New Orleans → Atlanta

1 a dayfastest 12h50AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

09:10 → 23:00
Crescent 20 Night train
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal → Atlanta · via Birmingham
12h508 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 7h06

Train · fastest direct13h01

Before departure10 min
Crescent 2012h50
From Atlanta1 min

Plane · nonstop MSY to ATL5h55

To Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY)50 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight MSY to ATL1h40
Landing to exit35 min
From ATL50 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? New Orleans → Atlanta

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

Delta Air LinesMSY→ATLBook direct ↗
Frontier AirlinesMSY→ATLBook direct ↗
Southwest AirlinesMSY→ATLBook direct ↗

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