Atlanta → New Orleans

1 a dayfastest 13h04AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

09:08 → 21:12
Crescent 19 Night train
Atlanta → New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal · via Birmingham
13h048 stops
Runs: DailyAmtrak ↗

Local times at each station. Times from official open data: Amtrak (file of 26 Oct 2026). Checked Mon 26 Oct 2026; they cover 26 Oct to 22 Nov 2026. Timetables change, so check with the operator before you travel. How we build this.

Door to door vs flying

The plane is faster by 7h20

Train · fastest direct13h15

To Atlanta1 min
Before departure10 min
Crescent 1913h04

Plane · nonstop ATL to MSY5h55

To Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta (ATL)50 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight ATL to MSY1h40
Landing to exit35 min
From MSY50 min

From city centre to city centre unless you pick otherwise. Getting to stations and airports: typical public-transport times (estimates). Airport: check-in & security 2h before, 35 min to get out after landing. Flight time is typical for the distance.

Flying instead? Atlanta → New Orleans

3 airlines fly it nonstop. Book direct on the airline's own site:

Delta Air LinesATL→MSYBook direct ↗
Frontier AirlinesATL→MSYBook direct ↗
Southwest AirlinesATL→MSYBook direct ↗

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