There are 8 ways to get from Colby to New Orleans by car, plane, taxi, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Drive to Garden City Regional Airport, fly
best- Drive from Colby to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK)car
- Fly from Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane GCK - MSY
7h 55m$92–414Taxi, bus (Greyhound)
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
31h 6m$317–545Drive, train (Amtrak)
- Drive from Colby to McCook Stationcar
- Take the train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
37h 16m$394–901Drive 1,082.1 mi
- Drive from Colby to New Orleanscar 1,082.1 mi
19h 21m$198–286Drive to Hays Municipal Airport, fly
- Drive from Colby to Hays Municipal Airport (HYS)car
- Fly from Hays Municipal Airport (HYS) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane HYS - MSY
9h 54m$117–503Drive to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field, fly
- Drive from Colby to North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF)car
- Fly from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field (LBF) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LBF - MSY
9h 31m$117–490Taxi, bus to Denver, fly
- Take the taxi from Colby to Goodlandtaxi
- Take the bus from Goodland to Denver Union Stationbus
- Fly from Denver (DEN) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane DEN - MSY
9h 25m$408–888Drive to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, fly
- Drive from Colby to Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK)car
- Fly from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport (MCK) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane MCK - MSY
7h 53m$106–474
Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Colby to New Orleans is to drive and fly which costs $90 - $420 and takes 7h 55m.
The fastest way to get from Colby to New Orleans is to drive and fly which takes 7h 53m and costs $100 - $480.
The distance between Colby and New Orleans is 946 miles. The road distance is 1088.4 miles.
The best way to get from Colby to New Orleans without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 31h 6m and costs $310 - $550.
It takes approximately 7h 55m to get from Colby to New Orleans, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Colby to New Orleans is 1088 miles. It takes approximately 19h 21m to drive from Colby to New Orleans.
There are 968+ hotels available in New Orleans.
What companies run services between Colby, KS, USA and New Orleans, LA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Colby to New Orleans. However, you can drive to Garden City Regional Airport (GCK) airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), walk to Kenner Terminal Parking Garage, then take the bus to Tulane @ Loyola. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Goodland, take the bus to St Louis Bus Station, then take the bus to New Orleans Bus Station.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Denver to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Denver to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–440
Flights from Denver to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Denver to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver, Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Wednesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hays Municipal Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from North Platte Regional Airport Lee Bird Field to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Denver to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Garden City Regional Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Mccook Ben Nelson Regional Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95–460
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Denver to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from McCook Station to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 56m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–400
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $210–480
- 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 Goodland to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–210
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Goodland to Denver Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 36 min
- Estimated price
- $95–120
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