There are 11 ways to get from San Jose to Baton Rouge by plane, bus (Greyhound, Flixbus), bus, train, car, or shuttle
Select an option below to see step-by-step directions and to compare ticket prices and travel times in Rome2Rio's travel planner.
Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
best- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SJC - BTR
9h 36m$112–552Bus
- Take the bus from San Jose Diridon Station 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
46h 20m$351–577Bus, train
- Take the bus from San Jose Fronteras to Tucsonbus
- Take the train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houstontrain
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
2d 3h$787–1,238Drive 2,082.9 mi
- Drive from San Jose to Baton Rougecar 2,082.9 mi
34h 56m$381–550Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Lafayette Regional Airport (LFT)plane SJC - LFT
- Take the bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
9h 23m$132–580Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- Fly from San Francisco International Airport (SFO) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane SFO - BTR
10h 19m$116–460Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)plane SJC - MSY
- Take the bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
10h 41m$168–728Caltrain to San Francisco International Airport, fly to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, bus
- Take the train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northboundtrain
- 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 9m$231–596Shuttle to Monterey Regional Airport, fly to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport
- Take a shuttle bus from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Fly from Monterey Regional Airport (MRY) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)plane MRY - BTR
13h 2m$173–610Fly Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport, bus
- Fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to William P. Hobby Airport (HOU)plane SJC - HOU
- Take the bus from Downtown Houston to Baton Rouge Bus Stationbus
11h 26m$144–550Train, bus
- Take the train from San Jose 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 11h$1,346–2,080
San Jose to Baton Rouge by bus
Comparing Your Travel Options
The cheapest way to get from San Jose to Baton Rouge is to Caltrain and fly which costs $110 - $460 and takes 10h 19m.
The fastest way to get from San Jose to Baton Rouge is to fly and bus which takes 9h 23m and costs $130 - $600.
No, there is no direct bus from San Jose station to Baton Rouge station. However, there are services departing from San Jose Diridon Station and arriving at Baton Rouge Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station. The journey, including transfers, takes approximately 46h 20m.
The distance between San Jose and Baton Rouge is 1839 miles. The road distance is 2095.1 miles.
The best way to get from San Jose to Baton Rouge without a car is to bus which takes 46h 20m and costs $350 - $600.
It takes approximately 9h 36m to get from San Jose to Baton Rouge, including transfers.
San Jose to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, depart from San Jose Diridon Station.
The best way to get from San Jose to Baton Rouge is to fly which takes 9h 36m and costs $110 - $550. Alternatively, you can bus, which costs $350 - $600 and takes 46h 20m.
San Jose to Baton Rouge bus services, operated by Greyhound USA, arrive at Los Angeles Union Station.
Baton Rouge is 2h ahead of San Jose. It is currently 17:35 in San Jose and 19:35 in Baton Rouge.
What companies run services between San Jose, CA, USA and Baton Rouge, LA, USA?
American Airlines and Delta fly from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport (SJC) to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR) 4 times a day. Alternatively, you can take a bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station via Los Angeles Union Station and Dallas Bus Station in around 46h 20m.
- Website
- southwest.com
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 16m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 5m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 15m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 42m
- When
- Tuesday to Friday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $160–700
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via San Diego
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 30m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $160–750
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
- $140–650
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
- $130–600
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 3h 40m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Phoenix
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 23m
- When
- Tuesday, Wednesday, Saturday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Las Vegas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 39m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Ontario/San Bernardino
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 25m
- When
- Saturday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Austin
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Sunday
- Estimated price
- $100–480
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to William P. Hobby Airport via Dallas
- Ave. Duration
- 5h 35m
- When
- Tuesday and Wednesday
- Estimated price
- $110–490
- Website
- aa.com
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
- $110–550
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 53m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $110–550
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 28m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $150–700
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 20m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–600
Flights from Monterey Regional Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Dallas/Ft.Worth
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 34m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $120–550
- Website
- united.com
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $100–450
Flights from Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport via Denver
- Ave. Duration
- 6h 32m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $160–750
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
- Ave. Duration
- 4h 18m
- 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 27m
- 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 26m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $140–650
- Website
- delta.com
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 Norman Y. Mineta San José International Airport to Lafayette Regional Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 58m
- When
- Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $150–650
Flights from San Francisco International Airport to Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport via Atlanta
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 23m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $130–550
Rome2Rio's guide to Amtrak
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 800-872-7245
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from Tucson Amtrak Station to Houston
- Ave. Duration
- 25h 17m
- Frequency
- 3 times a week
- Estimated price
- $600–1,000
- Website
- Amtrak
Train from San Jose to Los Angeles
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 45m
- Frequency
- Once daily
- Estimated price
- $230–360
- 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
- +1 800-660-4287
- Website
- Cal Train
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Train from San Jose Diridon Caltrain Northbound to Millbrae Caltrain Northbound
- Ave. Duration
- 56 min
- Frequency
- Every 30 minutes
- Estimated price
- $7–10
- Website
- Cal Train
- Schedules at
- Cal Train
- One-way Adult
- $7–10
Rome2Rio's guide to Greyhound USA
Contact DetailsContact Details
- Phone
- +1 214-849-8100
- ifsr@greyhound.com
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $55–90
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Los Angeles Union Station to Dallas Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 29h 5m
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $230–370
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Dallas Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h 10m
- Frequency
- 6 times a week
- Estimated price
- $70–120
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from Lafayette Transit System to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h
- Frequency
- 4 times a day
- Estimated price
- $9–14
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Greyhound
Bus from New Orleans Bus Station to Baton Rouge Bus Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 20m
- Frequency
- Every 4 hours
- Estimated price
- $13–21
- Website
- Greyhound
- Phone
- +1 (855) 626-8585
- Website
- Flixbus USA
Bus from San Jose Diridon Station to Los Angeles Union Station
- Ave. Duration
- 8h
- Frequency
- 4 times a week
- Estimated price
- $50–80
- 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
- Phone
- +1 833 766 3553
- Website
- Tufesa
Bus from San Jose Fronteras to Tucson
- Ave. Duration
- 18h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $140–180
- Schedules at
- Tufesa
- Adult One way
- $140–180
- Phone
- +1 831-373-7777
- Website
- Groome Transportation
Shuttle from SJC Airport Terminal B to Monterey Shuttle Station
- Ave. Duration
- 1h 35m
- Frequency
- Hourly
- Estimated price
- $45–60
- Schedules at
- Groome Transportation
- Standard Rate
- $45–60
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