There are 5 ways to get from Sumter to Baton Rouge by car, plane, taxi, or bus
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Drive to Charleston International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Drive from Sumter to Charleston-Airport-CHScar
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane CHS - BTR
7h 51m$83–425Taxi, bus
- Take the taxi from Sumter to Camdentaxi
- Take the bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
16h 22m$197–335Drive 774.7 mi
- Drive from Sumter to Baton Rougecar 774.7 mi
12h 57m$142–205Drive to Charleston International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Drive from Sumter to Charleston-Airport-CHScar
- Fly from Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane CHS - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
7h 37m$103–494Bus to Columbia, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter Eastbus
- Fly from Columbia (CAE) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane CAE - BTR
10h 7m$154–914
Charleston International Airport (CHS) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Sumter to Baton Rouge is to drive which costs $140 - $210 and takes 12h 57m.
The fastest way to get from Sumter to Baton Rouge is to drive and fly and bus which takes 7h 37m and costs $100 - $500.
The distance between Sumter and Baton Rouge is 781 miles. The road distance is 779.2 miles.
The best way to get from Sumter to Baton Rouge without a car is to taxi and bus which takes 16h 22m and costs $190 - $340.
It takes approximately 7h 51m to get from Sumter to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Sumter. It is currently 10:28 AM in Sumter and 9:28 AM in Baton Rouge.
Yes, the driving distance between Sumter to Baton Rouge is 779 miles. It takes approximately 12h 57m to drive from Sumter to Baton Rouge.
There are 245+ hotels available in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Sumter, SC, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
There is no direct connection from Sumter to Baton Rouge. However, you can drive to Charleston-Airport-CHS airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR), walk to Baton Rouge Airport, take the line 54 bus to Scotland @ Swan - S, then take the line 10 bus to CATS Terminal. Alternatively, you can take the taxi to Camden, take the bus to Atlanta Bus Station, then take the bus to Baton Rouge Bus Station.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–390
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $65–370
Flights from Columbia to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–900
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–410
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 49m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–500
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–390
Flights from Columbia to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250–1,200
Flights from Columbia to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–950
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–330
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–330
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 28m
- When
- Tuesday to Sunday
- Estimated price
- $75–400
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Charleston International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $28–50
- 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
- $9–16
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
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Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Camden to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 10m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $40–75
- 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
- $85–160
- 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
- $13–25
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 803-255-7100
- Website
- catchthecometsc.gov
Bus from James E Clyburn Intermodal Transportation Center to Laurel Sumter East
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $2
- Schedules at
- catchthecometsc.gov
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