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)plane BTR - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 39m$108–489Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
29h 1m$188–495Bus via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jefferson & Griswold to Downtown Pontiacbus 462
29h 33m$165–340Drive 1,094.6 mi
- Drive from Baton Rouge to Pontiaccar 1,094.6 mi
19h 50m$200–289Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Detroit (DTW)plane LFT - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
10h 10m$138–521Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Detroit, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Detroit (DTW)plane MSY - DTW
- Take the train from Dearborn to Pontiac Amtrak Stationtrain
9h 36m$132–326Bus 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 Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Bishop International Airport (FNT)plane MSY - FNT
- Take the bus from Flint, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
10h 9m$140–514Fly 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)plane BTR - GRR
- Take the bus from Grand Rapids, MI to Pontiac, MI bus
13h 20m$210–964Bus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Chicagobus
- Take the bus from Chicago to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Jefferson & Griswold to Downtown Pontiacbus 462
34h 13m$156–364
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 - $330 and takes 9h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Pontiac is to bus and fly and train which takes 9h 36m and costs $130 - $330.
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 Downtown Pontiac via Atlanta Bus Station and Jefferson & Griswold. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 33m.
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 $180 - $500.
It takes approximately 10h 39m 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 3:49 PM in Baton Rouge and 4:49 PM in Pontiac.
Yes, the driving distance between Baton Rouge to Pontiac is 1101 miles. It takes approximately 19h 50m 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 Downtown Pontiac via Atlanta Bus Station, Detroit Bus Station, and Jefferson & Griswold in around 29h 33m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Detroit via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Detroit via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Gerald R. Ford International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–430
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 2m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Bishop International Airport via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- 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
- $95–280
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $80–430
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
- $16–17
- 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
- $120–320
- 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
- $50–150
- 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
- $80–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 15h 50m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–210
- 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
- $14–19
- 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
- $17–25
- 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
- $45–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 866-962-5515
- Website
- smartbus.org
Bus from Jefferson & Griswold to Downtown Pontiac
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- 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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