There are 6 ways to get from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge by bus, plane, train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Bus, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)DTW - BTR
8h 55m$93–457Train, bus
- Take the train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
27h 20m$199–476Bus
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
30h 5m$138–343Drive 1,058.2 mi
- Drive from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge1,058.2 mi
19h 18m$194–279Bus, fly to Lafayette Regional Airport
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)DTW - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
9h 1m$123–482Bus, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Take the bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)DTW - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
8h 30m$120–287
Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge is to bus and fly which costs $120 - $290 and takes 8h 30m.
The fastest way to get from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge is to bus and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $120 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Ann Arbor and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Chicago and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 30h 5m.
The distance between Ann Arbor and Baton Rouge is 959 miles. The road distance is 1064.3 miles.
The best way to get from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge without a car is to train and bus which takes 27h 20m and costs $190 - $480.
It takes approximately 8h 55m to get from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ann Arbor station.
Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Chicago station.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Ann Arbor. It is currently 2:34 PM in Ann Arbor and 1:34 PM in Baton Rouge.
Yes, the driving distance between Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge is 1064 miles. It takes approximately 19h 18m to drive from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Ann Arbor, MI, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Ann Arbor to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Chicago and St Louis Bus Station in around 30h 5m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Columbus, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Columbus, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 56m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 44m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $75–370
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ann Arbor Amtrak Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–320
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 517-333-0400
- info@michiganflyer.com
- Website
- michiganflyer.com
Bus from Ann Arbor- Blake Transit Ctr., MI to Detroit Metro Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 40 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $7–15
- Website
- Michigan Flyer
- Child 2-16
- $7–9
- Adult
- $10–15
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–22
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–28
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ann Arbor to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $28–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $28–90
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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