Distance from Metairie to Lake Charles (United States)

The distance between Metairie, Louisiana and Lake Charles, Louisiana is 295 kilometers (183 miles).

Metairie, Louisiana, United States

Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

From Metairie to Lake Charles, the straight-line distance is 295 kilometers, heading west. Both cities are at a similar altitude, with Metairie at 9 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
Metairie, United States

Local time:

Time Zone: America/Chicago

Coordinates: 29.9841° N 90.1529° W

Elevation: 9 m (30 ft)

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

Distance between cities Kilometers
From Metairie to New York City 1,884 km
From Metairie to Los Angeles 2,683 km
From Metairie to Chicago 1,336 km
From Metairie to Houston 504 km
From Metairie to Phoenix 2,109 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 Metairie and Lake Charles.

From To Distance (kilometers)
Zapopan, Mexico San Luis Potosí, Mexico 295 km
Madrid, Spain Córdoba, Spain 295 km
Glasgow, United Kingdom Manchester, United Kingdom 296 km
Dublin, Ireland Newport, United Kingdom 294 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Villa Nueva, Guatemala 296 km
San Pedro Sula, Honduras Mixco, Guatemala 294 km
Queens, United States South Boston, United States 296 km
León de los Aldama, Mexico Toluca, Mexico 293 km
Dublin, Ireland Cardiff, United Kingdom 293 km
Santiago de Querétaro, Mexico Tonalá, Mexico 297 km
Austin, United States Dallas, United States 293 km
Boston, United States Queens, United States 297 km
Bogotá, Colombia Bucaramanga, Colombia 298 km
Manhattan, United States South Boston, United States 298 km
Bengaluru, India Chennai, India 292 km
The Bronx, United States Baltimore, United States 291 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Swansea, United Kingdom 291 km
Manhattan, United States Boston, United States 299 km
Ciudad Guayana, Venezuela Barcelona, Venezuela 299 km
Leeds, United Kingdom Belfast, United Kingdom 299 km

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