$64 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$140
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge1 stop$288
Shreveport
Shreveport1 stop$271
Lafayette
Lafayette1 stop$289
Alexandria
Alexandria1 stop$278
New Orleans
New Orleans1 stop$140
Baton Rouge
Baton Rouge1 stop$288
Shreveport
Shreveport1 stop$271
Lafayette
Lafayette1 stop$289
Alexandria
Alexandria1 stop$278

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

Sat, Apr 11 - Tue, Apr 14
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:25 am - 6:23 pm
ORD
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MSY
6h 58m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 5:15 pm
MSY
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ORD
11h 15m
1 stop
$140Spirit Airlines
Fri, Apr 10 - Fri, Apr 24
Multiple Airlines Logo
8:58 pm - 11:23 pm
ORD
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MSY
2h 25mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:10 pm - 8:03 pm
MSY
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ORD
6h 53m
1 stop
$141Multiple Airlines
Fri, May 8 - Mon, May 11
Frontier Logo
9:14 am - 5:55 pm
MDW
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MSY
8h 41m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
11:44 am - 10:19 pm
MSY
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MDW
10h 35m
1 stop
$160Frontier
Tue, May 5 - Sat, May 9
Southwest Logo
7:45 am - 10:00 am
MDW
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MSY
2h 15mnonstop
Southwest Logo
3:00 pm - 5:20 pm
MSY
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MDW
2h 20mnonstop
$163Southwest
Sun, Apr 26 - Fri, May 1
Frontier Logo
6:00 am - 5:17 pm
MDW
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MSY
11h 17m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
9:04 pm - 4:13 pm
MSY
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MDW
19h 09m
1 stop
$171Frontier
Sat, May 16 - Sat, May 16
Southwest Logo
10:00 am - 4:05 pm
MDW
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MSY
6h 05m
2 stops
Southwest Logo
6:20 pm - 10:45 pm
MSY
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MDW
4h 25m
1 stop
$172Southwest
Sat, Apr 4 - Wed, Apr 8
American Airlines Logo
4:49 pm - 11:04 pm
ORD
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AEX
6h 15m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
6:26 pm - 11:48 pm
AEX
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ORD
5h 22m
1 stop
$278American Airlines
Sat, Apr 11 - Wed, Apr 15
American Airlines Logo
4:40 pm - 10:41 pm
ORD
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LCH
6h 01m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
11:30 am - 5:44 pm
LCH
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ORD
6h 14m
1 stop
$279American Airlines
Sat, May 16 - Sat, May 23
United Airlines Logo
4:00 pm - 9:05 pm
ORD
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SHV
5h 05m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 9:36 pm
SHV
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ORD
6h 01m
1 stop
$280United Airlines
Wed, May 27 - Wed, Jun 3
United Airlines Logo
5:45 pm - 10:44 pm
ORD
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SHV
4h 59m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
3:35 pm - 11:15 pm
SHV
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ORD
7h 40m
1 stop
$309United 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 April.

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 $87 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 $87.

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

The average price for all round-trip flights from Chicago to Louisiana depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Louisiana is generally in the afternoon, when round-trip flights cost $222 on average. Morning departures are around 24% 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 $309.

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 $345, 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 $239 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and December, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $344 and $339 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 53% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$64
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 18% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 19% increase in price.
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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.

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 4317 reviews
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
8.0Comfort
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
Airline reviews

Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

4.0 OkayKenny, Mar 2026
TPA - BWI
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Long layover between flights to Long Island from BWI - need better coordination between flights

I elected to pay for the upgrades and found very little difference

The new seating arrangement is so over priced for what you get.

The problem with the seat assignments is that there were a lot of rows in the front that were empty but my row at the back was full. Just not so pleasant.

No food or entertainment, just a quick 40 minute flight. A little bumpy due to Santa Ana winds but pilot has no control over that. Good flight and landing!

Good but I prefer choose your own seat. With the new assigned seats they should board from the back I see no advantage to this new boarding. Just like every other airline

I realize they are still working out kinks with the new boarding process, but by the time I boarded in group 5, most of the bins were full. All airlines should better enforce small bags and jackets going under the seats until everyone has boarded.

WiFi was not working and didn’t have a beverage service

Snacks are always pretzels. Why can't you also offer peanuts ?

Flight boarded late after announcing on time boarding. Flight arrived only a little late despite late departure. Had trouble connecting to WiFi

This trip did not start off well. The inbound flight was delayed about 20 minutes. Then, after initial onboarding, the passengers had to deplane due to a mechanical problem. That took about 30 minutes to fix and be cleared. Then, reboarding was chaotic. It took a long time to sort passengers and two passengers on standby were ticketed but there was no seat. So, they had to deplane. One of the flight crew was trying to help passengers figure out a place to put their carry-on bags and that took more time. In the end, our scheduled 10:30 am departure did not actually take off until about 12:05 pm CST. The flight itself was long but we got to Houston. Some passengers missed their connecting flights and had to rebook. Not the best of flights I've had.

We were delayed for about an hour from taking off due to traffic control procedures at the destination airport. But once in the air, the flight went well. The crew members were great and provided cabin service despite moderate turbulence during much of the flight.

Short flight, but no drink/snack service. The flights both going and coming were delayed.

Not being stranded in Chicago for her airport to 11:30 tomorrow morning the 3rd

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

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. :/

It was an older plane. First Class was not especially roomy or comfortable. It was a short flight so there were no meal but they did offer mixed nuts which used to be normal but now is rare. Crew member was very polite and professional.

Flight to Tampa was delayed taking off due to plane arriving late but no other issues

As previously stated the delay I experienced flying from Wichita to Chicago caused a host of issues. When I finally was able to be booked on the last remaining American flight from Chicago to Cincinnati, the gate changed four times with the last change occurring very near the scheduled boarding time. While I didn't have a problem moving from gate to gate, I did notice and make note of others that had mobility issues and had to move each time for the gate change.

Maintenance took a very long time and then we were in a holding pattern. While a one-off maintenance issue is standard, there were delays on both of my flights for this trip based on maintenance issues with the planes, which delayed both flights over 45 minutes. Thankfully, I didn't have any connections but it wasn't an experience that would make me pick AA if I have other options.

No Snacks or Entertainment. The flight was short, snacks should still be given.

See prior comment about how Kayak mishandled my reservation and delayed my arrival by 6 hours.

Boarding delayed 20 minutes for no reason, no wifi, in flight entertainment, or snacks / waters?

Delayed an hour due to operational issues. Minimal apologies or care for the significant inconvenience caused. Landed at nearly 1am and they still couldn’t find ground staff to get us off the plane promptly.

The aircraft had several problems - from excess fuel to non operational ac. Two hours of delay in Chicago could have been avoided with proper planning and aircraft maintenance.

Crew in Columbia was not prepared for landing. It was a bit of a disaster and getting bags took forever.

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!

Terrible. The flight was randomly delayed in Chicago causing us to miss our connection and they offered us a flight the next day at 6 am and it would have taken till 345 to get to Pensacola. They didn’t cover any fees. Our bags also supposedly were on the flight to Pensacola and we tried to get them yesterday after driving 6 hours and nobody was available. Worst company ever and will never use them again. Had to pay for a rental. Spirit is claiming in climate weather for the delay but there wasn’t any weather issuesz it’s a bunch of bullshit and I am not happy

Checking in at desk in Chicago was horrible. Person was not friendly never smiled and said my flight was not paid for so I had to give another credit card. Then it ended up that I was charged twice. Then after arriving at my destination had to wait on the phone a long time to speak to a person to fix the double charge! Thank goodness the flight was perfect.

Flight was delayed for 12 h. They should stop overlooking flights.

All of our flights were canceled, though every other airline was flying out and in

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. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

Very well recently! Frontier is improving and less harrassing customer on luggages! Positive!

Good for a budget airline! It was easy to get on, staff was really nice. Can’t say anything about the food or entertainment because it wasn’t available, which is fine.

I am writing to express my disappointment with my recent Frontier Airlines flight. I was charged $99 at the gate because my bag was said to be too large, yet once onboard there was no available overhead bin space, and I was required to place the bag under the seat in front of me anyway. This made the charge feel unnecessary and unfair. Additionally, before the flight even took off, I was asked to move from the seat I paid for into a middle seat so another passenger and her cat could have my seat to themselves. I was not offered compensation or an explanation for being moved from a paid seat. Between the unexpected bag fee and being forced to give up my seat, this experience fell well below acceptable customer service standards. I would appreciate a review of this situation and appropriate compensation.

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