about 170 miles
201 miles
Pensacola would be closer to Lafayette, by about an hour.
4 hours.
by boat
About 3 hours.
About 3 hours to drive it.
Between 3 and 3 and 1/2 hours
Between 3 and 3 and 1/2 hours
It is about 32 miles from Slidell to New Orleans.
It is 203 miles according to Google Maps.
Hickory Hills, MS
Unfortunately, New Orleans is your closest station with Amtrak service at the current time. From there you can take the Crescent to Atlanta, Washington or New York, the City of New Orleans to Memphis, Carbondale or Chicago, or the Sunset Limited to Houston, San Antonio or Los Angeles. Hopefully, some day, the Sunset Limited will resume service east of New Orleans and Pensacola receives Amtrak service again.