There are 10 ways to get from Joliet to Baton Rouge by train, plane, bus, car, or bus (Flixbus, Greyhound)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- Fly from Chicago O'Hare International Airport (ORD) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane ORD - BTR
9h 56m$94ā442Train, bus via St. Louis
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to St. Louistrain Lincoln Service / ...
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173
23h 19m$186ā382Train, bus
- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain Ri
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
24h 22m$266ā582Drive 879.1 mi
- Drive from Joliet to Baton Rougecar 879.1 mi
14h 43m$161ā232Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- Fly from Chicago Midway International Airport (MDW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane MDW - BTR
9h 3m$119ā619Train to Chicago O'Hare International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet to LaSalle Streettrain
- 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
9h 4m$101ā362Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- 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 28m$116ā529Train to Chicago Midway International Airport, fly to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtraktrain
- 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 45m$147ā639Train to Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Joliet Gateway Center to Bloomington-Normaltrain
- Fly from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal (BMI) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane BMI - BTR
9h 54m$115ā521Bus
- Take the bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2521
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173
28h 51m$164ā315
Joliet to Baton Rouge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Joliet to Baton Rouge is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 14h 43m.
The fastest way to get from Joliet to Baton Rouge is to train and fly and bus which takes 8h 28m and costs $110 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Joliet station to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Joliet Union Station and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Herion Way at Wheeler, Pace Harvey TC Bay A, Chicago and St Louis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 51m.
The distance between Joliet and Baton Rouge is 884 miles. The road distance is 884.2 miles.
The best way to get from Joliet to Baton Rouge without a car is to train and bus via St. Louis which takes 23h 19m and costs $180 - $390.
It takes approximately 9h 56m to get from Joliet to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Joliet to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Chicago station.
Joliet to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at St Louis Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Joliet to Baton Rouge is 884 miles. It takes approximately 14h 43m to drive from Joliet to Baton Rouge.
There are 455+ hotels available in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Joliet, IL, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Joliet Union Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Herion Way at Wheeler, Pace Harvey TC Bay A, 95th/Dan Ryan CTA Station Bay J, Chicago, and St Louis Bus Station in around 28h 51m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90ā440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100ā460
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130ā650
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 12m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160ā750
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65ā360
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Tuesday
- Estimated price
- $140ā650
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95ā480
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85ā420
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā600
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
Flights from Central Illinois Regional Airport At Bloomington-Normal to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90ā460
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90ā440
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65ā360
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $70ā360
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95ā490
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95ā500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $95ā500
Flights from Chicago Midway International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Kansas City
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā600
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Chicago O'Hare International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $80ā270
- Phone
- +1 312-696-3872
- Website
- metra.com
Train from Joliet to LaSalle Street
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $5ā7
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $5ā7
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 38 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $4ā6
- Website
- https://metra.com
- Adult
- $4ā6
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 49m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $65ā150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250ā550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Summit Amtrak
- Ave. Duration
- 25 min
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $6ā15
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Joliet Gateway Center to Bloomington-Normal
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 1m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23ā55
- 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 St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120ā240
- 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
- $13ā25
- 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
- $8ā17
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $10ā18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40ā70
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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