There are 10 ways to get from Michigan to Baton Rouge by plane, bus, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, car, or bus (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 Capital Region International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
best- Fly from Capital Region International Airport (LAN) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LAN - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 48m$158–697Fly Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane DTW - BTR
8h 16m$112–552Bus via Mobile
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Mobile Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
26h 45m$184–371Train, bus
- Take the train from Detroit to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- 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
29h 4m$362–796Drive 1,077.7 mi
- Drive from Detroit to Baton Rougecar 1,077.7 mi
19h 17m$197–285Fly Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane DTW - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
7h 35m$135–291Fly Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane DTW - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
8h 30m$131–581Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane GRR - BTR
9h 25m$154–704Fly Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane GRR - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 35m$147–683Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Centerbus Greyhound US0112
- Take the bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0602
27h 5m$189–371
Michigan to Baton Rouge by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Michigan to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which costs $130 - $300 and takes 7h 35m.
The fastest way to get from Michigan to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 7h 35m and costs $130 - $300.
No, there is no direct bus from Michigan station to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Detroit Bus Station and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Montgomery Intermodal Center and Mobile Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 26h 45m.
The distance between Michigan and Baton Rouge is 1042 miles. The road distance is 1084 miles.
The best way to get from Michigan to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Mobile which takes 26h 45m and costs $180 - $380.
It takes approximately 8h 48m to get from Michigan to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Michigan to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Detroit Bus Station.
The best way to get from Michigan to Baton Rouge is to bus via Mobile which takes 26h 45m and costs $180 - $380. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $110 - $550 and takes 8h 16m.
Michigan to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Montgomery Intermodal Center station.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Michigan. It is currently 6:56 PM in Michigan and 5:56 PM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Michigan, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Detroit Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Montgomery Intermodal Center and Mobile Bus Station in around 26h 45m. Alternatively, Delta, United Airlines, and American Airlines fly from Detroit (DTW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 2 hours.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Covington, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Knoxville, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 47m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 43m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 46m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Detroit to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Detroit to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 42m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 41m
- When
- Monday to Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Gerald R. Ford International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 45m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Capital Region International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $280–1,500
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Detroit to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $80–180
- 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
- $270–600
- 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 New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $12–24
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Montgomery Intermodal Center
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 55m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $130–270
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Mobile Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 3 hours
- Estimated price
- $29–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $8–16
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Montgomery Intermodal Center to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 10m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $55–110
- 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
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–18
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Mobile Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–45
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Yes, the driving distance between Michigan to Baton Rouge is 1084 miles. It takes approximately 19h 17m to drive from Michigan to Baton Rouge.
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