Distance from Detroit to New Orleans (United States)

The distance between Detroit, Michigan and New Orleans, Louisiana is 1,511 kilometers (939 miles).

Detroit, Michigan, United States

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

From Detroit to New Orleans, the straight-line distance is 1,511 kilometers, heading southwest. Detroit is situated at an altitude of 192 meters above sea level, while New Orleans is at only 18 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 5-6 days
Motorcycle 1-2 days
Car 1-2 days
Airplane 2-3 hours
Speed Time
50 km/h
100 km/h
150 km/h
Detroit, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Detroit

Coordinates: 42.3314° N 83.0458° W

Elevation: 192 m (630 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Detroit City Airport (DET)
  • Windsor Airport (YQG)
  • Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)
  • Selfridge Air National Guard Base (MTC)
  • Willow Run Airport (YIP)
New Orleans, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 29.9547° N 90.0751° W

Elevation: 18 m (59 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Lakefront Airport (NEW)
  • New Orleans NAS JRB/Alvin Callender Field (NBG)
  • Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY)
  • Gulfport Biloxi International Airport (GPT)
  • Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)

Other distances from Detroit

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Detroit to New York City 775 km
From Detroit to Los Angeles 3,192 km
From Detroit to Chicago 385 km
From Detroit to Houston 1,778 km
From Detroit to Phoenix 2,721 km

Other distances from New Orleans

Distances between cities Kilometers
From New Orleans to New York City 1,881 km
From New Orleans to Los Angeles 2,691 km
From New Orleans to Chicago 1,338 km
From New Orleans to Houston 511 km
From New Orleans to Phoenix 2,117 km

Cities within similar distances

The following list contains the cities of United States that are at equal or similar distances as between Detroit and New Orleans.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Guadalajara, Mexico Mixco, Guatemala 1,511 km
Charlotte, United States Minneapolis, United States 1,511 km
Trujillo, Peru Bogotá, Colombia 1,511 km
Belmopan, Belize Guadalupe, Mexico 1,511 km
New South Memphis, United States Albuquerque, United States 1,512 km
Warsaw, Poland Reading, United Kingdom 1,512 km
Memphis, United States Albuquerque, United States 1,512 km
Villa Nueva, Guatemala Reynosa, Mexico 1,510 km
Guatemala City, Guatemala Kingston, Jamaica 1,512 km
Bogotá, Colombia Kingston, Jamaica 1,510 km
Budapest, Hungary Reading, United Kingdom 1,510 km
Houston, United States Chicago, United States 1,510 km
Houston, United States Tucson, United States 1,510 km
Cancún, Mexico Irapuato, Mexico 1,510 km
Jacksonville, United States Fort Worth, United States 1,510 km
Winnipeg, Canada Hamilton, Canada 1,512 km
Kingston, Jamaica Ibagué, Colombia 1,509 km
Dallas, United States Tlalpan, Mexico 1,513 km
Córdoba, Argentina Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia 1,513 km

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