There are 9 ways to get from Tampa to Baton Rouge by plane, bus (Greyhound), car, bus, or train
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Tampa to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)TPA - BTR
8h 6m$73–372Bus via Tallahassee (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to TallahasseeGreyhound US0780s
- Take the bus from Tallahassee to Baton Rouge Bus StationGreyhound US0799
16h 20m$92–177Drive 680.8 mi
- Drive from Tampa to Baton Rouge680.8 mi
11h 41m$125–180Fly Tampa to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)TPA - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
8h 15m$98–406Fly Tampa to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT)TPA - GPT
- Take the bus from Gulfport to Baton Rouge
6h 55m$192–971Fly Tampa to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)TPA - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
7h 22m$75–281Bus to Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)SRQ - BTR
10h 29m$127–635Train to Orlando, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Fly from Orlando (MCO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)MCO - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
9h 46m$85–294Bus
- Take the bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Baton Rouge Albertson'sMiami
18h$196–374
Tampa to Baton Rouge by bus (Greyhound)
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Tampa to Baton Rouge is to bus via Tallahassee which costs $90 - $180 and takes 16h 20m.
The fastest way to get from Tampa to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 6h 55m and costs $190 - $1,000.
No, there is no direct bus from Tampa station to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from Tampa Bus Station and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Tallahassee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 16h 20m.
The distance between Tampa and Baton Rouge is 572 miles. The road distance is 684.8 miles.
The best way to get from Tampa to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus via Tallahassee which takes 16h 20m and costs $90 - $180.
It takes approximately 8h 6m to get from Tampa to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Tampa to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Tampa Bus Station.
The best way to get from Tampa to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 8h 6m and costs $70 - $380. Alternatively, you can bus via Tallahassee, which costs $90 - $180 and takes 16h 20m.
Tampa to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Tallahassee station.
Baton Rouge is 1h behind Tampa. It is currently 5:24 AM in Tampa and 4:24 AM in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Tampa, FL, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
Delta, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Tampa (TPA) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) every 2 hours. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Tampa Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Tallahassee in around 16h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Tampa to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–270
Flights from Tampa to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Orlando to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $45–250
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Tampa to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–360
Flights from Tampa to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–370
Flights from Tampa to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 12m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–420
Flights from Tampa to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 11m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $60–320
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from Orlando to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–290
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Tampa to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $85–410
Flights from Tampa to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–430
Flights from Tampa to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Tampa to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $90–420
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Reagan Washington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 8m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–800
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Tampa to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–390
Flights from Tampa to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $75–380
Flights from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Tampa to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 44m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–850
Flights from Tampa to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Orlando to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Tuesday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–290
- Website
- spirit.com
Flights from Tampa to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $55–250
Flights from Orlando to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $50–220
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Orlando to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Monday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $45–250
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Tampa to Kissimmee Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 18m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–30
- 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 Tampa Bus Station to Tallahassee
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–60
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Tallahassee to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 10h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $55–120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $15–21
- 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
- +1 800-923-1799
- contactus@omexusa.net
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Gulfport to Baton Rouge
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 11m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17–27
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Tampa Bus Station to Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 5m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1 888 358 6762
- info@tornadobus.com
- Website
- tornadobus.com
Bus from Tornado Bus Co - Plant City, FL to Baton Rouge Albertson's
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $110–250
- Schedules at
- tornadobus.com
- Adults 11-59
- $110–250
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Yes, the driving distance between Tampa to Baton Rouge is 685 miles. It takes approximately 11h 41m to drive from Tampa to Baton Rouge.
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