There are 10 ways to get from Riverside to Baton Rouge by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus), 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 Ontario International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
best- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane ONT - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
9h 19m$148–642Train to John Wayne Airport Orange County, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
cheapest- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Fly from John Wayne Airport Orange County (SNA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SNA - BTR
11h 58m$123–575Bus via Ciudad Juárez
- Take the bus from Riverside to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to El Pasobus
- Take the bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Drbus
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
34h 49m$265–480Train, bus
- Take the train from Ontario Amtrak to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain Sunset Limited
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus Greyhound US1173 / ...
2d$566–1,236Drive 1,722.6 mi
- Drive from Riverside to Baton Rougecar 1,722.6 mi
27h 50m$315–455Fly Ontario International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane ONT - BTR
9h 29m$129–621Train to Los Angeles International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Stationtrain
- Fly from Los Angeles International Airport (LAX) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane LAX - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 36m$139–518Train, bus to Palm Springs International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullertontrain
- Take the bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stopbus
- Fly from Palm Springs International Airport (PSP) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane PSP - BTR
12h 39m$207–921Fly Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane ONT - HOU
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
11h 36m$225–973Bus
- Take the bus from Riverside to Indio Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
41h 26m$304–598
Riverside to Baton Rouge by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Riverside to Baton Rouge is to train and fly and bus which costs $130 - $550 and takes 10h 36m.
The fastest way to get from Riverside to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 9h 19m and costs $140 - $650.
No, there is no direct bus from Riverside to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Magnolia + Sunnyside and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Riverside, Indio Bus Station, El Paso, N Main St @ Airline Dr and Downtown Houston. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 49m.
The distance between Riverside and Baton Rouge is 1606 miles. The road distance is 1732.7 miles.
The best way to get from Riverside to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 34h 49m and costs $260 - $480.
It takes approximately 9h 19m to get from Riverside to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Riverside to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from Riverside station.
The best way to get from Riverside to Baton Rouge is to bus via Ciudad Juárez which takes 34h 49m and costs $260 - $480. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $120 - $650 and takes 9h 29m.
Riverside to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Indio Bus Station.
Baton Rouge is 2h ahead of Riverside. It is currently 3:00 AM in Riverside and 5:00 AM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Riverside, Riverside County, CA, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Magnolia + Sunnyside to Baton Rouge Bus Station via UCR at Bannockburn Village, Riverside, Indio Bus Station, El Paso, Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr, N Main St @ Airline Dr, Pierce St @ Milam St, and Downtown Houston in around 34h 49m. Alternatively, United Airlines, American Airlines, and Delta fly from Ontario International Airport (ONT) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 3 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 22m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–900
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–950
Flights from Ontario International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $220–1,000
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Phoenix, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 5m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $190–850
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–850
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Ontario International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from John Wayne Airport Orange County to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Palm Springs International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $180–850
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Los Angeles International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Ontario Amtrak to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 44h 46m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $550–1,200
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- (800) 371-LINK (5465)
- Website
- metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to Fullerton
- Ave. Duration
- 49 min
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Train from Riverside - Downtown to L.A. Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 28m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $10–14
- Website
- https://metrolinktrains.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- 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/
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indio Bus Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 27h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $220–430
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Riverside to Indio Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- 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
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Indio Bus Station to El Paso
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–140
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from El Paso to Tornado Bus Co - Houston Airline Dr
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 21m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $120–260
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Fullerton Amtrak Station to Palm Springs Airport Amtrak Bus Stop
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 10m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
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Yes, the driving distance between Riverside to Baton Rouge is 1733 miles. It takes approximately 27h 50m to drive from Riverside to Baton Rouge.
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