Baton Rouge Metropolitan Airport (BTR)

Location

The airport is located eight miles (13km) outside of Baton Rouge's central business district.

Getting to the city

Shuttle services are available and the Capital Area Transit System (CATS) provides an express airport service to downtown. The bus leaves hourly.

Time

GMT -6 (GMT -5 from mid-March to the first Sunday in November).

Contacts

Tel: (225) 355 0333

Car rental

Cars from major car rental companies including Hertz, Avis, National, Enterprise, and Budget are available at the airport.

Airport Taxis

A great number of taxi companies service Baton Rouge Airport in addition to Uber and Lyft ride-hailing services.

Facilities

Baton Rouge Airport offers a number of amenities, including a children's play room, a reading room, restrooms, a smoking lounge, a business centre, a food court, gift shops, ATMs, courtesy phones, a nursing room, a non-denominational chapel, shoe shine services, vending machines, and a conference room.

Parking

Two three-storey parking garages are located directly opposite Baton Rouge Airport terminal. For standard parking it costs $1 per half hour or portion thereof, or $2 per hour for economy parking. For a full 24 hours it's $12 in the standard lot, or $9 in the economy lot. Payment is at check out while exiting the lot and most major credit cards are accepted.

Website

www.flybtr.com

Internet

Free WiFi is available throughout the Baton Rouge airport terminal building.

Baton Rouge Airport Taxis: the taxi fares above are intended as a guideline only.