There are 10 ways to get from Minnesota to Louisiana by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), train (Amtrak), car, bus, or train
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Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
best- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane MSP - MSY
3h 58m$502–1,302Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport
cheapest- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Shreveport (SHV)plane MSP - SHV
7h 31m$112–552Bus
- Take the bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Memphis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus
29h 5m$198–389Train (Amtrak)
- Take the train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Stationtrain Borealis / ...
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain City of New Orleans
29h 36m$392–862Drive 1,191 mi
- Drive from Minneapolis to New Orleanscar 1,191 mi
20h 22m$218–314Fly Rochester to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Fly from Rochester (RST) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane RST - MSY
6h 16m$121–637Fly Duluth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Fly from Duluth International Airport (DLH) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane DLH - MSY
6h 48m$131–602Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane MSP - LFT
6h 16m$143–615Fly Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport
- Fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)plane MSP - LCH
6h 16m$133–615Bus, train
- Take the bus from Minneapolis to Madisonbus
- Take the bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton Stbus
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
32h 48m$358–762
Minnesota to Louisiana by bus
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Minnesota to Louisiana is to bus which costs $190 - $390 and takes 29h 5m.
The fastest way to get from Minnesota to Louisiana is to fly which takes 3h 58m and costs $500 - $1,300.
No, there is no direct bus from Minnesota station to Louisiana station. However, there are services departing from Minneapolis Bus Station and arriving at New Orleans Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 5m.
No, there is no direct train from Minnesota to Louisiana. However, there are services departing from St. Paul-Minneapolis and arriving at New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal via Chicago Union Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 29h 36m.
The distance between Minnesota and Louisiana is 1055 miles. The road distance is 1197.9 miles.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Louisiana without a car is to bus which takes 29h 5m and costs $190 - $390.
It takes approximately 3h 58m to get from Minnesota to Louisiana, including transfers.
Minnesota to Louisiana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Minneapolis Bus Station.
Minnesota to Louisiana train services, operated by Amtrak, depart from St. Paul-Minneapolis station.
The best way to get from Minnesota to Louisiana is to fly which takes 3h 58m and costs $500 - $1,300. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $190 - $390 and takes 29h 5m, you could also train, which costs $390 - $900 and takes 29h 36m.
What companies run services between Minnesota, USA and Louisiana, USA?
Delta, Sun Country Airlines, and Southwest Airlines fly from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport (MSP) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station via Chicago Bus Station and Memphis Bus Station in around 29h 5m.
- Website
- united.com
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Rochester to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago O'Hare
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 41m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lake Charles Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 24m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 57m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 37m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Shreveport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 19m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 21m
- When
- Sunday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- suncountry.com
Flights from Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 39m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Rochester to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 1m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $120–600
Flights from Duluth International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 14m
- When
- Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from St. Paul-Minneapolis to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 32m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $120–260
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $270–600
- Website
- Amtrak
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 30m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–120
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Minneapolis Bus Station to Chicago Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 50m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–110
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Chicago Bus Station to Memphis Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 11h
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–130
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Memphis Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- Frequency
- 5 times a week
- Estimated price
- $60–100
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
- Phone
- +1-858-800-8898
- Website
- jeffersonlines.com
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $70–100
- Book at
- Jefferson Lines
- Adult
- $70–100
- Phone
- +1 414-266-4409
- [email protected]
- Website
- Badger Bus
Bus from Minneapolis to Madison
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice a week
- Estimated price
- $60–80
- Website
- Badger Bus
- Phone
- +1 (866) 912 - 6224
- [email protected]
- Website
- Rockland Coaches
Bus from 250 N. Lake St - Madison UW Campus to W Jackson Blvd, after S Clinton St
- Ave. Duration
- 4h
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $26–60
- Schedules at
- Rockland Coaches
- Adult
- $26–60
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More Questions & Answers
Minnesota to Louisiana bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Chicago Bus Station.
Minnesota to Louisiana train services, operated by Amtrak, arrive at Chicago Union Station.
Yes, the driving distance between Minnesota to Louisiana is 1198 miles. It takes approximately 20h 22m to drive from Minnesota to Louisiana.
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