New Orleans – What are my options for taxis, airport shuttles, buses and streetcars?
There are thousands of taxis available on New Orleans streets and at major hotels. Taxi rates are $4.50 plus $1.60 per mile (.20 per one-eighth mile) thereafter. There is also an additional charge of $1.00 per passenger after the first passenger. During peak visitor times (including Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest) taxi rates are $4 per person or the meter rate, whichever is greater. A fixed rate of $28 (one to two people) is charged from the airport to most areas of New Orleans. For parties of more than two, the fare is $12 per person. RTA services are $1.25, including bus transportation and the streetcar. Twenty-nine bus lines are running, providing 34,000 rides daily. Bus service allows transportation throughout the city’s major corridor, extending from the Faubourg Marigny to Riverbend. As of June 22, 2008, the entire New Orleans Streetcar line is back in service, including the leg traveling on Canal Street from the Mississippi River to the cemetery, and from Canal Street north on Carroll
