and I'd love for you to check out our video walks along Saint
Transfers and jazzy passes work on either one. The RTA app can
International Airport. For future reference and for useful
links, you can find this information in the form of a
Esplanade, and Metairie Cemetery. All of which you
number five and number eighty-eight that connects the
that operates the streetcars so the fares are the same.
help you plan rides that include both and as of summer
which is not the fastest but definitely the cheapest way to
get between the downtown area and Lewis Armstrong
French Quarter area with the Treme, Marine, and Bywater
that streetcar from offering an actual view of the river but it
you wanna leisurely way to get to say the French Market,
which runs along a short section of Canal Street and
is a cluster of classic above-ground cemeteries, most
runs from one end of the line to the other and at the end,
you're dealing with by reading the signs on the car. If they
traversed by bright red cars. Two of the lines run along
promise, if you push good and hard. In terms of destinations,
which could be great if you wanna see the other side of the
other most famous Uptown Corridor full of shops and
French Quarter area. This is where a day pass comes in
redeemable with the New Orleans public transit system so it's a
if you're looking for a seat and a good view, you'll wanna
on the RTA app and scan a QR code on your phone when you
those from various vending machines and convenient stores
Rampart St. Claude line which connects part of the business
district to the border between the French Quarter and the
seats down both sides of the car and if you've got a group
description for a link. So, how you actually do the ride? The
A Jazzy Pass gets you unlimited rides within a set span of time
restaurants and art galleries and ride it back down to the
and you're lucky enough to find a couple of empty benches
take some looking to find that spot. All the street names
through traffic, arrival times aren't always predictable. If
above the windows or press a button to request a stop. Once
overhead electrical cable. They're the best known part of
we offer an audio tour where I can share stories about the
notice, our streetcar lines tend to be anchored to the
their route. There are different kinds of signs to
then turns to border the Mississippi all along the edge
reasons. It's the oldest continually operating streetcar
the visual highlight is the stretch from the Garden
reduced to 40¢ for seniors or for disabled riders who have a
called trolleys or cable cars elsewhere. They're public
street but you have alternatives. If you get off
four other streetcar lines. All built in the 2000s and
other side, pick up the bus along Magazine Street, the
handy. You can move between routes and hop on and off as
around Audubon Park for example, where I am now, you
Pay It You Will Garden District Tours. When you see that your
District through the universities. The ride goes a
and there's a lot of places that they don't go, we'll also
destination is up next, you can either pull the cable running
Streetcars in New Orleans are the same thing you might hear
and the RT TA app or the screens and intercoms that'll
payment, you have a few options. First, you can pay
boarding from the end of the line, it'll stop no matter
cash. The base fair is a dollar twenty-five. The fair is
near the driver. It only accepts cash and it only
know about wheelchair access. The St. Charles Streetcar gets
accessibility but there's at least one running along Saint
what. Multiple doors may open but you should board from the
special ID issued by the New Orleans RTA. The ride is free
lines are across the board. Once the car comes, it'll stop
side and there are also other streetcar lines around that
the trees, houses, and historical sites along the way,
green, not red. Once you found your stop, all you have to do
corner, not in the median, and the car you're looking for is
Avenue. Saint Charles connects French Quarter to the Garden
Carandalet on one side is called Bourbon on the other
a historic exemption from fitting all its cars for
system and it's public transit in general to see some of the
old world, yeah, but you can also buy most kinds of tickets
is wait. How often a car appears to on the time of the
route with you as you ride. Check out the video's
And finally, since the streetcars can be high traffic
day and the day of the week and since the streetcars move
share a few other transit options that might be helpful
line in the world. The route's been used steadily since 1835
the local public transit system and the particularly famous one
spot. So, the stop you're looking for is on a street
is the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar. We'll start with how
and the cars themselves are historical artifacts. They were
change when they cross Canal so the street that's called
transit vehicles that run along rails with the help of an
is the sole survivor of a system of streetcars it used to
Today, we're gonna show you how to use our city's streetcars
edge of the French Quarter where the first stop is at the
intersection of Canal Street and Corndalette Street. You can
Hey, y'all. Andrew here with Free Tours by Foot New Orleans.
built in the nineteen twenties. And the Saint Charles line is
to ride it, then we'll move on to the other streetcar lines