There are 9 ways to get from Charlotte to Ruston by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), 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.
Fly to Monroe Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Monroe Regional Airport (MLU)plane CLT - MLU
- Take the bus from Monroe to Rustonbus
7h 34m$106–438Bus
cheapest- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Rustonbus Greyhound US0604
16h 40m$92–233Train, bus
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Crescent
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Rustonbus Greyhound US1170s
28h 32m$192–302Drive 769.2 mi
- Drive from Charlotte to Rustoncar 769.2 mi
12h 55m$141–203Fly to Shreveport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Shreveport (SHV)plane CLT - SHV
- Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Rustonbus
7h 16m$93–427Fly to Alexandria International Airport, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Alexandria International Airport (AEX)plane CLT - AEX
- Take the bus from Boyce, LA to Rustonbus
9h$119–458Fly to Jackson/Vicksburg, bus
- Fly from Charlotte Douglas International Airport (CLT) to Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN)plane CLT - JAN
- Take the bus from Jackson to Rustonbus
8h 4m$132–462Bus via Atlanta
- Take the bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtownbus FlixBus N2470
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Rustonbus Greyhound US0604
16h 49m$97–194Bus via Sandy Springs
- Take the bus from Charlotte to Atlantabus Charlotte
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Rustonbus Greyhound US0604
20h 21m$128–308
Charlotte to Ruston by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Charlotte to Ruston is to bus via Atlanta which costs $95 - $200 and takes 16h 49m.
The fastest way to get from Charlotte to Ruston is to fly and bus which takes 7h 16m and costs $90 - $430.
No, there is no direct bus from Charlotte station to Ruston. However, there are services departing from Charlotte Bus Station and arriving at Ruston via Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 40m.
The distance between Charlotte and Ruston is 717 miles. The road distance is 773.7 miles.
The best way to get from Charlotte to Ruston without a car is to bus which takes 16h 40m and costs $90 - $240.
It takes approximately 7h 34m to get from Charlotte to Ruston, including transfers.
Charlotte to Ruston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Charlotte Bus Station.
Charlotte to Ruston bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Ruston is 1h behind Charlotte. It is currently 10:19 PM in Charlotte and 9:19 PM in Ruston.
Yes, the driving distance between Charlotte to Ruston is 774 miles. It takes approximately 12h 55m to drive from Charlotte to Ruston.
What companies run services between Charlotte, NC, USA and Ruston, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Ruston via Atlanta Bus Station in around 16h 40m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shreveport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Alexandria International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Jackson/Vicksburg via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Monroe Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shreveport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shreveport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Alexandria International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Jackson/Vicksburg
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–340
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Shreveport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Alexandria International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Jackson/Vicksburg via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charlotte Douglas International Airport to Jackson/Vicksburg via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–350
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–210
- 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 Monroe to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–100
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Boyce, LA to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jackson to Ruston
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–75
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 10m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 404-591-2750
- info@southeasternstages.com
- Website
- southeasternstages.com
Bus from Charlotte Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- southeasternstages.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Charlotte to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $60–170
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