There are 9 ways to get from Evanston to Baton Rouge by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus, 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
9h 32m$80–400Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0125
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173
23h 20m$152–342Train, 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 / ...
23h 38m$267–584Drive 911.1 mi
- Drive from Evanston to Baton Rougecar 911.1 mi
15h 26m$167–241Fly 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 58m$116–570Fly 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
9h 8m$134–641Fly 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
8h 17m$102–510Fly 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
8h 31m$96–370Bus to General Mitchell International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airportbus
- Fly from General Mitchell International Airport (MKE) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane MKE - BTR
11h 18m$198–901
Evanston to Baton Rouge by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Evanston to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which costs $95 - $370 and takes 8h 31m.
The fastest way to get from Evanston to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 8h 17m and costs $100 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Evanston to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Paulina & Howard Terminal and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Michigan & Washington, Chicago Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 20m.
The distance between Evanston and Baton Rouge is 855 miles. The road distance is 916.5 miles.
The best way to get from Evanston to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus which takes 23h 20m and costs $150 - $350.
It takes approximately 9h 32m to get from Evanston to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Evanston to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Chicago Bus Station.
The best way to get from Evanston to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 9h 32m and costs $80 - $400. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $150 - $350 and takes 23h 20m.
Evanston to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Memphis Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Evanston to Baton Rouge is 916 miles. It takes approximately 15h 26m to drive from Evanston to Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Evanston, IL, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
American Airlines, Delta, 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 Paulina & Howard Terminal to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Michigan & Washington, Harrison & Jefferson, Chicago Bus Station, and Memphis Bus Station in around 23h 20m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–410
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 21m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 29m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 38m
- When
- Tuesday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210–1,000
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–850
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–470
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–330
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–330
Flights from General Mitchell International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–270
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
- $250–550
- 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 Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $95–180
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–160
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–26
- 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
- $9–18
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–120
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- (866) 912 6224
- questions@coachusa.com
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from Multi-Modal/Rental Car Facility to Mitchell Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–38
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
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