R1 194+ Cheap flights from New Orleans

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MSY — CPT
Feb 6 — Feb 131
1 adult
1 adult, Economy, 0 bags

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Good round-trip deal

R1 895 or less

Good one-way deal

R23 749 or less
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Mon 9/315:41MSY - JNB
1 stop20h 19mDelta
Tue 17/319:20JNB - MSY
2 stops29h 43mDelta
Deal found 6/1R16 743
Tue 7/413:17MSY - JNB
1 stop23h 23mDelta
Fri 17/421:55JNB - MSY
1 stop23h 28mDelta
Deal found 6/1R18 541
Thu 12/311:39MSY - JNB
2 stops27h 26mKLM
Wed 1/423:15JNB - MSY
2 stops31h 27mKLM
Deal found 6/1R18 574
Thu 12/313:17MSY - JNB
1 stop22h 43mDelta
Wed 1/423:15JNB - MSY
2 stops31h 27mDelta
Deal found 6/1R18 787
Sun 25/19:57MSY - JNB
2 stops28h 08mMultiple Airlines
Sat 31/119:20JNB - MSY
2 stops30h 48mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 7/1R19 016
Mon 26/112:40MSY - CPT
1 stop19h 30mLufthansa
Mon 2/220:50CPT - MSY
1 stop30h 24mLufthansa
Deal found 6/1R19 097
Sat 14/215:31MSY - JNB
2 stops34h 54mAmerican Airlines
Mon 16/222:00JNB - MSY
1 stop27h 55mAmerican Airlines
Deal found 7/1R19 228
Sun 25/119:16MSY - JNB
1 stop39h 44mDelta
Sat 31/119:20JNB - MSY
2 stops36h 05mDelta
Deal found 7/1R19 310
Wed 8/413:00MSY - JNB
1 stop22h 30mLufthansa
Fri 17/422:00JNB - MSY
1 stop32h 54mLufthansa
Deal found 6/1R19 604
Fri 20/29:55MSY - CPT
2 stops28h 00mDelta
Fri 27/221:30CPT - MSY
1 stop28h 51mDelta
Deal found 6/1R20 209
Thu 26/37:00MSY - CPT
2 stops44h 30mMultiple Airlines
Fri 3/419:30CPT - MSY
2 stops41h 10mMultiple Airlines
Deal found 7/1R22 891
Wed 8/418:44MSY - CPT
2 stops32h 36mQatar Airways
Thu 30/413:00CPT - MSY
2 stops34h 37mQatar Airways
Deal found 6/1R23 136

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Find flights departing from New Orleans that match your specified budget. Filter results by price range, allowing you to narrow down options and find flights that fit within your financial constraints. Please note that the search results are based on data from user searches, with fares last updated on 7 January 2026. In the last 7 days, Cheapflights users made a total of 594 507 searches

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Price

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Mon 9/3

15:41-19:00

1 stop20h 19m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Tue 17/3

19:20-18:03

2 stops29h 43m

R16 743

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Tue 7/4

13:17-19:40

1 stop23h 23m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 17/4

21:55-14:23

1 stop23h 28m

R18 541

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 12/3

11:39-22:05

2 stops27h 26m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 1/4

23:15-23:42

2 stops31h 27m

R18 574

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Wed 8/4

11:30-19:40

2 stops25h 10m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Fri 17/4

21:55-14:23

1 stop23h 28m

R18 623

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 12/3

13:17-19:00

1 stop22h 43m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 1/4

23:15-23:42

2 stops31h 27m

R18 787

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Sun 25/1

9:57-22:05

2 stops28h 08m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Sat 31/1

19:20-18:08

2 stops30h 48m

R19 016

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Sat 14/2

15:31-10:25

2 stops34h 54m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Mon 16/2

22:00-17:55

1 stop27h 55m

R19 228

New OrleansJohannesburg

MSY - JNB

MSYJNB

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 12/3

18:43-10:25

2 stops32h 42m

Johannesburg OR Tambo

Wed 1/4

21:15-20:00

1 stop29h 45m

R19 228

New OrleansCape Town

MSY - CPT

MSYCPT

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Fri 20/2

9:55-21:55

2 stops28h 00m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 27/2

21:30-18:21

1 stop28h 51m

R20 209

New OrleansCape Town

MSY - CPT

MSYCPT

New Orleans Louis Armstrong

Thu 26/3

7:00-10:30

2 stops44h 30m

Cape Town Intl

Fri 3/4

19:30-5:40

2 stops41h 10m

R22 891

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Travel insights for flights from New Orleans

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What is the cheapest month to book a flight from New Orleans?

Currently, May is the cheapest month in which you can book a flight from New Orleans (average of R18 182). Flying from New Orleans in November will prove the most costly (average of R41 318). There are multiple factors that influence the price of a flight so comparing airlines, departure airports and times can help keep costs down.

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  • What are the most popular destinations to fly to from New Orleans?

    The most selected flight destinations from New Orleans for the current month are Denver, Atlanta, Fort Lauderdale. While Denver, Boston, Atlanta are the top choices made by travellers year-round.

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

    Users have flown out of New Orleans for as low as R1 259 to Orlando Airport (prices may vary depending on the airline and departure time). On average, users have booked flights for R15 324 to fly from New Orleans.

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

    May is currently the cheapest month to fly from New Orleans. At this moment in time November is the most expensive month. These prices are determined by multiple factors and booking in advance can help keep costs down if your schedule is not as flexible.

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