New Orleans Airport Car Service

New Orleans airport car service is engine-priced all-in: MSY to French Quarter / CBD $210 Business Sedan / $260 First Class SUV (15 mi), MSY to Garden District $200 (13 mi), MSY to Convention Center $200 (14 mi), MSY to Metairie $170 (7 mi). Every estimate includes gratuity, tax, and card processing and never surges during Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, the Sugar Bowl, or Essence Festival.

Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) sits in Kenner, about 15 miles west of the French Quarter and the CBD via Interstate 10 East — roughly a 20-to-25-minute drive in normal traffic. The airport reopened in November 2019 in a new $1 billion single-terminal complex on the north side of the field, consolidating all carriers into Concourses A, B, and C. A pre-booked Detailed Drivers chauffeur meets you inside the terminal at the lower-level baggage-claim hall with your flight tracked, so pickup is quick.

Yes. Every MSY transfer includes real-time flight tracking across all carriers — Southwest, Delta, United, American, and Spirit — with the chauffeur monitoring arrival and meeting you in the baggage-claim hall of the new terminal. Inside-terminal meet-and-greet with a name placard is standard, and complimentary wait time is built into every reservation for VIP, family, and convention arrivals.

Most New Orleans trips use MSY (Louis Armstrong). For private aviation, Detailed Drivers serves New Orleans Lakefront Airport (NEW), about 6 miles northeast of the French Quarter on the south shore of Lake Pontchartrain, with FBO ramp pickups and tail-number tracking. The same chauffeur runs onward intercity transfers to Baton Rouge, Biloxi, and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

For standard arrivals and departures, 24 to 48 hours ahead is usually enough. Reserve one to two weeks earlier for Mardi Gras and the Carnival parade season, Jazz Fest, the Sugar Bowl and College Football Playoff at the Caesars Superdome, Essence Festival, French Quarter Fest, and large Morial Convention Center events, when metro vehicle availability is tightest — and for the Sprinter Van on group arrivals.

Nothing changes on your end. The chauffeur tracks your flight in real time and adjusts the pickup automatically for delays and early arrivals, with complimentary wait time built in. There is no surge or rebooking penalty for a delayed flight into New Orleans, even during peak festival weekends.

Yes. Detailed Drivers operates MSY car service 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, including red-eye arrivals and pre-dawn Southwest and Delta departures. Advance booking is required — it is a reserved service with a confirmed chauffeur and vehicle.

All tiers serve MSY: the Business Sedan for solo and executive travel, the First Class SUV for families and luggage, and the Sprinter Van for groups and conventions arriving at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. The Mercedes S-Class is available for VIP arrivals on request. Group arrivals from a single flight ride together from MSY to one address in the Sprinter Van.