New Orleans - Getting There By Rail

Amtrak (tel: 1 800 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) is the national railway provider and its service is generally good, if not reliably punctual. Trains arrive and depart from the Union Passenger Terminal, 1001 Loyola Avenue, where there is a tourist information booth and cafe.

Rail services: New Orleans is the terminus for the City of New Orleans service from Chicago, Illinois via Memphis, Tennessee (journey time - 30 hours), and the Crescent service from New York City via Atlanta, Georgia (journey time - 19 hours). The Sunset Limited service passes through New Orleans on its 4,800km (3,000-mile) journey between Orlando, Florida (journey time - 17 hours) and Los Angeles, California (journey time - 32 hours).

Tours of New Orleans


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