There are 9 ways to get from Minneapolis to Louisiana by plane, train, bus or car
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Recommended option
Fly to New Orleans • 4h 39m
Cheapest option
Train • 29h 58m
7 alternative options
Fly to Shreveport • 6h 23m
Fly to Lafayette • 6h 46m
Fly to Lake Charles • 6h 44m
Fly to Baton Rouge • 6h 36m
Bus, train • 30h 45m
Bus • 34h 34m
Drive • 20h 38m
Minneapolis to Louisiana by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minneapolis to Louisiana is to train which costs $50 - $450 and takes 29h 58m.
The fastest way to get from Minneapolis to Louisiana is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs $90 - $370.
No, there is no direct bus from Minneapolis station to Louisiana station. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at New Orleans Bus Station via Chicago IL, 15Th St Ne @ Arts Center Way Ne and Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 34h 34m.
The distance between Minneapolis and Louisiana is 1056 miles. The road distance is 1202 miles.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Louisiana without a car is to train which takes 29h 58m and costs $50 - $450.
It takes approximately 4h 39m to get from Minneapolis to Louisiana, including transfers.
Minneapolis to Louisiana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
The best way to get from Minneapolis to Louisiana is to fly which takes 4h 39m and costs $90 - $370. Alternatively, you can train, which costs $50 - $450 and takes 29h 58m, you could also bus, which costs $150 - $310 and takes 34h 34m.
Minneapolis to Louisiana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at New Orleans Bus Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Minneapolis to Louisiana is 1202 miles. It takes approximately 20h 38m to drive from Minneapolis to Louisiana.
- Distance: 1056.4 miles
- Duration: 4h 39m
What companies run services between Minneapolis, MN, USA and Louisiana, USA?
Delta, Sun Country Airlines and Southwest Airlines fly from Minneapolis to Kenner 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a train from Minneapolis to New Orleans via Union Depot Station & Terminal, St. Paul-Minneapolis, and Chicago Union Station in around 29h 58m.
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Minneapolis to Shreveport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $210 - $800
Flights from Minneapolis to Shreveport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 35m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Lafayette via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $230 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Lafayette via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $240 - $900
Flights from Minneapolis to Lake Charles via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $600
Flights from Minneapolis to Baton Rouge via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170 - $650
Flights from Minneapolis to Baton Rouge via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180 - $700
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Minneapolis to Shreveport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 56m
- When
- Monday, Saturday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $250 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Shreveport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 9m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Lafayette via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 35m
- When
- Monday to Saturday
- Estimated price
- $260 - $850
Flights from Minneapolis to Lake Charles via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 27m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $210 - $700
Flights from Minneapolis to Baton Rouge via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $200 - $650
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160 - $450
Flights from Minneapolis to Shreveport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $650
Flights from Minneapolis to Lafayette via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $250 - $650
Flights from Minneapolis to Baton Rouge via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $490
Flights from Minneapolis to Baton Rouge via St. Louis, Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $190 - $490
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $140 - $480
Flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 20m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160 - $550
Flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150 - $500
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis to New Orleans
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 50m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $150 - $320
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $17 - $160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $17 - $60
- Child Coach - short notice
- $30 - $55
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $30 - $100
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $30 - $100
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $40 - $110
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $60 - $200
- Business Seat - short notice
- $65 - $190
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $45 - $160
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $35 - $280
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Child Coach - Advance Purchase
- $35 - $120
- Child Coach - short notice
- $60 - $110
- Child Business Class - advance purchase
- $55 - $190
- Child Business Class - short notice
- $60 - $180
- Coach Seat - Advance Purchase
- $85 - $230
- Business Seat - advance purchase
- $110 - $360
- Business Seat - short notice
- $120 - $380
- Coach Seat - short notice
- $100 - $280
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- flixbus.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24 - $85
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
- Adult
- $24 - $85
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Madison to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 608-752-5407
- vangalder@coachusa.com
Bus from Madison, WI-Lake St. to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Every 2 hours
- Estimated price
- $23 - $40
- Website
- https://www.coachusa.com/van-galder-bus-company
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Train Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 40m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $45 - $110
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 55m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $50 - $120
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
- Website
- palmlandlines.com
Bus from Chicago IL to Atlanta GA
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $60 - $80
- Schedules at
- palmlandlines.com
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