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$1,598 Find Cheap Flights from Melbourne to New Orleans

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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.
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Recent return flight deals from Melbourne to New Orleans

Mon, 1 Sep - Mon, 20 Oct
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09:45 - 17:41MEL-MSY
46h 56m2 stops
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11:00 - 06:45MSY-MEL
27h 45m2 stops
$1,598American Airlines
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Mon, 1 Sep - Mon, 20 Oct
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09:45 - 19:01MEL-MSY
24h 16m2 stops
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14:06 - 06:45MSY-MEL
24h 39m2 stops
$1,636American Airlines
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Sun, 10 Aug - Sun, 17 Aug
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12:05 - 20:17MEL-MSY
23h 12m2 stops
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19:23 - 10:50MSY-MEL
24h 27m2 stops
$1,638Air New Zealand
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Mon, 10 Nov - Mon, 24 Nov
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13:00 - 22:44MEL-MSY
26h 44m1 stop
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10:15 - 10:00MSY-MEL
30h 45m2 stops
$1,651United Airlines
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Mon, 10 Nov - Mon, 24 Nov
United Airlines Logo
13:00 - 22:44MEL-MSY
26h 44m1 stop
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14:45 - 10:00MSY-MEL
26h 15m1 stop
$1,670United Airlines
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Sun, 10 Aug - Sun, 17 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 17:24MEL-MSY
22h 39m2 stops
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09:34 - 05:00MSY-MEL
28h 26m1 stop
$1,729American Airlines
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Sat, 9 Aug - Sat, 16 Aug
American Airlines Logo
09:45 - 17:23MEL-MSY
22h 38m2 stops
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13:16 - 06:45MSY-MEL
26h 29m2 stops
$1,731American Airlines
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Mon, 25 Aug - Mon, 22 Sep
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10:55 - 16:17MEL-MSY
20h 22m1 stop
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17:27 - 08:15MSY-MEL
23h 48m1 stop
$2,141Virgin Australia
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Sat, 9 Aug - Sat, 16 Aug
Virgin Australia Logo
10:55 - 18:04MEL-MSY
22h 09m1 stop
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19:07 - 08:15MSY-MEL
22h 08m1 stop
$2,957Virgin Australia
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Mon, 15 Sep - Sun, 21 Sep
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15:05 - 22:48MEL-MSY
22h 43m1 stop
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20:03 - 05:00MSY-MEL
41h 57m1 stop
$3,007Qantas Airways
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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 June, where tickets cost $1,581 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $3,139 and $2,960 respectively.


Good to know

Low seasonNovember
High seasonSeptember
Cheapest flight$1,598
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 33% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 0% lower on average.
Flight from Melbourne to New Orleans

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.
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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 $1,045 for a return ticket.

  • 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, Air New Zealand or Qantas Airways?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Melbourne to New Orleans are Air New Zealand and Qantas Airways. With an average price for the route of $2,867 and an overall rating of 8.0, Air New Zealand is the most popular choice. Qantas Airways is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $2,176 and an overall rating of 7.5.

  • 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 5 airlines serving 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.
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8.0
Air New ZealandOverall score based on 485 reviews
7.4Entertainment
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
7.3Food
8.0Comfort
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The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

6.0 GoodAnonymous, May 2025NAN - LAX
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The 10hr flight was a comfortable as it could be in row 57. The food was just very bad….bland and soggy!

The business class upgrade meant a good sleep on the way home after a long week away. Excellent service, great food, and comfortable seat/bed for the journey.

Again, Air New Zealand was great. They kept bathrooms clean, food was actually very good, New Zealand wines a big hit

The issue was with getting our boarding pases. There were issues with our arrangements that were made through Kayak. I am sorry to say that we will not use you again because of this. The flight itself was good and the flight attendants excellent.

Arriving at Coolangatta, rows 20 forward, took the airbridge across to the terminal. It was suggested to those from rows 21 back, that we take the rear stairs and to be careful crossing the tarmac. That was all well and good. However, when we got across to the terminal we then had to climb three large flights of stairs to meet up with those coming across the airbridge. No elevator! There were people carrying babies and elderly carrying hand luggage that needed assistance from others.. There was no option to turn back.

It was good for a short domestic flight. As no food ar entertainment provided, there should be a n/a rating available for those.

USB charging ports did not work on any of Air New Zealand flights

Economy was much nicer on the Air New Zealand planes.

At Coolangatta International it is difficult to hear voice boarding announcements when away from screen announcements.

Flew premium economy, well worth the extra. Much better seat size & space. Meals & snacks were lovely. Crew really pleasant. Internet is not great, not really useful for anything. Couldn't even send messages.

Traditional economy class. Not a full flight so spare seats. Food and drinks were good

Was bumped to a later flight because of inefficiency on part of the airline.

Inflight entertainment, poor that there are no headrest screens on aircraft used for an international flight.

The Emerits/Qantas flight was cancelled to Wellington. We need a refund. Had to buy another airline ticket. How do we get the refund. Still not in Wellington.

Delayed QF59 flight once again, Qantas doesn't fail in maintaining there delayed departures and arrivals. USB points do not work nor do the power point sockets on the plane, Qantas staff admitted that on the flight. Don't expect to your charge devices. Saving grace, was the ice cream. Bottom line, if you expect to fly to HND and make it on time avoid Qantas and if you're interested in ice cream - visit 7/11.

Pretty excellent. I don’t know what the pilot could have done better with the bumping ( there was a storm) nor what happened to my ears coming down into bendigo. It doesn’t happen coming down into Sydney just the return flight. I wonder why?

Touch screens were very difficult to use, generally being laggy and unresponsive- it was quite an art to get it to play the thing you wanted rather than some thing at random. Selection of films and Tv was good when touchscreen decided to finally respond.

Their aircraft are old and amenities lack way behind other international carriers leaving from BNE. Even in economy

Airport and crew experience was excellent. We had to queue for the runway - no one’s fault, but it did mean we were 30 minutes late leaving

Overall good experience with flight and airport wheelchair staff. Also got Indian food in the flights

4.5 hr international flight. We got a glass of water. Ranks up there with Ryan Air, Easy Jet, Spirit and Frontier. Expected better.

Gluten free options less explicit on business class, but great service

Very good… seems the virgin staff particularly in the lounge and in flight exceeded expectations.

I liked everything about the experience but would have liked some free snacks!

Crew was great but flight was delayed almost three hours due to a technical issue and we had to go back to the terminal and wait for another one.

Being told why we delayed three hours and not even given an apology by someone. Not a word. Not my airline of choice ever.

Checked Baggage line up was long but moved quickly, rest of the process, boarding, crew was excellent

Virgin has always provided a smooth and comfortable flight. This one was no different. Seats are comfortable. Staff are great. This is my favourite airline.

Virgin changed the flight to an Alliance flight. Smaller plane, tea coffee and water the only refreshments available and not sure what happened to the extra money I paid to sit in a selected seat with extra leg room. This is obviously a regular switch as it happened on our flight there and back. Do not recommend.

Late boarding, late departure due to weather and slow boarding, packed 5+hour flight, only 2 toilets for main cabin, tight leg room, no free food except tea, coffee, and water, arrived 75 minutes late.

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

We were given vouchers we couldn’t use with a 5.5 hour delay

We had a very long diversion and our food voucher didn’t work because the restaurants were closed

Cramped seat even in economy plus seat 10A. Over booked flight, no space for the bags

Why wasn't this flight departure scheduled eith another crew so that it could leave on time? When we arrived in Denver we had so little time between flights we had run to the connecting flight. We should received some credit for the inconvenience.

Really good 😊 the woman at the gate entrance was a little rude checking in our carry-on but i dont think she worked for the airline, she worked for the airport at sacramento, other than that amazing.

Awful. There was a minor problem with a fridge and they had us 2 hours in the runway before take off. The paper work alone took them half hour. There was no attemp to make up time up while in teansit and when we arrived, they had us another half hour in the plane because of traffic. I, and a bunch of people, lost their onnection flights for 5 to 10 minutes. Not even the attemp to wait given thar all delays, but the taxing, were United's fault. Then another 45 mins to get an agent and no flight alternatives for 2 days. Im am very disapointed with this "premium carrier".

Flight was on time. Boarding was smooth. Flight attendants were friendly and efficient. Entertainment system was broken for all passengers on the left side of the aisle. I would prefer if meals were not served on red eye flights. No one should need to dine at that time and it is disturbing for those passengers trying to sleep.

A cookie and a soda, packed like sardines, will never be a positive experience. Also, boarded a 5:30 flight at 7:45pm

Am still mad at American airlines. You should know it's us travel nurses who are your customers and you treat us like nonsense it's not ok. American airlines took my money, no refund for whatsoever. A trip that was of 466 and I paid 466 and 833 then they chose for me where to sit and refund my seat choices and gave me expensive seats for 79 USD. Kayak doesn't help at all after booking you are on your own. Skyscanner is better

Flight was good & early meaning the gate was changed. With gate change there were no wheelchairs & the gate attendant left without making sure wheelchairs were coming to the changed gate. I had to go to another attendant at another desk to get this done.

This was a horrible experience. For a first class experience, my chair was held together by 3M tape - and I have a photo. The crew weren’t very attentive, somewhat dismissive and forgot my drink and snack, the chair reclined about 3 inches on a 6-hour cross country flight. I was also not informed that there was no lounge available in Newark airport because of renovations, so all around this was one of the worst experiences and I would actively avoid both American and Alaska Air going forward.

The flight was fine but the 8 hour delay in Chicago was awful - 5 gate changes and repeated delays without an explanation. No vouchers. Nothing.

They are still charging me after taking 466 and 833 for round trip from AR to to Bradley airport from 19 to 21. Then poor experience. Am hurt and I will say it on social media. Please stay away from this airline. I see in my bank account they are still taking 644. Am trying to stop it. I used to fly United airlines and I suggest that if you don't want extra charges and good service you go back there. American airlines delayed my flight again and I was late for my meeting, no recompensation but charging me over and over.

Pretty bad gate mgmt upon arrival. No open gates and we had to wait at midnight. Shouldn’t be a surprise that an aircraft is coming in.

We started with trouble checking in 24 hours early. Then my husband did not get his TSA precheck. Finally flight delayed due to no crew. I know things happen

Boarding was very efficient. Everyone got on board and we got on our way very quickly. It was frustrating that the entertainment app was not functioning properly. I was not able to activate some of the movies offered. The crew on this flight appears to be pretty grumpy. They had no smile on their faces. I felt like they were doing us a favor for being there.

Mechanical delay and no compensation. Missed connection as a result of their delay. Mediocre performance and service. Horrible airline currently with horrible culture.

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