The Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport, which is located west of the city in Kenner, provides full service on 20 carriers to every part of the United States with flights to and from South and Central America and Toronto and Mexico City. Private planes and corporate and charter flights often prefer to use Lakefront Airport, on the Lake Pontchartrain coast near the central business district. Interstate Highways I-59, I-55, and U.S. 61 approach New Orleans from the north, while I-10 and US 90 carry east-west drivers into the city. Auto ferries cross the Mississippi at various locations. Overnight Amtrak trains from and to Chicago, Washington, D.C., and western locales arrive at and depart from the Union Passenger Railroad Terminal. The Port of New Orleans facilitates the inclusion of New Orleans as a port of call for commercial pleasure cruises in the Gulf of Mexico.
The New Orleans Transit Authority in New Orleans operates an extensive bus system connecting all areas of the city. In the downtown business district, a shuttle traverses a route that connects the city's three largest convention facilities with major hotels and with the French Quarter. Visitors often include a ride on the historic electric streetcar along the St. Charles Streetcar Line as a part of their New Orleans experience, while the Riverfront Streetcar Line transports visitors to cultural and shopping destinations in that district.