There are 9 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Pontiac by plane, train, bus, bus (Greyhound), car, or bus (Greyhound, Flixbus)
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Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit, train
best- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Detroit (DTW)BTR - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
10h 18m$102–460Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station
29h 1m$228–795Bus via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Jefferson + Griswold to Phoenix Center462
29h 46m$171–366Drive 1,094.6 mi
- Drive from Baton Rouge to Pontiac1,094.6 mi
19h 41m$200–289Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Detroit (DTW)LFT - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
10h 30m$132–493Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Detroit (DTW)MSY - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
9h 47m$131–287Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Bishop International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)MSY - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI
10h 50m$140–494Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport, bus
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)BTR - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Pontiac, MI
15h 1m$210–914Bus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Take the bus from Jefferson + Griswold to Phoenix Center462
34h 26m$166–404
Baton Rouge to Pontiac by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Pontiac is to bus and fly and train which costs $130 - $290 and takes 9h 47m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Pontiac is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 47m and costs $130 - $290.
No, there is no direct bus from Baton Rouge station to Pontiac. However, there are services departing from Baton Rouge Bus Station and arriving at Phoenix Center via Atlanta Bus Station and Jefferson + Griswold. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 46m.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Pontiac is 976 miles. The road distance is 1101 miles.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Pontiac without a car is to bus and train which takes 29h 1m and costs $220 - $800.
It takes approximately 10h 18m to get from Baton Rouge to Pontiac, including transfers.
Baton Rouge to Pontiac bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Baton Rouge Bus Station.
Baton Rouge to Pontiac bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Pontiac is 1h ahead of Baton Rouge. It is currently 9:41 AM in Baton Rouge and 10:41 AM in Pontiac.
Yes, the driving distance between Baton Rouge to Pontiac is 1101 miles. It takes approximately 19h 41m to drive from Baton Rouge to Pontiac.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Pontiac, MI, USA?
You can take a bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Phoenix Center via Atlanta Bus Station, Detroit Bus Station, and Jefferson + Griswold in around 29h 46m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–440
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Punta Gorda
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 32m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–240
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 14m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–18
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $150–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 11m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $18–25
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicago
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–160
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866-962-5515
- Website
- smartbus.org
Bus from Jefferson + Griswold to Phoenix Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $2
- Website
- https://www.smartbus.org
- Full Fare
- $2
- Phone
- +1 989-725-5105
- Website
- indiantrails.com
Bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $6–22
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
Bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Pontiac, MI
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $26–50
- Website
- https://indiantrails.com
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