There are 8 ways to get from Louisville to Baton Rouge by plane, bus (Amtrak, Greyhound), car, bus, or bus (Greyhound)
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Fly Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SDF - BTR
7h 47m$103ā563Bus via Nashville
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY to Nashvillebus
- Take the bus from Nashville Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
19h$138ā261Drive 725.7 mi
- Drive from Louisville to Baton Rougecar 725.7 mi
13h 11m$133ā192Drive to Blue Grass Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Drive from Louisville to Lexington-Airport-LEXcar
- Fly from Blue Grass Airport (LEX) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane LEX - BTR
8h 25m$124ā629Fly Louisville International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane SDF - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
7h 44m$121ā583Fly Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- 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 14m$235ā453Bus to Covington, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtownbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane CVG - BTR
10h 32m$113ā655Bus
- Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TNbus
- Take the bus from Jackson to Memphis - Summer Avebus Nyc
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
24h 1m$173ā379
Louisville to Baton Rouge by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Louisville to Baton Rouge is to drive which costs $130 - $200 and takes 13h 11m.
The fastest way to get from Louisville to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 7h 14m and costs $230 - $460.
No, there is no direct bus from Louisville to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Louisville, KY and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Nashville Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 19h.
The distance between Louisville and Baton Rouge is 632 miles. The road distance is 729.9 miles.
The best way to get from Louisville to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Nashville which takes 19h and costs $130 - $270.
It takes approximately 7h 47m to get from Louisville to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Louisville to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, depart from Louisville, KY station.
The best way to get from Louisville to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 7h 47m and costs $100 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus via Nashville, which costs $130 - $270 and takes 19h.
Louisville to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Amtrak Thruway, arrive at Nashville station.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Louisville. It is currently 1:37 AM in Louisville and 12:37 AM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Louisville, KY, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) hourly. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Louisville, KY to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Nashville Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station in around 19h.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130ā650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160ā750
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130ā700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā650
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā650
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140ā700
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā650
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160ā750
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100ā550
Flights from Blue Grass Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110ā600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100ā550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90ā490
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100ā600
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
Flights from Covington to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130ā650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80ā460
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120ā600
- 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
- $140ā1,200
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
- $30ā50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Adult
- $30ā50
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 Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30ā65
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75ā150
- 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/
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/
- 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
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- info@baronsbus.com
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Louisville, KY Bus Station to Cincinnati - Downtown
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9ā45
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to El Mezcal Grocery - Jackson, TN
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65ā180
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $65ā180
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from Jackson to Memphis - Summer Ave
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30ā45
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $30ā45
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Yes, the driving distance between Louisville to Baton Rouge is 730 miles. It takes approximately 13h 11m to drive from Louisville to Baton Rouge.
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