There are 11 ways to get from Baton Rouge to Riverside by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus to Lafayette Regional Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
best- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lafayette Transit Systembus
- Fly from Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane LFT - ONT
10h 54m$200–844Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to Los Angeles International Airport, train
cheapest- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Los Angeles International Airport (LAX)plane MSY - LAX
- Take the train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtowntrain
11h 4m$170–537Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Fontana Metrolink Transit Centerbus
33h 35m$270–476Bus, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pomona Amtraktrain
- Take the train from Pomona - Downtown to Riverside - Downtowntrain
2d 1h$568–1,236Drive 1,722.1 mi
- Drive from Baton Rouge to Riversidecar 1,722.1 mi
27h 49m$315–454Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane BTR - ONT
10h 55m$180–824Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County, train
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA)plane BTR - SNA
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 53m$174–836Fly Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport, bus, train
- Fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Palm Springs International Airport (PSP)plane BTR - PSP
- Take the bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Stationbus
- Take the train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtowntrain
13h 16m$207–927Bus to William P. Hobby Airport, fly to Ontario International Airport
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus
- Fly from William P. Hobby Airport (HOU) to Ontario International Airport (ONT)plane HOU - ONT
12h 30m$258–1,076Bus to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, fly to San Diego International Airport, train
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to San Diego International Airport (SAN)plane MSY - SAN
- Take the train from San Diego to Santa Anatrain
- Take the train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtowntrain
12h 54m$209–907Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus Greyhound 2221 / ...
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Montclair Transcenterbus Greyhound US1000
41h 46m$304–592
Baton Rouge to Riverside by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Baton Rouge to Riverside is to bus and fly and train which costs $170 - $550 and takes 11h 4m.
The fastest way to get from Baton Rouge to Riverside is to bus and fly which takes 10h 54m and costs $200 - $850.
No, there is no direct bus from Baton Rouge station to Riverside. However, there are services departing from Baton Rouge Bus Station and arriving at Riverside Plaza via St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center and Benton + Prospect/ V.A. Hospital. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 35m.
The distance between Baton Rouge and Riverside is 1616 miles. The road distance is 1732.2 miles.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Riverside without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 33h 35m and costs $270 - $480.
It takes approximately 10h 54m to get from Baton Rouge to Riverside, including transfers.
Baton Rouge to Riverside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Baton Rouge Bus Station.
The best way to get from Baton Rouge to Riverside is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 33h 35m and costs $270 - $480. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $180 - $850 and takes 10h 55m.
Baton Rouge to Riverside bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Downtown Houston station.
Riverside is 2h behind Baton Rouge. It is currently 11:24 PM in Baton Rouge and 9:24 PM in Riverside.
What companies run services between Baton Rouge, LA, USA and Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA?
You can take a bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Riverside Plaza via Downtown Houston, St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, N Main St @ Airline Dr, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, Fontana Metrolink Transit Center, VA Barton @ Benton, and Benton + Prospect/ V.A. Hospital in around 33h 35m. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) to Ontario International Airport (ONT) 5 times a day.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 29m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from William P. Hobby Airport to Ontario International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Ontario International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–1,000
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,100
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Lafayette Regional Airport to Ontario International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Ontario International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to John Wayne Airport Orange County via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport to Palm Springs International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to San Diego International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Los Angeles International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Pomona Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 4m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 41 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–22
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from San Diego to Santa Ana
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Pomona - Downtown to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $7–11
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from L.A. Union Station to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Fullerton to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 51 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Santa Ana to Riverside - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 58 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
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 Lafayette Transit System
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–26
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Montclair Transcenter
- Ave. Duration
- 30h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–450
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Downtown Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 22m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from El Paso to Fontana Metrolink Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 12h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop to Fullerton Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $27–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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