Reaching New Orleans
By air:
New Orleans is served by the Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (http://www.flymsy.com/, (504) 464-0831). Airport Shuttles are available for transportation to and from the airport. You should proceed from baggage claim to the transportation center for shuttle service. If you are staying at the Hotel Monteleone, the cost is $15.00 per person each way. To make a reservation with Airport Shuttle please click here. You may also take a taxi directly to the Hotel Monteleone. Rates from the airport are $30.00 for 1-2 people traveling together. Each additional person is $10.00 more.
By train:
Amtrak (www.amtrak.com; 800 USA-RAIL) offers rail service into New Orleans Union Passenger Terminal, two miles from the Hotel Monteleone.
By car:
From Mississippi, Alabama, etc.
Head I-10 West toward Baton Rouge. Exit Orleans Ave./Vieux Carre (235A). Proceed down ramp and turn left at the light onto Orleans Ave. Continue on Orleans Ave under Interstate. Orleans Ave. becomes Basin Street. Continue on Orleans/Basin for .6 miles. Turn left on Conti Street. Continue six blocks (.5 miles), turn right on Decatur Street, then right on Bienville St. You will see the garage for Hotel Monteleone on your left side approximately 2 blocks down.
From Airport, Baton Rouge, Texas, etc.
Head I-10 East toward New Orleans Business District and Slidell. Exit Superdome/Poydras Street (Exit 234B). Proceed down ramp and continue straight for 8 blocks, staying in left hand lane. Turn left onto Camp Street and continue 4 blocks to Canal Street (a big 2-way Boulevard). Cross over Canal Street which turns into Chartres Street (in the French Quarter). Go 2 blocks on Chartres St and turn left on Bienville Street. Halfway down the street, you will see the garage entrance for Hotel Monteleone on the left.
U.S Department of State website:
http://travel.state.gov/visa/visa_1750.html