How to Ride New Orleans Streetcars (including the St. Charles Streetcar)
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- In this video, Andrew, a tour guide with Free Tours by Foot, shows you how to ride the New Orleans streetcars, with tips on choosing the right ticket, where to board, seeing the best sights, and much more. This video is a part of our New Orleans travel tips playlist • New Orleans Travel Tips .
A good portion of the video focuses on the St. Charles streetcar line as this is the most popular route in the city (It's the one that takes you to the Garden District). However, Andrew explains where the other routes go and what most visitors visit when using them.
You will also learn your options for paying for your rides, including the Regional Transit Authority's app as well as the Jazzy Pass options.
Andrew also goes over tips on finding stops, how to board, how to call for a stop as well as when to go if you'd like to get your own seat. Included in this video are tips on using the public bus system in the city.
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You are great. When I see you face to face , I will give you a tip$$$ Where is your office?
Thank you so so much, I'll definitely save these websites. I wanted to visit in August but I know it'd be way too hot down there around this time so I chose San Francisco instead. When it's a lot cooler in NY I'll definitely come visit- that way it wouldn't be as hot like in August.
When I visited a few years ago I was a little intimidated by the street cars but I absolutely did not regret taking them, and highly recommend it.
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At least you had a smooth clean ride without any air pollution. Something that the idiot City goverment of NYC in my old hometown. The last trolley ended service in April 1957 between. Long Island City, Queens and the East Side of Manhattan via the Queensborough Bridge.
WAIT!!! WHAT!! When you inverted the seat, that BLEW my mind! I've never seen that before. 🤯😅
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Thanks Andrew! My dad was from New Orleans and his father was a streetcar motorman for years on St. Charles and then Canal (pre-64). He was a striker in '29. My Grandparents lived on Iberville near the car barn, as a 9 year old kid it was nothing for me to get on the streetcar at Canal and White, head downtown and transfer to the St. Charles line to go see my aunts, uncles and cousins living near Dublin and Oak. All for $0.07 each way. My favorite ride was on December 29th, 1963 - The NFL Championship Game; I rode the same streetcar from the cemeteries to the river all day for free because I had one of those little transistor radios to play the game. I had to stand up next to the motorman so he could hear the game. Guess it didn't hurt that they all knew I was Earl's grand-kid. Lord I miss those days . . . Hell, I miss the city.
Hey, thank you for sharing - awesome to hear from someone who knew one of the strikers! I raise a poboy to him. Back then it was a transistor radio held up next to the driver, today a cell phone livestreaming something or other . . . plus ca change!
@@andrewfarrier1937 Thank you, he loved the city and would appreciate all that you are doing. We took my niece and her husband to the city in the freeze of 2019 and did a couple of your tours. I thought I knew a bit about the city but your guides knew more. They were wonderful ambassadors and a lot of fun!
Such great memories for you, it must of been a great time
@@kennytesta9312 Thank you, they are and it was. Every time we get back to the city we ride the streetcars as often as possible and even my wife knows that Pop is with us.
The fare is now .40 cents, one way, for senior citizens
Just a request to visitors - Although most locals don't rely on the streetcars as a regular way to get to work, a few occasionally do, so if you see someone who is obviously a local (like they are wearing a restaurant uniform), please let them board before you to ensure that they get a seat & can get where they are going. It's good karma to do so. And you might run into them later & they will remember your kindness.
Good point.
Ok, but how do I know if someone is a local aside from workers?
Good tip 👌
@@nicolewatterson2893 u can tell
@@nicolewatterson2893 you can hear it when they talk, i stay 2 hrs from New Orleans in Mobile, Alabama trust me you’ll know.
I'd love to go back during October and the Halloween season 🎃
You should come in October freetoursbyfoot.com/new-orleans-in-october/.
I am going I can't wait. I am going through out the week. I have an awesome hostel and I am catching the train. Super excited.
We just did !
I’ve been wondering about this!
We finally published it.
For years ago
Love your videos. info Very clear and helpful👋
Great helpful video Andrew, I needed to know this for my trip to NOLA in September.
my brother Lance sent me your videos! can't wait to check out the street cars in NOLA. great video!
I've wanted to come to New Orleans since I was about 14 (read a lot of Anne Rice and fell in love 🖤) I'm 42 now, and am finally coming down for the week of Halloween. These videos have been so helpful for planning my time down there. Thank you so much! If I take any tours while I'm there, it will definitely be with you guys.
We are glad you are enjoying our videos. We also hope to show you around New Orleans when you get here. You can browse our tour selection here freetoursbyfoot.com/new-orleans-tours/. Bookmark us :).
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You are terrific. That’s it ! Cheers from Austin Texas . Claudia
Thank you so much. People like you are life savers. Especially for someone who has never been to New Orleans. I am not driving so if the street cars go everywhere then I want to be a part of that. Thank you.
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Excellent video as always
Thanks again!
I ride the St. Charles St. line and the Canal St. line several times a year for events downtown or the French Quarter. I love it.
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This is super helpful, thank you so much!
You're so welcome!
As always, super helpful and engaging. Y'all are the best!
Thanks so much!
Thank you!!! Love Love Love thisvideo!!
Our pleasure.
Very helpful information, thanks!
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Very helpful video, thank you for making it.
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This ia solid support to understanding and using our transportation system. It also will make clear why so many people drowned in 2005 with Katrina. A great number of New Orleanians do not own a car--nor do they need one. It was impossile to go out on the I-10 tto the east, as rhat was where the huricane was oming toward us. It was impossinble to leave to the west as the swamp had flooded the highways. The Causeway to the I-12 was stalled. 1,500 people drowned.
I rode the St. Charles UPtown to school every day when I was young, from the Ponalba over to Royal and then via th UPtown line. What is great fun is listening to the conductors name the streets. Forget a proper French accent. It's AWe - juibun (Irish Channel accent) Ess pla -ade, DEW-main, Chop-it-ooh-las, and so on. There are as many acents as there are recipes for jambalaya.
When I lived there, in the Pontalba, we heard the jangle of the bells at St, Louey Cathedral to start the day--and depending on the diretion of the breeze we smelled either the coffee roasting, or the beer from JAX brewery, The brewery is now the shops at Canal Place.
The best time to go is for St. Patrick's Day.
If you go, stay at the Monteleone. If it's still there, go to Tujacques for dinner,as well as Galatoire's. L'aissez les bons temps roulez!
Sounds like we brought back memories. Thanks for sharing your tips as well.
Thanks for the info about the streetcars and busses. Very interesting and helpful.
You are welcome, Morgan. Thanks for watching. We will be publishing more visitor tip videos in the future.
Love your channel. You share a lot of interesting information. I am a native and don’t live there presently, but every time I see your videos it makes me wanna move back.
Thanks for the comment!
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Yeah you are on, thank you so much, we love you, your half Sicilian fan and friends with ancestors from New Orleans, here in California 😇💜🥑🌲🐕🌻🔥💚👍wow how beautiful the street car is thank you so much
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Great video! Moved here in April and have been following your footsteps since. Very helpful and love it here. Thank you!
How has the move been so far, Chad?
Thanks again for a very informative vlog. As soon as I get my truck in and out of the shop I will be New Orleans.
bound... I am so excited
Stay safe. Stay blessed
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Thank you! This was very helpful to plan for my upcoming trip!
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I ❤️ this channel. I can’t wait to go back to New Orleans.
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I loved the stretcars and the drivers are super friendly and cool.
Wonderful to see you talk about accessibility Helpful to those of us with disabilities because our money when we have some spends the same
I usually don't comment on videos, but this was very nicely done. All the questions I had about buses and streetcars have been answered.
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Thank you!!! This is so much more helpful than trying to read a map of a city I know nothing about!!
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Great info!!! Thanks
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I bought a 5-day Jazzy pass online for my recent visit (not that I used it much - thanks, food poisoning!) and it was handy for buses and streetcars. The buses are really comfortable and super air conditioned, a lovely respite from walking through the water New Orleans calls “air” in the summer. :)
You are one of the last to have the 5-Day Jazzy Pass. It's been discontinued :(. Sorry about the food poisoning. Hope you ar eon the mend.
Wow, such beautiful old streetcars. I'm glad I found your channel, New Orleans always seemed to me as the most interesting USA city (don't really know how I formed that opinion cause I never visited America, yet 😁). Big like! 😘
Thanks and welcome.
From Harvey and grew up in Kenner n Baton Rouge and love love love your content I miss New Orleans so much I can’t wait to come home for good❤
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Wow! I left there in 1992 when there was just the Saint Charles Street car line. Wow! What a change. Which I guess is normal. Good job!
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Love this video!
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Really neat info. I took my wife a couple years ago for her first visit. I didn’t realize the green/red distinction nor the historical aspect of the line. We used this line quite a bit as we were staying at Maison St Charles and I refused to drive in the Quarter. For being so interested in learning about history, I completely neglected the diligence due an institution like the street cars, so thanks for the video.
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Love this! My family and I took a trip to New Orleans in 2018 and I utilized the public transport system greatly. It was definitely a cheaper alternative to using uber/lyft and taxis. For sure got familiar with the routes by the end of our trip lol! Great video as always!
Thanks for watching, Anissa! Riding the streetcars is also a great way to take the pulse of the city. If you know of anyone else who might also enjoy these videos, please do share us with them. We would really appreciate that! Thank you.
Off to New Orleans in 3 weeks. Last time there was 27 years ago. These posts are very useful. Will find you for a tour or two.
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I like to take S.Carrolton to the levee and park there. Get a jumbo daiquiri and take the St. Charles trolley to the French Quarter.
Thanks Andrew!
You are most welcome, Dennis.
Thank you so much!
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Very helpful info. We’ve ridden the trolley in Ybor City (FL) often. It only has one route and it’s not that long of a route. Our out-of-town guests always get a kick out of it though. A couple of the “cars” looked similar to Ybor’s. So excited to be going to New Orleans in the near future. We will definitely be using public transportation (streetcars & busses) to get around. Looking forward to taking a couple of your tours as well. You guys are awesome.
Glad it was helpful, Maria. We are planning more of these visitor tips videos for sure. And Ybor City has more than a few similarities historically speaking with NOLA. We'll see you when you get here.
You might consider joining our We Love New Orleans group facebook.com/groups/1721747767985746. It consists of tour guides, locals, and people who are or have just visited New Orleans and are happy to provide answers or insight.
Another great video. Now I know the quick tips on getting on without looking foolish
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The streetcars are cool , it’s just super hot around this time
Yes. New Orleans in July is hot indeed. But, with the exception of the St. Charles line, the streetcars are airconditioned.
@@FreeToursbyFootHQ ok I'll have to check it out next time.
But they have air conditioning
Ride up front!
Just got home from a great trip! Eighty cents per 24 hour pass for seniors was the best deal ever! Did so much walking, we never tried the bus, but rode each streetcar round trip from Canal. Great way to see stuff while you rest your feet. Also took the ferry because WATER! Thanks for all the tips!
We are glad you enjoyed your stay in New Orleans Jan. Also, we are glad that our video helped you in some way. If you haven't already done so, hopefully, you can check out our other virtual tours of New Orleans th-cam.com/play/PLpNEdLF6RWV3oDPK7SD9GOttlhvaGBsh2.html.There is more where this came from.
This is the most helpful video I have ever seen on New Orleans transportation!!
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Glad he mentioned the RTA App. That is a must for a day/ weekend stay in New Orleans! Can't wait to be back ASAP.
Definitely!!
Although reviews on the AppStore beg to differ 😕
Very helpful
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Rode the St Charles Street Car 2 weeks ago !
Awesome video
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Top notch videos by this company. Most seem to be a couple of years old or more. Is Andrew still taking tips?
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The streetcars are super cute... as is Andrew himself :-)
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I’ve visited NO a few times. To me it is unique and mystic. I rode the red car once and the window was up. I heard move your hand because the window will slam down. A few seconds after I moved my hand, the window slammed down! I escaped serious injury. Spooky.
We are sorry to hear about your bad experience of street car Armeda. It must be some malfunction with window otherwise they are fine. We hope you must have enjoyed rest of your stay in NOLA.
Great video! How would I get from the Armstrong airport to the casino while using either? Thanks
Thanks!
Welcome! That is more than generous, George. Thank you.
Good to know bcuz I am going in December.
When will you be there in December? If you're there the first weekend, make your way to the Bywater - Piety Street - for the NOLAuf Krampus Parade. It's a lot of fun! I'm in the Krewe of Krampus (I'm a Sister of SHHH, one of the Ice maidens).
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Cable cars are run by an underground cable between the tracks. The only electric power comes from batteries for interior lights, marker lights for routes followed, and head lights, and taillights.
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Should have watched this BEFORE I went to New Orleans last week..lol
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I wish I could go on one
As i prefer cars to public transportation, can you do a video sometime on parking, parking lots and garages around the various sites and attractions? Thanks.
We've discussed something like this. Maybe in the future. However, we have lots of people talking about parking in our Facebook group. facebook.com/groups/1721747767985746. It consists of tour guides, locals, and people who are or have just visited New Orleans and are happy to provide answers or insight.
Definitely double check before planning. The riverfront and rampart lines are closed.
Excellent point. Thank you.
I was in New Orleans two weeks ago (July 2021) and used the street cars a lot. However, be careful about relying on the RTA website for current routes and arrival time of the street cars. The complete St Charles line does not always show up in the on-line map. Also, currently, the street cars do not go all the way to the river on Canal street, you have to transfer to a bus. The maps showed a street car going down Loyola street down to the Greyhound station, but that route no longer is in service. Haha, I waited a long time at UPT1 for a car that never arrived. Wait times can be unpredictable. One day I waited 45 minutes on the St. Charles line, got off for lunch at 5 Guys, and waited another 40 minutes for the next car. I was sometimes very frustrated with the waits and the mis-information on the website.
Yeah, we try t let people know when they take out tours that the time tables are never accurate. "It's New Orleans, Baby."
We literally got passed by three waiting this morning at a legit stop. Enjoy your 6 dollar donation. Tried yesterday all day as well. Never saw a trolley yesterday maybe due to the high winds. Today no excuse. But we got a whole lot of steps in this week.
Could you please do a video about visiting the Lakefront from the French Quarter? Is there any Public Transportation besides Taxi Service? Are the Lighthouse and Mardi Gras Fountain worth a visit? Is that part of the Lakefront clean and safe? Would you recommend any particular restaurant, with music, in that area? ThQ!
Hi L. Regan. We do talk about Lakefront in our Katrina video but not in great depth. You might consider joining and posting your question in our We Love New Orleans group facebook.com/groups/1721747767985746. It consists of tour guides, locals, and people who are or have just visited New Orleans and are happy to provide answers or insight.
I the Desire still there
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So Andrew, there is a huge difference between a streetcar and a cable car. Streetcars employ electric motors mounted on their trucks (wheelsets with frames) and do not take their power from a trolley cable, but a trolley wire. (They do share steel wheels and steel rails though)
A cable car is propelled by a heavy steel wrapped cable continually running (approximately 8 miles per hour) under a slot in the road which is clamped onto by a 'grip' which hangs under the car into the slot. At present San Francisco is the only place in the world where this technology is employed.
Lotsa places have streetcars, with arguably New Orleans, being about the most historic and interesting trams, to use the European noun.
Cable cars in San Francisco are pulled by a cable cord under the street and they are electric by use of batteries underneath the cable car for headlights and headlights.
You are correct. Though, many people mistakenly refer to the streetcars in New Orleans as cable cars and that's why Andrew was referencing them that way.
I like him I've been to Nola and he's taught be something new but I will say some of these bus route may feel dangerous to some tourist
Is it possible to take a twin-stroller on the streetcars? I didn't catch the entry but seemed like it had a railing that would prevent a stroller to be brought on.
Hi Ayushman, you might consider joining and posting your question in our We Love New Orleans group facebook.com/groups/1721747767985746. It consists of tour guides, locals, and people who are or have just visited New Orleans and are happy to provide answers or insight.
Trying to leave a tip to Andrew but don’t see how!😊
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“Median”? You Americans crack me up! 😂😂😂
Why is median funny? :)
So the Jazzy Pass can be used for the bus system also?
Nevermind you answered my question!!! 🤗
To clarify a point, trolleys and cable cars are different animals. The trolley is electric and powered by the overhead wire just like an electric train as you said. A cable car is mechanically driven by a moving cable under the street. The driver has a mechanism that grips the moving cable so as to pull the car along. That's why San Francisco's cable cars can go up a steep grade which a trolly could never climb. I love this series, keep p the good work!
Thanks for pointing that out. Andrew included those names because this is what lots of people outside of New Orleans call them. Thanks also for watching and subscribing, David!
Some cities, particularly in Europe, call them trams as well.
When in New Orleans, I use the street cars all the time. Haven't figured out how to pay though...
Does this trolley go to Tahiti?
Where was this video during July 4 weekend :( the RTA app was bugging out as well during that weekend. Sucks that I was not able to take it
Thanks for the comment!
We're sorry you were having so many issues with the RTA app. Hopefully the next chance you get to ride the streetcars goes a bit more smoothly!
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I did you guys have awesome videos keep it up
@@deathkillex1067 Thanks!
Did Le Pass (Android) replace the RTA app?
Yes, Le Pass is the new app for New Orleans RTA.
Did you hear Beonce and jayz' house caught on fire on harmony st , you showed us it , we love you in California 🐾💛🌻🌻😇🥑🚒
We hadn't! We'll drive y tomorrow and check it out.
Is it safe the take the airport link bus late at night (after midnight)? My family and I will be in NOLA in August.
I would pay for an Uber, or Lyft. The Airport link drops people off in a non-touristy area in the hospital district that can be sketchy at night. You would have to get transportation from the last stop to your accommodations.
I've traveled to New Orleans on Amtrak's Sunset Limited several times. It has never arrived on time so it's around midnight when I'm ready to travel to hotel. I grab a taxi since I'm by myself, it's dark and late at night. There is a set rate for train station to French Quarter.
Going to be there in a week. Are they requiring masks aboard the street cars?
I'd assume since it's public transportation
It's best to follow up on the rules here www.neworleans.com/blog/post/new-orleans-reopening/.
We also hope to show you around New Orleans when you get here. You can browse our tour selection here freetoursbyfoot.com/new-orleans-tours/.
I’m confused how transfer tickets work .if I’m on a street car on Canal Street and I want to get off to go to St Charles Street car to go to Tulane University , do I ask for a transfer? Or get off and repay ?
You have to ask for a transfer at the beginning of your trip when you initially pay.
You just get the $3 day pass. And it's not every other block more like 4 to 8 blocks. Dude from Carrollton. But this isn't bad advice for tourists.
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so basically the system is very very similar to the chicago( L ) cool
Glad that you enjoyed the video Zurilysha. If you haven't already done so, hopefully, you can check out our other virtual tours of New Orleans th-cam.com/play/PLpNEdLF6RWV3oDPK7SD9GOttlhvaGBsh2.html.There is more where this came from.
How do I book a tour specifically with you or the young lady you did the ghost tour with?
It depends, Benjamin. Are you looking for a private tour?
For the public tours, Andrew is usually named on the schedule. freetoursbyfoot.com/new-orleans-tours/. You'll have to contact sarah@freetoursbyfoot.com to see when Sarah is on the schedule.
@@FreeToursbyFootHQ just a regular tour is fine but we planned on doing several of them. I checked the link but I can't figure out where it is supposed to say who the host of each tour is
I tried using the cities app to get tickets digitally and it's awful. Crashes every time I try to add payment.
I’m wondering where to park to then get on a trolley and explore I’d we’ve got a rental car.
You might consider joining and posting your question in our We Love New Orleans group facebook.com/groups/1721747767985746. It consists of tour guides, locals, and people who are or have just visited New Orleans and are happy to provide answers or insight.
Before I even started this video I knew a bunch of "Hey, YALL" were going to happen. Do they pay this guy by the "Hey, Y'alls"?
Obviously not! It is a unique style of Andrew and the way he says it makes people fall in love with him.
That would make me want to not have a tour with him. God bless his little y'alling heart. Best of luck Y'ALL.@@FreeToursbyFootHQ
Brake stops ground
At 0:18, the narrator says street cars are also called "trolleys or cable cars elsewhere". Street cars are powered by electricity from an overhead wire (or underground hot rail). Cable cars are pulled by an underground moving cable. Very different. So ... don't call them trolleys! Thank you.
Thanks for pointing it out!
Why is it in New Orleans you're supposed to exit the streetcar from the rear but it seems like everybody exit out the front
Because for many years you boarded at the rear, paid the conductor, took a seat and exited from at the front. For some old habits are hard to break. Or, as we have learned in building fires, 80% of people will try to exit a burning building where they entered even if another exit is closer to them.
Having a lot of trouble finding the app
www.norta.com/ride-with-us/how-to-pay/lepass
This is RTAs official transit application.
i like it?
Hey Andrew your a cutie 😜❤️
Face diapers still required?
They build new trolley cars and make them look old
3:35 if you have an Android good luck using your ticket. The app will crash repeatedly preventing you from using it
you can buy the pass with the conductors that's what I am doing. Don't trust much with online especially with phones
The correct word is motor man or motor woman who is running the trolley.