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The cheapest ticket to Louisiana from Chicago found in the last 5 days was to New Orleans, at $207 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 5 days was $207.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Louisiana is generally in the evening, when round-trip flights cost $326 on average. Morning departures are around 12% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Louisiana is generally in the afternoon, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $385.

No, with an average price for the route of $350, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

The cheapest month for flights from Chicago to Louisiana is January, when tickets cost $261 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $397 and $389 respectively.

If you are looking for a flight deal from Chicago to Louisiana, look for departures on Tuesdays 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 Sunday is the most expensive.

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 43% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

There are 4 airlines that fly nonstop from Chicago to Louisiana. They are: American Airlines, Frontier, Southwest and United Airlines. The cheapest price of all airlines flying this route was found with Frontier at $98 for a round-trip flight to New Orleans (MSY). On average, Frontier offers the best prices for nonstop flights between Chicago and Louisiana.

Chicago and Louisiana are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are United Airlines (22 flights per week), American Airlines (21 flights per week), and Alaska Airlines (21 flights per week).

The duration of a flight to Louisiana depends on your arrival airport. The shortest routes to Louisiana from Chicago are to New Orleans, which takes 2h 16m, Shreveport, which takes 3h 47m, and Lake Charles, which takes 4h 40m.

There are 4 cabin class options for the route. These are First, Business, Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

The earliest flight from Chicago to Louisiana departs at 7:00 am, landing in New Orleans at 9:22 am.

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Chicago to Louisiana jets off at 9:20 pm and lands in New Orleans at 11:47 pm.