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$845 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to New Orleans – Compare and Save

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Everything you should know

Cheapest return fare
$1,355
Typical prices: $1,601-$1,859
United Airlines
Mon 17/8Mon 26/10
MEL - MSY • 2 stops
Cheapest one-way flight
$845
United Airlines
Thu 9/7
MEL - MSY • 2 stops
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Cheapest • from $1,355 (return)
Best reviews • 7.5 score
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Direct flights
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There are currently no direct flights between Melbourne and New Orleans. You’ll need at least 1 connection.
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Cheapest • Avg $1,115 (return)
Shortest trip • 21h 04m (one-way)
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Cheapest • 21% price drop
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Cheap Flights from Melbourne to New Orleans (MEL-MSY)

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights from Melbourne 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to New Orleans

Mon, 17 Aug - Mon, 26 Oct
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 22:45
MEL
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MSY
26h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:15 - 08:30
MSY
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MEL
30h 15m
2 stops
$1,355United Airlines
Mon, 17 Aug - Mon, 26 Oct
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 22:45
MEL
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MSY
26h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
10:15 - 08:30
MSY
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MEL
30h 15m
2 stops
$1,357United Airlines
Mon, 17 Aug - Mon, 26 Oct
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 22:45
MEL
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MSY
26h 50m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
07:00 - 08:30
MSY
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MEL
33h 30m
3 stops
$1,363United Airlines
Sun, 30 Aug - Sat, 5 Sep
United Airlines Logo
10:55 - 20:03
MEL
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MSY
24h 08m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
18:35 - 08:15
MSY
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MEL
46h 40m
2 stops
$1,384United Airlines
Sun, 9 Aug - Sun, 16 Aug
Delta Logo
10:00 - 07:59
MEL
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MSY
36h 59m
2 stops
Delta Logo
15:30 - 07:50
MSY
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MEL
49h 20m
2 stops
$1,531Delta
Sun, 9 Aug - Sun, 16 Aug
Virgin Australia Logo
10:55 - 18:33
MEL
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MSY
22h 38m
1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
08:13 - 08:15
MSY
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MEL
33h 02m
1 stop
$1,655Virgin Australia
Sat, 25 Jul - Sat, 1 Aug
Virgin Australia Logo
10:55 - 18:33
MEL
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MSY
22h 38m
1 stop
Virgin Australia Logo
19:01 - 08:15
MSY
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MEL
22h 14m
1 stop
$2,180Virgin Australia
Sat, 25 Jul - Sat, 1 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 17:34
MEL
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MSY
22h 49m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
14:43 - 06:45
MSY
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MEL
25h 02m
2 stops
$2,218American Airlines
Sat, 25 Jul - Sat, 1 Aug
Qantas Airways Logo
13:35 - 22:48
MEL
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MSY
24h 13m
1 stop
Qantas Airways Logo
12:01 - 05:00
MSY
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MEL
25h 59m
1 stop
$2,298Qantas Airways
Wed, 19 Aug - Sun, 23 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 10:14
MEL
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MSY
39h 29m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
19:30 - 05:00
MSY
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MEL
42h 30m
1 stop
$2,318American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Melbourne to New Orleans flights

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

What is the cheapest month to fly from Melbourne Airport to New Orleans?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Melbourne Airport 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 Melbourne Airport to New Orleans is March, where tickets cost $1,386 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are April and January, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,261 and $2,071 respectively.

Good to know

Low seasonApril
Cheapest flight$845
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 28% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 10% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Melbourne to New Orleans

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Melbourne to New Orleans based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
Estimated return price
KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns 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 Melbourne to New Orleans flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Melbourne Airport to New Orleans?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Melbourne Airport to New Orleans was $845 for a one-way ticket and $1,355 for a return.

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

    When flying out of Melbourne you will be using Melbourne. You will be landing at New Orleans, also known as New Orleans Louis Armstrong.

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

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

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

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Melbourne to New Orleans, Qantas Airways or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to New Orleans are Qantas Airways and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $1,825 and an overall rating of 7.5, Qantas Airways is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $1,596 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to New Orleans from Melbourne is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights from Melbourne to New Orleans?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional return ticket. You could then fly to New Orleans with an airline and back to Melbourne with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Melbourne 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 Melbourne up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Reviews of the top airlines flying from Melbourne to New Orleans

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Melbourne 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Melbourne to New Orleans? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
7.5
Qantas AirwaysOverall score based on 1053 reviews
7.4Comfort
7.2Entertainment
8.1Crew
7.0Food
7.7Boarding
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Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2026
MEL - LAX
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Loved the food and beverages available, spacious economy class, excellent entertainment

Helpful staff when I felt unwell. Qantas need to have an audio/music channel so you can listen to various music/.artists

Hard to move and get out of my seat when the passenger in front is in recline position.

Flight was 2.5 hours late leaving. We spent 50 minutes of that sitting on the plane with no explanation. They did reduce the time in the air so we arrived a little less late which was something. The cheese and crackers were okay but the wine was terrible.

We were upgraded and after just a short delay in attending to a safety check we were on our way. Would definately fly Qantas International on their Dreamliner again.

Good communication regarding any updates time of flight and flight delayed. The fight was delayed by two and half hours at eleventh hour. That was unexpected, especially when you international passenger.

Don't irreparably damage my luggage, don't stand around talking in the kitchen area of the plane when a passenger is waiting to speak to you, don't run out of a meal selection so have me end up eating bread for dinner. Lastly, regarding the code-share flight from DFW to JFK....STOP PARTNERING WITH AMERICAN AIRLINES - THEY ARE THE WORST AIRLINE IN THE WORLD! The delay, followed by another delay, followed by disorganized boarding, followed by stale snacks fit for a rodent, followed by a pilot who literally slammed the plane onto the runway when landing causing quite some concern among the passengers.

I was thrilled with the bottle of water, blanket, pillow, earphones, and little packet of toothbrush, toothpaste, earplugs. I was very satisfied with the meals and snacks and drinks. I alao was very grateful to have a seat that backs up against the lavatory, as it made it very easy to get to the bathroom without being jumped in line, as so often happens in the airplane. Of course that was just a random strike of luck, but it really made a difference.

I was pleasantly surprised with my flight to LA with Qantas. Although seats were not the roomies, service was excellent.

Wonderful crew, good food. Absolutely loved the wine spritz and wish I could buy it!

Was on time until within 1 hour of flight-how does that happen? Staff very friendly.

How badly can you screw up baggage claim? We were told to go to baggage claim too for our bags from this flight. Another flights bags were there. They finished up. More bags from a different flight arrived. Our bags did not Finally the baggage claim belt stopped working and and are flight was still listed on the arrivals for that baggage claim 2. And then nothing It turns out that they had been delivered not only the United baggage claim but far away on a Delta baggage claim No I never told us. It was only the people looking around who had been on the flight But I’m sure there was plenty of time for the employees to raffle through the bags and steal whatever they wanted

There was no USB plug in my section of the plane. So I could not charge my phone. Also, there was no screen to watch movie or anything like that. Wish I had known that in advance, I would’ve brought my iPad.

Long wait before take off without an update for 20 minutes. Flight was good otherwise.

Crew seemed annoyed by the fact we were there. Very unpleasant

On time take off…US cabins look tired and need of refresh!

The flight attendant handled a situation in which an angry passenger was demanding to use his own supplemental oxygen equipment firmly but graciously.

Just a crappy airline. The same every time. You feel you are a cow on a farm. You are being being whipped and pulled.

Honestly didn’t like anything. Crew was in rush . Food was ok and there was no whiskey. Have to pay extra $ if you want to drink whiskey . They only provide wine and beer.

Compared to other international Airlines the infotainment system is need of overhaul. Doesn't have music it's got a limited selection of movies but I was impressed that an American airline was showing the documentary on John Farnham an Australian singer!

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