There are 8 ways to get from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles by car, plane, shuttle, bus, train, 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.
Drive to Columbia Regional Airport, fly
best- Drive from Fort Leonard Wood to Columbia Regional Airport (COU)car
- Fly from Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane COU - LCH
7h 45m$109–439Shuttle, bus, train
- Take a shuttle bus from Ft Wood - St Robert - Waynesville to St Louis International Airport
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
26h$402–697Shuttle, bus
- Take a shuttle bus from Ft Wood - St Robert - Waynesville to St Louis International Airport
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
26h 12m$296–457Drive 621.4 mi
- Drive from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charlescar 621.4 mi
12h 5m$114–164Fly from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport
- Fly from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane TBN - LCH
6h 51m$119–493Taxi, shuttle to Springfield-Branson National Airport, fly
- Take the taxi from Fort Leonard Wood to Mountain Grovetaxi
- Take a shuttle bus from Mountain Grove to Springfield
- Fly from Springfield-Branson National Airport (SGF) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane SGF - LCH
7h 48m$226–567Drive, bus
- Drive from Fort Leonard Wood to Jefferson Citycar
- Take the bus from Jefferson City to St Louis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charlesbus
27h 46m$169–341Drive, train, bus
- Drive from Fort Leonard Wood to Jefferson City Stationcar
- Take the train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louistrain
- Take the bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Stationbus
- Take the train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lake Charles Stationtrain
27h 55m$325–706
Columbia Regional Airport (COU) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles is to drive which costs $110 - $170 and takes 12h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles is to fly which takes 6h 51m and costs $110 - $500.
The distance between Fort Leonard Wood and Lake Charles is 714 miles. The road distance is 625 miles.
The best way to get from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles without a car is to shuttle and bus and train which takes 26h and costs $400 - $700.
It takes approximately 7h 45m to get from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles, including transfers.
Yes, the driving distance between Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles is 625 miles. It takes approximately 12h 5m to drive from Fort Leonard Wood to Lake Charles.
There are 119+ hotels available in Lake Charles.
What companies run services between Fort Leonard Wood, MO, USA and Lake Charles, LA, USA?
Corporate Flight Management Inc, American Airlines, and United Airlines fly from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport (TBN) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH) 4 times a day.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–400
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 38m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190–750
Flights from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Nashville, Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 35m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 1m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Columbia Regional Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Chicago O'Hare, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Waynesville-St. Robert Regional Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Nashville, Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 26m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–470
Flights from Springfield-Branson National Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 48m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $70–380
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Jefferson City Station to St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 33m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $35–80
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Carbondale to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 13h 53m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $190–410
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Lake Charles Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–150
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- 573-368-4656
- [email protected]
- Website
- USA Express
Shuttle from Ft Wood - St Robert - Waynesville to St Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- USA Express
Shuttle from Ft Wood - St Robert - Waynesville to St Louis International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $135–150
- Website
- USA Express
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $30–55
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $20–35
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $15–26
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Carbondale Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $30–45
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Jefferson City to St Louis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $25–50
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from St Louis Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 18h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $110–230
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Baton Rouge Bus Station to Lake Charles
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 30m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1-888-875-6287
- Website
- Oats Transit
Shuttle from Mountain Grove to Springfield
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 10m
- Frequency
- On demand
- Estimated price
- $3–5
- Website
- Oats Transit
- Schedules at
- Oats Transit Schedules
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Estimated price
- $120–150
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