There are 9 ways to get from Ruston to Bowling Green by bus (Greyhound), bus, train, car, plane, or taxi
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Bus via Jackson
best- Take the bus from Ruston to Jackson
- Take the bus from Jackson to Memphis Bus Station
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
15h 12m$198–439Drive 550.3 mi
cheapest- Drive from Ruston to Bowling Green550.3 mi
10h 14m$101–146Bus, train
- Take the bus from Ruston to Jackson
- Take the train from Jackson to Carbondale
- Take the bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Exit 6
20h 40m$213–534Bus to Monroe Regional Airport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the bus from Ruston to Monroe
- Fly from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) to Nashville (BNA)MLU - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
10h$194–615Bus
- Take the bus from Ruston to Shreveport Bus Station
- Take the bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Texarkana
- Take the bus from Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
16h 54m$231–520Bus to Monroe Regional Airport, fly to Louisville International Airport, bus
- Take the bus from Ruston to Monroe
- Fly from Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) to Louisville International Airport (SDF)MLU - SDF
- Take the bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
11h 6m$232–827Bus to Shreveport, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the bus from Ruston to Shreveport Bus Station
- Fly from Shreveport (SHV) to Nashville (BNA)SHV - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
11h 30m$181–614Bus to Jackson/Vicksburg, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the bus from Ruston to Jackson
- Fly from Jackson/Vicksburg (JAN) to Nashville (BNA)JAN - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
9h 31m$210–606Taxi to El Dorado, fly to Nashville, bus
- Take the taxi from Ruston to El Dorado (ELD)
- Fly from El Dorado (ELD) to Nashville (BNA)ELD - BNA
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
11h 21m$176–585
Monroe Regional Airport (MLU) to Nashville (BNA) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ruston to Bowling Green is to drive which costs $100 - $150 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Ruston to Bowling Green is to bus and fly which takes 9h 31m and costs $210 - $650.
The distance between Ruston and Bowling Green is 683 miles. The road distance is 553.5 miles.
The best way to get from Ruston to Bowling Green without a car is to bus via Jackson which takes 15h 12m and costs $190 - $440.
It takes approximately 15h 12m to get from Ruston to Bowling Green, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Ruston to Bowling Green is 554 miles. It takes approximately 10h 14m to drive from Ruston to Bowling Green.
There are 47+ hotels available in Bowling Green.
What companies run services between Ruston, LA, USA and Bowling Green, KY, USA?
You can take a bus from Ruston to Bowling Green via Jackson, Memphis Bus Station, Nashville Bus Station, Fulton Station Outbound, Walmart Station Outbound, Tornado Bus Co - Nashville, and Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove in around 15h 12m.
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- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–390
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Shreveport to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Shreveport to Nashville via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 8m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $85–420
Flights from El Dorado to Nashville via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to Nashville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $60–340
Flights from Monroe Regional Airport to Louisville International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Shreveport to Nashville via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–360
Flights from El Dorado to Nashville via Memphis, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 13m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $65–360
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Shreveport to Nashville via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Flights from Shreveport to Nashville via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Jackson/Vicksburg to Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–290
Flights from El Dorado to Nashville via Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–480
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Jackson to Carbondale
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 27m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $45–110
- Coach Seat short notice purchase
- $55–160
- Business - advance purchase
- $75–330
- Business Class
- $120–360
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Ruston to Jackson
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–70
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Jackson to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–95
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ruston to Monroe
- Ave. Duration
- 35 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $22–50
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Ruston to Shreveport Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $26–55
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Shreveport Bus Station to Texarkana
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $27–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Nashville to Shell Gas Station - Exit 6
- Ave. Duration
- 53 min
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $35–130
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $35–130
Bus from Shell gas station - Texarkana, TX to Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 17m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $60–170
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - West Memphis to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $65–170
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $65–170
Bus from La Tropicana - Louisville, KY to Shell Gas Station - Smiths Grove
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 51m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $40–140
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $40–140
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Carbondale Intermodal Station to Nashville Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35–100
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 23m
- Estimated price
- $22–26
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