There are 10 ways to get from Ohio to New Orleans by bus, plane, train, bus (Greyhound), 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.
Line 46 bus to Covington, fly
best- Take the bus from Vine St & Hollister St to Government Square Area Dbus
- Fly from Covington (CVG) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane CVG - MSY
5h 21m$175–707Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport
cheapest- Fly from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport (CLE) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane CLE - MSY
6h 46m$144–706Bus, train via Indianapolis
- Take the bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctrbus
- Take the train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
25h 12m$308–644Bus (Greyhound)
- Take the bus from Columbus to Atlanta Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0105
- Take the bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Stationbus Greyhound US0602
28h 10m$181–347Drive 908.4 mi
- Drive from Columbus to New Orleanscar 908.4 mi
14h 53m$166–240Drive to Louisville International Airport, fly
- Drive from Cincinnati to Louisville-Airport-SDFcar
- Fly from Louisville International Airport (SDF) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SDF - MSY
5h 1m$240–731Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport
- Fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane CMH - MSY
6h 41m$283–906Bus to Detroit, fly
- Take the bus from Toledo to Dearbornbus
- Fly from Detroit (DTW) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane DTW - MSY
6h 59m$474–1,148Bus to Pittsburgh International Airport, fly
- Take the bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Stationbus
- Fly from Pittsburgh International Airport (PIT) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane PIT - MSY
7h 47m$322–923Bus, train
- Take the bus from Columbus - Mound St to Toledobus
- Take the train from Toledo to Chicago Union Stationtrain
- Take the train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
29h 10m$397–851
Ohio to New Orleans by bus and train
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ohio to New Orleans is to drive which costs $160 - $240 and takes 14h 53m.
The fastest way to get from Ohio to New Orleans is to drive and fly which takes 5h 1m and costs $240 - $750.
No, there is no direct bus from Ohio to New Orleans station. However, there are services departing from Columbus and arriving at New Orleans Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 28h 10m.
The distance between Ohio and New Orleans is 735 miles. The road distance is 913.7 miles.
The best way to get from Ohio to New Orleans without a car is to bus and train via Indianapolis which takes 25h 12m and costs $300 - $650.
It takes approximately 5h 21m to get from Ohio to New Orleans, including transfers.
Ohio to New Orleans bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from Columbus station.
The best way to get from Ohio to New Orleans is to bus which takes 28h 10m and costs $180 - $350. Alternatively, you can fly, which costs $280 - $950 and takes 6h 41m.
Ohio to New Orleans bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Atlanta Bus Station.
New Orleans is 1h behind Ohio. It is currently 3:48 PM in Ohio and 2:48 PM in New Orleans.
What companies run services between Ohio, USA and New Orleans, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from Columbus to New Orleans Bus Station via Atlanta Bus Station in around 28h 10m. Alternatively, Southwest Airlines, Delta, and American Airlines fly from John Glenn Columbus International Airport (CMH) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) every 2 hours.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Covington to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 3m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Covington to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 38m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–550
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston Hobby Apt
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 41m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Saturday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 5m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $150–750
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 11m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 18m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Chicago Midway
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 46m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Nashville
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 8m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via St. Louis
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 15m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from Covington to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–600
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 51m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–700
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Detroit
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 50m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Detroit to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–650
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from John Glenn Columbus International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 26m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday, Sunday, and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Cleveland-Hopkins International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- flyfrontier.com
Flights from Covington to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 59m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–700
- Website
- flybreeze.com
Flights from Louisville International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 1m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $220–700
Flights from Pittsburgh International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 47m
- When
- Monday and Friday
- Estimated price
- $310–900
- Website
- allegiantair.com
Flights from Covington to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 6m
- When
- Thursday
- Estimated price
- $130–650
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Train from Champaign-Urbana to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 16h 52m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $260–550
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Toledo to Chicago Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 23m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–160
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
Train from Chicago Union Station to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 19h 42m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $300–650
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 513-632-7575
- [email protected]
- Website
- go-metro.com
Bus from Vine St & Hollister St to Government Square Area D
- Ave. Duration
- 12 min
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $1–3
- Schedules at
- go-metro.com
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- https://www.flixbus.com
Bus from Columbus to Dayton Trotwood Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $12–20
- Schedules at
- flixbus.com
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- greyhound.com
Bus from Dayton Trotwood Bus Station to Indianapolis Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 45m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $17–35
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Indianapolis Union Station to Champaign Intermodal Trans Ctr
- Ave. Duration
- 2h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $19–40
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus to Atlanta Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 17h 55m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $100–200
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Atlanta Bus Station to New Orleans Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 15m
- Frequency
- 3 times a day
- Estimated price
- $75–150
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Youngstown Bus Stop to Pittsburgh Intermodal Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 15m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $10–20
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 30m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $22–45
- Website
- https://www.greyhound.com/
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- amtrak.com
Bus from Toledo to Dearborn
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $24–35
- Website
- https://www.amtrak.com/home.html
- Phone
- +1 888-378-3823
- [email protected]
- Website
- baronsbus.com
Bus from Columbus - Mound St to Toledo
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $13–50
- Website
- https://baronsbus.com
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