Baltimore → New Orleans

1 a dayfastest 29h12AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

17:00 → 21:12⁺¹
Crescent 19 Night train
Baltimore Penn Station → New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal · via Washington, Charlotte, Atlanta, Birmingham
29h1227 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

Overnight: leave 17:00, arrive 21:12

The plane is 22h12 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct29h22

Before departure10 min
Crescent 1929h12

Plane · nonstop BWI to MSY7h10

To Baltimore/Washington (BWI)45 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight BWI to MSY3h00
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? Baltimore → New Orleans

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

Frontier AirlinesBWI→MSYBook direct ↗
Southwest AirlinesBWI→MSYBook direct ↗

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