There are 7 ways to get from Knoxville to Baton Rouge by plane, car, shuttle, taxi, bus, 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.
Fly Mcghee Tyson Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane TYS - BTR
6h 19m$158–677Drive to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Drive from Knoxville to Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA)car
- Fly from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport (CHA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane CHA - BTR
7h 53m$80–397Drive, shuttle, taxi, bus, train
- Drive from Knoxville to Hot Springs, NCcar
- Take a shuttle bus from Hot Springs, NC to Black Bear Resort
- Take the taxi from Black Bear Resort to Blowing Rock - Tanger Outletstaxi
- Take the bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airportbus
- Take the taxi from Hickory Airport to Callabridge Ct @ Walmarttaxi
- Take the train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
30h 56m$601–902Drive 642.8 mi
- Drive from Knoxville to Baton Rougecar 642.8 mi
10h 57m$118–170Fly Mcghee Tyson Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane TYS - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
6h 29m$183–701Fly Mcghee Tyson Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane TYS - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 2m$165–645Drive to Asheville Regional Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Drive from Knoxville to Asheville-Airport-AVLcar
- Fly from Asheville Regional Airport (AVL) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane AVL - BTR
8h 9m$83–412
Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Knoxville to Baton Rouge is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 10h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Knoxville to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 6h 19m and costs $150 - $700.
The distance between Knoxville and Baton Rouge is 577 miles. The road distance is 646.6 miles.
It takes approximately 6h 19m to get from Knoxville to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Knoxville. It is currently 12:24 AM in Knoxville and 11:24 PM in Baton Rouge.
Yes, the driving distance between Knoxville to Baton Rouge is 647 miles. It takes approximately 10h 57m to drive from Knoxville to Baton Rouge.
There are 185+ hotels available in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Knoxville, TN, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Mcghee Tyson Airport (TYS) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 2 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–600
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–360
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–550
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–370
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–700
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Asheville Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–480
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–750
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Chattanooga Metropolitan Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Thursday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $95–600
Flights from Mcghee Tyson Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Charlotte Amtrak Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 7m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $140–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1-423-725-5988
- Website
- blackbearresorttn.com
Shuttle from Hot Springs, NC to Black Bear Resort
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $136
- Website
- https://blackbearresorttn.com/Shuttle-Service.html
- Phone
- +1 828-327-2340
- reservations@hickoryhop.com
- Website
- hickoryhop.com
Bus from Blowing Rock - Tanger Outlets to Hickory Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Schedules at
- hickoryhop.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $17–25
- 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
- $15–21
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–26
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 12m
- Estimated price
- $120–170
Reliable Taxi
- Phone
- +1-423-426-6003
Yellow Cab
- Phone
- +1-828-322-1133
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