Metairie to West Gulfport runs about 2 times a day, with the first departure around 06:22 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €15.74, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 1h 42m over 129 km, on services run by 1 operator across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €15.74, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 7 October 2026
€15.74
- 156%Moves across the booking window
When it runs, leaving Metairie
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 06:22First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 2Services per day
- 50%Run direct
Departure times on this route
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Amtrak runs this service and does not sell it here. Bookaway takes the payment.
Buying this journey
Bookaway lists departures for Metairie to West Gulfport on your date, and you pay on their side.
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €33.34Mon21
- about €35.54Tue22
- about €38.84Wed23
- about €38.29Thu24
- about €35.54Fri25
- about €38.84Sat26
- about €33.34Sun27
- about €22.89Mon28
- about €19.04Tue29
- about €23.99Wed30
- about €24.54Thu1
- about €24.54Fri2
- about €22.89Sat3
- about €19.59Sun4
- about €19.04Mon5
- about €16.29Tue6
- about €15.74Wed7
- about €19.59Thu8
- about €22.89Fri9
- about €19.04Sat10
- about €19.04Sun11
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
The train gets you into West Gulfport. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
A room in West Gulfport for the night the train gets in
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When to book Metairie to West Gulfport
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €17.9490 days
- €19.5960 days
- €15.1945 days
- €16.2930 days
- €19.0421 days
- €19.5914 days
- €33.347 days
- €38.843 days
- €33.341 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 45 days ahead, at €15.19.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 156 percent. The dearest point is €38.84, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 45 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Metairie to West Gulfport and to no other route on the site.
Clocks
Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.
The shape of it
129 km
112 km as the crow flies, 15% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.
Who lives at each end
138,481 → 71,329
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
What the journey looks like
Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.
- Direct or connecting
- 50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 129 km against 112 km in a straight line, a detour of 15 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Mobile. The gap between arriving and leaving is 47 minutes, of which about 5 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is ours to fix and you are rebooked at no charge.
Who runs this route
West Gulfport is small enough to see in an afternoon, which is easier without the luggage. Storing it is not our business.
Where to leave your bags in West Gulfport
Shops, cafes and hotels that take luggage, with the opening hours on the map so you know what is still open when you come back.
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Questions about Metairie to West Gulfport
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does it take to get from Metairie to West Gulfport?
The fastest journey from Metairie to West Gulfport takes 1h 42m door to door, of which 1h is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 1h 46m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.
How much does it cost to travel from Metairie to West Gulfport?
The cheapest fare from Metairie to West Gulfport is €15.74, as of 20 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €22.89. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.
What is the cheapest way to get from Metairie to West Gulfport?
The cheapest way from Metairie to West Gulfport is by train, at €15.74 for one passenger on 7 October 2026. That journey takes 1h 44m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.
When should I book Metairie to West Gulfport?
Fares from Metairie to West Gulfport bottom out around 45 days before departure, at €15.19. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 156 percent, measured on 20 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Metairie to West Gulfport?
Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from Metairie to West Gulfport, at €19.04. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 20 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Metairie to West Gulfport?
November is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Metairie to West Gulfport, at €15.74 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.
Who runs services from Metairie to West Gulfport?
Amtrak publish service areas covering both Metairie and West Gulfport, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.
Is there a direct service from Metairie to West Gulfport?
50 percent of the services we sell from Metairie to West Gulfport are direct. The rest connect at Mobile, with about 47 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.
Which station or terminal do services from Metairie to West Gulfport use?
Services from Metairie to West Gulfport by train leave from Metairie station and arrive at West Gulfport station. Allow about 44m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.
Can I change or refund a ticket from Metairie to West Gulfport?
1 of the 1 operators we sell from Metairie to West Gulfport allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances
- On this page
- Every figure above was computed for Metairie to West Gulfport on 20 September 2026: 129 km of route against 112 km in a straight line, 2 services a day, 1 operator a cheapest fare of €15.74, and 1h 42m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in West Gulfport is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of West Gulfport and across United States
Day trips that leave West Gulfport in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.
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The two ends, compared
Metairie reaches 4 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 110 to 217 km. West Gulfport reaches 4 places in 1 countries, from 106 to 113 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Metairie
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators
Arriving in West Gulfport
Leaving West Gulfport
- 4Places you can leave for
- 1Countries
- 1Operators