Distance from Opelousas, LA to Ruston, LA

Driving distance between Opelousas, LA and Ruston, LA is 160.51 miles (or 258.31 kilometers). This guide provides essential information to help you plan effectively for this trip.

If you drove an average car with a fuel efficiency of about 25 miles per gallon (mpg), you would be using approximately 0.04 gallons of gas per mile, and the gas would cost you around $, since you would need about gallons of fuel.

Estimated travel time

Leaving from Opelousas, LA you would reach Ruston, LA in about 2 hours 54 mins if you keep an average speed of 65 miles per hour, assuming you don’t make any breaks or get stuck in traffic.

Driving distance in miles

161 mi258 km

Gas


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CO2 emissions: kg

Emission estimated with the eco2 norme
(185 CO2 grams/mile)

This is a map overview of the best driving route from Opelousas, LA to Ruston, LA in which you can see the origin and destination points marked with A (Opelousas) and B (Ruston) respectively as well as blue line along the road route you can take. You can zoom in to see more details, including road numbers and even street names both in Opelousas, LA and Ruston, LA as well as every other town you may pass by on your way.

Fuel consumption if you drive from Opelousas, LA to Ruston, LA

To cover the 160.51 mi that separate Ruston from Opelousas you are going to need between of fuel, considering you drive an average car (25 mpg) and , if you drive an SUV or a heavy car (20 mpg). If you drive a fuel efficient car (45 mpg), your consumption will only be .

Cost of driving from Opelousas, LA to Ruston, LA

Depending on the fuel efficiency level of your car, driving from Opelousas to Ruston will cost you between and . An average car would make the trip for . We calculate the route cost using real time average gas prices for the US and other costs such as tolls are not included in this calculation.

Note: This price is subject to change based on current gas rates.

Driving directions

To help you plan your trip from Opelousas to Ruston, we offer a detailed map together with full, turn by turn, driving directions from Opelousas, LA to Ruston, LA.

Flying or direct distance between Opelousas, LA and Ruston, LA

The flying distance represent the straight distance from Opelousas to Ruston, the length of an hypothetical flight trip between the geographic center of Opelousas, LA and the geographic center of Ruston, LA. We also offer nearby airports to both Opelousas to Ruston and a flight ticket price comparison form, in case you want to make that hypothetical flight real :).

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