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Cheap Flights from New Orleans to California

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$227
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$284
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$187
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$321
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$373
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$322
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$383
Arcata
Arcata2 stops$400
Reno
Reno1 stop$250
Los Angeles
Los Angelesnonstop$227
San Francisco
San Francisco1 stop$284
San Diego
San Diego1 stop$187
San Jose
San Jose1 stop$321
Palm Springs
Palm Springs1 stop$373
Fresno
Fresno1 stop$322
Bakersfield
Bakersfield1 stop$383
Arcata
Arcata2 stops$400
Reno
Reno1 stop$250

Book Cheap New Orleans to California Plane Tickets

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

Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Aug 31
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:27 pm - 10:39 am
MSY
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SAN
19h 12m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:33 pm - 4:24 pm
SAN
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MSY
17h 51m
1 stop
$187Alaska Airlines
Tue, Aug 25 - Mon, Aug 31
Alaska Airlines Logo
5:27 pm - 10:39 am
MSY
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SAN
19h 12m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:33 pm - 4:24 pm
SAN
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MSY
17h 51m
1 stop
$187Alaska Airlines
Mon, Aug 31 - Wed, Sep 9
Frontier Logo
5:41 pm - 3:41 pm
MSY
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SAN
24h 00m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
10:00 am - 3:46 pm
SAN
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MSY
27h 46m
2 stops
$212Frontier
Fri, Sep 11 - Wed, Sep 30
Frontier Logo
5:26 pm - 8:18 am
MSY
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SAN
16h 52m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:04 pm - 4:31 pm
SAN
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MSY
19h 27m
2 stops
$217Frontier
Fri, Dec 25 - Sat, Jan 2
Breeze Airways Logo
8:05 pm - 10:18 pm
MSY
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LAS
4h 13mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
11:35 pm - 5:10 am
LAS
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MSY
3h 35mnonstop
$222Breeze Airways
Sun, Aug 9 - Fri, Aug 21
Breeze Airways Logo
8:05 pm - 9:55 pm
MSY
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LAS
3h 50mnonstop
Breeze Airways Logo
11:25 pm - 5:00 am
LAS
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MSY
3h 35mnonstop
$222Breeze Airways
Tue, Aug 25 - Tue, Sep 1
Delta Logo
8:08 am - 10:05 am
MSY
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LAX
3h 57mnonstop
Delta Logo
6:40 am - 12:32 pm
LAX
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MSY
3h 52mnonstop
$297Delta
Tue, Jan 5 - Wed, Jan 20
Delta Logo
2:55 pm - 5:16 pm
MSY
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LAX
4h 21mnonstop
Delta Logo
12:00 pm - 5:39 pm
LAX
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MSY
3h 39mnonstop
$297Delta
Tue, Aug 18 - Wed, Aug 19
Southwest Logo
3:10 pm - 5:10 pm
MSY
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LAX
4h 00mnonstop
Southwest Logo
10:30 am - 4:15 pm
LAX
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MSY
3h 45mnonstop
$297Southwest
Tue, Sep 29 - Tue, Oct 6
Southwest Logo
3:10 pm - 5:10 pm
MSY
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LAX
4h 00mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:55 am - 2:35 pm
LAX
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MSY
3h 40mnonstop
$297Southwest
Booking Insights

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

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

How much is a round-trip flight from New Orleans to California?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from New Orleans to California departing in August.

Flight prices are typical for this route right now.

Flights to California from New Orleans usually cost between $198 and $395 in August.
The lowest price found in the past 5 days was $227 on Breeze Airways (Aug 19-Aug 26).

What is the cheapest New Orleans to California flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to California from New Orleans found in the last 5 days was to Los Angeles, at $161 round-trip. The most popular route is from New Orleans (MSY) to Los Angeles (LAX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $161.

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

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

The cheapest time of day to fly to California is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $291 on average. Morning departures are around 30% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to California is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $504.

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

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 $387, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans to California, 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 California is October, when tickets cost $319 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are May and November, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $424 and $404 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 California, 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 California, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 37% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 8 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$99
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 1% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 19% lower on average.
Flight from New Orleans to San Diego

FAQs - booking California flights

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

    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 California.

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

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

    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 New Orleans to California 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 New Orleans to California?

    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 New Orleans to California up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to California

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found tickets from New Orleans to the following destinations at these prices or less: Las Vegas $162 one-way - $252 round-trip; Los Angeles $169 one-way - $239 round-trip

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New Orleans to California. 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 New Orleans to California? 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.
8.2
Breeze AirwaysOverall score based on 303 reviews
8.7Crew
8.2Comfort
8.3Boarding
6.7Entertainment
6.7Food
Airline reviews

Flying with this airline is a true nightmare. We got delayed than stranded on layovers due to maintenance issues both ways of our flight and there’s no way to communicate with anyone other than AI bots that are absolutely useless. Never again.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Jul 2026
HVN - MSY
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Flying with this airline is a true nightmare. We got delayed than stranded on layovers due to maintenance issues both ways of our flight and there’s no way to communicate with anyone other than AI bots that are absolutely useless. Never again.

Flight was great except for lunatic lady and her mother sitting middle/window who went nuts when the woman on the aisle wouldn’t stand up right away to let them out even though the aisle was full. Police had to be called. Some people just shouldn’t be allowed to fly.

Flight attendants were wonderful. Seats were comfortable “Nicest” bundle). No screens or meal, but it is a budget airline.

it is an economy airline so lack of perks expected .. however an efficient board, clean plane, pleasant crew and an early arrival for half the price of full service airline

Very quick and easy process from check in to deboarding and baggage claim. Crew was professional and friendly. Flight was smooth and on time. Very convenient for short flights.

It was easy and very comfortable! The crew was accommodating and cheerful. I enjoyed myself!

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.

I was surprised with Breeze Airlines. It was my first time flying with them, and I was hesitant. It was a great experience. The seats are really comfortable. You have much more space than other airlines, and they are better quality seats. The service was amazing, and we landed almost an hour before schedule. It was an amazing experience; I really recommend Breeze Airlines.

I like that the price is right! The airplane is clean and the staff is friendly. We landed safely, so that is always a gold star in my book! Great job!

Everything was on-time and easy breezy. Good prices and good service. Polite and helpful crew members.

One major problem that was very unprofessional and uncalled for. Plane landed and we had to wait 20 minutes to get off the plane since they were waiting for someone to come to the gate to drive the jetway. Southwest couldn't have someone available and waiting for the plane to land? Is there only one person in Hobby airport who knows to drive the jetway? Was he at lunch? In the bar? Uncomfortable and uncalled for!

if I was good. Not happy that I have to pay extra money to get the seat I need for lake room, but I guess that’s a sign of the times.

no service at all due to turbulence. they should've at least given us snacks, there were only 10 people on the entire flight.

Had a great flight. Delayed takeoff, but comfortable. Snacks were good.

Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

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

After a 3 hour layover in Denver my flight was delayed over 5 hours! No explanation; no assistance; no offer to provide compensation; no one at Southwest was willing to offer any assistance. 8 hours in the Denver airport - ridiculous!

Boarding was a little late, but made up for it. It was quick to taxi to the runway, since it's a smallish airport.

Delta is always late. Ruined our first day of a short vacation. Timing is important. We pay to stay on an itinerary

The Atlanta airport had thunderstorms, which caused our flight to be delayed by multiple hours. Once we were able to board.the gate agent was rude and was trying to rush us onto the plane because the team in the plane was about to run out of hours once we were all aboard the plane they ran into an issue where the catering truck was filling up the back of the plane and they left and had to come back because they didn’t fill it up all the way, causing even more of a delay. My seat was very tight. I didn’t have a lot of legroom overall this was a miserable experience.

We never made it on this flight because we missed our connection due to o delayed flight from Jackson.

We got stuck on the tarmac taxiing after landing early so we didn’t get off the plane until an hour later than we thought we would

It was okay. We were delayed for weather reasons, but the pilots and the flight control staff figured a way around the storm and were able to get us to Los Angeles safely. Not all the staff members were polite, but the entertainment on the flight was good.

MSY had lots of coffee/breakfast options for morning flights. Bathrooms were clean. Lots of filling stations for water bottles. Delta flight was on time. The plane was clean. The staff was friendly and efficient.

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Horrible. Faucet in sink not working, wifi not working. Didn’t bring food or snacks

On this flight I felt the food offering was not as complete as on previous flights. The tomato salad was a bit off and there was nothing additional such a bread or butter. The breakfast was only one option, so you either ate what they had or ate nothing. The crew was efficient, but most seemed frustrated throughout the flight. The flight arrived early and was obstacle-free, so I’m overall quite happy, but the shine in the rest of the experience just wasn’t there.

It feels like the seats are getting tighter. Was towards the back so maybe they’ve been like this for a while.

The SFO lounge closes at 12 midnight. My flight took off at 2AM

Delayed 2 hours while stuck on the aircraft. If the luggage was properly loaded the first time we probably wouldn’t have been delayed at all

Flight be on time would be a good start. Then train your flight attendants to be attentive and friendly. This time they completely forgot my row for the measly snack! United, do better!

It was a short, comfortable flight. It did leave an hour late due to the pilot having to be replaced (family emergency) but that didn’t inconvenience myself & my friend. The situation was explained, eventually.

The flight was officially delayed 3 times, and was actually later than that. Combined, it was a 3 hour delay, but there was no recognition (miles, voucher, etc). The crew seemed stressed. The captain sounded nervous in his announcements. The flight itself was smooth and uneventful.

They canceled our flight and left us stranded to figure it out

Not worth the price of premium class ticket paid, felt more like steerage.

The plane boarded and deplaned twice before the crew timed out. Flight was 7 hours late departing. Horrible experience!

They rerouted flight to LAX. Offered nothing but a 5 hr drive to SBP. No compensation. No regards to our healthy and safety.

Check-in was a little worrying cause we didn't get seat #'s until we asked the flight attendants at the desk. We were concerned that they overbooked the flight. But everything else was great.

Flight was delayed three times and we had an international connecting flight which we would’ve missed but AA manage to find us a flight that allowed us to catch and we made our international flight. However, due to the flight change, I’m in Amman, Jordan missing all 4 bags. It’s been a nightmare. Been waiting since June 17 and today is June 20th. Still without luggage. Customer service wait times are two hours and I get disconnected while waiting. I’ll update when/if my luggage arrives. Every day is costing money in a hotel in Amman. I can’t continue my trip to Palestine until the luggage arrives. Then, I will be updating my review.

Boarding on time and fight was early but they didn't let us off the plane on time so we missed our connecting flight to Japan.

There was a delay that affected all passengers with connecting flights.

Had to wait a long time for wheelchair in Dallas

Horrible. 4 hrs delayed with no explanation for the multiple push outs of time. Wi-Fi didn’t work properly and air vent above seat was partially clogged. Bathroom sink did not work. Anything else you want to know?

28 hour delay at Fort Worth/Dallas airport, part due to weather which was unavoidable, but various other reasons - no pilot, no fa, mechanical problem, plane too small, too big, crew out of flying time, seat configuration problems.... endless and hourly updates with a different excuse. Finally told us about 3.00 am, that the flight was delayed to hours later.

LIT to DFW - 3 hours late; the entire plane had been boarded before they told us there was a delay due to a weather-related ground stop in Dallas. DFW to MAY - 2+ hours late due to A/C needing to be repaired after everyone had boarded, then when we finally reach the runway, the First Officer timed out and we had to taxi all the way back to the gate and wait for a new one. I arrived in New Orleans 5+ hours later than I should have. Return flights were completely cancelled; rebooked through the app to fly through CLT instead of DFW. MSY to CLT had no issues, but CLT to LIT was delayed 1.25 hrs because flight attendants had not arrived to the airport yet. At least they didn’t make us all sit on the plane to wait for them. I should have driven.

Nice aircraft. Plane was PACKED full and distance between seats was tight. Had it been more than a two hour flight it would not have been tolerable. I had much more knee space on the JetBlue flight I went out on.

Flight attendants had no personality! The looked miserable! My seat was broken in first class. I can’t believe how American Airlines changed. 😞

Seats are so small now that if you are in a middle seat, you will likely have your neighbors arm, leg or shoulder in your space. Even in an Economy Plus seat, the width of the seat is only for average people. I’m small and shared my full fare seat with the large man next to me

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