Canal Streetcar Line

Take the Canal Street street car line to go up and down Canal Street from the river to the restaurants in the Central Business District. These street cars are air conditioned!
You can transfer to the St. Charles line here too.
Stick $ 1.25 into the fare box to ride the line one way, or buy an all day or three day pass from the conductor and just show the pass to the next conductor as you board for your next ride. Get off the street car in the back door — just push hard on the rear doors.

We did this just to say that we did. We were originally going to take it into the French Quarter and then back but it took so long to get there and there was such a crowd we decided to walk. We ended up beating the car to the next stop.
When we left the Quarter we were more patient to get on. The car was quite clean and the seats were comfortable. Fun thing to do if you’ve got some time.

We rode on the street car as a way to kill time and try to see the city. We ended up almost being late and not really seeing any of the city. It took forever to go to one end back to the beginning. The streetcars are incredibly slow and there were so many stops. Unless you are needing to use it for actual travel I don’t recommend taking it.

Great for anything on Canal Street. You can by Jazzy Pass 2,3, and 5 day unlimited rides from Trolley conductor.

4 – 5 days on vacay and I don’t have to drive! $ 3 got me an all day pass anywhere I wanted to go. Up to the cemeteries, Garden District, Uptown, Downtown, the River Front, Jackson Square or Marigny. Take me right at the footsteps of Café Due Monde or a quiet romantic walk along the great olé Mississippi river. Street musicians at sunset playing a sexy saxophone or a hopeless romantic violinist pouring more salt on my broken heart making me miss my ex even more. Oh c’est La vie ! I’m in the French Quarter falling more in love with this town and its people. How lucky am I? To have had loves, travel in Canal Street cars that are preserved wooden cars full of nostalgia through a town full of culture and beautiful Antebellum homes. Partake in the ruckus of Bourbon street & more. Than experience 5 Krewe’s for Mardi Gras while my devoted adversaries are in cubicles talking sh*t coz they’re stressed. Ha! I’m having the time of my life flirting w/​the Fleur de Li’s and this town is flirting back. Plus it’s Mardi Gras baby! Hell ya! I met some awesome folks on Canal & the street cars

Great way to get around, but boy, can it be slow! If you’re in a rush, I advise against. It took me nearly 30 minutes to go less than two miles.
Still — how cool are streetcars?! I love watching the driver conduct them.
$ 3 for a day pass, which is a bargain!
PS: This line is air conditioned, but I honestly prefer the St Charles line W/​O air conditioning.

Great deal, $ 1.25 for one way which takes you up and down Canal Street all the way to The Riverbank. Driver was very informative and sweet, and he redeemed my faith back into the locals after dealing with horrible staff at Royal St. Charles Hotel.

This is a fun way to travel. We wanted to get to Jackson square and Café Du Monde. It was nice to take these streetcars instead of walk there in the middle of the day.
These are a little nice than the St. Charles streetcars. Maybe a little larger and air conditioned.
We missed our streetcar to Poydras, so the Riverstreet controller got us caught up to the right one. Very kind!

For festival season in the French Quarter there’s no better way to get downtown than the Canal Streetcar Line from my neck of the woods in Mid City. Don’t plan on getting from Point A to Point B at an exact time. It’s a good mosey through the city though there are times online for a schedule if you want to try to guesstimate a time. I like being at one end of it because it tends to be easier to find a seat.
Last time I rode I sat next to a visitor to our city whose wife was in conferences so he had decided to make a day of it on his own. I don’t even think he knew there was a festival downtown where he had originally ridden the streetcar from. I would say by the time we go to the French Quarter it was pretty packed, so be mindful of where you’re picking it up at.
It’s a $ 1.25, I think exact change is always preferred. Why the one less star? Well… I’m the kind of a girl that likes a Bloody from Parkview Tavern before a big day down in the French Quarter. Alas, the drive wouldn’t let me ride with it. I don’t know if she was imaging a Carrie-​esque moment on her streetcar that’d she have to clean up later or what. It was fine because I was able to finish my Bloody before she made her way back from the turn in front of City Park. Don’t know if it was because there was no lid because I’ve heard of other people getting on streetcars with daqs, so if you want to test the driver, be my guest.

Hey, a trip to NOLA is not complete unless you ride on this street car. A great way to get from the French quarter to the Garden District and points beyond. Tourists and locals utilize this transportation. It is great way to do some sightseeing outside the French Quarter.

I love my streetcars, especially when they are old, preserved relics from the 1920’s still with their wooden benches and stop pulls wires intact. Since we weren’t too far up Canal and never made it to Mid-​City, we only rode this cable car partway to our hotel and didn’t take full advantage of the whole ride. Some nights we walked from the riverfront to our hotel, faster than taking the streetcar with the wait. It was a delightful convenience on one hot, super muggy Nola day. Like the other Unilocalers said, good, cheap fun and a nice way to see some neighborhoods you may or may not want to walk in. It is also very safe.
Yes, and get the all day $ 3 pass that lets you hop on and off and ride the other lines.

Cheap fun, gets you to some of the best sights and they are so nice! Just a warning… meteirie cementary is a hike down a major road that leaves much to be desired. Take a cab or you look like a way lame tourist walking down the side of the highway.
PS buy the all day pass for $ 3.00. Unless you know you won’t be taking it home, it’s so worth it.

The streetcars are always fun to use. I mean, how else do you get across town for $ 1.25. That being said, they do fill up fast in peak times like Mardi Gras, so be prepared to stand and hold on for the ride. There is a sign at the front of the bus that clearly states no food or drink is allowed, but, in true New Orleans fashion, people just mosey on with their daiquiris like they own the place. There’s an app that tells you where the street cars is that you desire, but it’s not always accurate, so beware.

Fun. Cheap. Fun. Rock hard seats. Fun. Cheap. $ 3 per person for a 24 hour all day pass (though for some reason ours expired 6 hours early, who knows). Fun. Easy way to get around. You roll on past stuff you might not normally see. Our outbound conductor was very helpful, a funny guy too. More locals than tourists on our trips. In fact, I think we were the only 2 tourists both ways.
We messed up and got on the wrong car to the cemeteries, but we’re not clueless so we eventually got to where we needed to thanks to a nice clean big bus. (Read the destination sign on the front, ya dummies ((us)).
Fun. Cheap. Easy. Not super speedy, but hey, if you’re on vacation, why would you be in a rush? Next time we go, we’ll take another line, see more stuff. Did I mention fun?

First, just let me say that I have only ridden this streetcar in the Spring and not during Mardis Gras, so I might have had a different rating if I were crammed in with a bunch of drunken, bead-​wearing tourist. However, my experience has always been quite charming and relaxing. In fact, once I was so taken with the ride that I missed my stop and went all the way to the end of the line. No worries, though, for the ride was just as enjoyable on the return.

I really love the New Orleans street cars. Sure, you won’t be getting anywhere quickly but for a tourist they are an awesome little perk that you can’t pass by. $ 1.25 each way, $ 3.00 for an all day pass or $ 9.00 for a 3 day jazzy pass.
If you have time to spare riding the Canal line a few stops here and there is a nice little treat. Many people aboard are tourist, you may have a few locals here and there on this line but I notice more on the St Charles line. Not all drivers are super friendly, some are, some aren’t. I’m sure like any form of public transpo that’s also a tourist attraction it can get annoying dealing with people fidgeting around for the proper fare, asking a bunch of questions etc. so depending on the car you are in you may have a different experience.
Overall, I’d say it’s definitely a must do, at least once. If you’re in a hurry and walking isn’t going to get you where you need to be, cab it!

Very few cities have street cars or as the tourists call them «trolleys». Yes how can you truly appreciate New Orleans without a ride on the street car.
The street car is cheap like most public transportation. It only costs about a $ 1.25 to take a ride. I think it is .35 for a transfer but I am not sure. Saturday was the first time I ever rode the canal street car line. I went from Canal and Carrolton to Canal and Bourbon street. I know it goes from City Park all the way to Harrahs Casino.
What I like about this street car line is the fact that it has air conditioning unlike the St Charles street car line. Still the best part is the nostalgia, the old timey feeling you get riding in one of these street cars.
My only gripe is that they quit running so early in the evening. I ended up walking 4 miles home from the french quarter.
In short great way to get to the Quarter, but you may want to take a cab home if you plan on staying out late at night.

A STREETCAR THAT YOU SHOULD DESIRE!
New Orleans in July:
Hotter than Hell.
The air is thicker than Split Pea Soup
Bring three outfits per day so that you don’t have to walk around in a drenched sweatsuit.
Options for Getting Around:
Walk — Are you really that insane? Did you NOT read what I just wrote about how hot it is? Man it’s hot. It’s like Africa hot. Tarzan couldn’t take this kind of hot.
Taxicab — There are over 1,200 taxis available on New Orleans’ streets and at major hotels. Taxi rates are $ 3.50 plus $ 2 per mile (.25 per one-​eighth mile) thereafter. There is also an additional charge of $ 1.00 per passenger after the first passenger. So would someone please explain to me how a trip that was less than a mile from our hotel ended up costing us like $ 15.00 for 4 people? I’m not saying that we were scammed, but it sure as hell felt that way…
Car — Easy enough to get around as long as you stay out of the French Quarter (especially at night), because parking is impossible
Bus — Actually quit legit, but don’t try stealing the Streetcar’s thunder, because this review is all about the Streetcar.
Streetcar — Best way for your buck to get around. Three streetcar lines run in New Orleans – the St. Charles line, the Canal St. line, and the Riverfront line. In total, there are 66 streetcars covering 13 miles of track. Best way to keep cool while getting around town.
All you need is a $ 1.25, take a seat, and they’ll take you where you want to go. Ride all day for just $ 3.00 on any NOLA bus or trolley, just be sure to tell them BEFORE paying your fare!

Where is my Streetcar?
I was excited thinking I am going to be on one of those red streetcars I saw in the photos…
A bus?
Apparently Canal Streetcar Line is under renovation…
But my bus rides were A-​OK. The bus drivers are really helpful and the rides were really uneventful…

08/​11/​2011 — 01:45 pm
Too much of something can be boring and I’ve heard a few other Tourist say the same including one couple commenting on the music/​booze scene of the FQ as they wait for the Canal-​Cemeteries Streetcar. It looked like they waited far and beyond what one should be.
I myself waited a mind-​numbing 30+ minutes while seeing the St. Charles Streetcar frequently railed past. Frustrations can easily set in under this sun and so can an afternoon Napfest. Truthfully my crawl-​speed could easily taken me to Mid-​city the same time-​period however I’m sure the locals would think wats DAT dude in such a hurry for?
The Streetcar was a sign of relief when it finally (!) came, not because we would be finally on our way but because we can get away from the humidity and enjoy the A/​C provided on this Red vehicle. Not much Landmarks worthy of stops inbetween unless you’re headed to the Cemeteries which literally was a Cemetery surrounding you at the end-​of-​the-​line as far as the eye can see.
I decided to get back to N Carrollton to assess my options.