Flights from San Francisco to New Orleans – Direct & connecting routes
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SFO to MSY – All flight route options from San Francisco International, California, USA to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International, Louisiana, USA. These routes are operated by 8 airlines. Fly non-stop with United Airlines or American Airlines, or choose from 14 different stopover flights. The shortest flight time is 4 hours and 15 minutes. See the full flight schedule and time table, including departure times, airlines and stopover details to find the best option for you.
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San Francisco to New Orleans flights
There are over 16 airlines and as many as 224 flights every week to this destination. You can fly non-stop to New Orleans (MSY) from San Francisco (SFO) with United Airlines or American Airlines but if a stopover option suits you better you can choose to fly via Phoenix, Denver or any other of the 14 alternatives with connectiing airports.
San Francisco to New Orleans with United Airlines
You can fly non-stop every weekday with flights departing between 7:00 am and 5:00 pm. You can also catch a transit flight via Denver or Houston. United Airlines is a Star Alliance member.
With Frontier Airlines
If you fly from San Francisco with Frontier Airlines you will do a stopover in Denver, DEN before reaching New Orleans. This flight trip will take 6 hours and 10 minutes and you can fly every Thursday with departures at 08:46 or 10:43.
Distance & flight times: SFO Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International
The shortest flight time between SFO and MSY is 4 hours and 15 minutes.
Via | Total flight time | Layover time | Distance |
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Direct | 4h 15m | - | 1917 miles (3084 km) |
PHX Phoenix | 5h 43m | 36m | 1958 miles (3150 km) |
DEN Denver | 6h 10m | 48m | 2037 miles (3278 km) |
LAS Las Vegas | 6h 15m | 1h 0m | 1920 miles (3089 km) |
SLC Salt Lake City | 6h 17m | 48m | 2034 miles (3273 km) |
IAH Houston | 6h 46m | 1h 47m | 1946 miles (3131 km) |
DFW Dallas | 6h 48m | 2h 50m | 1918 miles (3086 km) |
LAX Los Angeles | 7h 0m | 1h 26m | 2015 miles (3242 km) |
SAN San Diego | 7h 0m | 1h 0m | 2053 miles (3303 km) |
AUS Austin | 7h 20m | 2h 40m | 1954 miles (3144 km) |
BNA Nashville | 7h 25m | 1h 0m | 2448 miles (3939 km) |
STL Saint Louis | 8h 0m | 2h 30m | 2348 miles (3778 km) |
DAL Dallas | 8h 25m | 1h 35m | 1918 miles (3086 km) |
SBA Santa Barbara | 8h 29m | 1h 2m | 2022 miles (3253 km) |
HOU Houston | 8h 35m | 2h 20m | 1958 miles (3150 km) |


