There are 5 ways to get from Carbondale to Baton Rouge by car, plane, train, or bus
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Drive to Barkley Regional Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Drive from Carbondale to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH)
- Fly from Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)PAH - BTR
8h 30m$173–878Drive 582.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Carbondale to Baton Rouge582.3 mi
10h$107–154Train, bus
- Take the train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger TerminalCity of New Orleans
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus StationGreyhound US1173 / ...
16h 41m$108–605Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)STL - BTR
10h 6m$146–701Bus to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)STL - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
9h 33m$233–570
Carbondale to Baton Rouge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Carbondale to Baton Rouge is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h.
The fastest way to get from Carbondale to Baton Rouge is to drive and fly which takes 8h 30m and costs $170 - $900.
The distance between Carbondale and Baton Rouge is 552 miles. The road distance is 585.7 miles.
The best way to get from Carbondale to Baton Rouge without a car is to train and bus which takes 16h 41m and costs $100 - $650.
It takes approximately 8h 30m to get from Carbondale to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Carbondale to Baton Rouge is 586 miles. It takes approximately 10h to drive from Carbondale to Baton Rouge.
There are 228+ hotels available in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Carbondale, IL, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Carbondale to Baton Rouge. However, you can drive to Barkley Regional Airport (PAH) airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), walk to Baton Rouge Airport, take the line 54 bus to Scotland @ Swan - S, then take the line 10 bus to CATS Terminal. Alternatively, you can take a train from Carbondale to Baton Rouge Bus Station via New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal and New Orleans Bus Station in around 16h 41m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Barkley Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–490
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Barkley Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Tuesday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–850
Flights from Barkley Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 7m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $90–600
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–40
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Carbondale to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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