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$125 Find Cheap Flights from Reno to New Orleans

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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Reno to New Orleans, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from Reno to New Orleans, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$223
Overall average: $444
Multiple Airlines
Thu 3/19Tue 3/24
RNO - MSY • 1 stop
Cheapest one-way
$125
Typical prices: $180-$326
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Fri 2/27
RNO - MSY • 1 stop
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Spirit Airlines
Cheapest • from $340 (round-trip)
Southwest
Best reviews • 8.0 score
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When to book
3 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 64% compared to booking last minute.
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September
Cheapest • 28% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Reno to New Orleans (RNO-MSY)

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

Thu, Mar 19 - Tue, Mar 24
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2:44 pm - 5:24 am
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8:29 pm - 2:59 pm
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20h 30m
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$223Multiple Airlines
Fri, Mar 13 - Tue, Mar 17
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8:38 pm - 11:23 pm
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$236Multiple Airlines
Mon, Mar 9 - Fri, Mar 13
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$242Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 14 - Tue, Mar 17
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11:35 am - 10:27 am
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8:29 pm - 2:59 pm
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$264Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 15 - Tue, Mar 17
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2:28 pm - 10:27 am
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8:29 pm - 2:59 pm
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$267Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 26 - Fri, Apr 3
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8:38 pm - 5:24 am
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8:29 pm - 10:39 am
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$268Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 19 - Tue, Mar 24
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2:44 pm - 10:27 am
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17h 43m
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8:29 pm - 2:59 pm
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$269Multiple Airlines
Sat, Mar 14 - Tue, Mar 17
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11h 40m
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$273Multiple Airlines
Thu, Mar 26 - Fri, Apr 3
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21h 57m
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8:29 pm - 2:37 pm
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20h 08m
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$289Multiple Airlines
Sun, Mar 1 - Fri, Mar 6
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19h 00m
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$292Multiple Airlines
Booking Insights

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Reno 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 Reno to New Orleans is September, where tickets cost $332 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and February, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $803 and $450 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to New Orleans, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 64% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$125
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 74% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 4% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Reno to New Orleans

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

  • Which airlines offer Sustainable Practices from Reno to New Orleans?

    To fly sustainably from RNO to MSY, consider flying with Alaska Airlines. The airline has put in place several sustainable strategies, including continuous replacement of their older fleet with a fuel-efficient modern fleet, sourcing of sustainable materials such as cabin amenities and suitable packaging, use of electric ground service equipment to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, use of sustainable aviation fuels, implementation of recycling and waste reduction programs such as reducing single-plastic use among its passengers and employees, and introduction of carbon offsetting programs.

  • What are some layover cities for flights from Reno to New Orleans?

    Flights from RNO to MSY include a layover en route. Some of the common layover airports for these flights include Phoenix (PHX) by American, Seattle (SEA) by Alaska, Dallas (DFW) and American, Denver (DEN) by United, Austin (AUS) American, Houston (IAH) by United, San Francisco (SFO) by United, and Chicago (ORD) by United.

  • Which airlines offer business class seats from Reno to New Orleans?

    American Airlines offers exceptional business-class services and amenities for passengers flying from RNO to MSY. You can enjoy expedited check-in and pre-boarding for a seamless journey. The airline offers a casual dining experience, including a premium wine selection. You also want a cozy rest during your long-haul flight since they provide these passengers with blankets, plush pillows, and amenity kits with earplugs and sleep masks.

  • Which airlines offer family-friendly services from Reno to New Orleans?

    Delta offers top-tier family-friendly services for those traveling with children from RNO to MSY. The airline provides in-flight entertainment with child-friendly content, keeping them engaged during the trip. You can also board the airline with your stroller and car seat at no additional cost. In addition, you have the advantage of a family seating option at no extra cost.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Reno to New Orleans was $125 for a one-way ticket and $223 for a round-trip.

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

    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 Reno to New Orleans?

    On your way to New Orleans, you’ll fly out from Reno. You’ll be landing at New Orleans Louis Armstrong.

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

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Reno to New Orleans are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $444 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 $417 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from Reno 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 Reno to New Orleans.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno with another airline. Booking your flights between Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno 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 Reno to New Orleans

  • If you have specific dietary requirements, consider traveling with United Airlines from Reno–Tahoe International Airport (RNO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY). The airline provides vegetarian, vegan, diabetic, child-friendly, and culture- or religion-specific meals to some of its passengers.
  • JP Transit bus connects Kenner Terminal Parking Garage at MSY Airport to Tulane at LaSalle in Downtown New Orleans hourly. New Orleans RTA operating every 4 hours, connects MSY Airport to Downtown New Orleans. Greyhound USA bus links MSY Airport to Downtown New Orleans and runs once daily.
  • Alaska Airlines has the most attractive baggage allowance policy among airlines flying RNO to MSY route. It allows you to carry standard carry-on baggage on board with dimension limits of 22 x 14 x 9 inches. The bag must not weigh more than 50 lbs. You can as well have a personal item on board at no cost.
  • American allow pet owners to travel with their pets in the cabin from RNO to MSY. They only allow small dogs and cats to travel as carry-on pets at a cost. They also allow fully trained service dogs on board at no charge. For cabin travel eligibility, your pet must be secured in a 19 x 13 x 9 inches kennel. You must also limit the weight of the pet and its carrier to 20 lbs when combined.
  • United Airlines offers services and amenities specific to special needs passengers traveling from RNO to MSY. They include assistance in booking, check-in, boarding, and disembarking. They provide wheelchair services to those with reduced mobility. Furthermore, they also offer alternative communication channels that include audio announcements and closed captioning for hard-of-hearing and low-vision passengers.

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

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Reno to New Orleans. 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.
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4273 reviews
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
8.6Crew
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Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Feb 2026
MSY - PHX
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Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

Paid for premium extra leg room but the bin space for rows 1-3 had to go in rows 4-6 and 4-6 had to go to 7-9 because flight attendants have snacks and their luggage upfront. So we pay extra to have to fight thru traffic to get our bags. Only 2nd day of new seating so hope they fix this.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled. No snack or drink on this flight.

WIFI was great. My selection for seating is an aisle, but during my trip, I never had an aisle seat. If we can get that corrected, I will be thrilled.

The wifi on the plane is great. The only issue that I have is that I prefer an aisle seat and on my trips this week, I was either in the middle or window. If we can work to secure aisle seating, I will be thrilled. Nice trip.

All good except once again bags took an hour at Midway Airport Happens all the time. Ridiculous

Everything went smoothly and we even arrived a little bit early.

Great vacation. Can't wait till next year for another one.

Great flight but super high price. Glad it was a business trip and not personal

On time. Friendly staff. Took to long to pre bord all the specialty groups. Cramped small plane

I didn't take this flight. I changed the flight. Why am I getting surveys and notifications on flights that I change. Seems like a defect with Kayak.

Delta One is extraordinary. I fly business when somebody hires me. I just wonder why there is such a chasm between business class and the insanely inhumane and nonsensical coach. The seats are not large enough to fit even my tiny wife. We fly 10% of what we did because we don’t want to pay 5-10 k but for $400 it’s unbearable. It seems like the accountants took over and made stupid decisions. Screw in 20 extra seats and make it so unbearable that people fly 90% less. Just put the damn price up and put some proper chairs in. But business, yay.

Timing, quality of service, promptness and courtesy of the staff

It was last minute due to weather - considering - it was amazing! Good smiles, friendly staff and they were making sure we knew what was going on when and where.

delta last minute gave me a boarding pass for a different flight with no confirmation that they were changing it

The service from the flight attendants were of supreme quality. They greeted and treated everyone with a wide smile. This is totally absent nowadays. Kudos to them!!!!

Excellent flight and got us around tough weather. Only issue was seat TV did not work and crew tried to reboot.

Very large passenger too space from my own seat. Arm board couldn’t be lowered because of his size. It wads very uncomfortable trip, as the flight was full couldn’t move anywhere having back pain because of the position in which I was the entire flight.

was sitting in the jet bridge for 10 minutes in -20 degree weather waiting for my bag

Outdated equipment in disrepair, wifi inoperable. Broken seats, taped air vents, generally poor condition, the 717 showed its age and lack of upkeep.

The attendant on board was amazing. She should be doing business/first international long haul.

I was fully checked in the prior night and i was unchecked and then didn’t have a seat when I boarded. Instead of an aisle seat, I was out in the middle seat of the very last row of the plane.

In overall it was a good experience, the only down point was that the entertainment screen was working properly.

HORRIBLE, my initial flight was cancelled, they made me pay $200 extra dollars and that got cancelled as well! After 6 cancellations I decided to get a refund because I needed to get home to my babies. Out of $1000+ dollars they offered me only $40 in refund! Totally unacceptable! The flight that they cancelled I was able to fly it on another airline. I had to spend $400 on one way tickets just to get home! I’m still getting the runaround.

First class ticket gets you a choice of chips or nuts. . Just like economy Southwest. Also no screen in the seats. This is first class???!

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.

Flight arrived 30 min early and bag was waiting at the baggage pickup. United Club HNL was one of the nicest in the system

Unfortunately weather delayed our flight waiting for our plane to arrive and due to a little snow time was needed to deice the plane so departure was very delayed and I missed the connecting flight

Very good. Because of the delays with my previous flight, I missed my connection, but I was able to book another flight through the United app easily.

Update to handle the delay was very bad, crews no smiles or welcome or thanks. Don’t care attitude

It would be nice to have some low carb options in the snacks.

I was trying to take 2 one and a half hour one way trips and I experienced almost 20 delays over the course of those two trips. Only a few of them were due to weather the rest was disorganization

No gates avail at DFW so our incoming had to wait 30 mins for a plane to push back because they Had mechanical. We boarded 90 mins delayed and then we had a mechanical. Come on American…do better. Also at my seat the tray table had not been cleaned. Floor had not been cleaned. But captain and flight Att were very picture and apologetic.

Crew was helpful and cheerful especially when they had no refreshments to work with. The plane was never serviced and had nothing but limited water and coffee onboard. For the price point, a concern of services.

Flight was smooth, quick and felt safe. The 2 delays not happening would have been better but I guess that happens in the airline industry

Flight was canceled. I asked to be rerouted to OKC and then took an Uber.

AA did not allow to board a flight because my connecting flight from DFW had been canceled. I got on another flight to another city. No service on the plane and I did not use their entertainment system.

On time on a day with lots of weather cancellations on other flights. Thank you for getting me home during a winter storm!

Don't change gate multiple times make people run across the airport. Announce delays in a timely manner. Have maintenance crew ready. Don't delay and keep passengers on the plane for 3 hrs. on tarmac.

The entire experience was so surprisingly pleasant. And the blocked extra seat between us was such an amazing and nice bonus. Great experience all around and I can’t wait to fly with spirit again!

Horribly late because they had no crew!!! And then jet bridge didn’t work!! Then we arrived at a gate at lax miles away that we had to take a shuttle to a terminal!! I was over 3 hours late to getting the LA! Should have been here at 8:30 and at an appointment at 10:30 and arrived and left lax at 11 am!! Horrible experience!!!

Liked early boarding for disabled customers. Seat comfort could have been better, would have appreciated an empty seat between my wife and I since I suffer from arthritis, neuropathy, and spinal stenosis. Also aisle seat armrest was immobile and this made it difficult to get into and out of my seat during the flight

The airplane had a strange noise that was constant throughout the flight. Thankfully I had noise-cancelling over-ear headphones that muted much of it.

The plane was supposed to leave at 12:59 Amma and another plane took us around 9:30 am. There were 7 delay announcements. We were to receive a voucher of $12 back to pay for food at any place in the airport. One passenger tried to use the voucher was denied. I did not receive the voucher for me, my son, and grandson. I went to the desk and informed them and they took my phone # and email and they told me to wait. I did and was never sent. The plane was uncomfortable, the crew was dismissive of anyone beyond the last two seats. I will NEVER fly or recommend Spirit Airlines again.

I liked that the crew looked well put together. I also liked that there were little turbulences.

The flight was delayed by over an hour. The flight departure time and gate info kept changing several times. Very frustrating boarding experience and inconvenient for families with little children.

Terrible they canceled the flight very sheepishly and ended up costing me 1200 dollars and kayak and xcover are doing nothing

Horrible, delay after delay due to our plane needing fuel.

Rough landings but comfortable and affordable if you can pack light

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