New Orleans Airport Transportation
Getting through baggage claim at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062) is already enough of a production without adding a parking scramble or a surge-priced rideshare convoy into the mix. MSY sits roughly 15 miles west of the French Quarter via I-10, and that stretch of I-10 through Metairie can back up badly during peak arrival windows — especially on Friday afternoons ahead of a major festival weekend. A New Orleans airport shuttle bus rental takes your whole group from the terminal directly to your hotel, your venue, or the cruise terminal in one shot.
MSY’s official shuttle information places courtesy shuttles in the Ground Transportation Center outside Level 1 Baggage Claim Doors 1 through 5, while rental-car and economy-garage shuttles use the far curb outside Door 9. Pre-arranged group transportation should confirm its exact airport access instructions before arrival through the official MSY ground transportation page. Heading straight to the Port of New Orleans after landing?
A direct bus transfer from MSY to your cruise terminal skips the taxi line entirely and keeps your luggage and your group in one place from wheels-down to gangway.






















