9 Tips to Find Cheap Flights from New Orleans to Cancun
Follow these 9 tips from Hopper to find cheap flights from New Orleans to Cancun and you could save up to $441 per round-trip ticket!
Hopper Editors - Thu Oct 26 2017
Perhaps you’re yearning for a break from the Creole kitchen. Desperate to swap your bulging po' boy sub for a spicy quesadilla? Pining for a dose of shimmering, crystal-clear seas framed by coral-white sands and swaying coconut palms? Or has that overload of big band jazz got you hankering for a spot of spirited samba or Mexican mariachi across the Gulf? Well, whatever it is, here are 9 tips to find cheap flights from New Orleans to Cancun.
1. The cheapest time to book a flight from New Orleans to Cancun is 40 days in advance, saving up to $180
For any New Orleans natives looking to ditch their sazeracs for a rum punch on the rocks, exchange the French Quarter for stretches of pearly-white sand, or switch from seafood gumbos to a steamy taco under the sun, it’s important to get in early when it comes to booking flights between the Louis Armstrong International and Cancun this year — our statistics have shown that flight prices soar almost $180 in the 40 days leading up to take-off.
2. The cheapest time to fly from New Orleans to Cancun is in June, saving up to $100
With flight prices between New Orleans and Cancun peaking during the Yucatan’s Spring Breaker parties and the high-season weather in March and April, travelers looking to save some money on their flights into town are better off braving the soaring temperatures of the Caribbean summer. Don’t worry, though — when there are oodles of empty beaches, swim-up cocktail bars and cheap air-conditioned all-inclusive hotels to enjoy, the heat won’t be too much of a problem!
3. The cheapest day to fly from New Orleans to Cancun is on a Tuesday, saving up to $74
Just like a New Orleans jazz musician, why not hit an off-beat and opt for a Tuesday departure to Cancun? Granted, it may not be the best option for bagging those weekend-to-weekend package deals with the hotels, but there are a host of bonuses involved — from an estimated $74 average saving on flights to far fewer crowds at the airports. Monday is another relatively cheap option for leaving, while Thursdays and Sundays see whopping price increases and are definitely best left alone.
4. Save up to $87 by returning on a Wednesday or Tuesday
Our statistics have shown that it’s Wednesday and Tuesday returns that offer travelers taking round-trip flights between Louis Armstrong International and Cancun the best bang for their buck, boasting average prices of just $375. That’s almost $87 cheaper in total than the most expensive Friday returns, which means plenty more pesos at hand for packing in those excursions to Tulum, the sun-kissed corals of Cozumel, or the jet-setter strips of Playa Del Carmen.
5. Delta has the cheapest direct flights from New Orleans to Cancun, while United has the best deals overall
Do you trust Delta to get you to the sands of the Yucatan, or South America’s own AeroMéxico? Fancy a jaunt on US Airways, or have American got the better deals? If you’re stuck deciding what carrier to fly with from New Orleans to Cancun this year, be sure to consider Hopper’s findings on average flight prices for the last four weeks, showing Delta Air Lines as the cheapest (and only) nonstop carrier at $421, and United Airlines as the best overall with average indirect fares at just $374.
Airlines offering direct flights from New Orleans to Cancun:- Delta makes the journey for $421 round trip, on average.
Airlines offering connecting flights from New Orleans to Cancun:- United makes the journey in 6.5 hours for $374 round trip, on average.- Delta makes the journey in 6 hours for $406 round trip, on average.- American makes the journey in 6.5 hours for $455 round trip, on average.- US makes the journey in 7 hours for $465 round trip, on average.- Aeromexico makes the journey in 6 hours for $533 round trip, on average.
6. Frequent fliers on Delta can use 35,000 miles to book a round-trip ticket
If you’ve been buzzing around on Delta Air Lines in the last couple of years, you might have banked enough loyalty points to score your hop into Mexican Cancun this year gratis! That’s right, for passengers touting in excess of 35,000 air miles, Delta are offering reward flights free of charge (excluding airport taxes and booking fees, of course), which could mean loads more cash to splash on the Yucatan!
7. Check out Hopper’s When to Fly and Buy Reports for up-to-date information
Any passenger looking to keep the price of their air ticket down for journeys between New Orleans and Cancun would do well to head over to Hopper’s When to Fly and Buy Reports page before making their booking. Crunching nearly half a million pieces of data related to travel on this route every month, the page offers up-to-date stats about everything from the cheapest airlines and departure dates to prime booking times and yearly highs and lows.
8. Take a look at Hopper’s Airline Fee Calculator to get the real cost of your ticket
With such a mix of airlines offering flights between New Orleans and Cancun, it’s more important than ever to keep a tab on the various additional charges and fees that could affect the price of your ticket. Cue Hopper’s Airline Fees Calculator, which offers would-be travelers a simple comparison of all the carriers flying between the two cities. The calculator makes it easy to see which flight will cost more when things like checked baggage and in-flight meals have been added to the equation.
9. Keep in mind that a cheap flight from New Orleans to Cancun is about $391 round trip
Taking into account both direct and indirect connections and more than 400,000 searches for flights between New Orleans and Cancun in the last four weeks, Hopper’s expert flight team has discovered that, while some of the luckiest travelers have managed to bag seats for as little as $350, the best most can hope for is about $391. That’s still great when more than 50% of passengers will be paying upwards of $540 for their seats on the route this year!