There are 8 ways to get from Ottawa to Baton Rouge by plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane YOW - BTR
12h 38m$114–563Bus
- Take the bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
41h 40m$206–509Bus, train
- Take the bus from Gatineau to Montréalbus
- Take the bus from Montreal to New Yorkbus
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$275–961Drive 1,543.8 mi
- Drive from Ottawa to Baton Rougecar 1,543.8 mi
28h 24m$354–511Fly Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane YOW - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
12h 36m$191–441Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane YUL - BTR
12h 8m$136–646Train to Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Dorvaltrain
- Fly from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport (YUL) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane YUL - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
13h 17m$233–714Train, bus
- Take the train from Ottawa to Montréaltrain
- Take the train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Stationtrain
- Take the train from Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
2d 1h$280–900
Ottawa to Baton Rouge by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ottawa to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which costs $190 - $450 and takes 12h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Ottawa to Baton Rouge is to train and fly which takes 12h 8m and costs $130 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Ottawa to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Ottawa and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Detroit Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 41h 40m.
The distance between Ottawa and Baton Rouge is 1344 miles. The road distance is 1552.8 miles.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus which takes 41h 40m and costs $200 - $550.
It takes approximately 12h 38m to get from Ottawa to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Ottawa to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Ottawa station.
The best way to get from Ottawa to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 12h 38m and costs $110 - $600. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $200 - $550 and takes 41h 40m.
Ottawa to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Detroit Bus Station.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Ottawa. It is currently 6:17 PM in Ottawa and 5:17 PM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Ottawa, ON, Canada and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Air Canada, American Airlines, and four other airlines fly from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport (YOW) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 4 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Ottawa to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Detroit Bus Station and Atlanta Bus Station in around 41h 40m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Toronto, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Washington Dulles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Newark, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 13m
- When
- Monday and Thursday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- westjet.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Toronto, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Washington Dulles, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 46m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 58m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- aircanada.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Washington Dulles
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Newark
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Toronto
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 2m
- When
- Monday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 41m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport, Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 11m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Ottawa Macdonald-Cartier International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Montréal–Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact 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 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Montreal Central Station to Ny Moynihan Train Hall At Penn Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–140
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888 842-7245
- Website
- viarail.ca
Train from Ottawa to Dorval
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $22–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $24–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $24–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $22–35
Train from Ottawa to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 2m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $23–85
- Website
- https://www.viarail.ca/en
- Economy Adult - same day booking
- $26–85
- Economy Adult - Advanced Booking
- $26–65
- Economy Escape Advanced Booking - Adult
- $23–35
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Ottawa to Detroit Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–180
- Schedules at
- 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
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Detroit Bus Station to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $80–200
- 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
- $55–130
- 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
- $17–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 833 449 6444
- serviceclient@keolis.ca
- Website
- orleansexpress.com
Bus from Gatineau to Montréal
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 55m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/
- Schedules at
- https://www.orleansexpress.com/en/schedule/
- Adult
- $30–45
- Phone
- +1 800-858-8555
- Website
- trailways.com
Bus from Montreal to New York
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–240
- Website
- https://trailways.com
- Schedules at
- https://trailways.com/schedules/
- Saver
- $55–230
- Flexible
- $95–240
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