New Orleans Transportation

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  • Taxicab, New Orleans

    1. Taxicab

    Getting from the airport to downtown or French Quarter could not be easier. The taxis are well organised immediately you leave the baggage claim area and the best part - its a fixed fee. From the...   more
  • Louis Armstrong Airport (MSY), New Orleans

    2. Louis Armstrong Airport (MSY)

    Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, owned by the city of New Orleans, is located about 10 miles west of the city's downtown along I-10. Commercial service began at this airport,...   more
  • Streetcar, New Orleans

    3. Streetcar

    The streetcars around New Orleans are clean, safe and easy to use - make sure you have the right change ($1.25 / ride in April 2013). One driver would not allow any photos to be taken on the street...   more
  • RTA buses, New Orleans

    4. RTA buses

    New Orleans has a good public transportation system. This photo shows two aspects of it. There are 3 streetcar lines, and closest to us in the photo is a streetcar stop. Across the street is a regular...   more
  • Airport to NO, New Orleans

    5. Airport to NO

    When you fly in and out of NO your best bet for transportation to the Quarter is the 30+ cab ride. There is no convenient public transportation. Seek out the staff that arrange /supervise the traxis...   more
  • St. Charles Line, New Orleans

    6. St. Charles Line

    Taking the St. Charles Avenue streetcar is a wonderful and inexpensive way to see the Garden District and Uptown. You'll pass stately mansions (and the house used in Real World New Orleans), the...   more
  • Airport Shuttle Service, New Orleans

    7. Airport Shuttle Service

    If you're on a tight schedule, or there's more than one of you, get a cab to and from the airport in New Orleans. I was the last to be dropped off on arrival on the shuttle, and on return was...   more
  • Riverfront Line Streetcar, New Orleans

    8. Riverfront Line Streetcar

    You catch this Trolley right at the Ferry landing and can take it all the way to the French Quarter flea market....$1.50 each local fare cash only or $3 for an all day pass.....payable to the friendly...   more
  • Algiers Ferry, New Orleans

    9. Algiers Ferry

    Absolutely free ferry for people (Cars are $1 roundtrip fare) from Algiers Point to the French Quarter area (right near Harrahs) About every 30 minutes---great views of the city from the Algiers...   more
  • Riverboats, New Orleans

    10. Riverboats

    The John James Audubon riverboat is a unique way to travel from the Aquarium of the Americas (near the French Quarter) to the Audubon Zoo (Uptown). It's a seven-mile trip on the Mississippi...   more
  • Walk/Bike, New Orleans

    11. Walk/Bike

    This was a fun way to get from Canal Street to the Superdome! Pedicab operators are everywhere, it seems. Our pedicab operator charged us $15 to go about 10 (loooong) blocks. Yes, we could have walked...   more
  • Horse/mule, New Orleans

    12. Horse/mule

    The carriages that are used for rides in New Orleans are now being pulled by mules instead of horses. Mules are considered to be more heat resistant than horses. A good picture of a carriage being...   more
  • Drive, New Orleans

    13. Drive

    As of 2006, the bridge from I-10 east into New Orleans is still under construction. Though open for 2 lanes in each direction, numerous parts of the bridge are of temporary construction and with...   more
  • Canal Street Line, New Orleans

    14. Canal Street Line

    POST KATRINA NOTE: The Canal Street Line cars were all destroyed and it will be some time before they start to run again. But the Riverfront Line and part of the Canal Street Line are back in service...   more
  • Train, New Orleans

    15. Train

    Parallel to the streetcar tracks along the riverfront are train tracks. Trains do run on these tracks (very noisily I might add). The train that we saw was a freight train. AMTRAK does run to New...   more
  • Combined, New Orleans

    16. Combined

    Walk We walked a lot, you cant really enjoy a city without walking the streets of it and New Orleans is one of them Taxi Our hotel was located at French quarter so even at night we walked around...   more
  • (semi) FREE Parking!, New Orleans

    17. (semi) FREE Parking!

    If you are not a compulsive gambler... Park in the Harrah's Casino parking garage. It is at the foot of Canal Street, walking distance to the French Quarter,...   more
  • A Private Limousine/Van, New Orleans

    18. A Private Limousine/Van

    There were 10 of us in a family group on the morning of our visit to New Orleans, so my brother-in-law, Claude, arranged for a private limousine from Regal...   more
  • Commercial Traffic on the Mississippi, New Orleans

    19. Commercial Traffic on the Mississippi

    New Orleans is the second largest port in the USA, so it didn't surprise me that when I spied operations continuing at the docks downriver from the city. New...   more
  • Cruise Ship Terminal, New Orleans

    20. Cruise Ship Terminal

    under constructionNew Orleans is a port, which, in addition to freight coming in and going up and down the Mississippi, also hosts cruise ships.   more
  • Let A Local Lead the Way, New Orleans

    21. Let A Local Lead the Way

    If you're looking for ALTERNATIVE transportation, just kick back in a shopping cart, get your camcorder ready, and hire a local to push you around!!   more
  • From Biloxi to New Orleans 2..., New Orleans

    22. From Biloxi to New Orleans 2...

    From Biloxi to New Orleans 2 hours away.Louisiana Swamp Tours simply the best.Six different tours to choose from,high speed adventure on an airboat.   more

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