$78 Find Cheap Flights from Chicago to Louisiana

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Cheap Flights from Chicago to Louisiana

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
New Orleans
New Orleans1 stop$114
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge1 stop$269
Shreveport
Shreveport1 stop$251
Lafayette
Lafayette1 stop$269
Alexandria
Alexandria1 stop$486
New Orleans
New Orleans1 stop$114
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge1 stop$269
Shreveport
Shreveport1 stop$251
Lafayette
Lafayette1 stop$269
Alexandria
Alexandria1 stop$486

Book Cheap Chicago to Louisiana Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Chicago to Louisiana 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Chicago to Louisiana

Mon, Jan 26 - Sat, Jan 31
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:43 pm - 8:21 am
ORD
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MSY
11h 38m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:17 am - 11:47 am
MSY
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ORD
2h 30mnonstop
$114Spirit Airlines
Thu, Feb 19 - Sat, Feb 21
Frontier Logo
4:42 pm - 10:16 pm
ORD
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MSY
5h 34m1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:48 am - 12:27 pm
MSY
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ORD
2h 39mnonstop
$115Frontier
Tue, Feb 24 - Thu, Feb 26
Southwest Logo
7:50 pm - 10:15 pm
MDW
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MSY
2h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:50 pm - 9:10 pm
MSY
-
MDW
2h 20mnonstop
$145Southwest
Wed, Feb 4 - Sat, Feb 7
Southwest Logo
7:50 pm - 10:15 pm
MDW
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MSY
2h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
6:40 am - 9:00 am
MSY
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MDW
2h 20mnonstop
$151Southwest
Sat, Feb 7 - Sat, Feb 14
Delta Logo
5:30 am - 11:51 am
ORD
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SHV
6h 21m1 stop
Delta Logo
12:31 pm - 4:54 pm
SHV
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ORD
4h 23m1 stop
$251Delta
Wed, Feb 18 - Sat, Feb 21
Delta Logo
12:45 pm - 7:59 pm
MDW
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SHV
7h 14m1 stop
Delta Logo
8:30 am - 3:21 pm
SHV
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MDW
6h 51m1 stop
$251Delta
Mon, Feb 2 - Sat, Feb 7
American Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 9:47 am
ORD
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SHV
4h 42m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:54 am
SHV
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ORD
4h 54m1 stop
$260American Airlines
Thu, Feb 5 - Mon, Feb 9
American Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 10:03 am
ORD
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BTR
4h 58m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:47 pm - 11:44 pm
BTR
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ORD
4h 57m1 stop
$269American Airlines
Thu, Jan 29 - Mon, Feb 2
United Airlines Logo
12:45 pm - 5:47 pm
ORD
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SHV
5h 02m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 9:26 pm
SHV
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ORD
7h 26m1 stop
$274United Airlines
Thu, Jan 22 - Mon, Jan 26
United Airlines Logo
3:53 pm - 9:17 pm
ORD
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SHV
5h 24m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
2:00 pm - 7:50 pm
SHV
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ORD
5h 50m1 stop
$279United Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Chicago to Louisiana flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Chicago to Louisiana?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Chicago to Louisiana departing in January.

What is the cheapest Chicago to Louisiana flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to Louisiana from Chicago found in the last 72 hours was to New Orleans, at $94 round-trip. The most popular route is from Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport (ORD) to New Orleans (MSY), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $94.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Chicago to Louisiana?

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 $308, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

What is the cheapest month to fly from Chicago to Louisiana?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Louisiana, 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 Chicago to Louisiana is October, when tickets cost $241 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $338 and $319 respectively.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Chicago to Louisiana?

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Chicago to Louisiana, look for departures on Wednesdays and avoid leaving on a Thursday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Louisiana, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Tuesday is the most expensive.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Chicago to Louisiana?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Chicago to Louisiana, 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 Chicago to Louisiana, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 48% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 13 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$78
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 24% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 24% increase in price.
Flight from Chicago Midway Airport to New Orleans

FAQs - booking Louisiana flights

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Chicago to Louisiana?

    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 Chicago to Louisiana.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight from Chicago to Louisiana 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 Chicago to Louisiana?

    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 from Chicago to Louisiana with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Chicago to Louisiana?

    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 from Chicago to Louisiana up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Louisiana?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Louisiana is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $216 on average. Morning departures are around 29% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Louisiana is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $305.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Chicago to Louisiana

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Chicago to Louisiana. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Chicago to Louisiana? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4254 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
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The crew canceled the complementary snack and drink in anticipation of turbulence that never materialized. I was counting on the drink (water) to take the the doses of medication - prescribed for my heart condition - that were due during the flight. Since no snack or meal was served on this flight, I cannot rate the food quality. Otherwise, this flight was excellent.

10.0 ExcellentDaniel, Jan 2026
BWI - MHT
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The crew canceled the complementary snack and drink in anticipation of turbulence that never materialized. I was counting on the drink (water) to take the the doses of medication - prescribed for my heart condition - that were due during the flight. Since no snack or meal was served on this flight, I cannot rate the food quality. Otherwise, this flight was excellent.

Departure was delayed more than 1/2 hour while we waited for luggage (only) transfer from another flight/plane. Once approved for takeoff, the flight was excellent.

We got exit row seats both flights. Everything was running on time

The flight crew was extremely rude and especially not helpful when our flight was delayed.

Pretty seamless, just a tad bit late in taking off and landing.

Flight was fine other than there was a gate change that I was not notified of. By chance I happened to check my phone and saw the change, otherwise, we would have missed our connecting flight.

Haven’t flown on SW in years. Flight was on time departing and arriving. Served vegan butter onion flavored pretzels which were bad. Coke served was in a tiny paper cup. Crew was not engaging. Felt like they were going through the motions. Old plane, tight seats and no leg room.

Check-in, Boarding and flight were smooth. All the employees and crew was very nice and funny. They gave the kids crayons and workbooks to keep them occupied which was a big win. I’ve flown Southwest many times and that’s the first time I’ve seen that and it is a great addition.

Flight was on time. Wi-fi was a little spotty/slow. Boarding and exit were efficient.

Okay, not wonderful. Short flight. Wi-fi didn't work properly. Stuck waiting for a gate to open upon arrival for 20 or so minutes.

Food is basically Sun Chips, cookies or Cheezits. I had an exit row seat so I had plenty of room. The crew was very nice and efficient. Pilot kept us informed. Pretty good flight.

Air travel sucks. It continues to be awful for all airlines. No shame on delta alone.

It was Delta, but the flight attendants were stressful and disrespectful. I am a diamond member a travel weekly. I have not had a negative thing to share in quite some time. But this was noticeable.

Comfort Plus seat 11E seemed smaller than prior flights. The movie selection is good. Watched most of the most recent Tron movie. I'll watch the remaining part later as my movie is saved in the Delta Seatback Experience.

Flight was late from Newark to Atlanta, I asked flight attendant to please let my family of 3 out first when we landed to Atlanta because we were late for our connecting flight to Quito. She didn't and we were late for 5 minutes we couldn't board the plane and spend hours trying to get another flight with customer service for the next day.

I really liked the legroom. I am 6’4”.a at For some reason our seats were not together and using the app to fix it didn’t work. Passengers were nice enough to move for us but you should absolutely ensure a parent sits with their child.

Late delayed flight delays boarding and delays leaving and delays on arrival too. Cramped plane no room no food.

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

Delta canceled our flight and we had to scramble to find another airline to get home. Phoenix is not a delta hub so they didn’t have another plane. It would have been a red eye though Salt Lake City. Getting in at 5am. No bueno.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

They lost my luggage, so, not happy. The crew was nice but my suitcases never made it, still trying to find out what happened!

I understand weather is an issue, but making us chase our plane down at five scheduled gates across three terminals in an airport the size of O'Hare was unfair. They'd have probably been better off to leave gates as TBD until the inbound plane is in final approach instead of running us all over the place. Also, props to the consistently-unprepared ground crew in Richmond for once again leaving my lane parked short of the gate because they couldn't have a crew in place on time with 2 hours notice...

cabin crew was OK, food was OK, the trip from the US to Munich was actually pretty bad comfort wise. Noisy aircraft, lights never dimmed even in Business class (night flight) barely sufficient amenities for the price. I have millions of miles with United but TBH American is gaining ground and Delta has always been marginally better then United although on paper United has more longes and cheaper upgrades.

Essy to get on. The hostess gave very little pop, the plane was late getting in, and we are still waiting for our bags. This sucks. :/

Great flight. On time boarding. Smooth flight and on time arrival at EWR. The flight crew was marvelous and there was a great selection of movies on the entertainment system. Our bags were at the carousel before we got there. Another excellent flight from United.

I liked the snacks and the flight attendants were friendly.

After a delay at the gate, C3, at Ohare on Sunday, I left my Blk ski coat on the bench at the gate, lost! Please review my lob claim, thx.

Very thoughtful flight attendant offered me water immediately since I had run to make my connection.

Always wish for more healthy, gluten free options. We have to bring our own.

Having a long layover, I was very appreciative of the ability to stand by for an earlier flight. Other airlines like Delta have refused this to me in the past, just to be mean (because my ticket class wasn't high enough). United went out of their way to help me get to my destination early, which I really appreciated given that it was the third leg of a 24+ hour journey for me.

We experienced gate changes and a long delay. My seat was dirty when I boarded and I had to use wipes to clean it myself. There was an unpleasant and overpowering cleaning product scent on the plane as well that lingered through the flight.

My carry on baggage was damaged. Entire trip, I had to carry the baggage. When complained to the boarding crew, they got mad at me and still asked me to valet check in the cabin baggage. Rude boarding crew!!!

Crew were all friendly and helpful. It was a short flight so just a beverage service with a cookie. After we were boarded the plane took about 45 minutes to leave the gate but it was New Year’s Eve so not shocking there was some delay. Overall good experience and very grateful.

The boarding process needs to be fixed. The zone don't work, especially when there is hardly anyone in zones 3, 4,and 5, leaving the majority of the passengers backed up in the aisle, especially because passengers seated near the front are blocking passengers who are seated in the rear of the plane. It would also help if the size of carry on bags was more strictly enforced.

The boarding by groups is pointless. The first two groups worked fine, but almost Noone boarded in goups three thru five leaving the vast majority boarding when group six was called. It defeated the purpose of spreading out the crowd.

We loved the steward on the plane. He made the night enjoyable

The plane was late, when we did board the plane was as cold as a freezer. I was freezing the entire flight, no blankets. Lost miserable flight I’ve ever had.

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

After we'd boarded , they canceled the flight. The crew didn't even know , we just all received text messages. Then after they deplaned us , AA was just like "too bad, go F your self, we sure ain't gonna help you"

After a two hour delay, my flight was CANCELLED! No pilot available. Such BS.

it was terrible. flight was cancelled hours before the flight without a given reason and no other booking available .

Spirit Airlines has a reputation for being a terrible, cheap airline, this is why. I took a gamble on them, having never flown with them before, and the flight got cancelled. First they delayed the flight about 4 times before finally canceling it because a flight attendant didn’t show up to work that day. That’s so stupid. When I asked a ticketing agent she said that’s “company policy”. A company policy that inconveniences hundreds of passengers because a single flight attendant didn’t show is ridiculous and inefficient. I will never, ever try flying Spirit Airlines again.

The flight was delayed by over an hour. The flight departure time and gate info kept changing several times. Very frustrating boarding experience and inconvenient for families with little children.

Terrible they canceled the flight very sheepishly and ended up costing me 1200 dollars and kayak and xcover are doing nothing

Cancelled my flight and the earliest that they are willing give me for the next flight which was 3 days later on a weekday. Only accommodation they are willing to give was $30 airline credit that will expire in 1 year

Flight was canceled, huge lines to get baggage returned. Most other airlines had delays but not widespread cancellations like Spirit.

never ever fly spirit airlines you will be screwed in the end

Horrible, delay after delay due to our plane needing fuel.

Rough landings but comfortable and affordable if you can pack light

No Tumberlence smooth flight. Try to change the menu on Snacks.

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