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$60 Find Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Detroit

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Cheapest round-trip
$126
Typical prices: $543-$203
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Cheapest non-stop
$263
Typical prices: $409-$259
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Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Detroit (MSY-DTW)

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

Tue, May 12 - Tue, May 19
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5:21 pm - 5:20 pm
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6:50 am - 4:21 pm
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10h 31m
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$126Frontier
Tue, May 5 - Sat, May 9
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11h 21m
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$128Frontier
Fri, May 1 - Mon, May 4
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$134Frontier
Wed, May 13 - Sat, May 16
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$138Frontier
Fri, May 22 - Mon, May 25
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Sat, May 9 - Sat, May 16
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$143Frontier
Fri, May 29 - Tue, Jun 2
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$146Frontier
Fri, May 8 - Mon, May 11
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Mon, Jun 1 - Wed, Jun 10
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$153Frontier
Thu, May 28 - Mon, Jun 1
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KAYAK's insights & trends for New Orleans to Detroit flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from New Orleans to Detroit 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport departing in May.

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

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

When flying from New Orleans to Detroit, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to New Orleans, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Wednesdays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New Orleans to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is October, where tickets cost $159 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $459 and $378 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New Orleans to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

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 $359, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New Orleans to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 32% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

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When to book flights from New Orleans to Detroit

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

  • Apart from DTW, which other airport can I choose to arrive in Detroit?

    Currently, Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) is the main airport in Detroit, especially for flights coming from New Orleans. However, you can fly to Detroit via one of the other three airports located near DTW. These airports include Detroit (DTT), Willow Run (YIP), and Detroit City (DET).

  • Where do I board my flight from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MYS)?

    MSY has one terminal with 35 gates and three concourses. Ticketing and departures are located on Level 3. This is where you will obtain your flight ticket before heading to Level 2 where TSA Security Screening is located. Once you are done with baggage scrutiny and security clearance, you will be free to board your flight from New Orleans to Detroit through one of its countless gates.

  • Does DTW provide Animal Relief Areas?

    Yes. You can find Animal Relief Areas at Detroit Metro Airport. These areas are strategically located both inside and outside the airport terminals. The McNamara Terminal provides up to two Animal Relief Areas with one located on the Lower Level just outside the International Arrivals. The other one is found within the terminal (post-security) next to Gate A-34. Always look out for the sign, “Pet/Service Animal Relief Area” once you arrive at DTW with your pet.

  • Where do I find facilities for passengers with reduced mobility at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport?

    The MYS is free of architectural barriers to travelers with limited mobility. Handicap-accessible routes are provided throughout the airport to facilitate the free movement of passengers with limited mobility. Wheelchair assistance is available upon request from gate agents or the airline ticket counter located on Level 1. Other facilities for passengers with various disabilities at MYS include visual paging, TTY calls, TSA cares, Hidden Disabilities Program, and adult changing tables in the companion/family care rooms on Level 2.

  • What is the cheapest flight from New Orleans to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New Orleans to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was $60 for a one-way ticket and $126 for a round-trip.

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

    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 Detroit?

    New Orleans and Detroit are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave New Orleans from New Orleans Louis Armstrong and will be arriving at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.

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

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

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

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

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

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between New Orleans and Detroit.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New Orleans to Detroit are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $318 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 $344 and an overall rating of 7.9.

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

    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 Detroit.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Detroit 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 Detroit?

    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 Detroit with an airline and back to New Orleans with another airline. Booking your flights between New Orleans and DTW 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 Detroit?

    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 Detroit 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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $235 or less one-way and $359 or less round-trip.
  • You are likely to fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) and arrive at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). Regardless of your scheduled flight time, make sure to arrive at MSY at least 2 hours earlier to avoid the last-minute rush as this is a busy airport in New Orleans.
  • You can effortlessly access MSY from downtown New Orleans using I-10 West before exiting at Loyola Drive. Head straight to Terminal Drive and follow directions on the signage to get to the parking options and departure curb before starting your boarding process. Refer to the airport's real-time flight information display system for more guidance while waiting for your flight to Detroit.
  • Whether you are traveling for business or pleasure, flights from New Orleans to Detroit will take care of your travel needs at affordable rates. You may opt for economy class to save on flight tickets or settle for business class to enjoy maximum relaxation during your journey. Business class airlines such as Spirit Airlines, American Airlines, and Southwest Airlines assure you extra space for stretching or sleeping while traveling on this flight route.
  • Once you arrive at Detroit Metropolitan Way County Airport, get to one of its three concourses to access restaurants and shops. Likewise, you can move from one terminal to another using the Terminal-to-Terminal/Westin shuttle that connects passengers to Evans and McNamara Terminal before exiting the airport.
  • You may access downtown Detroit using available transportation just outside the main terminal building. Car rental services are also available at pocket-friendly rates. Follow the signs to Ground Transportation and board a courtesy shuttle to the car rental campus at the Northeast corner of DTW on Lucas Drive.

Prefer to fly direct from New Orleans to Detroit?

 
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 Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.
Find which airlines fly direct from New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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

 
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The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

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The entire travel day was a disaster from beginning to end. Woke up at two in the morning to make it to San Juan airport in time for a 5:30 am flight to Milwaukee which connected in Baltimore. Massive delays lead to me missing original connection out of Baltimore. Sixteen hours of delays/rebooking/layover time later, arrived in Milwaukee to find that only one of two checked bags made it there (despite the fact that Southwest brought another 737 jet to San Juan to fly us out to our original Baltimore connection—-not squeezed into another booked flight). The flight from Baltimore to Milwaukee was barely half full, so there was no logical reason to ship my bags out of Baltimore on a different flight to Chicago to then ship to Milwaukee. Southwest decided that my bags should not have been on the same connecting flight I WAS ON to Milwaukee, and then proceeded to accidentally leave my larger bag with the important items in Chicago. Terrible logic and support all around. Extremely angered and disappointed with SW. What a clownish operation your company has become!

It was as expected and I was grateful for the wheel chair help and ease of use.

One of the best airlines for fast boarding, on time arrivals, and top notch service!

The new seat assignment thing is wierd. If you don’t pay for a seat they always assign you a middle seat regardless of how many people are on the flight. Idk… the new company that bought Southwest is trying to make it more profitable, but I’m just not seeing it. The flight attendants aren’t having as much fun anymore. It just feels like the airline is slowly dying. IMO. We shall see if Southwest is the next Toy’s R Us.

Terrible. Even though there’s assigned seating now, they are still the slowest boarding airline of anyone.

The Air hostess were very rude on my flight from Houston to Austin . Their regular communication itself felt a they are shouting at people.

Communication about the delayed flight was poor. We were told to move gates three times but that was bad information. We went from gate 128 to gate 126 and then to gate 123 and back to gate 126. Communication about the delay was bad. Ended up being 1 1/2 hour late getting home.

Plane was late. Zero service for 2+ hour flight and it was not that bumpy.

It was good from LAX to Phoenix, But the connection in Phoenix to Tulsa was not that great. The staff on both flights were great. The choice of free entertainment was ok nothing to brag about. The 45 min delay because of some electrical issue wasn't great from Phoenix to Tulsa. We sat there with hardly any air, The seat I had was between windows so the side of the plane pushed in on you. My being a bigger man it then made the seating area uncomfortable. The seats on the plane had no power to connect to recharge your phone or anything. I would recommend that they should look into a slot or clamp to hold your phone to enjoy while watching the entertainment choices hands-free. Also make it possible to raise the inner seat by the window be able to raise the arm rest up to make more room for larger people to set more comfortably. I would also say other then that stop price gouging the airfare or nickel and diming everything. Not fair for people having to fly for emergencies and be paying for higher prices due to the season or holidays. Your making your money either way and the cost of flying is still going to be the same regardless if there's 100 people or 200 people.

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

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Everything could have benn better. Short fly, no food, no entertainment and no wifi.

On the return flight, flight attendant Britt went out of her way to inform passengers that several of us had tight connections.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

Kayak botched up the booking, i had to call delta and fix. In the process Delta failed to honor my comfort plus seat assignment that i had previously.

First class is comfortable. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax compared to coach.

No pilots so we were two hours late taking off and then no gate agents when we arrived in Salt Lake.

Absolutely no communication on why there's a delay and multiple flight time reschedules. I would have canceled the flight and drove back home if I known it was going to be rescheduled 3 or 4 times.

Extremely disappointed with Delta. They canceled flight last minute and then I rebooked the other flights and with which were delayed as well

The flight was flying with 30% capacity. The flight my seat from preferred seating to back of the seat. Even though i can understand that this was to balance the flight weight. The flight attendance decided to do the serving near my seat and in the middle , their noices woke me up from sleep , when i realized that the service has ended and when they were going back asked for a coffee, for which they answered they have completed teh service in my location. That really upset me as they woke me up and also rejected the coffee i asked. I ended up landing with a headache, thanks to the crew that screwed up my travel

They didn’t put my luggage on my transfer so I had to spend the night in Detroit. They said my luggage would be here in the morning and they’re still searching for it. It did not arrive apparently.

We were delayed and the bag charge fees are very expensive.

The flight was supposed to leave at 6:22pm we are just now leaving the gate after deplaning twice at 1:07am.

Food and entertainment see irrelevant to rate them as that’s not really an option anymore. The flight was fast and friendly. The plane was immaculately clean.

I was in the airport when I'll check the status of my flight and it was canceled and without any reason. The worst of the worst ...

Delayed 11 hours with two being on our destinations tarmac, no compensation or refund and was told I would actually get charged a $200 cancellation fee if I decided to switch airlines for my return flight. For their inconvenience they gave a $10 meal voucher to split between two people in a airport.

Absolutely terrible, flight was cancelled and we missed our cruise. Will never fly Spirit again.

Staff was good! Didn't like how slow the luggage return was

I was waiting in line for the restroom onboard, the flight attendant told me to step back two rows and stay on the carpet. She was rude and I expected a tik tok experience with me getting thrown off the plane. She was rude and frankly there was no where else to stand.

Terrible. Spirit cancelled the flight with 3 hours notice and were absolutely no help getting another flight. Had to make my own reservation on another airline and arrived in Dallas 12 hours later.

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