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How to get fromNew Orleans to Ruidosoby plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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There are 11 ways to get from New Orleans to Ruidoso by plane, bus, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), train, car, or bus (Greyhound)

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  1. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport, bus

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    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW)plane plane MSY - ROW
    2. Take the bus from Roswell Pecos Trails Transit to Ruidosobus bus
    8h 59m
    $190–604

  2. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Midland International Airport, drive

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    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Midland International Airport (MAF)plane plane MSY - MAF
    2. Drive from Midland-Odessa-Airport-MAF to Ruidosocar car
    11h 3m
    $147–627

  3. Bus via Houston

    1. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Downtown Houstonbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    22h 40m
    $249–315

  4. Train, bus via San Antonio

    1. Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Antonio, TX - Tornado Bus Co to El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Cobus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    29h 2m
    $467–685

  5. Drive  1,056.3 mi

    1. Drive from New Orleans to Ruidosocar car 1,056.3 mi
    18h 33m
    $193–279

  6. Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport, bus

    1. Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain train
    2. Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW)plane plane GPT - ROW
    3. Take the bus from Roswell Pecos Trails Transit to Ruidosobus bus
    9h 27m
    $184–607

  7. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport

    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI)plane plane MSY - RUI
    9h 12m
    $201–587

  8. Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to El Paso International Airport, bus

    1. Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to El Paso International Airport (ELP)plane plane MSY - ELP
    2. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    12h 42m
    $274–1,198

  9. Bus (Greyhound)

    1. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Houston Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Houston Bus Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    27h 14m
    $214–344

  10. Bus via Irving

    1. Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus bus
    2. Take the bus from Dallas to El Pasobus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    28h 41m
    $237–332

  11. Train, bus

    1. Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to San Antonio Stationtrain train
    2. Take the bus from San Antonio Bus Station to El Paso Bus Stationbus bus
    3. Take the bus from El Paso Bus Station to Ruidosobus bus
    31h 34m
    $445–693

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Roswell Industrial Air Center Airport (ROW) flights

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Duration6h 15mAverage Duration
Ticket$106Cheapest Price
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  • Distance: 961.6 mi
  • Duration: 8h 59m

What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and Ruidoso, NM, USA?

You can take a bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Ruidoso via Downtown Houston, St Joseph Pkwy @ Louisiana St, N Main St @ Airline Dr, Houston, TX - Houston Airline Dr, El Paso, TX - Tornado Bus Co, El Paso Bus Station, and Ruidoso in around 22h 40m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Corporate Flight Management Inc, and two other airlines fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Sierra Blanca Regional Airport (RUI) twice daily.

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