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Cheap Flights from Cincinnati to New Orleans (CVG-MSY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Cincinnati 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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Thu, Oct 9 - Thu, Oct 16
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12:01 pm - 8:57 pmCVG-MSY
9h 56m1 stop
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4:40 pm - 12:42 amMSY-CVG
7h 02m1 stop
$225Multiple Airlines
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Sun, Oct 12 - Fri, Oct 17
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12:01 pm - 8:29 pmCVG-MSY
9h 28m1 stop
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1:19 pm - 12:42 amMSY-CVG
10h 23m1 stop
$226Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Oct 16 - Fri, Oct 17
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12:01 pm - 8:57 pmCVG-MSY
9h 56m1 stop
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5:56 pm - 11:59 pmMSY-CVG
5h 03m1 stop
$228Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Sep 29 - Thu, Oct 2
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8:30 am - 6:53 pmCVG-MSY
11h 23m1 stop
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9:10 am - 11:24 pmMSY-CVG
13h 14m1 stop
$229Multiple Airlines
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Tue, Oct 7 - Thu, Oct 16
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3:10 pm - 10:37 pmCVG-MSY
8h 27m1 stop
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9:17 am - 11:24 pmMSY-CVG
13h 07m1 stop
$231Multiple Airlines
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Mon, Oct 13 - Wed, Oct 15
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6:00 am - 1:59 pmCVG-MSY
8h 59m1 stop
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4:14 pm - 11:59 pmMSY-CVG
6h 45m1 stop
$249American Airlines
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Thu, Oct 30 - Sun, Nov 2
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5:10 am - 5:00 pmCVG-MSY
12h 50m2 stops
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1:24 pm - 12:11 amMSY-CVG
9h 47m1 stop
$251Frontier
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Fri, Oct 31 - Sun, Nov 2
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5:10 am - 5:06 pmCVG-MSY
12h 56m2 stops
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1:24 pm - 12:11 amMSY-CVG
9h 47m1 stop
$253Frontier
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Wed, Oct 8 - Sat, Oct 11
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6:00 am - 1:59 pmCVG-MSY
8h 59m1 stop
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11:25 am - 6:21 pmMSY-CVG
5h 56m1 stop
$259American Airlines
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Tue, Oct 14 - Tue, Oct 21
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6:00 am - 9:25 amCVG-MSY
4h 25m1 stop
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11:40 am - 5:28 pmMSY-CVG
4h 48m1 stop
$277Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Cincinnati to New Orleans flights

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

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Planning a trip from Cincinnati to New Orleans? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to New Orleans on a Sunday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Friday is the most expensive day to fly from Cincinnati to New Orleans. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Sundays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati to New Orleans is December, where tickets cost $285 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and June, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $409 and $379 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Cincinnati 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 $342, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati to New Orleans, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$50
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 22% increase in price.
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When to book flights from Cincinnati to New Orleans

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Cincinnati to New Orleans based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking flights from Cincinnati to New Orleans

  • Are there pet facilities for pets at the departure and arrival airports?

    Yes, there are pet facilities at both airports. If you are traveling with your four-legged friend, CVG has pet relief areas located near Gates A18, Concourse A, and near the ground transportation center on the baggage claim level. In MSY, pet relief areas are found outside the long-term parking area and post-security near Shake Shack.

  • Can you spend a night at CVG Airport?

    Yes, you can spend a night at CVG. Some of the best sleeping spots are in Concourse B, which has padded chairs, and the area near Starbucks with armrest-free couches. If you are willing to spend more money, there is a directly connected hotel to the airport known as DoubleTree by Hilton Cincinnati Airport hotel.

  • Where can you eat on arrival at MSY Airport?

    There are many restaurants located at the terminal and the concourses in MSY. For those who want wine, you can buy it from Vino Volo, located outside Concourse B. If you prefer coffee, PJ's Coffee and Tea, located in Concourse C, is known for its iced coffee.

  • Are there ATMs in the departure and arrival airports?

    Yes, there are ATMs. In CVG, you can find ATMs in the main terminals and the concourses. In MSY, Whitney bank has ATMs located above the concourse C Checkpoint. Other ATMs in MSY are in the terminal and pre- and post-security.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Cincinnati to New Orleans was $50 for a one-way ticket and $225 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Cincinnati to New Orleans. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    Cincinnati airport is called Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky and the only airport in New Orleans is New Orleans Louis Armstrong.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Cincinnati to New Orleans flight route.

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

    oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Cincinnati and New Orleans, with SkyTeam being the most commonly used for this route.

  • What is the most popular layover when flying to New Orleans from Cincinnati?

    Atlanta is the most popular layover city among KAYAK users traveling from Cincinnati to New Orleans.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Cincinnati to New Orleans, Southwest or Delta?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Cincinnati to New Orleans are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $418 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $363 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati with another airline. Booking your flights between Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati 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 Cincinnati to New Orleans

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $234 or less round-trip.
  • If you want to spend days near the airport, some hotels offer free shuttle services to and from the Cincinnati/Northern Kentucky International Airport (CVG). These hotels include Cincinnati Airport Marriott, County Inn & Suites by Radisson, and Hampton Inn Cincinnati Airport North.
  • If you are looking for a place to charge your device, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) has many charging stations located pre- and post-security and others in the restaurants. There is also free Wi-Fi access to passengers throughout the airport to ensure they stay connected to the internet.
  • If you are looking for a place to refill your water bottles, CVG and MSY have water refilling stations. In MSY, there are 11 stations located at post-security, while in CVG, they are all around the airport.
  • For smokers in CVG, there is an adult-only lounge known as Graycliff that allows you to smoke. They also sell cigarettes. It is located at airside Gate 11 of Concourse B. At MSY Airport, smoking is not allowed inside the terminals. Smoking zones are found in the upper and lower ramps outside the airport.
  • You can take advantage of the three lounges in CVG. There is a lounge between Gates A8 and A10 in concourse A known as The Club at CVG lounge, which you can access by paying at the door, prepaid lounge pass, and through the lounge membership program. The DeltaSky Club near Gate B14 is accessed through the lounge membership program. If you are a military officer, the USO lounge offers free services to US military members and their families. It is located in Gate 23 in Concourse B on the airside and in Aate A11 in Concourse A on the airside.

Prefer to fly direct from Cincinnati to New Orleans?

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

 
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7.0Food
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I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

10.0 ExcellentG, Sep 2025LAS - ATL
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I wish they had movie screens in the headrests. The seats are much improved, more legroom and recently renovated. Bathroom was clean. Staff was outstanding!!

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

After being assaulted by a flight attendant I was then brushed off as oh well because he long braids didn’t mean to whip me in the eye. I have filed complaints and will see. But like any other issue I’ve had with kayak involved it’s been trash. Last time I’ll be using your app

AC sub par. WiFi not working correctly. Ac sucked. Seats very narrow.

Near 4 hour flight with only 1 service. Had to use call button to request water. Internet and power not working until into flight. Internet would stop working during flight.

Southwest's seats are the least comfortable I have ever sat in.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Southwest like most American domestic airlines, is a mediocre airline. But it is among the cheapest. Oh well.

My flight was delayed 50 minutes and we were rushed to board to then sit for 15 minutes until the pilot arrived. Unacceptable since we could have waited to board. Also the delayed flight was updated AFTER we boarded to more than the 10 minutes as originally stated.

Perfect flight both ways. On time, courteous staff, plane comfortable and cool. Best domestic flights I’ve had in awhile.

Really low quality food especially for an international flight. The crew also was surprisingly unpleasant except couple of ladies. I know we were not in first class but that’s no reason to treat customers as less.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

Crew was good. The reservation got mixed up and they didn't have my TSA number. I am also a Silver Medallion and wasn't able to use Sky Priority.

Delta made it easy, comfortable and timely. The crew was fantastic.

This route with Delta always has delays or is cancelled. Aircrafts seem smaller and older. I fly Delta quite a bit - haven’t had issues with the international flights. But this route has always been the troublesome one

Three seats in first class were broken and while they were able to still acommodate us it was looking very touch and go and they had others they could not acommodate

Mechanic delay in addition to a 2 hour change in takeoff time was frustrating.

Delayed due to thunderstorms and no in-flight service due to rough weather — both of which are out of Delta’s control. Flight was good overall.

The flight attendants in SLC were rude. I arrived 40 minutes early to gate. Ticket said I needed check in for seat assignments and tried check in and attendants said they weren’t doing it. And proceeded to never call me to give me a ticket so when time to board I received the very last seat. Please relay to employees to do their job better..,

Given it’s a red-eye into Charolotte, we didn’t get any food. The survey does not include “N/A” so the rating will be skewed.

Great. Quick and quiet and east. The breakfast choices were a welcome surprise!

American airlines suck they delay the flights all the time made me sleep in an airport because my flight was delayed and I miss my connecting flight

There's nothing I liked about it. For first off I scheduled this trip two weeks in advance then they delayed my flight which messed up my whole trip. So I scheduled it for the following weekend thinking there won't be a delay and guess what as soon as I got to the airport we said in the airplane on the tarmac for an hour and a half. Not only was it delayed I missed my connecting flight meaning I had to stay the night at Dallas-Fort Worth airport sleeping on the floor. I will tell you this I will never fly American airlines ever again I have had nothing but horrible experience with them and I just throw money at them

The stewardess hit me with the food kart twice on the head and didn't say I'm sorry once. The same stewardess gave me a warm Apple Juice with No ice. The Flight was delayed for Departure 6 times, starting from 2:36pm, finally taking off 7:50pm. I was late picking up my child from the sitter by 3 hours.

Having to reschedule flights a day later, they loaded by luggage on the wrong plane from Little rock now I have to HOPE they deliver it to where im staying like they said would. International flight crew was very disgruntled and not very friendly.

We will be writing a long, detailed letter to corporate about our awful experience with American airlines.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

The seat was so hard my tailbone was aching The crew was kind of a b**** because I made a joke that I didn't care if they close the door I total c*** when she was trying to f****** act like she was mad at me because I said that The flight was bumpy. Sure you didnt have control over that.

Crew was great. No entertainment and food and beverage was for purchase only, even water

It was canceled. The flight wasn’t rescheduled, everyone had to figure out their own new arrangements. They said we would get refunded our original fare and receive an additional $150. We received links for $100 only and they expired before we could activate them.

The plane had originated in Las Vegas at 6:30 in the morning and flew to Moline where we boarded. The flight left around 12:30 PM and there were no boxed snacks available and many of the alcoholic beverages were unavailable. I would find it hard to believe that that many of the passengers coming from Las Vegas at 6:30 in the morning, drank and ate that much of the items. I can only come to the conclusion that someone failed to stock the plane for the round-trip. This is a huge revenue failure for the airline and disappointment for the passengers. The flight crew did not seem happy to be there and did not engage with passengers. Allegiant you can do better.

They did not let my husband on the plane with our service animal at the last minute. Do NOT fly this airline with a service animal!

Tight! Seats are not designed for those of us who wear extra-large clothes.

The non-stop flight from Grand Rapids was excellent. I neither expected or needed a budget flight and Allegiant made the trip easy and for an affordable price, Arriving at the Mesa Airport (AZA) is a delight compared to the international airport. For our return flight, we were able to arrive 75 minutes before the flight, return the rental car, check our bag and make it to the gate in plenty of time. That would never happen at most airports.

Easiest flights I’ve ever taken. Plane was comfortable without overly crowded seating.

Terrible. Still have not received the refund from them. They sent it to some account that I don't even know. Spoke with costumer service and they are unable to help.

I didn’t like it at all. I miss my second flight because of the delay on Allegiant Air now I m stuck in MCO.

Good, but a bit late on take off after loading. Don't like charging for carry ons!

Seats were new and comfortable. Staff was fine. Missed my connection due to weather -which wasn’t their fault- but got no help at all. Gate staff sent me to customer service, which was and stayed unstaffed. Sign with QR code directed me to call or chat. Chat was useless. Call was returned after an hour. No itinerary offered by Frontier could get me home in less than 30 hours. Rebooked with another airline and got a partial refund that came to about 10 percent of what I paid to get home.

Finally a Frontier on time and efficient. I've had problems before with your airline, but this time everything went fine.

The experience was good. No frills but I got there safe and sound and on time.

Great for the price. No wifi or entertainment, but gate agents and crew were fantastic and we boarded quickly and left on time.

sluggish boarding and arrival procedures, fake nice flight attendants, and lots of delays.

Disaster. They lied every step of the way. We ended up being delayed due to crew and then allegedly abandoned the flight because of a curfew at LGA. No rebooking to LGA at any reasonable time. No hotel. No meal vouchers. Had to sleep in the airport and fly to Newark instead. Will never fly Frontier again.

What I expected, nickeled and dined and a frontier flight attendant loudly complained about her job and lack of communication as she headed to the gate on her cell phone. Not professional.

As every law enforcement agency I could imagine surrounded the plane and we didn’t disembark for 2 hours and then had to stick around for another hour to go get our personal belongings after leaving them behind and being bused away from the plane, it was scary and inconvenient. We were given no information as to why this was happening. Lack of communication with passengers was disappointing.

After boarding and un-boarding twice over 6+hours, the flight was canceled.

Severe turbulence. Captain never came on to reassure passengers after things settled down.

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