New Orleans → Charlotte

1 a dayfastest 18h56AmtrakNight train

Direct trains · no change

09:10 → 05:06⁺¹
Crescent 20 Night train
New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal → Charlotte Amtrak Station · via Birmingham, Atlanta
18h5615 stops
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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 09:10, arrive 05:06

The plane is 12h56 quicker on paper, but the night train uses your night instead of a day and saves a hotel.

Train · fastest direct19h06

Before departure10 min
Crescent 2018h56

Plane · nonstop MSY to CLT6h10

To Louis Armstrong New Orleans (MSY)50 min
Check-in & security2h00
Flight MSY to CLT2h10
Landing to exit35 min
From CLT35 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 → Charlotte

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

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