Arrival
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport
, eighteen miles northwest on I-10, has an information booth
(8am-9pm) in its baggage claim area. Flat-rate taxi fares
into town are $24 for up to two people, $10 each for three or more,
and shuttles (tel 504/592-0555) will take you to your hotel
(every 10min; tickets available 24hr in the baggage claim area or
from the bus driver; $10 to downtown hotels). There's also a
public bus from the airport to Tulane Avenue in the CBD
(daily 6am-6.30pm; every 15-25min; $1.50), but it holds carry-on
luggage only. Greyhound buses arrive next to Amtrak
at the Union Passenger Terminal, 1001 Loyola Ave, near the
Superdome. Take a cab to your lodgings. United Cabs is by
far the best firm (tel 504/522-9771).
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