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Cheap Flights from Oakland to New Orleans (OAK-MSY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Oakland to New Orleans 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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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
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6:00 am - 4:25 pmOAK-MSY
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9:42 pm - 7:38 amMSY-OAK
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Mon, Sep 8 - Fri, Sep 12
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6:30 am - 8:50 pmOAK-MSY
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7:45 am - 1:34 pmMSY-OAK
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Thu, Sep 11 - Sun, Sep 14
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6:30 am - 8:50 pmOAK-MSY
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Thu, Oct 23 - Mon, Oct 27
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6:00 am - 5:21 amOAK-MSY
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8:55 pm - 11:32 pmMSY-OAK
28h 37m1 stop
$183Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 15
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6:30 am - 8:50 pmOAK-MSY
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8:55 pm - 11:32 pmMSY-OAK
28h 37m1 stop
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Thu, Oct 2 - Sun, Oct 5
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6:30 am - 8:50 pmOAK-MSY
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7:45 am - 1:34 pmMSY-OAK
7h 49m1 stop
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Thu, Sep 11 - Mon, Sep 15
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6:30 am - 8:50 pmOAK-MSY
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9:57 pm - 1:34 pmMSY-OAK
17h 37m2 stops
$192Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Oct 18 - Mon, Oct 20
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8:33 am - 5:21 amOAK-MSY
18h 48m1 stop
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8:55 pm - 7:38 amMSY-OAK
12h 43m1 stop
$193Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Sep 5 - Thu, Sep 11
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6:30 am - 8:50 pmOAK-MSY
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7:45 am - 1:34 pmMSY-OAK
7h 49m1 stop
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Thu, Oct 30 - Mon, Nov 3
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8:33 am - 5:21 amOAK-MSY
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9:42 pm - 7:38 amMSY-OAK
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Expert advice for your flight from Oakland to New Orleans

 
Snippets provided in this section are AI-generated based on a summarization of KAYAK-commissioned articles. The articles are presented as-is, for general informational purposes only, and may not be up-to-date. The opinions contained in the articles are original to the author and reflect their authentic experience, which may vary significantly from the experience of others.
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OAK's compact size makes it easy to navigate, minimizing stress despite busy security lines. Plan for an extra half hour to clear security smoothly.

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At MSY, rideshare cars and taxis are easily accessible outside Level 1, door 7, for a quick 30-minute ride to the French Quarter.

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

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

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Planning a trip from Oakland to New Orleans? KAYAK’s data-powered insights will help you find cheap flights. Learn the best time to fly, how early to book your ticket, and other tips to secure great prices.

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

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

Your flight ticket price will generally be cheaper if you fly to New Orleans on a Tuesday and more expensive on a Thursday. On your return trip to Oakland, you should consider flying back on a Tuesday, and avoid Saturdays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Oakland to New Orleans, 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 Oakland to New Orleans is August, where tickets cost $323 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $519 and $483 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Oakland to New Orleans, 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 Oakland to New Orleans, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 5 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJune
Cheapest flight$80
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 12% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 15% increase in price.
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Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Oakland to New Orleans 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 flights from Oakland to New Orleans

  • How far is Oakland International Airport from Downtown Oakland?

    Oakland International Airport is just under 10 miles away from Downtown Oakland. If you’re at risk of missing your flight and need to get to the airport as soon as possible, the best option would be to take a cab. They are available everywhere in town and take only about 15min. However, if you would rather save a few dollars, you can take the BART orange line from 12th Street to Coliseum and then the beige line from Coliseum to the airport station.

  • Which airlines have a lounge at Oakland International Airport?

    Oakland International Airport has only one lounge for travelers to hang out when waiting to depart, the Escape Lounge. It is located on Terminal 1 between gates 8 and 8A. This lounge is open to all travelers regardless of the airline you’re traveling with and features a wide range of amenities such as complimentary snacks and beverages, a workstation, Wi-Fi, TVs and Magazines, and even a screen to monitor flight departures.

  • Does MSY Airport have any private nursing rooms?

    Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY) has amazing nursing rooms for anyone traveling with an infant. The rooms feature a wide range of amenities, such as changing tables, electric outlets, comfortable seats, and sinks. They are located on each Concourse, so regardless of where you are at the airport, you’re always within proximity to one. On Concourse D, it is between gates D3 and D5, while the one on Concourse C is near gate C8.

  • How do you get from Louis Armstrong International Airport to Downtown New Orleans?

    If you prefer public transport, head to the airport Ground Transportation and take the E1 bus towards Downtown. Alternatively, if you would rather go for a more convenient option, there are taxicabs at the airport parking, and you can also order an Uber. Both will drop you at any destination you want in New Orleans.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Oakland to New Orleans was $80 for a one-way ticket and $168 for a round-trip.

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

    A passport is not required to fly from Oakland to New Orleans.

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

    Oakland airport is called Oakland and the only airport in New Orleans is New Orleans Louis Armstrong.

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

    The Boeing 737-800 Passenger/BBJ2 (winglets) is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Oakland to New Orleans flight route.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Oakland to New Orleans are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $440 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 $362 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

    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 Oakland to New Orleans.

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

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

    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 New Orleans with an airline and back to Oakland with another airline. Booking your flights between Oakland and MSY 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 Oakland to New Orleans?

    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 New Orleans from Oakland 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 Oakland to New Orleans

  • San Francisco International Airport (SFO) is only a few miles away from Oakland and offers flights to New Orleans. If you want to enjoy better amenities and modern facilities, consider booking a flight that departs from SFO.
  • If you plan to leave your car at the airport, compare the prices offered by the parking lots inside the airport to those offered by offsite parking lots. In most cases, offsite parking lots charge significantly lower prices. You could end up paying up to 60% less.
  • Oakland International Airport (OAK) is a hub for Southwest Airlines. Therefore, they offer more flight options compared to most airlines in the airport. On the other hand, if you’re flying from SFO, about 20 miles away from Downtown Oakland, you should consider booking with United as they have a hub at the airport.
  • If you require wheelchair assistance at the airport, ensure that you inform your airline at least 48h before departure. This should give them enough time to make all the necessary arrangements.
  • Holiday Inn Express & Suites Oakland-Airport and Hilton Oakland Airport are the closest hotels to Oakland International Airport. If you have an early flight out of OAK, these are the best places to spend the night as they offer a shuttle service to the airport.

Prefer to fly direct from Oakland to New Orleans?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Oakland to New Orleans Louis Armstrong.
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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Oakland to New Orleans

 
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7.8Comfort
8.1Boarding
8.5Crew
7.1Entertainment
7.1Food
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Crew was very friendly. Our bags showed up at the carousel within 20 minutes of arrival.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Jul 2025SEA - MSY
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Crew was very friendly. Our bags showed up at the carousel within 20 minutes of arrival.

Departing flight to San Diego was delayed. Return flight from SD to SBP was delayed. Not terrible but not ideal

I always heard this was a terrible airline but I was happy to experience otherwise. The seats were more comfortable than delta. They did board late and gate was a little chaotic, which is to be expected for a budget airline. I would definitely do it again for that price.

My email notifications were silenced, so I didn't get word that the departing flight had changed gates. It wasn't until I noticed that few people had gathered for the flight that I checked the airport schedule board, 20 minutes before boarding. I then told several people at the old gate of the change. If I was to receive a text I would have been notified of the change earlier, Or to hear an announcement over the airport intercom.

Canceled flight. No communication of this prior. Rescheduled to next day. Our good seats we purchased months ago turned into last row middle. No apology, reason, nor compensation for time and $ spent.

delayed flight 3 hours, then took 45 min to get to gate and another 10 min to open door

Delayed flight both ways. Then, on the return flight, we were stuck on the tarmac for at least 30+ minutes. Idk what happened, but this was a bad experience.

The plane was put out of service and had to wait for a new plane to be assigned. No one had any information and the information on the screens was never updated. The call wait time was 2 hours and the estimated time for text assistance was 55 minutes which was a lie because after 55 minutes nothing happened. I understand that delays happen but to not have anyone available to provide any update or reassurance was just negligent. Also, what is the point of having an 800 number if no one answers it and don’t get me started on the text message system. Ridiculous!

Great flight, no bumps to speak of, pleasant crew, good inflight entertainment choices

Coffee or tea service would be nice for an evening flight, water or juice not good enough.

Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

I’ve always loved Southwest. No issues at all. I was flying standby and the gate agent was extremely friendly and helpful. Boarding was smooth and I was able to get a window seat in the emergency exit row. Crew was fantastic! They were very professional and accommodating. We had to divert from our destination due to weather but the flight crew kept everyone at ease and informed us of all pertinent information. Excellent flight

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

There was a security issue at the airport and we were unable to land. We circled endlessly and then landed at another airfield for fuel. We then circled the airport again, almost landed but didn’t fully touch down before circling again. I am thankful to the crew for keeping us safe- the issue was the airline and staff at the airport getting us seats on our connecting flights. That part was hours of searching for someone and getting in double my steps.

Most aspects were good however if they assign boarding zones they ought to enforce them or why bother? My luggage from SAN-JFK-MAD was lost in NY so I without my main bag for two days upon arrival in Spain. They were helpful in tracking it and eventually delivered it to my hotel. The flub was because of a delay upon arrival in NYC. I had booked 2 1/2 hours between flights but we had to hold on the taxiway for an hour after landing while waiting for a clear gate which likely caused the baggage error.

Excellent flight, the planes were newer, they did a nice job with boarding, great service overall.

It would be nice if was given wires ear buds. Overall was a good experience was able to sleep on the plane

737-800 in first class was pretty dumpy. Seat had an uncomfortable angle, storage under the seat was blocked so even my very modest backpack didn't fit, power outlet was flaky. Weird tiny seat pockets that couldn't hold a gallon ziploc bag, emesis bag missing, etc. etc. No in-flight service due to turbulence. Crew was excellent, boarding was smooth despite a full flight.

Delta flight was on time, seats were comfortable, and crew was nice.

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

I learned that seating towards the end of plane that a line forms for the restroom and people use your chair as a hand railing, bumping your seat consistently. I was seated in the aisle. I think that next time if I am towards the back row I would want to sit in the middle or window seat.

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.

Not a great experience. We paid for the upgrade for premium economy seats and seated ourselves in very comfortable seats. Someone came along with the same seat on their boarding pass. The aircraft had been changed and as a result we were booted out and sent further back to small uncomfortable seats. After complaining we were moved to emergency row seats, which gave us more leg room but the seats don’t recline. For people in our 70’s we found having to sit upright from California to NJ very uncomfortable. Not sure why they chose to move senior citizens instead of the two people that were allowed to take the more comfortable seats. Not happy.

Everything was great. Only thing that could’ve made it better was buy on board options for hot food, but the snacks were decent. The flight attendants were great. I had no complaints. I was able to make it to my destination safely

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

it was so bad. I tried to board my flight from vancouver to saskatoon. And to my surprise they did not board me cause the flight was changed and no email was send to me. and on my boarding pass which i got from seattle says different flight. I did not knew anyone from Vancouver, air canada crew was rude, i asked for today flight but they were rude and i had early morning dental appointment in saskatoon. I was so much in pain and my whole day is wasted today. and i suffered alot. They did provide me hotel but they did not provide me any food. I am really really disappointed first time had so bad experience with air canada. I may think twice to book it again. If i can get any reply or any composition that would be great. Thanks

Very comfortable (upgraded to business class). The audio on my screen didn’t work, but I managed to play the audio through my phone while watching the screen.

check in at security was a hassle being scanned. Spirit employees were helpful and professional.

Had a issue with catching flight due to airline, was unable to board flight

I liked how cheap it was but both my flights were delayed heavily

It was okay delay was long but I made it

I have never flown Spirit it was much better than anticipated!

Staff was very friendly. They attended to people nicely and reprimanded, in a professional way, to those who wouldn’t listen. AC wasn’t working on the flight waiting to depart in Burbank, so it was uncomfortable for a while since the flight was delayed but then better before take off.

Good on that leg. When I arrived in Detroit I had to wait over an hour for luggage.

First off, i received an e-mail to allow me to check in for our flight. I folllowed the link, when it came to the seat selection, I was unable to select any "free" seats ( meaning without any additional charge) because everything was " unavailable". My Husband and I were ttavelling with our 3 children hence, i wanted to be assured that we were all seated next to each other. I tried 3 times and everytime I click the selection it said " error loading". What the system wants is for me to buy the seats ( anywhere from $25 to $50 dollars each passenger) like I did on our flight bound to L.A. I called customer service and the guy was unhelpful all he kept repeating was to come really early at the airport and we will be assigned seats there. Imagine my anxiety!!! Spirit says they are a budget airline but they are actually the opposite!! And just before our flight, the flight attendant KEPT announcing/ selling the seats that were not purchased for a cheaper price!! Like it was a bidding/ bargaining game! This was our first and last time to fly Spirit.

The crew was very nice. I would like to see them offer basic refreshments just like a soda and pretzels, etc. for free.

Good experience except for the drunk woman who was with a child. Sad

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