$40 Find Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Houston

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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 Houston, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$102
Overall average: $124
Frontier
Fri 2/20Sun 2/22
MSY - IAH • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$40
Typical prices: $96-$218
Frontier
Thu 2/12
MSY - IAH • Non-stop
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Southwest's two free checked bags benefit families.
HOU is closer to downtown than IAH for quicker access.
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Spirit Airlines
Cheapest • from $124 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 7.9 score
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MSY-HOU
Cheapest • 6% average savings
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Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Houston (MSY-HOU)

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

Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 22
Frontier Logo
1:58 pm - 3:28 pm
MSY
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IAH
1h 30mnonstop
Frontier Logo
4:23 pm - 5:38 pm
IAH
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MSY
1h 15mnonstop
$102Frontier
Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 22
Multiple Airlines Logo
1:58 pm - 3:28 pm
MSY
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IAH
1h 30mnonstop
Multiple Airlines Logo
4:20 pm - 10:54 pm
IAH
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MSY
6h 34m1 stop
$113Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jan 7 - Sat, Jan 10
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:40 am - 5:50 pm
MSY
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IAH
11h 10m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:38 am - 11:09 pm
IAH
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MSY
11h 31m1 stop
$123Spirit Airlines
Fri, Jan 16 - Fri, Jan 23
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:24 pm
MSY
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IAH
12h 24m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
5:27 pm - 10:58 pm
IAH
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MSY
5h 31m1 stop
$124Spirit Airlines
Thu, Jan 22 - Sun, Jan 25
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 7:24 pm
MSY
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IAH
12h 24m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:38 am - 11:09 pm
IAH
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MSY
11h 31m1 stop
$125Spirit Airlines
Tue, Jan 13 - Sat, Jan 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
7:00 am - 2:13 pm
MSY
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IAH
7h 13m1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
11:38 am - 11:09 pm
IAH
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MSY
11h 31m1 stop
$129Spirit Airlines
Fri, Feb 20 - Sun, Feb 22
Frontier Logo
1:58 pm - 3:28 pm
MSY
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IAH
1h 30mnonstop
Frontier Logo
4:23 pm - 5:38 pm
IAH
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MSY
1h 15mnonstop
$130Frontier
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
Southwest Logo
6:55 am - 8:20 am
MSY
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HOU
1h 25mnonstop
Southwest Logo
8:35 pm - 9:45 pm
HOU
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MSY
1h 10mnonstop
$171Southwest
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
Southwest Logo
2:55 pm - 8:15 pm
MSY
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HOU
5h 20m1 stop
Southwest Logo
8:35 pm - 9:45 pm
HOU
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MSY
1h 10mnonstop
$181Southwest
Tue, Jan 13 - Tue, Jan 20
American Airlines Logo
3:44 pm - 10:46 pm
MSY
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HOU
7h 02m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
12:47 pm - 5:08 pm
HOU
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MSY
4h 21m1 stop
$191American Airlines
Booking Insights

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

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

What is the cheapest New Orleans to Houston flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from New Orleans to Houston costs $210 on the route between New Orleans (MSY) and Houston Hobby Airport (HOU). Over the past month, this route was, on average, 6% cheaper than other New Orleans-Houston routes. The most popular route is between New Orleans (MSY) and Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH).

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Houston 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 Houston. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Saturday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from New Orleans to Houston, 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 Houston is May, where tickets cost $118 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $203 and $196 respectively.

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

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 Houston, 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 Houston, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 39% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 10 weeks before departure.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from New Orleans to Houston

 
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KAYAK teamed up with top travel experts to share the best tips for your journey.
Airlines
Spirit Airlines

Spirit's Big Front Seat offers 20-inch width and 11 inches more legroom.


Spirit's Wi-Fi offers gate-to-gate connectivity, with browsing and streaming packages.

United Airlines

United's Economy Plus offers up to 6 inches more legroom than standard economy seats.


Purchase Priority Boarding to ensure overhead bin space; it places you in Zone 2.

Southwest

Southwest offers free carry-on and personal item, but checked bags now incur fees.


Southwest's Rapid Rewards program offers unlimited rewards seats and no blackout dates.

Airports
MSY

MSY offers free Wi-Fi and charging stations throughout the airport, making it convenient for business travelers needing connectivity.

IAH

For quick access to ground transportation, IAH offers hotel shuttles and rideshares from Terminals A, B, and C.

HOU

HOU is closer to downtown than IAH, making rideshare options faster and cheaper for city access.

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Independent aviation journalist John Walton took his first flight at eight weeks old and hasn’t stopped travelling since. A world-renowned expert in airlines and the passenger experience, he writes in depth on aviation, is a resident expert on travel in Japan and France, and offers a uniquely queer perspective on travelling the world.

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Daniel Scheffler

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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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Yulia Denisyuk

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Yulia is a freelance journalist who’s dispatched from 90+ countries. Her work focuses on cultures, adventure trips and air travel, appearing in NatGeo, NYT, CNTraveler, and more. For past assignments, she’s stayed with nomads in Mongolia and learned the art of Imigongo in Rwanda. She’s based in Chicago; in winter she often questions that decision.

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Good to know

Cheapest flight$40
Flight from New Orleans to Houston George Bush Airport

When to book flights from New Orleans to Houston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from New Orleans to Houston based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated round-trip price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or round-trips with a duration up to 40 days. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs for booking flights from New Orleans to Houston

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from New Orleans to Houston was $40 for a one-way ticket and $102 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes

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

    New Orleans is served by only 1 airport and there are 2 airports in Houston. You will leave New Orleans from New Orleans Louis Armstrong and you will be arriving in Houston at one of these airports: Houston Hobby or Houston George Bush Intcntl.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

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

    Star Alliance is the only airline alliance operating flights between New Orleans and Houston.

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

    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 Houston.

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

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

    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 Houston with an airline and back to New Orleans with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from New Orleans to Houston?

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

Prefer to fly direct from New Orleans to Houston?

 
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 Houston.
Find which airlines fly direct from New Orleans Louis Armstrong Airport to Houston, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Houston

Monday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

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Direct returns

Houston to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Monday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Tuesday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Wednesday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Thursday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Friday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Saturday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

Sunday

Southwest, United Airlines, Frontier

Southwest, United Airlines, +1 more

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New Orleans to Houston. 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 Houston? 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
Airline reviews

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

10.0 ExcellentIlevba, Nov 2025
DCA - DAL
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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

Was good. I miss the free 2 checked bags. That was part of what made Southwest special

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.

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.

Armrest controller on my seat 35D and nextbooennseat 35E did not work right. Hard to press buttons to recognize and 35D had constantnpressure either upmost down somit was nearly impossible to make selections. .

I flew with my dog and had already purchased my dog’s ticket. Even that morning I had called costumer service to insure that my husband and I had seats together since the website was giving me an error when choosing our seats and the representative mentioned our dog. I showed up early to the airport and when I got to the gate and we started boarding I was help back and told that I was supposed to have a yellow tag and that I should have checked in at the counter for them to give me that tag. I was not aware of this, the representative on the phone did not say anything. Nor did I see it anywhere in the checking process online, so if you travel with a pet and are not checking in luggage, just know that you still have to go to the check in counter when arriving at the airport unless you want to be the last one to board and not have room for your carry on in the overhead bins. Other than that, I had a great experience.

This flight was perfect. No complaints and only the highest regard for the crew and ground staff and how they executed perfectly. I fly a lot with United and would request predictability and transparency in their operations instead of last minute changes.

This is for UA2274 from Houston to Sacramento. The flight was delayed arriving due to mechanical issues so we left about 3 hours later than scheduled. When boarding the plane the temperature inside was excessive - likely close to 100. Pilot apologized and said it was going to improve at altitude, which it did. But before that I honestly thought there might have been more delays removing passengers made ill from the heat. We were delayed leaving due to another mechanical issue. There was not water on the plane due to a panel that was not secured. They did that quickly, but the combination of mechanical issues was rather disturbing and did not reflect well on United.

United sent me a mileage plus number last year but that number is invalid so I can’t use it to check into flights or collect mileage. There is human to speak about the problem, only computers who keep asking me if I am using the correct email. It’s so frustrating and I cannot resolve it.

My baby was crying uncontrollably for the longest time and the entire crew was SO supportive, I’m so appreciative of them. Thank you so much for the support during an exhausting moment. We got very lucky.

Uncomfortable seats and tiny tray table. Expensive snacks. Flight was on time and crew was pleasant but take me back to Southwest!

For the price I could have taken a “name brand” airline. No drink no snack and constant emails trying to get addition money for EVERYTHING other airlines include in the price. It looks cheaper but it’s Judy bait and switch and emails non stop!

Excessive fees for flight delays. What a Scam. I was not able to attend the wedding I needed to go.

My luggage didn’t arrive at LAX, so that wasn’t a good experience.

I didn't order food. I requested a Tomato juice and was given a boody mary mix. The serve needs to warn the customer what their given. It wasn't a huge deal, but I wasted $4.50.

EVERYTHING! It was so bad that I will be filing a claim for reimbursement for my seat as I could not fully sit in it due to an obese person being next to me and spilling over into my "space." And my personal item in the overhead been got crushed between two suitcases, so now my business laptop has been damaged beyond repair. Also, it was expensive! Since you pay for EVERYTHING, the cost of the trip was probably more than if you I used an airline that was not discounted. I will NEVER fly Spirit Airlines again!

One of worst experienc my family have every had with this airline. I was informed my Kayak that my flight was delayed and that my family will not make it to houston for our connecting flight. I contacted Spirit customer service to get my family on a later flight due to the delay in Vagas and them not making their connecting flight. The customer rep keep telling me that the flight from vagas is on time and not delayed. She even make to go to the spirit app on my phone and show me how to look up weather or not the flight was delayed. The app showed "on time" 20 minutes later when my family arrived at the airport for their flight, they were told that the flight was delayed and she will not make her connecting flight. I call spirit airline customer support again that night and spoke to another rep who apologize for his collegue and he told me that my family will receive a credit for this, this was on Saturday I still have not received the credit or an email letting me know when I will be credited for this inconvenience. This is not good business and it need to be fixed.

It was very bad it got delayed by 2 hours.Never going to travel with spirit airlines in future.

I wanted to upgrade my seat because I’m 6’2 and never have enough leg room for my comfort. They upgraded my seat for free putting me in an emergency exit seat. I was very comfortable

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