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)SAN - BTR
9h 3m$154–715Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
cheapest- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)LAX - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
9h 8m$104–313Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from 612 Wall St - Los Angeles to El Paso
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Station
31h 33m$279–507Train, bus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger TerminalSunset Limited
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus StationGreyhound US1173 / ...
2d$252–1,898Drive 1,774.6 mi
- Drive from Los Angeles to Baton Rouge1,774.6 mi
28h 28m$324–468Fly Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)LAX - BTR
9h 24m$107–453Fly 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)SAN - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
8h 50m$350–685Fly John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)SNA - BTR
11h 25m$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)SFO - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
10h 2m$528–1,143Fly San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)SAN - HOU
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
10h 42m$214–907Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Ft Worth Bus Station
- Take the bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
41h 25m$191–494
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 - $320 and takes 9h 8m.
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 31h 33m.
The distance between California and Baton Rouge is 1557 miles. The road distance is 1785 miles.
The best way to get from California to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 31h 33m and costs $270 - $550.
It takes approximately 9h 3m 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 9h 3m and costs $150 - $750. Alternatively, you can bus via Ciudad Juárez, which costs $270 - $550 and takes 31h 33m.
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 8:24 PM in California and 10:24 PM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between California, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from San Diego International Airport (SAN) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 3 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 31h 33m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Wednesday, Thursday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Thursday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
Flights from San Diego International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via San Antonio
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Wednesday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230–950
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 6m
- 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 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–430
Flights from San Diego International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- 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
- 8h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–400
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- 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
- $130–240
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
- $230–1,900
- 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
- 13h
- Frequency
- Twice 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
- $35–90
- 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
- $17–28
- 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
- $40–100
- 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
- $110–290
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ft Worth Bus Station to Houston Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Yes, the driving distance between California to Baton Rouge is 1785 miles. It takes approximately 28h 28m to drive from California to Baton Rouge.
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