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Cheap Flights from San José to New Orleans

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from San José 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.

Recent round-trip flight deals from San José to New Orleans

KAYAK's recommended round-trip deals from the most popular airlines that fly from San José to New Orleans.
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11:32 am - 8:02 pmSJO-MSY
7h 30m1 stop
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9:07 pm - 10:37 amMSY-SJO
14h 30m1 stop
$252Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
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11:32 am - 8:02 pmSJO-MSY
7h 30m1 stop
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8:49 pm - 10:37 amMSY-SJO
14h 48m2 stops
$266Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jun 13 - Fri, Jun 20
Spirit Airlines Logo
1:41 pm - 7:02 amSJO-MSY
16h 21m1 stop
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9:04 pm - 12:40 pmMSY-SJO
16h 36m1 stop
$321Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Sep 23 - Fri, Sep 26
Spirit Airlines Logo
12:23 pm - 7:02 amSJO-MSY
17h 39m2 stops
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9:04 pm - 11:18 amMSY-SJO
15h 14m2 stops
$342Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Jul 24 - Sun, Jul 27
United Airlines Logo
7:55 am - 9:38 pmSJO-MSY
12h 43m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:05 am - 10:11 amMSY-SJO
6h 06m1 stop
$360United Airlines
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Thu, Jun 12 - Mon, Jun 16
American Airlines Logo
2:20 pm - 8:39 amSJO-MSY
17h 19m2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:56 pm - 11:10 amMSY-SJO
17h 14m2 stops
$373American Airlines
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Wed, Oct 1 - Sun, Oct 19
American Airlines Logo
2:25 pm - 10:03 amSJO-MSY
18h 38m1 stop
American Airlines Logo
7:37 pm - 1:13 pmMSY-SJO
18h 36m1 stop
$378American Airlines
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Thu, Jul 24 - Sun, Jul 27
United Airlines Logo
1:30 pm - 1:10 pmSJO-MSY
22h 40m1 stop
United Airlines Logo
5:15 pm - 12:26 pmMSY-SJO
20h 11m1 stop
$381United Airlines
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Sat, Sep 20 - Fri, Sep 26
Delta Logo
1:08 pm - 11:22 pmSJO-MSY
9h 14m1 stop
Delta Logo
6:30 am - 11:48 amMSY-SJO
6h 18m1 stop
$407Delta
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Tue, Aug 26 - Fri, Aug 29
Southwest Logo
8:45 am - 8:40 pmSJO-MSY
10h 55m2 stops
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10:50 am - 7:40 pmMSY-SJO
9h 50m2 stops
$671Southwest
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Mon, Jun 30 - Fri, Jul 11
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San José to New Orleans flights

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

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

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to New Orleans on a Wednesday, 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 San José to New Orleans. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Wednesday and avoiding Fridays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San José to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from San José 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 San José to New Orleans is May, where tickets cost $360 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $509 and $506 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San José 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 San José 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 San José to New Orleans, you should book around 3 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonSeptember
High seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$167
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 13% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 7% increase in price.
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FAQs for booking flights from San José to New Orleans

  • What is the cheapest flight from San José to New Orleans?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San José to New Orleans was $167 for a one-way ticket and $252 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you'll most likely have to show a valid passport before boarding the plane in San José and on arrival in New Orleans.

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

    San José and New Orleans are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave San José from San José Juan Santamaria Intl and will be arriving at New Orleans Louis Armstrong.

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

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

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San José to New Orleans?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San José to New Orleans, Southwest or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San José to New Orleans are Southwest and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $623 and an overall rating of 8.0, Southwest is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $487 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from San José 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 San José 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 San José with another airline. Booking your flights between San José 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 San José 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 San José up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top 4 airlines serving from San José to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from San José 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 4294 reviews
8.0Comfort
8.2Boarding
7.6Entertainment
7.1Food
8.6Crew
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It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

8.0 ExcellentJohn, Apr 2025PVD - FLL
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It is southwest seat was ok. Not the most comfortable seat

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

The price of the tickets isn't matching the flight experience. No matter how long the flight is, you're only getting pretzels. The flight attendants looked unkept and over it.

Plz don't take away free bags and free seating

The seats were a bit cramped and worn, but otherwise okay.

I would have liked to arrive on time - not 5 hours late!

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!

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

Only one drink pass through the cabin for a 4 hour flight. Quite rough and bumpy landing.

Boarding process, crew were good. But the seats were so uncomfortable that was all I could focus on. I literally had to sit forward so that all 3 of us could fit in row. I will try to avoid Southwest in the future for any flights over 60 minutes.

Our flights got changed from United to Air Canada and our purchased seats did not get transferred so we had to pay for seats twice. I brought it up with Air Canada and they stated I had to go back and chase it with United. The united seats were $21 Canadian each and Air Canada were $56 each so we have paid $77 for each seat. Very unhappy

A bit rush for transit. Food and entertainment are not available

So far so good but food and entertainment are not available for this flight

Multiple delays and not straight answer from the United team

Stewardess spilled orange juice on my clothes/seat no help no apology just threw napkins at me to clean the mess up. Not Happy.

Smooth flight. Boarding was chaotic. Could not hear the gate agent over the intercom. People were lined up in the wrong lines. Groups one and two were told to board through line one and group 3 through line 2. All very confusing. Once in the air, the flight was smooth. There was no entertainment option on this aircraft, even though it was a larger aircraft.

The plane pushed back from the gate on time. However, it stopped on the ramp, and we waited for over 20 minutes before the aircraft pulled back to the gate. Apparently, something of importance had to be removed from the aircraft by the gate agent. I found this to be odd. The delay was not significant, but I felt that whatever was on the aircraft that had to be taken off, should’ve been done before we pushed back from the gate.

Electric plugs didn't work. Entertainment system wasn't working

The design of the light switch on the arm rest is ridiculous.

Smooth boarding process. Early departure, smooth flight, early arrival. The entertainment package has very good recent movie options. The flight crew were friendly and professional.

Paid $35 and not able to access the internet at all.

Several delays. Next flight was worse. Did not arrive home until 2am PT

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

Everything about the flight was lovely…We left early, arrived early, cabin crew were efficient and helpful. Flight was easy and most pleasant.

First world problems, but still… We were seated in first class and asked for a cocktail on a very short, 50 minute flight. After our drink order was taken, a half hour went by, and we noticed that every other person in the small plane had been served except for us. We got up to ask about it, the drinks finally came, then were taken away three minutes later since the flight was so short. Really strange situation, on the other hand, we were in Utah.

We missed our flight. The boarding pass had the wrong gate and by the time we received the text from Kayak, our flight was already gone. I’ll never use Kayak again and will go direct to the airlines in the future.

Boarding took forever, the plane was cramped and cold, and the seatbelt song came on constantly throughout the red eye flight with a loud pre-recorded message playing each time

Cabin felt crammed Snacks are lame But crew was super efficient getting us out on time despite delay

Flight was delayed bc of mechanical issue. New plane had different configuration so some seats had to be switched. They called all passengers who needed new boarding cards. They did not call us so we thought our seats were the same and fine. When we boarded they informed us our receipts had changed and we are now all sitting separate and in the back row. Both my daughters had meltdowns and started to cry and once we got on the flight, we figured out how we could sit closer to each other, but this was very upsetting.

Took off on time and successfully avoided weather that looked to be a problem along the way

I mean, it’s Spirit. But it was frustrating to have our flight canceled, get bumped to a later flight, and then Spirit was unwilling to check our bag until 4 hours before our flight… tell us we could not sit in the waiting area’s chairs… and really negative experience getting checked in and dropping the bag.

Not having it be changed after we bought the flight tickets from a direct flight getting in at a reasonable time to a connecting flight red eye of 9 hours, so that we would lose our 35 dollars in nonrefundable insurance would've been great! Our country really does need low-cost carrier options, but this type of "service" ain't it. Fortunately, had a little better success with them flying to and from San Juan PR last month at least.

All was good expecting the seats need a bit of cushion. Besides that I can’t complain.

You get what you pay for, and the flights went smoothly. There’s no reclining chairs, no screens, And there isn’t always wifi, but the plane was clean and staff was friendly and the takeoff/landing were smooth.

The only positive is that the flight made it both ways. Getting charged for every little thing after the cost of the ticket itself is comical, considering how the plane and services are as bottom-tier as possible. The self check-in kiosks are useless. It’s nice to think that you can print your boarding pass, tag your checked bag, and then just drop it off. But no, they still make you go through the line once you finish- what’s the point of the self check-in then? Any questions for the staff seem like the biggest inconvenience and were met with condescending responses. This was my first and now last time ever flying with Spirit. After all the extra costs, subpar plane and staff, I see no value. I’d rather drive the 13 hours than give Spirit another dime.

The flight was fine however what started as a reasonable priced ticket could have become an overpriced ticket with additional charge for carry on as well as checked bag $79 per bag per person each way. Additional charge for choosing one’s seat, additional charge for beverage and snack, we were on what was described as a new plane yet there were no audio/visual on the jet. A bare bones service but not at a bare bones price. Will think twice before flying Spirit again. 😕

Flight was delayed a bit, but that was expected (and updated), so really not bad at all for the price. Could’ve used one less email asking me to upgrade my seat; otherwise no significant complaints

I love Spirit. New aircraft, great cabin service, the airfares are low cost which helps me visit my hospitalized daughter anytime I can without paying a fortune.

Flight was 2hours late they had no crew or the pilot.

I paid for streaming wifi and the connection was poor.

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