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$81 Find Cheap Flights from Louisville to New Orleans

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Cheapest round-trip
$185
Overall average: $343
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SDF - MSY • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$81
Typical prices: $129-$253
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Mon 3/16
SDF - MSY • 1 stop
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Spirit Airlines
Cheapest • from $241 (round-trip)
Breeze Airways
Best reviews • 8.1 score
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Fort Lauderdale (FLL)
Cheapest • Avg $205 (round-trip)
Nashville (BNA)
Shortest trip • 3h 33m (one-way)
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When to book
3 weeks
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September
Cheapest • 28% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Louisville to New Orleans (SDF-MSY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Louisville 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 Louisville to New Orleans

Mon, May 11 - Thu, May 14
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7:48 pm - 9:05 am
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22h 04m
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$185Multiple Airlines
Tue, Mar 24 - Thu, Mar 26
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$208Multiple Airlines
Tue, Mar 24 - Thu, Mar 26
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$210Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Thu, Mar 12
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$211Multiple Airlines
Mon, May 11 - Sat, May 16
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$212Multiple Airlines
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$214Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 30 - Wed, Apr 1
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Mon, Mar 30 - Tue, Mar 31
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Louisville to New Orleans flights

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Louisville 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 Louisville to New Orleans is September, where tickets cost $233 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $386 and $357 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Louisville 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 $341, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Louisville 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 Louisville 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 Louisville to New Orleans, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 40% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$81
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 6% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Louisville to New Orleans

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Louisville 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 Louisville to New Orleans

  • Does the Louisville Airport have a USO?

    Yes. At the Muhammad Ali Airport, the USO Louisville Metro welcomes all military members and their families free of charge. This military lounge is open weekdays from 1 am to 6 pm and features amenities including comfortable lounge seating, refreshments, and Wi-Fi. This USO is located behind the ticket counters on the west side of the upper level hallway.

  • Does SDF provide any animal relief areas?

    Yes. If you are traveling with a pet or a service animal, you can take advantage of one animal relief station landside at SDF and one airside. The area before security is outside the airport across the street from the doors to baggage claim. There is also one animal relief station inside the airport in the rotunda, in the stairwell that is beside the elevator.

  • Does the Louisville airport have nursing pods?

    Yes. At the Muhammad Ali Airport on Concourse A, there is a Mother's Room. This facility includes a spacious common area that has three private smaller rooms that lock. The common area features a changing station, a sink, a microwave, and a flight display monitor. Each smaller room has a changing station, comfortable glider seating, soft lighting, electrical outlets, and USB ports.

  • Where can I pick up my rental car at MSY?

    When you land at New Orleans, you can catch a shuttle at the Arrivals curb that will take you to the Rental Car Center. These shuttles pick up passengers about every 8min and the drive to the Rental Car Center takes about 18min. At MSY, you will find a number of car rental agencies, including Hertz, Enterprise, and Dollar.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Louisville to New Orleans was $81 for a one-way ticket and $183 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    The Airbus A220-300 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Louisville to New Orleans flight route.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Louisville to New Orleans, Breeze Airways or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Louisville to New Orleans are Breeze Airways and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $185 and an overall rating of 8.1, Breeze Airways is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $385 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

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

  • The Muhammad Ali Louisville International Airport (SDF) is located just south of the Indiana border in northern Kentucky. A hub for Breeze Airways, the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) is situated between the shores of Lake Pontchartrain and the Mississippi River.
  • Airlines such as American, United, Delta, Spirit, and Southwest offer flights from SDF to MSY with one stop, often in Charlotte, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale, Dallas, Detroit, Houston, or Chicago. American and United are among the airlines that offer flights from SDF to MSY with two stops.
  • If you want to park your car at SDF before your flight to New Orleans, your most economical option is the Express Shuttle Parking Lot. Located to the east of airport grounds, this lot has free shuttle service to the terminal. Another affordable option is the Surface Parking Lot, located behind the parking garage across from the terminal. This lot also has a free shuttle to the terminal.
  • At the Louis Armstrong Airport, you may apply for an MSY Guest Pass in order to go through the TSA security checkpoint, even though you do not have a ticket. The service is helpful if you want to shop or dine with someone as they wait for their plane or you are a caregiver who needs to help someone in the travel process.
  • If you need to decompress once you land in New Orleans, consider taking advantage of the Meditation Room at MSY. This is a serene room that welcomes everyone. Open 24/7, this peaceful place can be found on Level 2 Departures, airside.

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

 
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Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 271 reviews
8.7Crew
8.3Boarding
6.6Food
8.2Comfort
6.6Entertainment
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

6.0 GoodJames, Feb 2026
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Our flight was delayed 7 hours. Due to a change in equipment we were downgraded from "Nicest" to "Nicer," even having to pay for a soft drink. Disappointing. To Breeze's credit that issued a $100 flight credit. A refund would have been more appreciated.

Lost my luggage and terrible experience with customer service trying to track it down

10 hour delay with minimal updates. Couldn’t leave terminal and then ended up on redeye with a dirty broken plane. It is literally impossible to reach customer service via gate agent, app, phone, text or email.

I thought that I had pre-purchased carry-on luggage and was surprised when I tried to check in that I did not have it.

Flight departure was 90 min delayed, and the boarding experience was confused, stressful, and generally poor. Additionally, the wifi on the plane was malfunctioning for all but the final 15 min of the flight into ILM.

Great experience and In love flying in and out of Provo airport

You get what you pay for. It’s like a bus but flying. No frills, no snacks. Leg room was fine, boarding was good.

Overall good. Plenty of legroom and fairly comfortable seats. No issues with capacity and the overhead been even though most people brought several carry-ons on. I don’t think Breeze really enforces the pay for a carry-on rule.

Surprised at how much I enjoyed Breeze. Paid for the Nicer upgrade which made it closer in price to a flag ship carrier but with more comfortable seats and much more leg room. Crew was polite and since we brought our food no loss there. Would make the point that the ‘have to pay for a carry-on is BS’. Most people did not and had several. Still was plenty of room in the overheads.

Comfortable seating, adequate space available, nice to have USB port, polite crew.

I have not flown Southwest in awhile and had a very pleasant experience. From ticketing to boarding to the flight. The flight left on time and landed ahead of schedule. It won't be so long next time!!

The Southwest experience has definitely taken a dive from its early days. You can no longer deferentiate from other airlines. Air travel is too expensive. Southwest is no longer budget friendly. They have lost me as a loyal customer.

Flight was hours late, unable to sit next to spouse, I have had so much better experiences. Substantially better, only saving grace was that it was a short flight.

An entire day of delays. Cost lots of money. Meals and a hotel.

The WiFi and crew on the plane were good, however, the boarding experience was awful. I paid for the Choice Preferred and was boarded in group 5 so all overhead storage was full. They found room for our luggage, but further back making getting off the plane a nightmare. Also, we were in row 6 and the seats were extremely uncomfortable. Both my daughter and I had no leg room and couldn’t wait to get off the plane.

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

Still need to work out the kinks on the new assigned seating boarding process. Otherwise, a very good flight.

WiFi did not work. Boarding with the new seating assignments took too long. The temperature in the terminal was obnoxious. +/- 80°

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

2+hrs delay without any reason provided and a cramped flight

We waited an hour on the runway to get a gate in Orlando

Flight was delayed by 3-hours and their fix was… complimentary pretzels.

Flight was delayed due to crew being not on time

Flight crew issues delayed my flight by 2 1/2 hours. Causing me to miss my connection.

The staff on board and gate was nice - a welcome change from the usual. We also arrived early, which was a great benefit, given that it takes 30 minutes plus to get bags at SRQ.

The staff was frielndly. The plane was terrible, it was too small and should be decommissioned. There were no back seat screens at all. The only beverages we had a choice from was coffee, tea or water. The only bathroom in the back was behind the flight attendant's jump seat and wasn't working. And I literally felt like I was sitting on top of the guy next to me. It was terribly hot in the plane and we had to sit on the tarmac in Chicago for 1/2 hour due to congestion in Mpls. Wouldn't they have know that before they even boarded us so that we could have sat in comfort in the terminal?

Never got on it. Was re-routed through Detroit and am still in airports 12 hours later waiting for my connecting plane to arrive.

Delta has too many delays now days. It is 1:06 am now. I was supposed to land in Norfolk at 10:30 pm. I got re-booked through Detroit and I’m still in Detroit. I hope to be landed in Norfolk by 3am. I’ve been in airports for 12 hours as of right now. There is a weather delay now but most delays lately have been maintenance.

Very Very late. Subsequent flights left an hour before ours

I am an AA flyer for a very long time... AA has yet to disappoint.

Flight was delayed. Not much information on when the flight would take off. Eventually we were told it was maintenance. App was not giving updates.

Never ontime and always delays. Long waits for customer service and often app doesn’t work

Arriving plane went to wrong gate. Flight Attendant was late. Was in no Hurry when he arrived. Flight was fine. Plane had to wait 20 minutes to get assigned a gate due to designated gate tied up. barely connected.. Boarded extremely late on final leg of trip.

We arrived 25 minutes early only to be told our gate was occupied and so we sat for close to 30 minutes to pull into a gate. That’s not an early arrival!

Experience was great. The best part is the free Wi-Fi connection which helps me to work on the flight

The gate agent had a really bad attitude and refused to help me get on the standby list. She just handed me a card and said I needed to call a number. I asked her to help with the AA app on my phone and she just shrugged and said she didnt know. After a few phone calls, I eventually just went to a different gate agent on the other side of the terminal and got the help I needed.

The TSA check in took 1.5 hours to get through in Austin and I missed my flights back to DC

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.

Overall, my last three trips on American Airlines have all been either delayed or "rescheduled" due to mechanical issues. At least on delay caused me to miss two possible connecting flights each later than the first. My last option for my last connection required the assistance of the onsite service desk (O'Hare Airport). The wait time for the service desk was such that it jeopardized getting booked on the last connecting flight available for the night. Suffice it to say, my latest experiences with American Airlines have caused me extensive loss of productive business and personal time and can therefore be classified as significantly less than satisfactory.

gate agents with the different rules at the different airports. made me pay for my bag as a carry on instead of a personal item, yet it fit under the seat on the way from Indy to Ft Laud

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

We flew Spirit because it was cheaper but the seats were so uncomfortable. I don;t need to be fed snacks on a plane but when it's a 3-4 hour trip then at least a drink is nice. The flight attendants had nothing to do the whole flight except for gossip loudly to each other right behind our seats, and they talked so much my husband couldn't even rest! I was fine with no tv or entertainment but the seats were so uncomfortable with no recline, no padding, and I am short but even for me to leg room was tough for a 3-4 hour trip. We probably would fly spirit again if we had to, but it's definitely not our favorite!

There was absolutely nothing good about this fight. They delayed us for over 2 hours to give our plane to a flight going to Tampa. By the time we got to norfolk conditions were too bad to land so they took us to Charlotte to refuel so they could fly back to Fort lauderdale. There was almost no communication from the pilot, no wifi, no chargers, and they wouldn't even give us free water when we were stuck in Charlotte refueling.

Checking in and getting to gate fast and leasy at Laguardia airport. There is no entertainment on the plane and food was for purchase. Great experience flying with spirit

The flight itself and the crew were great. Sitting on the tarmac for over an hour until our gate opened up was really frustrating. Missed our scheduled bus and got home two hours later

This flight cancelled. I am in the airport right now and my kids sleep on the floor. We are waiting for information in the line 4 hours and rude woman from spirit airline offers us flight to Austin on 23 February. No water no food offer. The offer to book hotel and they will refund 150$. The nearest hotel 450$ per night. So I got flight to San Antonio 02/22 at 7am. I hate this company, they are rude and no empathy. So many people with kids were there. And I don’t sleep and it is cold here. I don’t have warm clothes for me and my kids. And I don’t have money for transport from San Antonio to my Austin.

It was the most turbulent terrifying flight I’ve ever been on. I will never fly spirit again.

We sat on the tarmac for an hour and a half after landing.

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

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