There are 6 ways to get from New Orleans to The Villages by plane, shuttle, train, bus, or car
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Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando, shuttle
best- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Orlando (MCO)plane MSY - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
5h 37m$127–527Drive 586.1 mi
cheapest- Drive from New Orleans to The Villagescar 586.1 mi
9h 38m$107–155Train, bus
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Statrain Amtrak Mardi Gras Service / ...
- Take the bus from Mobile to Wildwoodbus Houston
11h 43m$140–229Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tampa, shuttle
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Tampa (TPA)plane MSY - TPA
- Take a shuttle bus from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
6h 34m$172–622Fly Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport, drive
- Fly from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Daytona Beach International Airport (DAB)plane MSY - DAB
- Drive from Daytona-Beach-Airport-DAB to The Villagescar
7h 2m$154–720Train to Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport, fly to Orlando, shuttle
- Take the train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Statrain
- Fly from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport (GPT) to Orlando (MCO)plane GPT - MCO
- Take a shuttle bus from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
5h 59m$191–767
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) to Orlando (MCO) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from New Orleans to The Villages is to drive which costs $100 - $160 and takes 9h 38m.
The fastest way to get from New Orleans to The Villages is to fly and shuttle which takes 5h 37m and costs $120 - $550.
The distance between New Orleans and The Villages is 634 miles. The road distance is 589.5 miles.
The best way to get from New Orleans to The Villages without a car is to train and bus which takes 11h 43m and costs $140 - $230.
It takes approximately 5h 37m to get from New Orleans to The Villages, including transfers.
The Villages is 1h ahead of New Orleans. It is currently 5:00 AM in New Orleans and 6:00 AM in The Villages.
Yes, the driving distance between New Orleans to The Villages is 590 miles. It takes approximately 9h 38m to drive from New Orleans to The Villages.
There are 264+ hotels available in The Villages.
What companies run services between New Orleans, LA, USA and The Villages, FL, USA?
There is no direct connection from New Orleans to The Villages. However, you can take the bus to Kenner Terminal Parking Garage, walk to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) airport, fly to Orlando (MCO), walk to MCO Airport - Terminal A, then take the shuttle to Lake Sumter Depot. Alternatively, you can take a train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to The Villages via Mobile Amtrak Sta, Mobile, and Wildwood in around 11h 43m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–440
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando via Fort Lauderdale
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 35m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 33m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $80–460
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tampa via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 56m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Orlando via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–490
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando via Miami
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Daytona Beach International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 54m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–450
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Tampa
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 37m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Gulfport-Biloxi Regional Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 48m
- When
- Thursday and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $120–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to Orlando
- Ave. Duration
- 2h
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–240
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Mobile Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 43m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $30–90
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal to Gulfport Amtrak Sta
- Ave. Duration
- 59 min
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $21–45
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 352 539 9664
- Website
- groometransportation.com
Shuttle from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
Shuttle from Tampa International Airport - Red Terminal to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 40m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $50–70
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $50–65
- call in
- $55–70
Shuttle from MCO Airport - Terminal A to Lake Sumter Depot
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $35–55
- Website
- https://groometransportation.com/the-villages/?&sd_client_id=992f7c93-d719-43a2-9d9e-8c8cbbd08d74
- online discount
- $35–50
- call in
- $40–55
- Phone
- +1 800-923-1799
- [email protected]
- Website
- omnibusexpress.com
Bus from Mobile to Wildwood
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 35m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $85–110
- Schedules at
- omnibusexpress.com
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