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2011 NCEA Convention & Expo
April 26 to 28, 2011
Leadership. Direction. Service.
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Transportation in New Orleans
Air Travel: There are plenty of flights into New Orleans! Currently, Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY), located 11 miles from downtown New Orleans, offers 116 flights serving 34 cities.
Airlines operating out of the Armstrong International Airport include: Aeromexico, AirTran, American Airlines, Continental, Delta Air Lines, Jet Blue Airlines, Northwest, Southwest Airlines, United Airlines and U.S. Airways.
Ground Transportation: Bus, taxis and limousines can bring you to local hotels or meeting places. Rent-A-Car Agencies are located in the airport and different locations around the City. Several private companies offer their limousine services with base stops at the airport.
There are thousands of taxis available on New Orleans streets and at major hotels. Taxi rates are $4.50 plus $2.00 per mile (.25 for every 40 seconds of waiting time) thereafter. There is also an additional charge per passenger after the first passenger.
RTA services are $1.25, including bus transportation and the streetcar. Bus service allowes transportation throughout the city’s major corridor, extending from the Faubourg Marigny to Riverbend.
Airport Shuttle is the official ground transportation for Armstrong International Airport, with service to and from New Orleans’ hotels and other designated locations. Please see the link at the top of this page for rates and to make reservations.
ALL GROUND TRANSPORTATION CHARGES ARE SUBJECT TO CHANGE WITHOUT NOTICE.
Train Service: New Orleans has Amtrak train service available from their downtown station only. The City of New Orleans train is running to Memphis and Chicago, while the Crescent runs to Atlanta, Greensboro, Washington, DC and New York. The Sunset Limited runs to San Antonio and Los Angeles.
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