There are 11 ways to get from Manhattan to Baton Rouge by plane, bus, train, 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.
Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane EWR - BTR
8h 25m$120–477Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane JFK - BTR
8h 55m$109–468Bus via Chamblee
- Take the bus from New York to Atlantabus New York
- Take the bus from Atlanta to Baton Rougebus Atlanta
27h$215–302Train, bus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Crescent
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173 / ...
34h 32m$454–903Drive 1,336.9 mi
- Drive from Manhattan to Baton Rougecar 1,336.9 mi
23h 20m$244–353Fly Laguardia Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane LGA - BTR
8h 44m$123–607Fly Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Laguardia Airport (LGA) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LGA - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 25m$157–355Fly Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane EWR - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 28m$254–755Fly John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane JFK - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 34m$138–546Train to Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport (DCA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane DCA - BTR
9h 30m$236–900Bus
- Take the bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Stationbus FlixBus N2471 / ...
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0602
29h 10m$206–366
Manhattan to Baton Rouge by train and bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Manhattan to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which costs $150 - $360 and takes 8h 25m.
The fastest way to get from Manhattan to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $120 - $480.
No, there is no direct bus from Manhattan to Baton Rouge. However, there are services departing from 2 Av/E 96 St and arriving at 4th St @ Laurel - S via New York, Atlanta and Cortana Pl Walmart Transfer Center. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 27h.
The distance between Manhattan and Baton Rouge is 1211 miles. The road distance is 1344.7 miles.
The best way to get from Manhattan to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Chamblee which takes 27h and costs $210 - $310.
It takes approximately 8h 25m to get from Manhattan to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Manhattan to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from New York Midtown station.
The best way to get from Manhattan to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 8h 25m and costs $120 - $480. Alternatively, you can bus via Chamblee, which costs $210 - $310 and takes 27h.
Manhattan to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Manhattan. It is currently 3:44 AM in Manhattan and 2:44 AM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Manhattan, NY, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Newark Liberty International Airport (EWR) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from 2 Av/E 96 St to 4th St @ Laurel - S via Allen St/Canal St, New York, Atlanta, Atlanta, Baton Rouge, and Cortana Pl Walmart Transfer Center in around 27h.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–460
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–450
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 43m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 51m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Newark Liberty International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210–950
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Laguardia Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- jetblue.com
Flights from John F. Kennedy International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact 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 12m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $440–900
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak Acela
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to Washington Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–750
- Schedules at
- https://www.amtrak.com/acela-train
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Business Class
- $50–490
- First Class
- $200–750
- Phone
- +1 646-630-7186
- help@wandacoach.com
- Website
- wandacoach.com
Bus from New York to Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 15h
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $100–150
- Website
- https://www.wandacoach.com
- Book at
- https://www.gotobus.com/wanda-travel/
- Adult One Way
- $100–150
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Atlanta to Baton Rouge
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–130
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact 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
- $12–23
- 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
- $12–23
- 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
- $12–23
- 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
- $12–23
- 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
- $75–150
- 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
- $11–19
- 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
- $11–19
- 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
- $11–19
- 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
- $11–19
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from New York Midtown to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–220
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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