Distance from New Orleans to Lake Charles (United States)

The distance between New Orleans, Louisiana and Lake Charles, Louisiana is 303 kilometers (188 miles).

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

From New Orleans to Lake Charles, the straight-line distance is 303 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with New Orleans at 18 meters above sea level and Lake Charles at 6 meters.

Travel time

Mode Estimated time
Bicycle 1-2 days
Motorcycle 8-10 hours
Car 6-8 hours
Helicopter 1-2 hours
Airplane 20-30 minutes
Speed Time
30 km/h
60 km/h
90 km/h
120 km/h
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)
Lake Charles, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 30.2131° N 93.2044° W

Elevation: 6 m (20 ft)

Nearby airports:
  • Lake Charles Regional Airport (LCH)
  • Beauregard Regional Airport (DRI)
  • Southeast Texas Regional Airport (BPT)
  • Ben Bruce Memorial Airpark (EVA)
  • Polk Army Air Field (POE)

Other distances from New Orleans

Distance 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

Other distances from Lake Charles

Distances between cities Kilometers
From Lake Charles to New York City 2,089 km
From Lake Charles to Los Angeles 2,394 km
From Lake Charles to Chicago 1,384 km
From Lake Charles to Houston 214 km
From Lake Charles to Phoenix 1,819 km

Cities within similar distances

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

From To Distance (kilometers)
Valencia, Spain Barcelona, Spain 303 km
Madrid, Spain Valencia, Spain 303 km
Dublin, Ireland Bradford, United Kingdom 302 km
Los Angeles, United States Mexicali, Mexico 304 km
Fort Worth, United States Oklahoma City, United States 305 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Cuautitlán Izcalli, Mexico 305 km
Columbus, United States Louisville, United States 305 km
Oklahoma City, United States Dallas, United States 305 km
New York City, United States South Boston, United States 305 km
Helsinki, Finland Saint Petersburg, Russia 301 km
Oklahoma City, United States Arlington, United States 305 km
Cali, Colombia Bogotá, Colombia 301 km
Houston, United States San Antonio, United States 306 km
London, United Kingdom Preston, United Kingdom 306 km
Brooklyn, United States South Boston, United States 306 km
New York City, United States Boston, United States 306 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Ciudad López Mateos, Mexico 307 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Barcelona, Venezuela 299 km
Quito, Ecuador Cuenca, Ecuador 299 km

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