There are 7 ways to get from Decatur to Lake Charles by plane, taxi, bus, train, or car
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Fly Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lake Charles Regional Airport
best- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane HSV - LCH
4h 40m$142–606Drive 588.9 mi
cheapest- Drive from Decatur to Lake Charlescar 588.9 mi
10h 14m$108–156Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Huntsvilletaxi
- Take the bus from Huntsville to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus Nyc
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Lake Charlesbus
45h 35m$383–534Taxi, bus, train
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Huntsvilletaxi
- Take the bus from Huntsville to New Yorkbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
2d 8h$371–977Drive to Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport, fly to Lake Charles Regional Airport
- Drive from Decatur to Birmingham-Airport-BHMcar
- Fly from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport (BHM) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane BHM - LCH
5h 59m$146–735Fly Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lafayette Regional Airport, train
- Fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane HSV - LFT
- Take the train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Stationtrain
6h 42m$154–579Taxi, bus via Baton Rouge
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Huntsvilletaxi
- Take the bus from Huntsville to New Yorkbus
- Take the bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
2d 3h$324–669
Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Decatur to Lake Charles is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Decatur to Lake Charles is to fly which takes 4h 40m and costs $140 - $650.
The distance between Decatur and Lake Charles is 514 miles. The road distance is 592.4 miles.
The best way to get from Decatur to Lake Charles without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 45h 35m and costs $380 - $550.
It takes approximately 4h 40m to get from Decatur to Lake Charles, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Decatur to Lake Charles is 592 miles. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Decatur to Lake Charles.
There are 128+ hotels available in Lake Charles.
What companies run services between Decatur, AL, USA and Lake Charles, LA, USA?
United Airlines and American Airlines fly from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field (HSV) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–550
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Birmingham–Shuttlesworth International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Huntsville International Airport-Carl T Jones Field to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 32h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lafayette Amtrak Station to Lake Charles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 31m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $17–23
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Huntsville to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $110–160
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 57m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–150
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–90
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $25–90
Bus from New York City Chinatown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $16–85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $16–85
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–130
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 29 min
- Estimated price
- $60–75
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