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$49 Find Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Austin

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from New Orleans to Austin, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from New Orleans to Austin, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$98
Overall average: $216
Spirit Airlines
Wed 4/1Tue 4/7
MSY - AUS • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$113
Typical prices: $177-$409
Frontier
Wed 2/18Fri 2/20
MSY - AUS • Non-stop
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For a smooth departure, pre-book parking at MSY.
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Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Austin (MSY-AUS)

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

Wed, Apr 1 - Tue, Apr 7
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6:00 am - 4:04 pm
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AUS
10h 04m
1 stop
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4:59 pm - 10:44 pm
AUS
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MSY
5h 45m
1 stop
$98Spirit Airlines
Wed, Feb 25 - Sat, Feb 28
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6:20 am - 8:53 pm
MSY
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AUS
14h 33m
1 stop
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11:34 am - 8:55 pm
AUS
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MSY
9h 21m
1 stop
$100Spirit Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Wed, Mar 4
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6:20 am - 8:53 pm
MSY
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AUS
14h 33m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:15 am - 8:55 pm
AUS
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MSY
13h 40m
1 stop
$106Spirit Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Mon, Feb 23
Frontier Logo
10:58 am - 12:38 pm
MSY
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AUS
1h 40mnonstop
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9:59 am - 6:04 pm
AUS
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MSY
8h 05m
1 stop
$108Frontier
Fri, Feb 20 - Mon, Feb 23
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10:58 am - 12:38 pm
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AUS
1h 40mnonstop
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4:59 pm - 10:58 pm
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MSY
5h 59m
1 stop
$111Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 26 - Wed, Apr 1
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 4:04 pm
MSY
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AUS
10h 04m
1 stop
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4:59 pm - 10:44 pm
AUS
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MSY
5h 45m
1 stop
$113Spirit Airlines
Tue, Feb 24 - Sat, Feb 28
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:20 am - 8:53 pm
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AUS
14h 33m
1 stop
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11:34 am - 8:55 pm
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MSY
9h 21m
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$114Spirit Airlines
Thu, Apr 16 - Sat, Apr 18
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6:15 am - 9:35 pm
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AUS
15h 20m
1 stop
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7:20 am - 11:08 pm
AUS
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MSY
15h 48m
1 stop
$118Spirit Airlines
Tue, Mar 3 - Tue, Mar 10
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6:20 am - 8:53 pm
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AUS
14h 33m
1 stop
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7:15 am - 8:55 pm
AUS
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MSY
13h 40m
1 stop
$119Spirit Airlines
Thu, Mar 5 - Mon, Mar 9
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7:27 pm - 10:29 am
MSY
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AUS
15h 02m
1 stop
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11:34 am - 8:55 pm
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9h 21m
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$120Spirit Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New Orleans to Austin flights

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

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Austin on a Friday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to New Orleans, you should consider flying back on a Wednesday, and avoid Thursdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans to Austin, 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 New Orleans to Austin is May, where tickets cost $157 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are January and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $377 and $239 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New Orleans to Austin?

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 $207, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Orleans to Austin?

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans to Austin, 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 New Orleans to Austin, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 61% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from New Orleans to Austin

 
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Harriet Baskas

Harriet Baskas

Expert on American Airlines and AUS

Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Blane Bachelor

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Blane Bachelor is a journalist and editor specializing in travel and aviation who writes regularly for top global outlets. Born and raised in Florida, Blane has worked and lived in four countries, including the Netherlands, where she’s currently based with her family. Her favorite way to get to know a new destination is by running or riding a bike around town – or hearing a spooky ghost story about local history. She will always choose the window seat.

Daniel Scheffler

Daniel Scheffler

Expert on MSY

Daniel Scheffler is a travel writer, podcaster, and producer. Born in Africa, bred in Europe and now living in America he has traveled to 140 countries (and all 50 U.S. states). Plus he has stayed at over 2500 hotels across the globe. His original shows Everywhere and Without Maps (available on Spotify) showcase his beliefs, travel is about humanity and sharing that beauty. And thus it reminds you that you shouldn’t believe everything you think.

Good to know

Low seasonDecember
Cheapest flight$49
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 13% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 3% increase in price.
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When to book flights from New Orleans to Austin

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FAQs for booking flights from New Orleans to Austin

  • What type of public transportation options are available to get me from the Austin Bergstrom Airport (AUS) to Austin?

    One of the best options for getting from the airport to the downtown area quickly is to travel aboard the Capital Metro bus route 20, which makes this trip in roughly 25 minutes.

  • If I plan on renting a car at the Austin Bergstrom Airport, where should I proceed after my flight?

    There are several major rental car companies that operate at this airport, and all of them have locations in the rental car facility that is just across the parking lot from the main terminal building. There is a shuttle service that will pick you up at the terminal building curbside and take you to the rental car center.

  • If I would like to stay at a hotel that is right on the airport property in Austin, are there any good choices?

    There are a couple of hotels that have a location right at the airport, and they include the Hyatt Place Austin Airport and the Hilton Austin Airport.

  • If I want to pick up a car from ride services like Uber or Lyft when I arrive at the airport in Austin, where should I proceed to meet my car?

    All rideshare car services, such as Uber and Lyft pick up passengers at the consolidated rental car facility right across the terminal building next to the red parking garage. If you prefer not to walk to this area, you can take the shuttle buses from curbside at the terminal building to the rental center.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New Orleans to Austin was $49 for a one-way ticket and $98 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

    New Orleans and Austin are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave New Orleans from New Orleans Louis Armstrong and will be arriving at Austin Bergstrom.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New Orleans to Austin?

    Alaska Airlines, American Airlines, Delta, and JetBlue offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New Orleans to Austin flight route.

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

    The Boeing 737 MAX 8 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New Orleans to Austin flight route.

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

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

  • On which days can I fly direct from New Orleans to Austin?

    There are nonstop flights from New Orleans to Austin on a daily basis.

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New Orleans to Austin are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $204 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 $157 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Orleans to Austin?

    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 New Orleans to Austin.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Austin from New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Austin?

    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 Austin with an airline and back to New Orleans with another airline. Booking your flights between New Orleans and AUS 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 New Orleans to Austin?

    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 Austin from New Orleans 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 New Orleans to Austin

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $128 or less one-way and $177 or less round-trip.
  • A very convenient way to travel from downtown New Orleans to the New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport (MSY) without driving your own car is to take the line 202 bus aboard New Orleans RTA, which can have you from the downtown area to the airport in around 32 minutes.
  • For travelers driving their own car to the airport in New Orleans wondering what parking options are available, there are both short and long-term lots and garages right at the terminal buildings. The airport offers an offsite economy garage that has a much lower daily rate for parking and has 24h shuttle service between the lot and the terminal buildings at the airport.
  • If you are flying out of the airport in New Orleans and you want to find a comfortable place to wait for your flight to Austin, try out one of The Club MSY lounges that offer very comfortable seating, choices for entertainment, plus plenty of food and beverage.
  • If you're traveling with a pet or a service animal from the airport in New Orleans, you'll find a pet relief area right past the security checkpoint inside the terminal building. There is also an outdoor area on level one right between the short-term parking garage and the terminal building.
  • Nursing mothers are going to love the fact that the New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport offers a nursing room that features comfortable seating, a changing table, as well as electrical outlets. There is a mother's room in each concourse of the airport right past the security checkpoints.

Prefer to fly direct from New Orleans to Austin?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Austin Bergstrom.
Find which airlines fly direct from New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport to Austin Bergstrom Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Austin Bergstrom

Monday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Tuesday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Wednesday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Thursday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Friday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Saturday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Sunday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

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Direct returns

Austin Bergstrom to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Monday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Tuesday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Wednesday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Thursday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Friday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Saturday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

Sunday

Delta, Southwest

Delta, Southwest

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from New Orleans to Austin

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New Orleans to Austin. 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.
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8.0
SouthwestOverall score based on 4280 reviews
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
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Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
MSY - PHX
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Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

No delays and arrived to destination 30 min early. Staff was super friendly.

Everything a cheap airline should be at normal airline rates.

Full cans of soda would be nice. A choice between two snacks would be appreciated.

Tried watching free movie and it kept freezing so I couldn’t finish.

I was re-booked onto another flight because my original flight was delayed and I would have missed my connector. I ended up in the “C” group after paying extra to be in the “A “ group on the original flight. At least if you’re going to re-book people, re-book them into the same group.

Excellent. Would encourage Southwest to keep current boarding procedures with free style seating. Makes for a fantastic experience

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

Comfort seating was on the tight side. Maybe it was a smaller plane(?)

I didn't take this flight. I changed the flight. Why am I getting surveys and notifications on flights that I change. Seems like a defect with Kayak.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Timing, quality of service, promptness and courtesy of the staff

It was last minute due to weather - considering - it was amazing! Good smiles, friendly staff and they were making sure we knew what was going on when and where.

delta last minute gave me a boarding pass for a different flight with no confirmation that they were changing it

The service from the flight attendants were of supreme quality. They greeted and treated everyone with a wide smile. This is totally absent nowadays. Kudos to them!!!!

Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

Very large passenger too space from my own seat. Arm board couldn’t be lowered because of his size. It wads very uncomfortable trip, as the flight was full couldn’t move anywhere having back pain because of the position in which I was the entire flight.

was sitting in the jet bridge for 10 minutes in -20 degree weather waiting for my bag

Delayed, toilets did not flush, pilot parked to far away from Gate

Check-in, boarding and the flight from Phoenix to Houston was quick and easy. The flight from Houston to Shreveport was delayed 5 hours. It was frustrating but I think United handled it the best they could.

The staff was hospitable and professional. The seat had a bit of wear. The winner shade was stuck 1/4 open. I received the best of both worlds. The morning sun was able to come in and blind the screen i was trying to use while at the same time it was too low to look out and enjoy the view. Rather embarrassing for a 1st class ticket.

United is an incompetent airline. They parked the plane on the tarmac for an hour after arriving because they “didn’t have a gate available” it was actually some sort of lie because as we de planed there were approximately 9 open and manned and empty gates that we walked past. Many people on the flight missed connections for the hour long sit on the tarmac. Utterly baffling and incompetent behavior from United flight ops.

I boarded flight UA#1318 at Sacramento International Airport going back to Houston TX. The flight was scheduled at 5:10am. I was able to check in virtually using the United Airlines app. When I entered the airport, there was no one outside assisting with checked bags as it was for Delta Airlines. Immediately upon entering, there was a LONG, EXTREMELY LONG line to the kiosks to get boarding passes. I stand in line to get boarding passes then had to move to ANOTHER EXTREMELY LONG line to get my bags checked in. While standing in this line, we noticed an agent taking customers to 3 at a time to her station to check their bags in. Lucky for me, she called me back, checked my bags for me and I was on my way. I then encountered another long line at the TSA check and to avoid I ending up having to sign up for CLEAR to bypass it. So glad, I did.,...Both of my flights were great with no issues, butthe check in progress at Bush Airport was so much smoother. Check-in at SMF airport needs to be anaylzed and corrected. Do better United, I know you can....thanks

Ot was overall fine. Left on time and had basic snacks. Weather was finicky but that’s not the airlines fault.

Even though we were delayed, we were able to make our connection

Crew and customer service were excellent. This flight also had plenty of leg room and seat mounted screens for entertainment. A very pleasant flight all around!

I was in first class. The outlets at my seat did not work. The plane was shabby and run down. I had prepurchsed a day subscription for internet that was not redeemable. I had to repurchase the internet for my flight and then it didn’t work anyway. Quite disappointed in what was supposed to be the launch of a great vacation.

Flight was good and crew was super polite. However, there were around 5 kids screaming the WHOLE 2 hours. I understand kids have to come but parents need to do something to control their children. They make the experience terrible, especially after finishing 16 hour shifts at the hospital I needed some sleep, which I did not get.

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