Airport Shuttles:
Airport Shuttle is the official ground transportation provider to/from the Louis Armstrong International Airport and downtown hotels.

Fares:
$13.00/per person, $26.00 round trip. Shuttle depart the airport every 10 minutes until the last flight of the day. Limit three pieces luggage per person.
Arrivals:
Purchase tickets at the desk located across from the baggage carousels at the airport (ground level).
Departures:
Call 504-522-3500 no late than 48 hours before your flight. Departure pickups will be no less than 2.5 hours before flight time.

Buses:
The city bus system is operated by the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA)

Fares:
Standard fare is $1.25; express $1.50; seniors/disabled $0.40; transfers $0.25.

RTA Routes/Timetables:
Are available online at www.regionaltransit.org, or by calling 504-242-2600

RTA VisiTour Passes:
Are good for unlimited boarding on all RTA buses and streetcars within Orleans Parish. One-day passes are $5.00, three-day passes are $12.00. VisiTour Passes are sold at many hotels and information counters, or call: 504-248-3900.

The Vieux Carre Line:
RTA bus #3 is a small replica of the St. Charles Avenue streetcar. It ferries passangers around the French Quarter, the Faubourg Marigny, and the Central Business District roughly every 15 minutes.

Cars:
Though the French Quarter and the Central Business District (CBD) are fairly compact, exploring other parts of the city is best done by car.

Rental Cars:
Are plentiful in the Central Business District, as well as at Louis Armstrong International Airport, or simly reserve online; click here >>

Parking:
Parking in the French Quarter and the CBD is rarely easy. Bring plenty of quartes for meters, and read all posted signs. Some areas without meters allow free two-hour parking without a residential pass.

Parking Meters:
The city has recently installed new computerized parking meters in various areas of the French Quarter and CBD. One meter per block covers all the spaces on that block. The meters accept currency or credit cards.. Once time is purchased, the meter issues a receipt with an expiration time printed at the bottom. Drivers then take the ticket back to their car to display the receipt where it can be seen by parking enforcement officers. Detailed directions are printed on each meter.

Warning:
New Orleans parking enforcement officers (meter maids) have a reputation for ruthlessness and brook no excuses.

Towing:
If your car is towed, call 504-565-7450. The auto pound is located at 400 N. Claiborne Avenue. Fees are steep, bring cash or credit card and picture ID.

Ferries:
A ferry (free for pedestrians; $1.00 for cars from the West Bank to the foot of Canal Street) has been crossing the Mississippi river from Canal street to Algiers Point since 1827. It runs every 15 minutes until midnight.

Streetcars:
New Orleans' famous streetcars (don't call them trolleys!) are also operated by the RTA. There are three lines, all of which connect on Canal street. Standard fare is $1.25; a VisiTour pass is $5.00 for one day; $12.00 for three days.

St. Charles Line:
The streetcar leaves from the corner of Canal and Carondolet streets. This 13.2 mile route traverses the Central Business District, the Garden District, and Uptown, turning onto Carrollton Avenue. Along the way, you will see graceful antebellum mansions and Tulane and Loyola universities. To explore Audubon Park and Audubon Zoo, disembark at stop 36.

Riverfront Line:
Running from the lower French Quarter to the foot of Canal street along the Mississippi river, this 1.8 mile route was opened in 1988 and has proven popular with visitors.

Canal Line:
This line, opened in 2004, connects with St. Charles and Riverfront lines. Some Canal streetcars (marked "City Park") take the"spur" down Carrollton Avenue to the New Orleans Museum of Art and City Park; others (marked "Cemeteries") continue to the end of Canal Street.

Taxicabs:
Taxis are plentiful in New Orleans, particularly around the French Quarter and the Central Business District. You'll also find cabs lined up in front of major hotels. Fares in New Orleans are; $2.50 for the first 1/8 mile, and 20 cents for each 1/8 mile thereafter, or for each 40 seconds of "standing time". A flat fee of $1.00 is charged for each additional passenger, as well as $1.00 per carload for fuel surcharge.

Airport Fares:
A flat fee of $28.00 is charged on a ride to/from Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport to/from any location west of Elysian Fields Avenue (which includes the French Quarter and CBD). This fee is good for one or two passengers. For more than 2 passengers, a flat fee of $12.00 per person is charged.