There are 11 ways to get from Richmond to Baton Rouge by subway, plane, bus (Flixbus, Greyhound), bus, train, or car
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BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SFO - BTR
10h 14m$113–455Bus
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Stationbus
- Take the bus from Dallas Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
2d$389–595Bus, train
- Take the bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Stationbus
- Take the train from Los Angeles to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$955–1,561Drive 2,125.7 mi
- Drive from Richmond to Baton Rougecar 2,125.7 mi
35h 28m$388–561BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane SFO - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 33m$133–473BART to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airportsubway
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SFO - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 1m$228–591BART to Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the subway from Richmond to Milpitassubway
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SJC - BTR
11h 27m$132–564Fly Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane OAK - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
11h 15m$181–735Train to Sacramento International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from Richmond to Sacramentotrain
- Fly from Sacramento International Airport (SMF) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SMF - BTR
11h 50m$155–569Fly Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Fly from Oakland International Airport (OAK) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane OAK - HOU
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
12h 10m$158–566Train, bus
- Take the train from Oakland to Los Angelestrain
- Take the train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminaltrain
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
2d 14h$1,369–2,132
Richmond to Baton Rouge by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from Richmond to Baton Rouge is to BART and fly which costs $110 - $460 and takes 10h 14m.
The fastest way to get from Richmond to Baton Rouge is to BART and fly and bus which takes 10h 1m and costs $220 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from Richmond to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from El Cerrito del Norte BART and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 2 days 0h.
The distance between Richmond and Baton Rouge is 1900 miles. The road distance is 2138.1 miles.
The best way to get from Richmond to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus which takes 2 days 0h and costs $380 - $600.
It takes approximately 10h 14m to get from Richmond to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
Richmond to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, depart from El Cerrito del Norte BART station.
Richmond to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Flixbus USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Baton Rouge is 2h ahead of Richmond. It is currently 4:23 AM in Richmond and 6:23 AM in Baton Rouge.
Yes, the driving distance between Richmond to Baton Rouge is 2138 miles. It takes approximately 35h 28m to drive from Richmond to Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between Richmond, CA, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
You can take a bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station in around 2d.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 10m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 25m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, and Friday
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 17m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 2m
- When
- Sunday and Saturday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 21m
- When
- Saturday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Saturday, Sunday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 3m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $170–750
Flights from Oakland International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 28m
- When
- Sunday, Saturday, Tuesday, and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 24m
- When
- Friday, Monday, Thursday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 15m
- When
- Monday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Burbank
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Oakland International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 40m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $110–500
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 14m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 13m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–600
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 4m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- aa.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 22m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–440
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 32m
- When
- Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 52m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–430
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 47m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–600
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 6m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 36m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 7m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–500
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Charlotte
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 16m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–700
- Website
- delta.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 45m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 44m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from Sacramento International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 31m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
- Phone
- +1-510-464-6000
- Website
- BART
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to San Francisco International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 11m
- Frequency
- Every 15 minutes
- Estimated price
- $12–16
- Website
- BART
- Adult Single Ride
- $12–16
Subway from Richmond to Milpitas
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 17m
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $8–12
- Website
- BART
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 35h 10m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $850–1,400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Richmond to Sacramento
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 39m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Oakland to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 2m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $250–400
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Los Angeles to New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal
- Ave. Duration
- 45h 40m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $1,100–1,700
- Website
- Amtrak
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from El Cerrito del Norte BART to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 9h 5m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $60–95
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 40m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $40–65
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 25m
- Frequency
- 5 times a day
- Estimated price
- $12–19
- Schedules at
- Flixbus USA
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- [email protected]
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $250–380
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $75–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–15
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $14–21
- Website
- Greyhound
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