There are 8 ways to get from Dallas to New Orleans by plane, bus, train or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly Dallas to New Orleans • 3 h 24 min
$116 - $872
Cheapest option
Bus Megabus • 10 h 40 min
$53 - $85
6 alternative options
Fly Dallas/Ft.Worth to New Orleans • 4 h 4 min
$88 - $320
Fly Dallas/Ft.Worth to Baton Rouge, bus • 5 h 23 min
$196 - $912
Bus via Baton Rouge, La • 10 h 48 min
$72 - $177
Bus Greyhound USA • 11 h 12 min
$59 - $151
Bus, train • 14 h 52 min
$88 - $227
Drive • 8 h 27 min
$50 - $75
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Dallas to New Orleans is to drive which costs $50 - $75 and takes 8 h 27 min.
The quickest way to get from Dallas to New Orleans is to fly which takes 3 h 24 min and costs $110 - $900.
The distance between Dallas and New Orleans is 712 km. The road distance is 838 km.
It takes approximately 3 h 24 min to get from Dallas to New Orleans, including transfers.
No, there is no direct bus from Dallas to New Orleans. However, there are services departing from Dallas/Forth Worth and arriving at New Orleans via Houston, TX. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 10 h 40 min.
What companies run services between Dallas, TX, USA and New Orleans, LA, USA?
Southwest Airlines flies from Dallas to New Orleans every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Dallas to New Orleans via Houston, TX in around 10 h 40 min.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Dallas to New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 24 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,000
Flights from Dallas to New Orleans via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 15 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140 - $1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 28 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100 - $550
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Baton Rouge
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 21 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $850
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to New Orleans via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 26 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $750
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to Baton Rouge via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 27 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $900
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Dallas/Ft.Worth to New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 31 min
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110 - $500
- Phone
- +1 1-800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Houston Amtrak to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 9 h 30 min
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60 - $160
- Website
- amtrak.com
- Coach Seat
- $60 - $90
- Flexi Coach Seat
- $100 - $160
- Business Coach Seat
- $110 - $160
- Room
- $260 - $370
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100/1-800-231-2222
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Baton Rouge, La to New Orleans, La
- Ave. Duration
- 1 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $14 - $35
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $14 - $21
- Flexible
- $25 - $35
Bus from Dallas, Tx to Houston, Tx
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $28 - $70
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $28 - $45
- Flexible
- $50 - $70
Bus from Houston, Tx to Baton Rouge, La
- Ave. Duration
- 4 h 45 min
- Frequency
- Every 10 minutes
- Estimated price
- $30 - $75
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $30 - $50
- Flexible
- $55 - $75
Bus from Dallas, Tx to Shreveport, La
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 10 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $24 - $60
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $24 - $40
- Flexible
- $40 - $60
Bus from Shreveport, La to New Orleans, La
- Ave. Duration
- 7 h 35 min
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35 - $95
- Website
- greyhound.com
- Economy
- $35 - $60
- Flexible
- $70 - $95
- Phone
- 877-462-6342
- Website
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Dallas/Forth Worth to Houston, TX
- Ave. Duration
- 3 h 50 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23 - $35
- Schedules at
- us.megabus.com
Bus from Houston, TX to New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 5 h 50 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30 - $50
- Schedules at
- us.megabus.com
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