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How to get fromLongboat Key to New Orleansby car, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or bus

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There are 8 ways to get from Longboat Key to New Orleans by car, plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), or bus

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  1. Drive to Tampa, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

    best
    1. Drive from Longboat Key to Tampa-Airport-TPAcar car
    2. Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane plane TPA - MSY
    4h 1m
    $132–718

  2. Drive 671.8 mi

    cheapest
    1. Drive from Longboat Key to New Orleanscar car 671.8 mi
    12h 7m
    $123–178

  3. Bus via Gainesville

    1. Take the bus from Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station to University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Drbus bus
    2. Take the bus from University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr to Tallahassee - FSU - Old St Augustine at Intramural Fieldbus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tallahassee to Mobile Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 7m
    $185–330

  4. Fly Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport

    1. Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane plane SRQ - MSY
    5h 9m
    $175–755

  5. Drive to Tampa, fly to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, train

    1. Drive from Longboat Key to Tampa-Airport-TPAcar car
    2. Fly from Tampa (TPA) to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT)plane plane TPA - GPT
    3. Take the train from Gulfport, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    6h 1m
    $276–826

  6. Fly Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, train

    1. Fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT)plane plane SRQ - GPT
    2. Take the train from Gulfport, MS to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    7h 44m
    $219–863

  7. Bus

    1. Take the bus from Sarasota Cattlemen Transfer Center to Tampa Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tampa Bus Station to Tallahasseebus bus
    3. Take the bus from Tallahassee to Mobile Bus Stationbus bus
    4. Take the bus from Mobile Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus bus
    19h 56m
    $130–233

  8. Bus, train

    1. Take the bus from Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station to Tallahassee, FLbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Tallahassee to Mobile Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the train from Mobile, AL to New Orleans, LA - Union Passenger Terminaltrain train
    21h 37m
    $182–358

Tampa (TPA) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) flights

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Duration2h 1mAverage Duration
Ticket$75Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 557.9 mi
  • Duration: 4h 1m

What companies run services between Longboat Key, FL, USA and New Orleans, LA, USA?

You can take a vehicle from Longboat Key to New Orleans Bus Station via Bradenton/Sarasota - Mobil Gas Station, University of Florida - 1956 Gale Lemerand Dr, Old St Augustine at Intramural Field, Tallahassee, and Mobile Bus Station in around 19h 7m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines and Delta fly from Sarasota–Bradenton International Airport (SRQ) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) every 4 hours.

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