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Cheap Flight Deals from Philadelphia to New Orleans (PHL-MSY)

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

Recommended round-trip deals departing in the coming months from the most popular airlines that fly from Philadelphia to New Orleans.
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2:46 pm - 5:04 pmPHL-MSY
3h 18mnonstop
6:05 pm - 9:49 pmMSY-PHL
2h 44mnonstop
$86Frontier
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Mon, Jan 13 - Thu, Jan 16
2:52 pm - 5:15 pmPHL-MSY
3h 23mnonstop
6:05 pm - 9:49 pmMSY-PHL
2h 44mnonstop
$87Frontier
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Mon, Jan 27 - Fri, Jan 31
10:05 pm - 7:41 amPHL-MSY
10h 36m1 stop
9:04 pm - 7:18 amMSY-PHL
9h 14m1 stop
$118Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jan 31 - Mon, Feb 3
10:15 pm - 2:05 pmPHL-MSY
16h 50m1 stop
9:04 pm - 7:18 amMSY-PHL
9h 14m1 stop
Sat, Jan 11 - Mon, Jan 13
9:29 am - 4:41 pmPHL-MSY
8h 12m1 stop
9:04 pm - 7:18 amMSY-PHL
9h 14m1 stop
Mon, Jan 13 - Thu, Jan 16
10:05 pm - 7:41 amPHL-MSY
10h 36m1 stop
9:04 pm - 7:18 amMSY-PHL
9h 14m1 stop
$129Spirit Airlines
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Fri, Jan 10 - Mon, Jan 13
10:30 am - 12:46 pmPHL-MSY
3h 16mnonstop
1:51 pm - 5:28 pmMSY-PHL
2h 37mnonstop
$211American Airlines
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Tue, Jan 21 - Thu, Jan 23
6:55 pm - 9:14 pmPHL-MSY
3h 19mnonstop
1:55 pm - 5:39 pmMSY-PHL
2h 44mnonstop
$216American Airlines
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Sat, Feb 22 - Wed, Feb 26
8:05 am - 2:21 pmPHL-MSY
7h 16m1 stop
11:21 am - 6:33 pmMSY-PHL
6h 12m1 stop
$227Delta
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Mon, Jan 20 - Thu, Jan 23
5:59 pm - 11:30 pmPHL-MSY
6h 31m1 stop
2:00 pm - 11:43 pmMSY-PHL
8h 43m1 stop
$230Delta
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Sat, Mar 22 - Wed, Apr 2

Flights from Philadelphia to New Orleans - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to New Orleans?

The average price of all round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Monday and more expensive on a Sunday. On your return trip to Philadelphia, you should consider flying back on a Thursday, and avoid Sundays for better deals.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to New Orleans is January, where tickets cost $277 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and April, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $378 and $376 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Philadelphia to New Orleans?

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.
Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $135 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia 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 Philadelphia to New Orleans, you should book around 1 week before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low season

December

High season

October

Cheapest flight

$54
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 11% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 8% increase in price.
Flight from Philadelphia to New Orleans

When to book flights from Philadelphia to New Orleans

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

  • Which airlines fly directly from Philadelphia Airport to New Orleans Airport?

    There are different companies offering daily flights from Philadelphia to New Orleans, including Delta and Spirit, but Frontier and American Airlines are the ones often flying non-stop between the two cities. Frontier can be found in Terminal 1, while American Airlines operates flights out of Terminals A-East, A-West, B, C and F, so make sure you know where you’re departing from if flying with them.

  • Which airline should I choose?

    While companies such as Delta Airlines and Spirit may offer cheaper flight prices sometimes, they usually have connecting flights, which can easily add a few more hours to your journey. If you’re looking for cheaper prices and shorter travel times, Frontier might be the best option, but if you’d rather be more comfortable, American Airlines would be better.

  • Are there onsite airport hotels at New Orleans Airport?

    There are several hotels around New Orleans Airport, from cheaper options such as Holiday Inn to higher quality options such as the Hilton. Most hotels offer a free shuttle from the airport to their premises, so make sure you speak to your hotel in advance to sort out your shuttle.

  • What are my transportation options upon arrival at New Orleans Airport?

    Greyhound offers bus services from the airport to several locations in New Orleans, including to their downtown bus station. Public buses also have nine daily departures from the airport to the city center, and they all stop outside the second floor of Concourse C. The Airport-Downtown Express (E2) costs just a couple dollars, and the Airport Express (202) Bus costs even less. In case you want to avoid public transport, you can get a taxi or any other app-based ride services from the airport, as well as a rental car.

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Philadelphia to New Orleans was $54 for a one-way ticket and $86 for a round-trip.

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

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

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

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

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

    The Airbus A319 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Philadelphia to New Orleans flight route.

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

    oneworld is the only airline alliance operating flights between Philadelphia and New Orleans.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Philadelphia to New Orleans are Southwest and Delta. With an average price for the route of $417 and an overall rating of 8.1, Southwest is the most popular choice. Delta is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $377 and an overall rating of 8.0.

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

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

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

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KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Philadelphia to New Orleans

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $105 or less one-way and $199 or less round-trip.
  • Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) is a rather large airport, with seven different terminals. There are free shuttle buses running from Terminal F (Gate F-14) to Gate C-16 (which gives access to Terminals C, B, and D) and Gate A-1 (which provides access to Terminals A-East and A-West).
  • Passengers who wish to leave their car at the airport will find that parking is available in all the different Garages (Terminals A-East, A-West, B, C, D, E, and F). International airlines operate from Terminal A-West, and different domestic airlines operate from different terminals, so make sure to check your departure information before heading to the airport – particularly if flying with American Airlines, as their flights don’t always depart from the same terminal.
  • The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) features four different terminals, and is free of any architectural obstacles for disabled people. Smoking is prohibited in the airport, but there are a couple of designated smoking areas on both the departures and arrivals levels.
  • Passengers at MSY who have lost any items during or after their flight can head to the Lost And Found office, which is located on the Upper Level in the Concourse C Lobby, right by the Airport Police station. It is open Monday through Friday, from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. If you need to kill some time at the airport, MSY also offers free wi-fi across all terminals.
  • Mothers who are nursing should know there is a Mother’s Room after security in each concourse at MSY, where they will find comfortable seating and a changing table. It could be a good option if your baby is hungry after the long flight.
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Prefer to fly direct from Philadelphia to New Orleans?

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

Direct departures

Philadelphia to New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Monday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Wednesday

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

Thursday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Friday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Saturday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

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Direct returns

New Orleans Louis Armstrong to Philadelphia

Monday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Tuesday

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

Wednesday

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Qatar Airways

Thursday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Friday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

Saturday

American Airlines, Qatar Airways, Frontier

American Airlines, Qatar Airways, +1 more

Sunday

American Airlines, Frontier, Qatar Airways

American Airlines, Frontier, +1 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from Philadelphia to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Philadelphia 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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8.1
SouthwestOverall score based on 4765 reviews
7.7Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.7Crew
8.1Comfort
7.2Food
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It was 2 hours 45 minutes late, for no apparently clear reason.

2.0 MediocreSudhir, Dec 2024LGA - MCI
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It was 2 hours 45 minutes late, for no apparently clear reason.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

Crew was great flight was great baggage claim was a failure. It took over 1 hour for bags to arrive. Poor communication poor effort when I spoke to the supervisor about the delay

Much better than the.last. flight on SW on Thanksgiving day

Fine, but how to board on SW versus othrr airlines, is just lame. Goood staff though and all was solid otherwise.

The movies using Southwest WiFi kept pausing and I had to restart multiple times.

It went well. Plane wasn't full. Will be great when assigned seating is in place

Everything was great except the food. The pretzels are really crappy.

For the first time in a long time we had a flawless experience with Southwest. Both flights were early and no mechanical errors at all. We were shocked and pleasantly surprised 😮.

It was fine. For some reason the flight was much longer than usual. It may have been explained, but I had noise cancelling earbuds on and missed a couple of announcements. The crew was fine, but there was a flight attendant who kept telling dumb jokes, occasionally one I found distasteful. This was my second time with him, but luckily it was a late flight so he didn't do as many. But I heard all of today's jokes twice, which was two times too many. Good takeout and landing.

Newer plane, relatively easy boarding, not a full flight and was told that we could not be moved up because of weight and balance issues. Otherwise, a very good experience.

Other then mechanical/ computer problem and 3.5 hours flight delay the flight was great. I guess that what happened when you fly an old airplane now a day.

I was with one of the last zones to board. It was kind of annoying to finally get called to board and my whole section was already on the plane. Clearly they boarded with previous zones. So by the time I got on board, there were no spaces for my luggage above my head. I had to put my luggage 4+ rows behind me, which meant that I had to wait even longer to get off the plane, since I had to wait for those rows to clear the aisle before I could retrieve my luggage and exit the plane. This also held up the plane cleaners, as they couldn't service my row until I cleared it, so they were all standing there waiting for me, while I'm standing there waiting for the other passengers to clear the aisle. Anyways, I wasn't in a rush this time, so I just waited, but I could see that being a problem in the future. Now, I could have checked my luggage, of course, but coincidentally, a friend of mine on the same flight got their luggage damaged (wheel completely knocked off) and was told by the Baggage Attendant in the airport that Delta doesn't "cover wheel damage" on luggage. This was disappointing to hear. I'm glad I didn't check mine through. If it were my luggage, I'd be highly frustrated to hear that. It makes me not want to check my luggage in the future.

The dear was very limited in space. I could put my water bottle in seat basket. Also, there was no inflight entertainment in the delta app?

Typically I give delta excellent reviews. Our flight was delayed 2hrs, I was one of the fortunate ones who were able to get to my connecting flight. Also, annoying that on the connecting flight boarding personnel make me put away a small bag into my carryon. It small enough to put in back pocket seat, why hold me and the line up to just push it into my carryon.

Everything was great. Great service, excellent communication, and early arrival

Delta flight attendants poorly managed the boarding process and overhead storage. My bag was checked last minute and no claim ticket was provided. My bag is now lost. Complete incompetence by all flight crew involved.

Inexpensive, got an exit row aisle aeat with no middle passenger, bought a great breakfast sandwich, flight comfortable & arrived ahead of schedule.

Customer service at the gate in the flight was exceptional. On time. Aircraft and seat was decent. Thanks Delta. 💗

It was terrible, if they ran flights on time it would make a big difference.

The flight left a bit late, but arrived close to time expected…With the flight being close to full the crew did well serving drinks to all in a very timely fashion. The flight was a pleasure…

They didn't have any gluten-free snacks, oddly, which I require...or any flavored soda water or decaf tea options, which seems to be standard.

It was okay. I opted to pay for an upgrade to an exit row, but this might’ve been the worst exit row experience I’ve ever had. - The fold out table was janky and didn’t fold out properly. - The seats felt squished together as I was the aisle seat in the group of three, but the guy in the middle felt like he was constantly leaning on me. - Everyone who walked by brushed up against me, or knocked my entertainment screen, to include the food and drink carts. Didn’t get one apology or excuse me. - The community flight tracker screen was right in front of me and was sooooooo bright I could barely catch any sleep on my 13hr flight from Seoul to DFW. Not the best experience at all…

My flight back my reservations were list because they said I didn't pay my pet fee when I had a receipt

Airlines changed our originally booked flights. Our luggage was completely damaged.

For coast to coast travel the A321 and even the NEO, even in first class will never be excellent. That would take a B787 or 777 to accomplish.

The one gate agent was very abrupt and rude. Not a good look for American for the day

Departure more than an hour later. Conexion/waiting time at the airport was more than 7 hours :(

I was unhappy with having the seat I chose changed at the last minute. I was moved to an aisle seat which did not recline and was next to the bathroom. The bathroom odors made the flight entirely unpleasant. Having carefully chosen my seat months before I was not pleased with my AA experience. In addition, they ran out of tea during flight service, really?

Pilots showed up late because they decided to stop and get something to eat instead of going straight to our gate, Forcing an 1 1/2 hour delay, and missed flight. Shame on the pilots.

Try bad experience. The flight took off leaving behind everyone’s baggage and to top it off the captain nor the crew bothered letting anyone know about this and instead asked us that the baggage can be claimed from carousel 13 when the flight didn’t have even a single baggage. Furthermore they let everyone stand around the carousel for 1 hour to finally let people know that no baggage were loaded onto the flight.

Horrible I was traveling with two assisted kids will never travel with spirit again

Easy! As long as you don’t mind no frills, our flight was enjoyable and on time

Very bad flight was delayed. After they boarded us kept us in plane four 4 hours because they didn’t have fuel. Very unprofessional. Plane and bathrooms were very dirty. AC was blowing very cold. After everything went very bad because od them they rebooked connection flight next day more than 12 hours. Didn’t provide hotel voucher. Never going to fly this airline

Spirit cancel my flight. Many times happen in my travels.

The flight was delayed by 10 hours because there was no flight attendant available. We ended up getting a refund. I can't believe Spirit does not have contingencies in place for this. I will never book on this airline again.

Our flight was delayed four hours and staff did nothing to accommodate the issue.

Didn’t board the flight asked for a flight credit for future flights wasn’t given it. One of the children were to scared to board the flight

My return flight was canceled by the system automatically because I took a different departing flight. Spirit would not refund me for the return flight.

We received several notifications of a delay but the flight ended up leaving on time without us even tho we were in the airport eating very close by. We received no notification that the flight moved back to its original time.

Boarding was organized and flight was on time. Overall very satisfied with my flight.

The takeoff was the smoothest I've ever experienced on any airline and this is the first time I've flown on frontier so this was an extremely pleasant surprise!

Delayed each time on a round trip with no significant weather interference. Updates to flight times came after the fact. 30 min behind in boarding and board and phone still show an on time departure. Some mysterious extra 300 miles that came so surprising they had to fuel while we were already on board?

A lady asked to stop the flight after the tunnel pulled away and we began to depart a flight that was already hours late. The attendance respectfully stopped the the plane and had the tunnel return. After the tunnel returned the passenger claimed to have changed her mind . The tunnel was then put in reverse and the passenger remained on the plane .. They should have sent the sick passenger off the plane like initially replaced. They existed a couple off the plane prior to that situation.. So.. all and all.. it was a long and flight.. .

terrible cascading delays and unhelpful customer service. uncomfortable plane. crew was great, however!

I ended up paying $70+ dollars to for a carryon because the website is confusing and misleading. I now realize I did not need to pay that. I request a refund. I will pay extra to other airlines and not fly Frontier again.

With frontier you get what you pay for. The flight was two hours late. It’s a tight fit for the number of people they bring but you get to where you’re going cheap. Sometimes that’s more important than a nifty drink and cool TV..

Charges unexpected. For seat that didnt recline. Please reverse extra seat and carryon charge. Bad business that is a bait and switch.

Although we received an email from Kayak AND the airline, turns out we were not on Frontier’s manifest for the flight. We had to purchase tickets at the gate. Not sure where this transaction fell apart, but it did. We are now disputing the charges for the SLC to PDX flight originally booked through Kayak.

We had an awful experience getting our bags checked in. Frontier’s check in on the app manipulated us into buying the business package because that was the only option available for a checked bag which included two checked bags per person which we did not need. Upon arriving to the airport, we stood in line for what seemed like forever at the baggage check in and there was no one available at the counter. We were first in line and we were afraid we were going to miss our flight due to the baggage attendant being late. After realizing there were a lot of other people waiting at the baggage check in and no one available. I reached out to Frontier and could not get any customer service so I had to call the airport to page the baggage attendant to send someone to the counter to check in our bags before we were able to go through security , I finally spoke to the attendant at the counter and explained to her that we had to pay for two checked bags person a total of six bags when we only had a total of three bags between three people she said to reach out to Frontier and they would issue a refund for the three bags that we paid for and did not need. I reached out to Frontier which I was not able to reach anybody by phone so I had to go through their automated chat feature, which sent me around in circles until I finally reached a representative to assist me. I explained to them what happened and they explained that they were not able to assist me. I continued to push the issue with them as this was very frustrating and they finally put in a customer service ticket where we were issued a flight credit and we were so disappointed because after this experience, we NEVER want to fly Frontier again, and we do not want a credit that we will not use. Frontier charged us almost $500 for us to check three bags which is absolutely absurd! The customer service agents were not able to offer anything else other than a flight credit and I do not feel like my frustrations were truly heard , we will never use Frontier Airlines again ! Truly Theft by Manipulation! They should be ashamed!

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