New Orleans's Party Bus & Charter Bus Rental Service
Party Bus New Orleans connects groups across the Crescent City with the right-sized vehicle for every occasion — from second-line parades rolling through the Tremé to massive Mardi Gras crawls down St. Charles Avenue. Call 504-264-9424 or grab an all-inclusive quote online in under 30 seconds today!
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About Our New Orleans Party Bus Service
New Orleans moves on its own schedule, and group transportation here takes more than a generic booking platform. Getting a crew from a hotel on Canal Street to a crawfish boil in Bywater without losing half your group to parking on Magazine Street, or shuttling 50 wedding guests between a ceremony at St. Louis Cathedral and a reception at Café Amelie without anyone sweating through their dress shoes on Chartres Street — that's the kind of coordination Party Bus New Orleans handles every week.
Since 2011, we've arranged thousands of group trips across New Orleans and the surrounding parishes. We offer all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you'll know the exact number before you ever book, with no surprise add-ons when the bill arrives. Our 24/7 reservation team is always a quick call away for any itinerary questions, whether you're planning a 14-passenger bachelorette run through the Marigny or a full fleet of charter buses for Jazz Fest weekend.
We match every group to the right vehicle: compact Sprinter vans for airport runs out of MSY, 15- to 50-passenger party buses for Bourbon Street crawls, and 40- to 56-passenger charter buses for school field trips and convention shuttles. Call 504-264-9424 to get started.
Party Bus, Charter Bus & Sprinter Rentals in New Orleans
Book 14-passenger Sprinter limos, Sprinter vans, 15- to 50-passenger party buses, 15- to 35-passenger minibuses, and 40- to 56-passenger charter buses — one call covers every group size. Whether it's eight people heading to Tipitina's or 56 convention attendees shuttling between the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center and the Hyatt Regency, we have a vehicle that fits without charging you for seats you don't need.
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Inside Our New Orleans Party Buses and Charter Buses
For groups who want the full celebration feel from the first mile, our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come with a built-in bar, color-changing LED lighting, a premium Bluetooth sound system, flat-panel TVs, and wraparound perimeter seating with an open dance area — so the French Quarter energy starts on the bus, not at the door. Sprinter limos handle bridal party runs and VIP airport transfers with premium leather seating, individual USB charging, and tinted privacy windows. Full-size charter buses include reclining seats, overhead storage, WiFi, power outlets, an onboard restroom, and undercarriage luggage bays — ideal for hauling instruments to Jazz Fest or gear for a corporate presentation at the Convention Center.
ADA-accessible vehicles are available with advance notice.
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Wraparound Leather Seats
Premium AUX / Bluetooth Sound System
LED and Fiber Optic Lighting
Built-in Bar Areas With Ice Storage and Cup Holders
TVs and Premium Entertainment Systems
Affordable New Orleans Party Bus Prices for Any Group
Party Bus New Orleans offers all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you'll know the exact price before you ever book. Our New Orleans party bus and charter bus rental rates: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day.
Pricing shifts based on mileage, time of year, and vehicle type. Mardi Gras season (late January through Fat Tuesday), Jazz Fest weekends in late April and early May, and Essence Fest over the Fourth of July weekend all see significant demand spikes — book at least three to six months ahead for those dates or expect premium pricing and limited availability. Call 504-264-9424 any time for a free, personalized quote.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $170 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $187 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $340+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $113 – $246+ | $147 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $158 – $327+ | $162 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| The prices listed above are estimates only. All pricing varies by independent operator, and there are no guarantees regarding final costs or vehicle availability. Actual rates are subject to change based on trip length, travel dates, passenger count, requested amenities, and current availability. For exact rates, please call 504-264-9424. | |||
Why Choose Our New Orleans Party Bus Service?
New Orleans is one of the most walkable-looking cities in the country — until your group of 30 tries to cross the French Quarter at 11 p.m. on a Saturday when Bourbon Street is a wall of people and there isn't a Lyft in sight for forty minutes. Party Bus New Orleans takes that problem off the table entirely. One vehicle, one pickup, one flat rate, and your entire crew arrives and leaves together — no stragglers, no surge pricing, no one circling the Warehouse District looking for $40-a-night street parking.
We've been arranging group transportation across New Orleans since 2011, which means our reservation team knows that the Pontchartrain Expressway backs up badly on Saints home Sundays, that loading zones on Decatur Street have a 20-minute commercial vehicle limit, and that Mardi Gras parade routes on St. Charles Avenue close to vehicle traffic entirely starting three hours before rolling time. That local knowledge is what keeps your group on schedule when everyone else is stuck. Our 24/7 reservation specialists are available every day of the year — including Fat Tuesday — to help you put together an itinerary that actually works.
Get your all-inclusive quote at 504-264-9424 or use the online tool for instant availability.
Our Group Transportation Services in New Orleans
Party Bus New Orleans arranges group transportation for every occasion across the Greater New Orleans area — from airport transfers at MSY and airport-to-cruise shuttles at the Port of New Orleans, to wedding shuttles, bachelorette nights, prom, sporting events, concerts, corporate shuttles, and school field trips. Whatever brings your group together, we have a vehicle and a plan ready. Call 504-264-9424 to get your group moving!
New Orleans Airport Shuttles & Transportation
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062) sits approximately 15 miles from the French Quarter — a 25- to 35-minute drive in light traffic that can stretch well past an hour when the Pontchartrain Expressway backs up near the Metairie Road interchange. For groups flying in together, coordinating a dozen separate rideshares at the baggage carousel on Level 1 is exactly the kind of chaos that bleeds into the first night of your trip.
MSY's commercial bus pickup operates from the designated Ground Transportation zone on the lower level — have your group coordinator call once everyone has collected luggage and assembled at the agreed pickup point, and the bus will move from the holding area to the curb. We also handle transfers between MSY and the Port of New Orleans (1350 Port of New Orleans Place, New Orleans, LA 70130) for cruise groups, going straight to your terminal at the Julia Street or Erato Street wharves rather than navigating the one-way grid of the CBD with a mountain of suitcases. Call 504-264-9424 to book your New Orleans airport shuttle!
New Orleans Bachelor & Bachelorette Transportation
No city in the country runs a bachelorette weekend quite like New Orleans — and no city makes it easier to lose half your party between the first stop and the second. Bourbon Street, Frenchmen Street, the Marigny, and the Warehouse District nightlife corridor all sit within a mile of each other, but navigating between them as a group of fifteen after midnight is where nights fall apart. A New Orleans bachelorette party bus rental keeps everyone together from hotel pickup to last call, with a custom schedule that can take your crew through a burlesque show at the Crazy Goat, drag brunch at Bourbon Heat (711 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70116), a cocktail crawl down Frenchmen Street's open-air music stretch, and back to the hotel without anyone stranded on Canal Street at 2 a.m.
Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses come with a full bar, LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, and flat-panel TVs — no drawing straws for who stays sober to drive. Call 504-264-9424 to build your New Orleans bachelorette itinerary!
New Orleans Birthday, Sweet 16, & Quinceañera Party Bus Rentals
New Orleans knows how to celebrate a milestone — and a party bus arrival at your venue makes an entrance nobody forgets. Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses can be pre-loaded with a custom playlist, coordinated around a color scheme, and matched to white, black, or silver exteriors to fit your theme. Whether the celebration is heading to a reception hall in Metairie, a rooftop dinner at SkyBar at the Pontchartrain Hotel (2031 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70130), or a birthday crawl through the Marigny, one bus keeps your entire guest list together instead of scattered across a caravan of cars.
For adult milestone birthdays hitting the cocktail bars along Magazine Street or the rooftop lounges in the CBD, a New Orleans birthday party bus rental takes care of pickup, drop-off, and every stop in between — so the guest of honor never has to think about parking or rideshare wait times. Call 504-264-9424 to plan your New Orleans celebration!
New Orleans Concert Transportation & Shuttles
New Orleans has more live music venues per square mile than almost any city in the country, and the parking situation around most of them ranges from difficult to genuinely impossible. Tipitina's (501 Napoleon Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115) draws sold-out crowds to its Uptown corner with essentially no dedicated lot — street parking on Napoleon Avenue and Tchoupitoulas Street fills fast on big show nights, and the walk from anywhere sensible is longer than it looks on the map. House of Blues New Orleans (225 Decatur St, New Orleans, LA 70130) sits in the French Quarter, where commercial loading zones on Decatur are time-limited and Vieux Carré traffic during evening shows is a wall.
The Orpheum Theater (129 Roosevelt Way, New Orleans, LA 70112) and UNO Lakefront Arena (6801 Franklin Ave, New Orleans, LA 70122) both require navigating post-show crowd exits on limited egress roads.
A New Orleans concert bus rental takes the crew straight to the entrance and picks everyone up when the show ends — no one circling for street parking, no splitting into three separate rideshares, no waiting 45 minutes for surge pricing to drop. Call 504-264-9424 for a free quote!
New Orleans Corporate Event Transportation
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130) is one of the largest convention facilities in the United States, drawing hundreds of thousands of attendees annually for events like the Offshore Technology Conference and the American Library Association Annual Conference. The Convention Center's main entrance is off Convention Center Boulevard between Julia and Thalia Streets, and the stretch of Tchoupitoulas Street nearby becomes a gridlock zone during load-in and load-out periods — charter bus drop-off keeps your team at the door instead of circling the Warehouse District.
For shuttle circuits between partner hotels and the Convention Center, or executive transfers between the CBD and the airport, Party Bus New Orleans puts together a transportation plan scaled to your headcount and schedule. Minibuses work well for smaller executive groups shuttling between the Loews New Orleans and the Convention Center; full-size charter buses handle the large-format convention crowd. WiFi and power outlets onboard mean your team can review presentation materials on the way in.
Call 504-264-9424 for corporate shuttle rates!
New Orleans Private Event Transportation Services
Planning a large group outing in New Orleans around one of the city's signature annual events? The logistics get complicated fast. Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119) draws 400,000+ attendees over two weekends in late April and early May — Gentilly Boulevard clogs in both directions from the moment gates open, and the surrounding Gentilly neighborhood residential streets get posted as no-parking zones by the time the second weekend rolls around.
A private charter bus drops your group at the Gentilly Boulevard pedestrian entrance and waits off-site, instead of circling for a spot that doesn't exist.
Essence Festival over the Fourth of July weekend takes over the Caesars Superdome and the Convention Center simultaneously, with an estimated 500,000 visitors descending on the CBD in a 72-hour window. Rideshare surges to 3–4x on Friday and Saturday nights when the headliner shows break. One flat-rate private bus for your group cuts out the surge calculation entirely.
For family reunions, church retreats, or weekend festival itineraries, call 504-264-9424 and we'll build a custom plan.
New Orleans Homecoming & Prom Party Bus Rentals
Prom season across the New Orleans metro — late April through May — is the single busiest window of the year for party bus bookings across Orleans, Jefferson, and St. Tammany Parishes. High schools from Archbishop Rummel in Metairie to Benjamin Franklin High School in Gentilly hold their proms within a compressed six-week window, and the right-sized vehicles go fast. Book by December or expect premium pricing and no availability.
A typical 6-hour prom rental for 30 students — school pickup, pre-prom photo stop at Audubon Park or along the oak-lined stretch of St. Charles Avenue, venue drop-off at a hotel ballroom in the CBD, and after-party return — costs $1,800–$2,200 all-inclusive when booked months ahead but $2,800–$3,500+ last-minute.
Party Bus New Orleans works with parent committees and student councils across the Greater New Orleans metro to confirm pickup plans, headcounts, and itinerary timing. Call 504-264-9424 to secure your date now!
New Orleans School Event & Field Trip Transportation
Teachers across the New Orleans metro trust Party Bus New Orleans for reliable student transportation to field trips and school events. Whether it's a local trip to the Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118) — where buses unload at the main Magazine Street entrance and park in the Audubon Park lot just south of the zoo grounds — or the Louisiana Children's Museum (15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, LA 70124) at City Park, or a longer drive out to Jean Lafitte National Historical Park and Preserve in Marrero, private charter buses handle the job better than a caravan of parent cars.
Students benefit from climate control (critical in Louisiana's spring heat), reclining seats, overhead storage for lunchboxes and backpacks, and TV monitors for educational content or movies on longer drives. Undercarriage bays hold extra gear and equipment. For school athletic teams traveling to away games across the Northshore or down to the Westbank, one charter bus keeps the team together.
ADA-accessible buses are available with advance notice. Call 504-264-9424 for school field trip bus rentals in New Orleans!
New Orleans Sporting Event Transportation
Saints home Sundays at the Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) put the entire CBD under pressure. The Pontchartrain Expressway off-ramps into downtown back up as far as the Metairie Road interchange before kickoff, and the surface lots between Poydras Street and the Superdome — including the Champions Square plaza area — fill two hours before game time. Rideshare pickup after the game stacks up in the designated zones on Girod Street and LaSalle Street for 45 minutes or more on sellout dates.
A New Orleans party bus rental changes the calculation: your group tailgates on board, arrives together at the closest commercial drop zone off Poydras Street or Sugar Bowl Drive, and the bus waits nearby for a post-game pickup instead of forcing everyone into the surge-priced rideshare line. For Pelicans games at the Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) — directly adjacent to the Superdome — official bus drop-off is on Dave Dixon Drive. Call 504-264-9424 to reserve your Saints or Pelicans game-day bus!
New Orleans Wedding Transportation & Shuttle Service
New Orleans wedding venues are some of the most beautiful — and logistically complicated — in the South. Ceremonies at St. Louis Cathedral (615 Pere Antoine Alley, New Orleans, LA 70116) in the heart of the French Quarter mean guests arriving from Warehouse District hotels on foot or by shuttle, since commercial vehicle access to Jackson Square is restricted. Receptions at The Elms Mansion (3029 St. Charles Ave, New Orleans, LA 70115) or Audubon Tea Room inside Audubon Park require guests to navigate the St. Charles Avenue streetcar corridor, which is beautiful but not designed for a fleet of rideshares at 11 p.m.
A New Orleans wedding shuttle through Party Bus New Orleans runs a smooth loop between your hotel block and the ceremony and reception venues — nobody in your wedding party navigates one-way French Quarter streets in formal wear, and no out-of-town guests get stranded trying to find Freret Street at midnight. A 14-passenger Sprinter limo also makes the ideal bridal party vehicle on the day itself. Call 504-264-9424 for a free New Orleans wedding transportation quote!
New Orleans Winery Tour & Pub Crawl Transportation
New Orleans doesn't have a Napa Valley wine trail, but it has something arguably better: one of the most dense concentrations of craft cocktail bars, neighborhood dive bars, and live-music lounges in the world. A New Orleans pub crawl bus rental keeps your group together as you move between the Carousel Bar at Hotel Monteleone (214 Royal St), the legendary frozen daiquiri shops along Bourbon Street, the low-lit cocktail dens of the Frenchmen Street corridor like the Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116), and the craft beer taps at Nola Brewing Company (3001 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115).
For groups venturing farther afield, the River Road wineries and the Abita Brewery tap room in Abita Springs are both popular day-trip destinations — about 45 minutes north on I-12 — where a charter bus means nobody has to be the designated driver on the way back. Your group stays together for every pour and every round, and there's no hunting for parking at five different stops. Call 504-264-9424 for a free quote on your New Orleans pub crawl bus rental!
How to Rent a Party Bus in New Orleans
Submit Your Request
Use the Party Bus New Orleans online quote tool to share your trip details, including the date, passenger count, and pickup/drop-off locations. You can receive a personalized quote in under 30 seconds.
Compare Options From Different Local Operators
Compare pricing estimates and vehicle photos from our network of local bus operators. You can browse various makes, models, and amenity packages to find the perfect fit for your group.
Finalize Your Details
Once you find a vehicle that fits your needs, call us at 504-264-9424. We will help you verify availability, confirm your exact final rate, and guide you through any questions.
Party Bus Rentals in New Orleans & Beyond
Party Bus New Orleans serves the entire Greater New Orleans region — and Buses Available means we can take your group anywhere across Southeast Louisiana and the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Whether you need a Metairie party bus rental, a Kenner charter bus, transportation to Baton Rouge for an LSU game, or a group transfer across the Causeway to the Northshore, Party Bus New Orleans has the right vehicle for you.
We Go Anywhere!
Party Bus New Orleans is proud to serve all cities in and around New Orleans, including the ones below. If you don't see your city listed, call us at 504-264-9424 — we go anywhere your group needs to roll!
Frequently Asked Questions About our New Orleans Bus Rentals
How much does a party bus cost in New Orleans, Louisiana?
New Orleans party bus rental prices depend on vehicle size, the date, and the length of your trip. Our current rates: small party buses (15–20 passengers) run $204–$378/hour; mid-size (20–30 passengers) run $244–$414/hour; large party buses (35–50 passengers) run $294–$490/hour; and full-size charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Mardi Gras season, Jazz Fest weekends, and Essence Fest weekend are the highest-demand periods of the year — expect premium pricing and limited availability if you wait.
The fastest way to get an accurate number for your specific date is to call 504-264-9424 — we provide all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds with no hidden costs.
When is the best time to book a party bus for Mardi Gras in New Orleans?
Book as early as September or October for Fat Tuesday and the peak parade weekends of Mardi Gras season. The final two weekends before Mardi Gras — when Endymion, Bacchus, Zulu, and Rex all roll — are the most in-demand dates on our calendar. By January, the best vehicles are already committed for the peak parade nights.
Mardi Gras parade routes on St. Charles Avenue, Napoleon Avenue, and Canal Street close to vehicle traffic hours before rolling time, so your bus itinerary needs to account for those closures — something our reservation team builds into your plan automatically.
Can a party bus or charter bus drop off near the Caesars Superdome for Saints games?
Yes. The closest commercial vehicle drop zone to the Superdome is along Poydras Street and Sugar Bowl Drive on the stadium's north and east sides. The Champions Square entrance off LaSalle Street is also accessible for drop-off before the lot fills.
All stadium-adjacent surface parking for the Superdome requires pre-purchased passes — none are sold at the gate — and lots within walking distance of the main gates typically sell out several weeks before sellout games. One bus for your group cuts out the need for multiple individual parking passes and avoids the 45-minute post-game rideshare queue on Girod Street. We recommend reviewing the official Caesars Superdome parking page before your visit to confirm current approach routes and lot availability.
How does a bus pick up my group at Louis Armstrong International Airport (MSY)?
At MSY, commercial buses pick up from the Ground Transportation zone on the lower level of the terminal building. Once your entire group has collected luggage from baggage claim and assembled together, your group coordinator calls to confirm, and the bus moves from its holding area to the designated commercial curb. Do not call for the bus until everyone is together with luggage — MSY's commercial loading zone is time-limited, so pulling up before your group is assembled wastes the loading window.
For cruise groups transferring between MSY and the Port of New Orleans, the drive runs approximately 25–35 minutes in normal traffic via I-10 East. We recommend confirming your terminal assignment at the port in advance, since Royal Caribbean, Carnival, and Norwegian all use separate wharves on the Julia Street and Erato Street cruise terminals.
What are some sample party bus quotes for New Orleans trips?
Jazz Fest Weekend Shuttle: Last May, we moved 120 festival attendees between hotel blocks in the CBD and the Fair Grounds Race Course entrance on Gentilly Boulevard across both days of the second Jazz Fest weekend. A staggered fleet of three 40-passenger charter buses ran continuous loops from 10:00 AM, waiting off-site between runs to avoid the residential no-parking enforcement in Gentilly. Post-festival returns ran until 9:00 PM.
Two-day all-inclusive contract: $7,200 (~$60/person). Book this by January for the following April — the fleet sells out for Jazz Fest weekends faster than any other dates on our calendar.
Superdome Saints Tailgate: For an October Monday Night Football game, a 35-person group booked a 40-passenger party bus. Pickup at 3:30 PM from the Warehouse District, drop on Poydras Street by 4:15 PM — nearly four hours before kickoff. Undercarriage bays held a folding table and a large cooler.
Post-game staging on LaSalle Street for a 10:30 PM pickup. 7-hour all-inclusive rental: $2,100 (~$60/person).
How far in advance should I book a party bus in New Orleans?
We recommend booking at least three to six months ahead for most New Orleans occasions. For peak dates — Mardi Gras parade weekends (book by October), Jazz Fest weekends in late April and early May (book by January), Essence Fest over the Fourth of July weekend (book by April), and prom season across the metro (book by December) — waiting means premium pricing or no availability at all. For most other events outside those peak windows, two to four weeks of lead time is workable, but the earlier you call, the better your vehicle selection.
Call 504-264-9424 right now to lock in your date!
Popular New Orleans Party Bus Destinations
A New Orleans party bus itinerary can cover more in one night than most cities offer in a weekend. From French Quarter classics to live-music rooms in the Marigny and riverfront landmarks along the Mississippi, here are six destinations your group won't want to miss — and the logistics that make a bus the obvious move for each one.
Caesars Superdome
The Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) is the anchor of the New Orleans sports and entertainment calendar — home of the Saints, the Sugar Bowl, Allstate Saturday Night (LSU vs. Alabama when it returns), and marquee concerts from stadium-level touring acts. Capacity tops 73,000 for football. On Saints home Sundays, the Pontchartrain Expressway backs up at the Metairie Road interchange before noon for a 1 p.m. kickoff, and surface lots within two blocks of the gates require pre-purchased passes that sell out weeks ahead.
Post-game rideshare queues on Girod Street and LaSalle Street stretch 45 minutes on sellout dates. Commercial bus drop-off runs along Poydras Street and Sugar Bowl Drive on the stadium's north and east perimeters. We recommend checking the official Superdome parking page before game day to confirm current lot assignments and road closure schedules.
Address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: 504-587-3663
Smoothie King Center
Home of the New Orleans Pelicans since 2002, the Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) sits directly adjacent to the Caesars Superdome in the heart of the CBD sports complex. Capacity is 17,791 for NBA games. The arena's official bus and commercial vehicle drop-off is on Dave Dixon Drive on the facility's north side — steps from the main entrance plaza.
On-site parking for the Smoothie King Center is essentially the same premium lot system as the Superdome next door, with pre-purchased passes required and most prime spaces allocated to suite holders and premium seat members. For Pelicans games and major concerts, parking along Poydras Street and the Girod Street ramps fills quickly. A charter bus to the Smoothie King Center drops your crew at the Dave Dixon Drive entrance while everyone else hunts for spots on the far side of the complex.
We recommend reviewing the official Smoothie King Center parking page for current drop-off and approach information.
Address: 1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: 504-587-3663
Fair Grounds Race Course (Jazz Fest)
The Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119) transforms into the site of the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival each spring, drawing 400,000+ music fans over two weekends in late April and early May. The grounds span the infield and grandstand of the historic race track, with the main pedestrian entrance on Gentilly Boulevard at Fortin Street. On festival days, Gentilly Boulevard clogs in both directions from before gates open at 11 a.m., and the surrounding Gentilly and Faubourg St. John residential streets post no-parking signs for both weekends.
The nearest RTA bus stop is the Gentilly/Fortin route, but a private charter bus drops your group directly at the Gentilly Boulevard entrance gate and waits off-site until your agreed pickup time. For a group, that single arrangement is far simpler than coordinating a dozen rideshares in a neighborhood with limited cell service during peak crowd arrivals. Book Jazz Fest weekends by January — they are the fastest-selling dates in our calendar.
Address: 1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: 504-944-5515
Ernest N. Morial Convention Center
The Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130) is one of the ten largest convention facilities in the United States, stretching nearly a mile along the Mississippi riverfront between the French Quarter and the Garden District. The building's main entrance faces Convention Center Boulevard between Julia and Thalia Streets, with secondary entrances accessed from the Tchoupitoulas Street corridor. The on-site parking garage maxes out during large conventions — events like the American Bus Association Marketplace, NACS Show, and Offshore Technology Conference each bring tens of thousands of attendees, and the Warehouse District hotel blocks along Camp Street and Magazine Street fill completely.
Charter bus drop-off at the Julia Street entrance puts your group steps from registration. For convention clients with multi-day shuttle needs between CBD hotels and the Convention Center, Party Bus New Orleans can set up a recurring shuttle route on your schedule. Call 504-264-9424 to discuss convention shuttle options.
Address: 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: 504-582-3000
Frenchmen Street & the Marigny
Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood is the live-music heartbeat of New Orleans — a three-block stretch of clubs, bars, and open-air performance spaces that operates every night of the week, drawing locals and visitors alike. The anchor venues include the Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen St), d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen St), and the Snug Harbor Jazz Bistro (626 Frenchmen St), with music running from 8 p.m. until 2 a.m. or later.
Frenchmen Street itself is narrow and residential — street parking is essentially nonexistent after 9 p.m. on weekends, and the walk from the nearest French Quarter parking garage on Esplanade Avenue is about a quarter mile through a neighborhood that gets disorienting at night. A party bus drops your crew on Frenchmen Street at the start of the night and picks everyone up at a pre-arranged time, so no one navigates back to a parking garage in the dark. The street is pedestrian-friendly once you arrive — the bus solves the arrival and departure problem, not the in-between.
Address: Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116
Audubon Zoo
Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118) sits on 58 acres inside Audubon Park along the St. Charles Avenue streetcar corridor in Uptown New Orleans — one of the most popular field trip and family outing destinations in Louisiana. The zoo is home to more than 2,000 animals across 600 species, with the Louisiana Swamp exhibit and the endangered white alligators among the signature draws. For school groups and field trips, buses unload at the Magazine Street main entrance, with overflow bus parking available in the Audubon Park lot just south of the zoo grounds off Magazine Street.
The St. Charles Avenue streetcar stops at the park, but for a group of 50 students with lunchboxes and matching t-shirts, one charter bus is a far more reliable arrival than coordinating streetcar transfers from downtown. Field trip school groups should contact Audubon's group sales team in advance to reserve timed-entry slots, especially during spring weekends when walk-up lines are long. We recommend confirming current group visit logistics on the Audubon Zoo website before your trip.
Address: 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118
Phone: 504-861-2537