There are 8 ways to get from Lexington to Baton Rouge by car, plane, or bus
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Drive to Covington, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Drive from Lexington to Covington (CVG)car
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane CVG - BTR
8h 4m$126–632Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SDF - BTR
7h 44m$105–511Drive, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Middletown Station @ Targetcar
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
23h 24m$159–323Drive 766.1 mi
- Drive from Lexington to Baton Rougecar 766.1 mi
13h 58m$140–202Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Drive from Lexington to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SDF - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
7h 17m$247–602Fly Blue Grass Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane LEX - BTR
10h$113–612Fly Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane LEX - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
9h 22m$132–683Fly Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LEX - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 51m$115–583
Covington (CVG) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Lexington to Baton Rouge is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 13h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Lexington to Baton Rouge is to drive and fly and bus which takes 7h 17m and costs $240 - $600.
The distance between Lexington and Baton Rouge is 790 miles. The road distance is 770.6 miles.
It takes approximately 8h 4m to get from Lexington to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Lexington. It is currently 3:11 PM in Lexington and 2:11 PM in Baton Rouge.
Yes, the driving distance between Lexington to Baton Rouge is 771 miles. It takes approximately 13h 58m to drive from Lexington to Baton Rouge.
There are 266+ hotels available in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Lexington, KY, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Delta and American Airlines fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) 5 times a day.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–480
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–450
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 56m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 2m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 3m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $70–420
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Thruway
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Louisville, KY to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30–50
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $40–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $85–170
- 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
- $13–26
- 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
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Nashville Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- 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
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