There are 9 ways to get from Chicago to Baton Rouge by plane, train, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or car
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Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane ORD - BTR
8h 42m$88ā435Train, bus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173 / ...
22h 2m$263ā570Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Stationbus FlixBus 2510 / ...
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173
25h 25m$161ā319Drive 902.6 mi
- Drive from Chicago to Baton Rougecar 902.6 mi
14h 57m$165ā238Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane MDW - BTR
8h 7m$114ā615Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane MDW - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
7h 32m$110ā525Fly Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane ORD - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
7h 49m$96ā355Fly Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane MDW - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 49m$142ā635Train to South Bend, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airporttrain
- Fly from South Bend (SBN) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SBN - BTR
9h 48m$154ā774
Chicago to Baton Rouge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Chicago to Baton Rouge is to bus which costs $160 - $320 and takes 25h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Chicago to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 7h 32m and costs $110 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Chicago station to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Chicago Bus Station and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 25h 25m.
The distance between Chicago and Baton Rouge is 843 miles. The road distance is 907.9 miles.
The best way to get from Chicago to Baton Rouge without a car is to train and bus which takes 22h 2m and costs $260 - $600.
It takes approximately 8h 42m to get from Chicago to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Chicago to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Chicago to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 8h 42m and costs $85 - $440. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $160 - $320 and takes 25h 25m.
Chicago to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Chicago to Baton Rouge is 908 miles. It takes approximately 14h 57m to drive from Chicago to Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Chicago, IL, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Chicago Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station via St Louis Bus Station in around 25h 25m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85ā420
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
Flights from South Bend to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140ā750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90ā440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100ā460
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $130ā650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65ā360
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140ā650
Flights from South Bend to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160ā800
Flights from South Bend to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170ā800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90ā440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65ā360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95ā490
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95ā500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95ā500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā600
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70ā360
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80ā270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250ā550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 219-926-5744
- Website
- mysouthshoreline.com
Train from Van Buren St. to South Bend Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $13ā15
- Schedules at
- mysouthshoreline.com
- Adults 14-64
- $13ā15
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
- $13ā25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120ā250
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8ā17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10ā18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40ā70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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