a recap of any of this or links to the various providers or to
the day you need it and doing without the rest of the time
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locals, check out our Facebook group link down there too and
may be best balance and no matter how confident you feel,
something to peruse while you're on the ride in the town.
if you're considering a day trip out of town, renting for
save time, there are also some private car services in town
transport can end up costing more than a rental car but if
save yourself stress by leaving the driving to the pros and
You can also spot an Airport Shuttles service outside
that you can book with detailed on our blog post.
affordable option unless you're around during low hours and
them, it's a total of forty-four dollars.
staying, what you'll be doing, and the time of year, renting a
long-term parking and you'll find the stop for the shuttle
Your last option is rental cars. MSY's Rental Car Center
If you want to get insight from fellow travelers and some
There's a fixed rate of $36 plus whatever you decide to tip
you can get apart from the bus and if you book both ways with
Rental Car Center run 24/ 7. Depending on where you're
to the Rental Car Center. It's a 15 or 20-minute ride, but the
you're staying in the French Quarter or business district,
is the minimum. But the E1 more often and for longer hours than
drop off, the Airport Shuttles is usually slower than a cab or
ride share by a little or by a lot depending on how many
other travel tips and online walking tours here on our
you with your driver. Rates on ride shares start around $40
and corporate buildings too. Because it's got more people to
Your next option is to take a cab into town. Those won't
linked in the video description. Down there, you'll
also see a link to our in-person guided tours,
something to be said for their constant availability, their
accept cash on board and do not offer change and if you're
there are rental car locations in the downtown area too. So,
district and then again, just the French Quarter. Like any
narrow and one way and not at all free of potholes so you may
it also has a stop just outside the French Quarter but it
drive-in, it can take 20 minutes to an hour depending on
Moison Stockyards MSY. You can see why we rebranded it.
the buses will either be labeled 202 or Eone. The 202 is
part of the New Orleans RTA. The same public transit system
claim. When you exit, you'll see a few lanes of traffic then
it's best not to try to drive around Mardi Gras. You'll offer
double check that you're up to date. Check out that blog post
that operates local streetcars and the bus system in the city
to get from the airport to the French Quarter or Business
up along that second curve. Lift from the part
outside the third level by the ticket counters. The signs and
you get your bags and you'll get a code that will help match
capacity for luggage and curbside drop off. When you
District or $15 per person if there are three or more
step out from baggage claim, look for the numbers above the
doors. The cab pickup is just outside door number seven.
avoids the highway and makes a few stops on the way so an hour
Quarter or the business district where most visitors
places it has to drop people off. But if you're travelling a
nearby. The commercial airport that replaced that got called
Armstrong in two thousand one. The MSY code goes back to its
start on sight seeing. The highway takes you past a
Field after a famous aviator who died in a flying accident
car can be a good or an awful idea. Attractions like swamp
Kenner. So unless you're staying in the suburbs, you'll
get into town. The airport's located in a suburb called
say the airport. I mean Lewis Armstrong International
parking easily makes a rental car the costly option in terms
YouTube channel. Take a look and see what catches your eye.
all air travelers arrive there. And after landing pretty much
Anyway, your first and cheapest option is public transit. Two
of both money and time. Also, streets all over town are
you can find links to tip your guide. We've also got lots of
original name. When it was first established as an
the side. You can book with them in advance or they have a
Superdome. First, a bit of trivia. The three letter code
Airport. It's pretty new building just opened in 2019
for our airport is MSY but it's full name is Lewis Armstrong
baggage claim. It picks up around doors three 4 and you'll
of hotels, cruise ship terminals, and some university
wait for all of these and it feels worth paying extra to
and go up depending on demand. So cabs are generally the more
where you can find all of this in writing with links. When I
going to cover your choices, what each one is going to cost
and it's the only big one in the metro area. So pretty much
regular time of the year. If you're going to be here during
Mardi Gras, assume things will take at least twice as long.
time.
tours and plantation houses are outside the city and shuttle
is offsite. From baggage claim, walk straight ahead toward
and today, I'm here to help you make a good start to your trip
shuttle comes every five minutes and both it and the
another curve on the opposite side. Lyft and Uber both pick
necessarily make the trip any faster than the bus but there's
corresponding to doors seven through nine and Uber from the
passengers. Rideshares all pick up from just outside baggage
riding RTA, you can also get tickets in advance using the
you've got three or more people and if it looks like a daunting
their twenty-four dollar one-way ticket is the best rate
ticket office near baggage claim. They offer stops at lots
know it by its big vehicles that say airport shuttle down
part near doors nine through eleven. Hail either one once
You can schedules linked from our blog post. Both buses
traffic. Your other option, the E1 is run by Jet, the public
the airport is located. It's standard adult fair is $2 and
New Orleans RTA app.
gets on the highway and go straight downtown stopping at
the 202 so it just depends on when you're making the trip.
the bus and train station at the edge of the business
transit system for Jefferson Parish, the suburban area where
extra 25 cents to transfer to another RTA vehicle and the 202
buses stop at the airport and you'll find both of them
proper. A standard adult fair is $1. 25 and you can pay an
airfield for the US Army during World War two, it was named
relate to that code at all but only got named for Lewis
New Orleans International Airport which doesn't seem to
green roofs of Xavier University and right pass the
hour depending on traffic. As you go, you can get a head
stay. That ride can take anywhere from 20 minutes to an
also have a blog post linked in the description of this video
be taking a trip of about 15 miles to reach the French
every air traveler then takes about the same trip by road to
cluster of above ground cemeteries then the signature
most distinctive piece of the New Orleans skyline, the
All this information is up to date as of November 2021 and we
you in money and time, assuming that you're visiting during a
Hey, y'all. It's Andrew with Free Tours by Foot New Orleans
by successfully getting into town from the airport. I'm