There are 5 ways to get from Calgary to Lake Charles by plane, bus, car, or train
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Fly to Lake Charles Regional Airport
best- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane YYC - LCH
9h 48m$124–566Bus, drive, train
- Take the bus from Calgary to Lethbridgebus
- Drive from Lethbridge to Port of Sweet Grasscar
- Take the bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Centerbus
- Take the train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolistrain
- Take the bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
2d 10h$436–1,029Drive 2,160.7 mi
- Drive from Calgary to Lake Charlescar 2,160.7 mi
37h 55m$495–715Fly to Jack Brooks Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Jack Brooks Regional Airport (BPT)plane YYC - BPT
- Take the bus from Port Arthur to Lake Charlesbus
11h 7m$182–643Fly to Lafayette Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane YYC - LFT
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Stationtrain
11h 37m$150–606
Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Calgary to Lake Charles is to fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 9h 48m.
The fastest way to get from Calgary to Lake Charles is to fly which takes 9h 48m and costs $120 - $600.
The distance between Calgary and Lake Charles is 1830 miles. The road distance is 2173.3 miles.
It takes approximately 9h 48m to get from Calgary to Lake Charles, including transfers.
Lake Charles is 1h ahead of Calgary. It is currently 10:13 PM in Calgary and 11:13 PM in Lake Charles.
Yes, the driving distance between Calgary to Lake Charles is 2173 miles. It takes approximately 37h 55m to drive from Calgary to Lake Charles.
There are 142+ hotels available in Lake Charles.
What companies run services between Calgary, AB, Canada and Lake Charles, LA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and WestJet fly from Calgary International Airport (YYC) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–950
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Denver, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Jack Brooks Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Calgary International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Shelby Amtrak Station to St. Paul-Minneapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $230–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $16–40
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Calgary to Lethbridge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $45–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–130
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 406-470-0727
- tctransit@gmail.com
- Website
- northern.rural-transit.com
Bus from Port of Sweet Grass to Shelby Transit Center
- Ave. Duration
- 45 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Schedules at
- northern.rural-transit.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Saint Paul Union Depot to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $65–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Port Arthur to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 55 min
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–55
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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