sat 6/27
CLT - MSY • Non-stop
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American's Main Cabin Extra includes early boarding.
For shorter security lines, use terminals A and E at CLT.
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Cheap Flights from Charlotte to New Orleans (CLT-MSY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Charlotte to New Orleans that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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Recent round-trip flight deals from Charlotte to New Orleans

Thu, Jul 9 - Mon, Jul 13
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11:35 am - 9:49 pm
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$278Spirit Airlines
Fri, May 29 - Sat, May 30
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12:29 pm - 10:19 pm
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$279Multiple Airlines
Mon, Jun 1 - Thu, Jun 4
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$280Spirit Airlines
Fri, May 22 - Mon, May 25
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$281Frontier
Fri, May 15 - Mon, May 18
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9:07 pm - 4:24 pm
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8:28 pm - 2:11 pm
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$282Spirit Airlines
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$283Frontier
Thu, May 21 - Sun, May 24
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Tue, May 19 - Fri, May 22
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$285Spirit Airlines
Thu, May 21 - Fri, May 22
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$286Spirit Airlines
Thu, Jun 11 - Tue, Jun 16
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Charlotte to New Orleans flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Charlotte to New Orleans to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

How much is a round-trip flight from Charlotte to New Orleans?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Charlotte to New Orleans departing in July.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Charlotte to New Orleans clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

When flying from Charlotte to New Orleans, you should consider leaving on a Monday and avoid Thursdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Charlotte, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Charlotte to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Charlotte to New Orleans, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.

The cheapest month for flights from Charlotte to New Orleans is August, where tickets cost $258 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $409 and $405 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Charlotte to New Orleans?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

No, with an average price for the route of $396, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Charlotte to New Orleans?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Charlotte to New Orleans, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Charlotte to New Orleans, you should book around 5 weeks before departure, which saves you about 14% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 15 weeks before departure.

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Harriet Baskas

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Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Daniel Scheffler is a travel writer, podcaster, and producer. Born in Africa, bred in Europe and now living in America he has traveled to 140 countries (and all 50 U.S. states). Plus he has stayed at over 2500 hotels across the globe. His original shows Everywhere and Without Maps (available on Spotify) showcase his beliefs, travel is about humanity and sharing that beauty. And thus it reminds you that you shouldn’t believe everything you think.

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An avid traveler and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$82
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 5% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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FAQs for booking flights from Charlotte to New Orleans

  • Which lounges are available at CLT Airport?

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport only has three lounges where you can hang out while waiting to board your flight. One of the three is a USO Lounge reserved for active military personnel and their families, while the other two are Admiral Clubs by American Airlines. The American Airlines Admirals Clubs are located on Concourses B and C, while you can find the USO lounge on level 3 near the Atrium. These lounges feature a wide range of amenities such as TV screens, Wi-Fi, complimentary snacks and beverages, as well as screens to help you monitor flight departures.

  • Where are the nursing rooms at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)?

    If you’re traveling with an infant, you’ll be happy to know that Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport has a few designated lactation rooms where you can breastfeed your child, change them and even pump breastmilk. The rooms are located in each Concourse near gates C8, B5 and D3 and are clearly marked as "Mother’s Room”. Inside, you can expect to find comfortable seats, electrical outlets, a changing table and an end table.

  • Can I find long-term parking at CLT Airport?

    Charlotte Douglas International Airport has thousands of parking spaces all around the airport. These parking facilities are always open 24/7 throughout the year and can be accessed by anyone. The parking garages are secure with regular patrolling and appropriate lighting and even have a shuttle that continuously runs from the parking lots to the terminals. The Long-Term Parking Lot offers the most economical option for anyone looking to leave their car at the airport. It is located on Josh Birmingham Parkway, and you can find the entrance towards the south of the Cell Phone Lot.

  • How do you get to New Orleans from MSY Airport?

    You can either get a rental car, order an Uber, get a taxi, or use the bus to get to New Orleans to MSY Airport. The bus is the cheapest option by a mile, although it takes the best part of an hour to reach Downtown. You can get the bus from the airport transportation center, where you will take the E1 towards Downtown and alight at the Loyola stop. If you have a load of luggage and are looking for a more convenient option, taking a taxicab or Uber would be more appropriate as they can drop you off anywhere in town.

  • What is the cheapest flight from Charlotte to New Orleans?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Charlotte to New Orleans was $82 for a one-way ticket and $278 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Charlotte 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.

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

    American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Charlotte to New Orleans flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Charlotte to New Orleans?

    The Airbus A321-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Charlotte to New Orleans flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Charlotte to New Orleans?

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Charlotte to New Orleans, Southwest or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Charlotte to New Orleans are Southwest and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $365 and an overall rating of 7.9, Southwest is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $390 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Charlotte 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 Charlotte to New Orleans.

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

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

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Charlotte 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 Charlotte with another airline. Booking your flights between Charlotte and MSY can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Charlotte 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 Charlotte up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Charlotte to New Orleans

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $463 or less one-way and $403 or less round-trip.
  • If you’re traveling with a pet or service animal, you should know that the pet relief area can be found near Shake Shack's main terminal. If you’re outside, there’s one on Level 1 between the main terminal and the short-term parking garage, at Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT).
  • CLT Airport is a major hub for American Airlines. Therefore, when buying tickets, consider booking with American Airlines since they offer more flight options than any other airline giving you more flexibility in terms of departure time.
  • If you’re looking for specific in-flight services, confirm their availability when booking your flight. Different flights tend to have different services on offer.
  • To get wheelchair assistance at both airports, inform your airline at least 48h before the flight. They will organize with the airport officials to ensure you get the service.
  • When in a rush to the airport, take a taxi instead of using public transport. They will pick you up at any destination in Charlotte and drop you off right outside the airport terminal.

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Charlotte to New Orleans

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4307 reviews
7.0Food
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7.5Entertainment
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Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, May 2026
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Not having a five hour delay with little notice! The crew was very kind, though, and just as tired as we passengers were. The flight didn't depart until nearly 1 am...and no reason was ever given.

The entire experience from boarding to landing was amazing! The crew were very friendly. Will definitely be back.

no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

First time I've had to use the disabled accommodations. And I could not have had a better experience with Southwest, i was having trouble getting from one terminal to another due to my heart failure. And the next thing I know a Southwest agent had made sure. I had a wheelchair at all my flights. Can't thank them enough.

Delayed flight, lack of information, boarding process is a mess as is the carryon luggage causing issues when leaving the plane….just a poor experience.

Comfortable. Easy. No problems. Just wish they had gf options for snacks.

The crew was very kind and made going to Hawaii relaxing and fun to look forward to! Thank you Southwest for a pleasant flight!

This leg was much better, but we did have to have a 3 hour lay o er after coming from a very exhausting hiccup with our flight from BNA to Den

We waited in the airplane for over 45 min for a southwest employee to make the flight. This cause over half the plane to miss their connecting flight in Denver. When we confronted the desk upon arrival, they told us the only flight they had was the next day leaving at 8:50 pm!!! Or they offered to get us to Burbank or LA, but after that we were on our own to get back to Santa Barbara. I paid for a flight from sba to bna bna to sba. My re entry into mom mode has been 💯 rough because of southwest mistake with my flight. And now I’m leaving to Reno tomorrow for a vballl tournament and just discovered that my leg in Vegas has me and my 3 kids on a stand by flight even though I had booked these ticket last year November!! Do better southwest!

Southwest is kind of a slum airline. It’s gotten more expensive over the years for less and less service. I am a Southwest Chase Visa card holder and was forced to choose a seat in the 26th row in the middle seat. However my wife who is a rewards member but doesn’t hold a card or anything else, gets randomly assigned a normally paid seat in row 6! How does that work?

Airlines should be prohibited from using the seats they get away with.

Got home at 3am after deboarding the plane. No compensation offered by American

The "on the ground" A/C was not working. It was so hot while waiting to get in the air, a passenger from the rear of the plan declared "I just can't!" and waited in the gangway until time to close the doors. It was miserable. But the crew were champs and had an amazing attitude. I know they were as miserable as we were but didn't let that affect their performance.

When I booked my flight a month ago - I selected a seat. That seat was NOT the one I ended up with when I checked into my flight the day before. This is the second time this has occurred. So, I checked my next flight on Wednesday and Thursday and no seat was assigned. Poor, very poor customer service.

Cleared standby and gave up my seat. Terrible policy and boarding experience

Message about flight cancelation was received late due to being in the air. No explanation, just canceled and booked on morning flight. We had to stay in the airport overnight because there was no transportation offered to get to the hotel that AA had available. Actual inflight was fine.

Ceiling fell down and had to have maintenance come and duct tape it up. No WiFi on the flight.

I appreciate that I finally got the seat I paid extra for this time. Thank you

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

Plane from partner PSA was filthy. Plastic needs to be thoroughly cleaned. Really disgusting to look at and wonder about cleanliness of parts less visible.

Excellent price. Everything on time. two bad parts. Kayak said I couldn't sign in for the flight online, but I got an email at the same time from Jet Blue and they let me sign in online. Second bad part was that, although I had provided my known traveler number, neither of my boarding passes, for this flight and the previous one, had TSA pre-check showing.

Jet blue was great But the Jayak system Wasa pure nightmare and wasted so much of my time and energy by not giving me a way to access jet blue to check in the flight back I didn’t even get the number confirmation code 24 hours before. Because I didn’t receive the email with the confirmation code I could NoT CHECk IN. I spoke to a kayak third party and they informed me I could not carry a carry on, on the flight which caused me so much extra stress it was just too much. You can be sure I will not be using it recommending your site. Again.

There was a screen but no earphones that could use the older input so I could listen to anything.

My experience with JetBlue was fine BUT I am very upset with Kayak! JetBlue had delayed our scheduled departure by an hour and you NEVER notified me of the change. I did not hear directly from JetBlue because the trip was booked through Kayak, a mistake I will not repeat. Your reminder of the our trip last week still had the WRONG departure time. Our return trip has also changed, and again no notice from you.

Jet blue just had great service overall! Only a little turbulence heading out of Austin, otherwise the jet stream helped the speed of the trip!

Boarding was quick and efficient. The flight crew were friendly. There were limited food options available on the flight. The pocket guide said there would be salad and sandwich sections available on flights over 3.5 hours. The only food available were snack boxes. And those were limited as well. My flight was over 5 hours. The entertainment system worked well. I had both extra legroom seats and regular coach seats. The seats were not very comfortable. The entertainment controls in the armrest made it difficult to rest my arm without changing the channel on my neighbors TV. Overall, my experience was mediocre.

Purchased through 3rd party vendor which made everything difficult. Unable to check in online. Unable to get flight updates easily, tsa precheck information didn’t carry through, longer time to check in in person. Entertainment looked good but had to purchase conventional headphones to view.

Boarding was fast, easy, and we landed early. The entertainment system was very buggy and kept resetting throughout the flight.

Not having an assigned seat until boarding and then having to check my bag.

Flight emergency landed in Chicago due to “Odor” in back of plane . Had to buy ANOTHER TICKET to get to Boston cash out of my own pocket . Then they would notchange my return flight time without a 400. Charge!!!! Insulting.

Shut down without prior notice End up with spending lots of extra $$$

There was a crack in my window seal. And Spirit is now closed forever.

The company went out of business and now I'm stuck in Ft. Lauderdale. Would not recommend.

Spirit changed flight times by 12 hours with coming and going so I refunded tickets and drove

The airline cancel mi flight, lost a lot of money!!!

The airplane rattled near the left wing as if several screws were loose. Then after we landed in Fort Lauderdale, we had to sit and wait on the runway for quite some time. It was very scary and TOTALLY unacceptable!

Length of flight was fine Delay of over 3 hours was very bad!! Flight down was delayed 1.5 hours

I had a great experience from booking to boarding to landing. This was the best experience from all the flights I’ve had with Spirit so far! The price and times were affordable and perfect. I will fly with them again soon!

It was terrible. I had to pay again once I got to the airport because they said they never received the payment.

charging $3 for really bad and cold coffee on airplane flight is ridiculous.

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

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