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$75 Find Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport

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$121
Overall average: $262
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Typical prices: $170-$337
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Cheap Flights from New Orleans to O'Hare Intl (MSY-ORD)

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

Thu, Apr 9 - Sun, Apr 12
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$121Spirit Airlines
Thu, Apr 9 - Sun, Apr 12
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Sat, Apr 11 - Tue, Apr 14
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Wed, Apr 1 - Tue, Apr 7
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$130Spirit Airlines
Wed, Apr 1 - Wed, Apr 8
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Wed, Apr 8 - Sat, Apr 11
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Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for New Orleans to O'Hare Intl flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New Orleans to O'Hare Intl 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 Chicago O'Hare Airport?

The average price of all round-trip flights from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to Chicago O'Hare Airport on a Friday and more expensive on a Tuesday. 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 Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport is June, where tickets cost $197 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $292 and $270 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

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 Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, 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 Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 43% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from New Orleans to O'Hare Intl

 
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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.

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Low seasonFebruary
Cheapest flight$75
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
Flight from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport

When to book flights from New Orleans to O'Hare Intl

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New Orleans to O'Hare Intl 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 New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport was $75 for a one-way ticket and $121 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New Orleans and Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    New Orleans airport is called New Orleans Louis Armstrong and the only airport in Chicago O'Hare Airport is Chicago O'Hare Intl.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    American Airlines, JetBlue, Delta, Air Canada, and Alaska Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    Star Alliance, and oneworld are the airline alliances operating flights between New Orleans and Chicago O'Hare Airport, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    There are nonstop flights from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New Orleans to Chicago, United Airlines or American Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New Orleans to Chicago are United Airlines and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $280 and an overall rating of 7.4, United Airlines is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $280 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport with an airline and back to New Orleans with another airline. Booking your flights between New Orleans and ORD 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 Chicago O'Hare Airport?

    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 Chicago O'Hare Airport 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 Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $174 or less one-way and $275 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New Orleans to Chicago O'Hare Airport?

 
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 Chicago O'Hare Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport to Chicago O'Hare Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Chicago O'Hare Intl

Monday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Tuesday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Wednesday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Thursday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Friday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Saturday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Sunday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Direct returns

Chicago O'Hare Intl to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Monday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Friday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines,Spirit Airlines,United Airlines

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from New Orleans to O'Hare Intl

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New Orleans to Chicago. 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 O'Hare Intl? 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.
7.4
United AirlinesOverall score based on 9432 reviews
7.3Comfort
7.1Entertainment
6.6Food
8.1Crew
7.7Boarding
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Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

10.0 ExcellentDr. Joseph, Feb 2026
DCA - ORD
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Wonderful. Quick boarding. Early departure and we arrived 30 minutes early at our destination. Unfortunately, when you arrive early, there is still a departing aircraft at our gate. We had to park for 30 minutes until the gate was clear. So our early arrival was not really early at the gate. Otherwise it was a quick and smooth flight. Appreciated the efficiency.

Crew was great (professional, attentive, prompt). Snacks for 4 hrs flight is deplorable.

United Airlines is my preferred airlines and I am thankful for Gary who also help support me on the phone to switch my flight literally last min.

Seated dude next to me even though lots of empty rows. But main thing was we sat on the tarmac after landing for 30 minutes because of, in the words of the dude who sat next to me, “operational incompetence”. We got changing directions about where to pick up gate checked bags. Pilot and flight attendant were awesome though.

It was a pretty standard flight... until the almost hour and a half spent on the taxi way. I get that the weather has been poor but the delay had nothing to do with the weather and more to do with a plane with several issues tying up the gate. I get that that happens from time to time but this has been EVERY flight I've been on for the past 5 years and I fly 3 to 5 times a year. This isn't just United... it's American, it's Delta. It's an issue with the entire industry. I work for UPS and packages on a cargo plane get better service than people do these days. Anymore I HATE flying.

Perfect flight. Smooth flight. Arrived 20 minutes early at destination. Excellent service.

The flights were on time which was great give. It was holiday travel season and there’d been some weather issues. The only complaint and this is every time with United is the terrible seat design. The head rest is not built for comfort and having my neck bent forward for a cross country trip reminded me while I try not to take United flights as a rule.

Everything was absolutely wonderful from check in to baggage claim. Staff was very professional and sweet. Will definitely recommend United to family and friends.

They did the one thing that really matters - got to Chicago early.

The flight was on time. I generally don’t drink or eat on short flights and the seats were good and the flight attendants were friendly. That’s all I expect

There was no inflight service. Once we landed we were delayed to find a gate for an hour and a half which was 1/2 the total time in the air.

The chicken wrap was tiny ($13 for what looked like a 1/3 of a normal wrap?) and disgusting.

It was good experience this time. The flight was on time.

There was a delay with the plan which cause the flight to leave later and once arrived in Chicago there was another delay and some passengers missed their connecting flights

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.

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.

Waiting for gate in RDU for more than 20mins is crazy.

American Airlines was great and worked very hard to change my ticket so I could get an earlier, direct flight back to Dallas. However, I was informed that Kayak made mistakes with my itinerary and classified my ticket as desiring to be on the earlier flight instead of taking the necessary step of calling AA to get me on the standby list. This ended up keeping me from being added to the standby list and delayed me getting home by 6 hours. I am happy to discuss this further with Kayak so they can correct their procedures so this won't happen again.

Waited for oxygen tanks for 30 minutes after boarding was complete.

We flew in first class. The crew did not offer drinks before the flight took off, but they treated us well during the flight. The food was excellent. There was actually too much food served, but it was nice to have all the options.

Like Spirit but bad that you have to pay for water 🙃

If there are delays, it takes less than a minute for a Spirit employee to make an announcement. It’s very simple.

For a change, friendly staff at check-in and in flight.

Delayed both in takeoff and landing, trash plane no amenities, I've said it before but I'll never fly Spirit again.

It’s was a cheap flight and they got us there safely. It’s just their whole business model that make the experience “meh.” They make you paranoid about whether your personal item is too big. They make you paranoid about being crammed into a middle seat at the back of the plane. They purposely cram people together leaving multiple rows completely empty and even after the door closes the FA’s announce that everyone has to sit in their assigned seat. We knew what we were buying and in that regard we got a cheap and safe flight but it felt like they do their best to take any enjoyment out of the experience. That’s all on management, not the crew.

The flight was delayed for unknown reasons while other airlines weren’t. It was very frustrating.

Everything was good. On time, boarding fast, flight attendants friendly.

Spirit has always and will always stink. Absolute worst airline around.

Not seat assigned because overbooking. We could go because some people decided to give their seats.

The flights were very uncomfortable the seats don't have much leg room at all and they are pretty hard as well.

More inflight connection. And leg space is horrible. And the paying for baggage I'd ridiculous!!!

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

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