There are 11 ways to get from California to Baton Rouge by plane, bus (Flixbus), train, bus, 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.
Fly San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SAN - BTR
8h 52m$154–765Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane LAX - BTR
9h 15m$107–463Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Drbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
33h 3m$279–481Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Sunset Limited
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173 / ...
2d$228–1,976Drive 1,774.7 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Baton Rougecar 1,774.7 mi
28h 36m$324–468Fly San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SAN - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 50m$350–683Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LAX - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
9h 6m$109–371Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SNA - BTR
11h 20m$127–566Fly San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SFO - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 1m$528–1,141Fly San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SAN - HOU
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 42m$260–1,177Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
41h 25m$177–453
California to Baton Rouge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from California to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which costs $100 - $380 and takes 9h 6m.
The fastest way to get from California to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 8h 50m and costs $350 - $700.
No, there is no direct bus from California to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via El Paso, N Main St @ Airline Dr and Downtown Houston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 33h 3m.
The distance between California and Baton Rouge is 1557 miles. The road distance is 1785.1 miles.
The best way to get from California to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 33h 3m and costs $270 - $490.
It takes approximately 8h 52m to get from California to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
California to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Los Angeles Union Station.
The best way to get from California to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 8h 52m and costs $150 - $800. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $270 - $490 and takes 33h 3m.
California to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Ft Worth Bus Station.
Baton Rouge is 2h ahead of California. It is currently 10:30 PM in California and 12:30 AM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between California, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to Baton Rouge Bus Station via El Paso, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, N Main St @ Airline Dr, Pierce St @ Milam St, and Downtown Houston in around 33h 3m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Albuquerque
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $230–1,100
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,100
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,000
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–440
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–750
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $210–2,000
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–160
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 28h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $100–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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Yes, the driving distance between California to Baton Rouge is 1785 miles. It takes approximately 28h 36m to drive from California to Baton Rouge.
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