There are 6 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda by plane, taxi, bus, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ft. Myers, taxi
best- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane BTR - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Punta Gordataxi
7h 16m$216–660Drive 777.2 mi
cheapest- Drive from Baton Rouge to Punta Gordacar 777.2 mi
13h 29m$138–199Bus, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge to Arcadiabus Houston
- Take the taxi from Arcadia to Punta Gordataxi
15h 35m$204–263Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Ft. Myers, taxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Ft. Myers (RSW)plane MSY - RSW
- Take the taxi from Ft-Myers-Airport-RSW to Punta Gordataxi
6h 7m$235–816Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, Amtrak Thruway
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ)plane BTR - SRQ
- Take the bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlottebus
9h 37mBus, taxi via Biloxi
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Centerbus
- Take the bus from Biloxi to Arcadiabus
- Take the taxi from Arcadia to Punta Gordataxi
17h 29m$187–262
Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Ft. Myers (RSW) flights
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 29m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda is to bus and fly and taxi which takes 6h 7m and costs $230 - $850.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Punta Gorda is 687 miles. The road distance is 781.8 miles.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda without a car is to bus and taxi which takes 15h 35m and costs $200 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 16m to get from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda, including transfers.
Punta Gorda is 1h ahead of Baton Rouge. It is currently 12:51 PM in Baton Rouge and 1:51 PM in Punta Gorda.
Yes, the driving distance between Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda is 782 miles. It takes approximately 13h 29m to drive from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda.
There are two+ hotels available in Punta Gorda.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Punta Gorda, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from Baton Rouge to Punta Gorda. However, you can take the line 41 bus to Earl K. Long Transfer Center - N, take the line 54 bus to Baton Rouge Airport, walk to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) airport, fly to Ft. Myers (RSW), then take the taxi to Punta Gorda. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Baton Rouge, take the bus to Arcadia, then take the taxi to Punta Gorda.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Ft. Myers via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ft. Myers via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ft. Myers via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ft. Myers via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 34m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ft. Myers via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 43m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Ft. Myers via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Ft. Myers
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,400
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Baton Rouge to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 49m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $130–170
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Bus from Biloxi to Arcadia
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 29m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- Omnibus Express
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $15–23
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–20
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Biloxi Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from Sarasota Amtrak Bus Stop to Port Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Estimated price
- $50–140
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
EJ Taxi
CT TAXI Transportation LLC
- Phone
- +1 239-218-9590
Gulf Coast Car Service
- Phone
- +1 941-391-8800
- Website
- gulfcoastcarservice.com
Island Taxi
- Phone
- +1 239-472-4888
- Website
- islandtaxi.com
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