Direct Flights from New Orleans to Atlanta
Atlanta · Georgia
Nonstop service from MSY to ATL on Delta, Frontier, Southwest. Here's the schedule at a glance — plus what to do once you land.
How rare is this nonstop?
Atlanta is one of the best-connected places in the country: 152 cities fly there nonstop, New Orleans among them.
How long to go to Atlanta for, from New Orleans
1h 20m in the air, 425 miles: short enough that a single night in Atlanta is worth it, and a day trip is not absurd.
With roughly 11 departures a day, you are not tied to one flight: if a meeting overruns or the weather turns, there is another one behind it.
About Atlanta
Atlanta is the vanguard of the New South, with the charm and elegance of the Old. It's a city that balances southern traditions with sleek modernism, and southern hospitality with three skylines and the world’s busiest airport. It's a city that has been burnt to the ground and built back up; seen the horrors of war; felt the pain of droughts and floods; and given birth to Martin Luther King, Jr., the greatest figure of the civil rights movement. Atlanta is the capital of the state of Georgia.
Summary from Wikivoyage (CC BY-SA).
Top things to do in Atlanta
- Georgia Aquarium is a public aquarium in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The aquarium exhibits hundreds of species and thousands of animals across its seven major galleries, all of which reside in more than 11 million U…
- The High Museum of Art is the largest museum for visual art in the Southeastern United States. Located in Atlanta, Georgia, the High is 312,000 square feet and a division of the Woodruff Arts Center.
- The World of Coca-Cola is a museum located in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, showcasing the history of The Coca-Cola Company.
- The Jimmy Carter Library and Museum in Atlanta, Georgia, houses U.S. president Jimmy Carter's papers and other material relating to the Carter administration and the Carter family's life.
- Zoo Atlanta is an Association of Zoos and Aquariums (AZA) accredited zoo in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The current president and CEO of Zoo Atlanta is Raymond B. King.
- Centennial Olympic Park is a 22-acre (89,000 m2) public park located in downtown Atlanta, Georgia, owned and operated by the Georgia World Congress Center Authority.
- Etowah Indian Mounds (9BR1) are a 54-acre (220,000 m2) archaeological site in Bartow County, Georgia, south of Cartersville.
- Trilith Studios is an American film and television production studio located south of Atlanta in Fayette County, Georgia.
- Six Flags Over Georgia is a 290-acre (1.2 km2) amusement park in Mableton, Georgia, United States.
- The Cathedral of Christ the King is a Catholic church in the Buckhead district of Atlanta, Georgia, United States. It serves as the cathedral for the Archdiocese of Atlanta.
- Piedmont Park is an urban forest and park in Atlanta, Georgia, United States, located about 1 mile (1.6 km) northeast of Downtown, between the Midtown and Virginia Highland neighborhoods.
- The National Center for Civil and Human Rights is a museum dedicated to the achievements of the civil rights movement in the United States and the broader worldwide human rights movement.
Attraction descriptions from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA); place data from Wikidata (CC0).
Atlanta weather, compared with New Orleans
6° cooler than New Orleans on average across the year, on daytime highs:
- January
- Atlanta 54°F · New Orleans 63°F · 9° colder
- April
- Atlanta 73°F · New Orleans 79°F · 5° colder
- July
- Atlanta 90°F · New Orleans 91°F · 2° colder
- October
- Atlanta 74°F · New Orleans 81°F · 7° colder
Average daily highs, 1991–2020 station normals from Meteostat (CC BY 4.0), measured at the nearest weather station to each city.
Planning a trip to Atlanta
- Best time to visit
- The best time to visit Atlanta is March–May and October–November, when daytime highs are a comfortable 64–81°F.
- How long to stay
- Atlanta rewards a longer visit — a full week lets you explore its many sights, from Georgia Aquarium, High Museum of Art, and World of Coca-Cola and beyond.
Frequently asked questions
- Is there a direct flight from New Orleans to Atlanta?
- Yes — you can fly nonstop from New Orleans (MSY) to Atlanta (ATL) on Delta, Frontier, Southwest.
- Which airlines fly nonstop from New Orleans to Atlanta?
- Delta, Frontier, Southwest fly nonstop between New Orleans (MSY) and Atlanta (ATL).
- How many nonstop flights are there from New Orleans to Atlanta?
- There are about 11 nonstop departures per day (roughly 77 per week) from New Orleans to Atlanta.
- How far is Atlanta from New Orleans?
- Atlanta is about 425 miles from New Orleans by air.
- What is there to do in Atlanta?
- Popular things to do include Georgia Aquarium, High Museum of Art, World of Coca-Cola, Jimmy Carter Library and Museum, and more.
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