There are 10 ways to get from Atlanta to La Crosse by plane, bus, train, train (Amtrak), car, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), or bus (Flixbus)
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly to La Crosse
best- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to La Crosse (LSE)plane ATL - LSE
6h 5m$122–516Bus, train
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0100
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Crosse Amtrak Stationtrain Empire Builder / ...
22h 8m$205–406Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from Peachtree Station to Charlottesvilletrain
- Take the train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to La Crosse Amtrak Stationtrain
39h 17m$521–1,082Drive 956.8 mi
- Drive from Atlanta to La Crossecar 956.8 mi
16h 46m$175–253Fly to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field (MSN)plane ATL - MSN
- Take the bus from Madison to UW La Crossebus
7h 27m$170–760Fly to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP)plane ATL - MSP
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to La Crosse Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 13m$244–890Fly to Appleton International Airport, bus
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to Appleton International Airport (ATW)plane ATL - ATW
- Take the bus from Appleton Valley Transit to La Crosse Grand River Stationbus
8h 56m$232–1,010Fly to General Mitchell International Airport, train
- Fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)plane ATL - MKE
- Take the train from Milwaukee to La Crosse Amtrak Stationtrain
8h 6m$184–796Bus
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the bus from Milwaukee to UW La Crossebus
23h 15m$179–318Bus via Bloomington
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Bloomingtonbus
- Take the bus from Bloomington to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campusbus
- Take the bus from Madison to La Crossebus
24h 30m$177–308
Atlanta to La Crosse by bus, foot, and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Atlanta to La Crosse is to drive which costs $170 - $260 and takes 16h 46m.
The fastest way to get from Atlanta to La Crosse is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $120 - $550.
No, there is no direct bus from Atlanta station to La Crosse. However, there are services departing from Atlanta Bus Station and arriving at UW La Crosse via Chicago Bus Station and Milwaukee. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 23h 15m.
No, there is no direct train from Atlanta station to La Crosse station. However, there are services departing from Peachtree Station and arriving at La Crosse Amtrak Station via Charlottesville and Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 39h 17m.
The distance between Atlanta and La Crosse is 817 miles. The road distance is 962.4 miles.
The best way to get from Atlanta to La Crosse without a car is to bus and train which takes 22h 8m and costs $200 - $410.
It takes approximately 6h 5m to get from Atlanta to La Crosse, including transfers.
Atlanta to La Crosse bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Atlanta Bus Station.
Atlanta to La Crosse train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from Peachtree Station.
The best way to get from Atlanta to La Crosse is to fly which takes 6h 5m and costs $120 - $550. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $500 - $1,100 and takes 39h 17m, you could also bus, which costs $170 - $320 and takes 23h 15m.
What companies run services between Atlanta, GA, USA and La Crosse, WI, USA?
American Airlines, United Airlines, and Delta fly from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) to La Crosse (LSE) 5 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Peachtree Station to La Crosse Amtrak Station via Charlottesville and Chicago Union Station in around 39h 17m.
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–800
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–900
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Covington
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 19m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Indianapolis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Appleton International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–1,000
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240–1,100
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 9m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Dane County Regional Airport-Truax Field via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to La Crosse via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 49m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Appleton International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–950
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 27m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to General Mitchell International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 45m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 35m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport to Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Crosse Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Peachtree Station to Charlottesville
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 25m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $170–350
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Charlottesville to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 20h 53m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to La Crosse Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $90–190
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to La Crosse Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–85
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Milwaukee to La Crosse Amtrak Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 19m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–130
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 16h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $110–220
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 40m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–27
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 25m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–190
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Milwaukee Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $14–24
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to Bloomington
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 20m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $80–140
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Bus from Bloomington to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–65
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Madison to UW La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 15m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–55
Bus from Milwaukee to UW La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 35m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–75
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $50–75
Bus from Madison to La Crosse
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 20m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Book at
- https://www.jeffersonlines.com
- Adult
- $35–55
- Phone
- 920 496 3600
- Website
- golamers.com
Bus from Appleton Valley Transit to La Crosse Grand River Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $34–39
- Schedules at
- golamers.com
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- coachusa.com
Bus from W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St to 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $25–55
- Schedules at
- coachusa.com
- Adult
- $25–55
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More Questions & Answers
Atlanta to La Crosse bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
La Crosse is 1h behind Atlanta. It is currently 5:09 AM in Atlanta and 4:09 AM in La Crosse.
Atlanta to La Crosse train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Charlottesville station.
Yes, the driving distance between Atlanta to La Crosse is 962 miles. It takes approximately 16h 46m to drive from Atlanta to La Crosse.
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