Cheap flights from Dublin to New Orleans

January is the cheapest month to make the crossing, and the surrounding winter weeks keep the low fares going. The calendar on the page covers September to April: prices lift in December around the holiday travel, settle down through the new year, and rise again towards Mardi Gras as the city fills for Carnival in late winter. Midweek departures usually undercut Friday and Sunday crossings in every season, and since the covered months stop in April, compare the weeks on either side of your chosen dates before you commit.

American Airlines anchors the route: its Dublin passengers clear Philadelphia before the short hop south, and a standard fare carries a checked bag and a meal. JetBlue and WestJet run leaner, low-cost style pricing with bags and seat choice as extras. Across the Atlantic, Air France connects in Paris, Lufthansa in Frankfurt, TAP Portugal in Lisbon, Iberia in Madrid, Turkish Airlines in Istanbul, Icelandair in Reykjavik and BA CityFlyer in London. The bigger European carriers price like American, while Icelandair and TAP sell their cheapest fares bare, so check what each ticket includes. None of them flies the two cities nonstop, so the carrier you choose decides your layover too.

Getting in from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport is a drive, not a train ride: the airport sits in the suburbs west of the city, and the transfer into the Central Business District runs along the interstate. Taxis and ride-hailing apps cover it comfortably, an express bus links it with downtown, and a rental car only earns its keep if you plan to roam along the Gulf Coast. In town you barely need one — the French Quarter, the Marigny and the Garden District all sit within reach of the streetcar lines — though in the humid months and around big events like Mardi Gras, rides take longer and cost more.

Currency

USD ($)

Power sockets

Type A, B · 120 V

Language

Samoan, Hawaiian, Chamorro, Carolinian, Spanish

Emergency number

911

Driving side

right

Calling code

+1

Internet domain

.us

Population of New Orleans

384 k (2020)

Time zone

UTC-05 (America/Chicago)

Country facts: Wikidata

• Check what the fare includes before its price: several carriers here sell the leg bare and charge extra for bags, seats and meals.
• Dublin and Louis Armstrong are the only airports at each end, so there is no departure choice to weigh — put that effort into comparing connections.
• US immigration and bag recheck happen at the first American gateway, so allow a wide gap — and if the two flights come as separate tickets, a delay on the first strands you.
• Confirm your passport validity and whether you need an ESTA or a visa for the USA before you fix your dates.
• Fares sit lowest in January, so with movable dates, test the winter weeks around the December lift and the Mardi Gras run-up.