There are 7 ways to get from Decatur to New Orleans by taxi, plane, train, bus, 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.
Taxi to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly
best- Take the taxi from Decatur to Bloomington-Airport-BMItaxi
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane BMI - MSY
6h 50m$210–562Fly from Decatur Airport
cheapest- Fly from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane DEC - MSY
6h 46m$96–430Taxi, train (Amtrak)
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Champaign-Urbanataxi
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
18h 5m$222–334Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Springfield SMTD Transfer Centertaxi
- Take the bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
20h 16m$195–331Drive 769.1 mi
- Drive from Decatur to New Orleanscar 769.1 mi
13h 9m$141–203Taxi to University Of Illinois Willard Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Decatur to University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI)taxi
- Fly from University Of Illinois Willard Airport (CMI) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane CMI - MSY
6h 58m$195–554Taxi, train to Lambert–St. Louis International Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Decatur to Lincoln Stationtaxi
- Take the train from Lincoln Station to St. Louistrain
- Fly from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport (STL) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane STL - MSY
8h 5m$343–626
Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Decatur to New Orleans is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 9m.
The fastest way to get from Decatur to New Orleans is to fly which takes 6h 46m and costs $95 - $430.
The distance between Decatur and New Orleans is 796 miles. The road distance is 773.6 miles.
The best way to get from Decatur to New Orleans without a car is to taxi and train which takes 18h 5m and costs $220 - $340.
It takes approximately 6h 50m to get from Decatur to New Orleans, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Decatur to New Orleans is 774 miles. It takes approximately 13h 9m to drive from Decatur to New Orleans.
There are 934+ hotels available in New Orleans.
What companies run services between Decatur, IL, USA and New Orleans, LA, USA?
United Airlines flies from Decatur Airport (DEC) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) 6 times a week.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 16m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from University Of Illinois Willard Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–430
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–400
Flights from Lambert–St. Louis International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Decatur Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 13m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Lincoln Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $16–60
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Springfield SMTD Transfer Center to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Ave. Duration
- 54 min
- Estimated price
- $90–160
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