There are 8 ways to get from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal by bus, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train (Amtrak), car, 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.
Bus to Newark Liberty International Airport, fly
best- Take the bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)EWR - MSY
6h 39mFly from Laguardia Airport
cheapest- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)LGA - MSY
6h 34m$89–330Bus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus StationFlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus StationGreyhound US0602
28h 50m$140–305Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger TerminalCrescent
32h 27m$180–1,500Drive 1,302.3 mi
- Drive from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal1,302.3 mi
21h 37m$238–344Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)JFK - MSY
6h 22m$715–1,221Train to Philadelphia International Airport, fly
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Fly from Philadelphia International Airport (PHL) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)PHL - MSY
8h 8m$104–869Train to Long Island Mac Arthur Airport, fly
- Take the train from Jamaica to Central Islip
- Fly from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport (ISP) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)ISP - MSY
10h 11m$116–524
Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is to fly which costs $85 - $330 and takes 6h 34m.
The fastest way to get from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is to fly which takes 6h 22m and costs $700 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station. However, there are services departing from New York Midtown and arriving at New Orleans Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 50m.
Yes, there is a direct train departing from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station station and arriving at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal. Services depart once daily, and operate every day. The journey takes approximately 32h 2m.
The distance between Grand Central Terminal and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is 1250 miles. The road distance is 1309.9 miles.
The best way to get from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal without a car is to bus which takes 28h 50m and costs $140 - $310.
It takes approximately 6h 39m to get from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, including transfers.
Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from New York Midtown station.
Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station.
The best way to get from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is to bus which takes 28h 50m and costs $140 - $310. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $180 - $1,500 and takes 32h 27m, you could also fly, which costs $700 - $1,300 and takes 6h 22m.
What companies run services between Grand Central Terminal, NY, USA and New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, LA, USA?
You can take a vehicle from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Bus Station via New York Midtown and Atlanta Bus Station in around 28h 50m. Alternatively, Amtrak operates a train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal once daily. Tickets cost $180–1,500 and the journey takes 32h 2m.
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- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–350
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Tuesday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 32m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Baltimore
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 27m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 12m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–350
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $70–350
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–360
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Philadelphia International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from Long Island Mac Arthur Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–350
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80–270
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
- $180–1,500
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $27–340
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Northeast Regional
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $12–230
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/northeast-regional-train
- Coach
- $12–230
- Business Class
- $60–270
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to 30th Street Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $20–600
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $20–460
- First Class
- $130–600
- Phone
- +1-718-217-5477
- Website
- mta.info
Train from Jamaica to Central Islip
- Ave. Duration
- 52 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–19
- Website
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road
- Schedules at
- https://www.mta.info/agency/long-island-rail-road/timetables
- Off-Peak
- $7–10
- Peak
- $12–19
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912-6224
- olympia@coachusa.com
- Website
- newarkairportexpress.com
Bus from Bryant Park to Terminal B
- Ave. Duration
- 50 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Book at
- https://www.coachusa.com/airport-transportation
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $85–190
- 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 Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
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More Questions & Answers
Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is 2h behind Grand Central Terminal. It is currently 7:01 PM in Grand Central Terminal and 5:01 PM in New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal station.
Yes, the driving distance between Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal is 1310 miles. It takes approximately 21h 37m to drive from Grand Central Terminal to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal.
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