Party Bus & Charter Bus Rentals in Metairie, Louisiana
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Neworleanspartybus.net is not a bus company. It's a quote-comparison website that makes finding group transportation in Metairie fast, simple, and completely free. Instead of calling a dozen transportation companies one by one, describing your trip over and over, and waiting days for callbacks that never quite line up — you fill out one quick form and compare vehicles, packages, and rates from a large network of independently owned bus companies serving Metairie and all of greater New Orleans in seconds.
Metairie sits right on the western edge of Orleans Parish, hemmed in by I-10 to the north and Veterans Memorial Boulevard running straight through its commercial core. Getting a large group in and out of Lakeside, Fat City, or across the Causeway without a dedicated bus means juggling cars, parking, and a highway system that backs up fast. Neworleanspartybus.net puts every option — party buses, minibuses, charter buses, and Sprinter vans — in front of you at once, so you can find exactly the right fit and get moving. Call 504-264-9429 any time for a free quote, or use the online form for instant pricing in under a minute!
Metairie Bus Rental Options
From a 14-passenger Sprinter limo for a bridal party pickup to a 56-passenger charter bus for a corporate shuttle circuit along Veterans Boulevard, the network covers every group size. Browse the full vehicle lineup or call 504-264-9429 to talk through which size fits your headcount and itinerary.
Vehicle photos show representative examples — exact make, model, color, interior, features, and availability vary by provider and trip.
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15-35 Passenger Minibus
40-56 Passenger Charter Bus
Buses and vehicles shown above are NOT the exact makes and models available for every trip. We are NOT a bus company and do not own or operate vehicles. Photos are examples only and may show stock or typical vehicles, not the exact vehicle offered for your reservation. Fill out the online quote form or call 504-264-9429 to view current vehicle options, photos, availability, and pricing. Confirm the exact vehicle details and amenities before booking.
Compare Amenities on Your Metairie Bus
The right bus depends on what your group actually needs on the road. A 25-passenger party bus typically comes loaded with color-changing LED lighting, a premium sound system with Bluetooth, flat-panel TVs, and wraparound perimeter seating — everything you need to keep the energy up from Metairie all the way to the French Quarter. A minibus is the smarter fit for corporate shuttles or wedding guest loops between a Metairie hotel block and a ceremony venue in the Garden District, with reclining seats and powerful climate control to cut through Louisiana summer heat.
For longer hauls or larger groups, a full-size charter bus adds undercarriage luggage bays and onboard restrooms, so nobody is asking for a pit stop on the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway. Amenities vary by vehicle, so compare options side by side on the form or call 504-264-9429 to find exactly what you need.
Air-conditioning
Wraparound Leather Seats
AUX / Bluetooth Sound System
LED and Fiber Optic Lighting
Built-in Bar Areas With Ice Storage and Cup Holders
TVs and Entertainment Systems
Amenities listed above are common features that MAY be available on party buses. Because we are a referral website and do NOT own or operate buses, exact features vary by vehicle, provider, and availability. After you submit your quote request, you can browse vehicle options, pricing, and available details on the results page. To confirm the exact amenities included with a specific vehicle offered for your trip, call 504-264-9429 before booking.
Party Bus Prices in Metairie
Metairie party bus rental prices shift based on vehicle type, your travel dates, and how long you need the bus. As a planning baseline: a minibus runs roughly $200–$275 per hour on weekdays and $200–$275 per hour on weekends, while a 25-passenger party bus typically falls in the $250–$375 per hour range depending on the day. A charter bus for a full-day convention shuttle can run $1,350–$2,850 for the day.
Those are planning ranges — not quotes. Real pricing moves with demand, the specific date, and the vehicle available in the network on your trip day.
The fastest way to get a number tied to YOUR actual itinerary is to fill out the form or call 504-264-9429. Pricing comes back in under a minute, any time of day. Check the New Orleans area party bus prices page for more detail on what to expect.
| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $204 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $203 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $340+ | $1,396 – $2,817+ |
| 18 Passenger Party Bus | $266 – $330+ | $268 – $378+ | $2,121 – $2,563+ |
| 20 Passenger Party Bus | $244 – $338+ | $268 – $340+ | $1,939 – $2,796+ |
| 25 Passenger Party Bus | $248 – $326+ | $265 – $360+ | $1,827 – $2,854+ |
| 28 Passenger Party Bus | $255 – $337+ | $279 – $351+ | $2,147 – $2,653+ |
| 30 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $374+ | $318 – $414+ | $2,331 – $3,021+ |
| 40 Passenger Party Bus | $297 – $338+ | $321 – $478+ | $2,297 – $3,473+ |
| 50 Passenger Party Bus | $294 – $441+ | $337 – $490+ | $2,173 – $4,043+ |
| 15–35 Passenger Minibus | $207 – $246+ | $209 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $206 – $327+ | $208 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| ABOVE PRICES ARE JUST EXAMPLES. Your final price and vehicle options depend entirely on your specific trip details. To get an exact price for your trip, request an estimate online or call 504-264-9429. | |||
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Because you're not limited to one fleet. Neworleanspartybus.net pulls options from a wide network of independently owned transportation companies serving Metairie and the surrounding parishes — which means you see different vehicle types, different packages, and different price points all in one place instead of spending an afternoon on the phone.
That matters in a market like Metairie. Mardi Gras parade routes consume almost every major corridor from St. Charles Avenue into the suburbs for weeks in late January and February. Jazz Fest weekend traffic on I-10 between Metairie and Mid-City is genuinely brutal.
Saints home games at the Caesars Superdome fill the Poydras Street corridor for hours before kickoff. During any of those windows, vehicle availability tightens fast and rates move accordingly. Having a wide network means there's almost always something available — but the earlier you lock in a date, the better your options and the lower your rate.
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Metairie Party Bus Services
Neworleanspartybus.net makes it easy to find transportation for every occasion in Metairie and across the greater New Orleans area — from MSY airport transfers and wedding guest shuttles to concert runs, bachelorette nights, corporate events, and Saints game day shuttles. Whatever brings your group together, there's a bus in the network ready for it.

Metairie Airport Shuttles & Transportation
Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (1 Terminal Drive, Kenner, LA 70062) sits just west of Metairie off I-10, roughly a 10-to-15-minute drive from most of Metairie under normal conditions — but "normal conditions" disappears fast during Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and Saints playoff weeks, when the I-10 exits onto Loyola Drive and Terminal Drive back up well before the curb itself. Rideshare pricing during those windows spikes and wait times stretch, making a pre-arranged group transfer the far more predictable option.
For commercial buses at MSY, group pickups are coordinated through the airport's ground transportation area. Confirm your exact curbside zone with the airport's ground transportation desk before your group lands, and don't call for the bus until your full group has collected luggage and is assembled — timing at a busy terminal makes the difference. A Metairie airport shuttle bus found through this site handles the whole run from your hotel or event venue straight to the departures curb, no parking garage required.
See the full MSY shuttle guide for more detail, or call 504-264-9429 to build your transfer now.

Metairie Bachelor & Bachelorette Transportation
The French Quarter is the obvious destination for any Metairie bachelorette night — and the transportation math is easy: Bourbon Street, Frenchmen Street, and the surrounding blocks have essentially zero parking for groups, and rideshares surge to 3–4x after midnight on weekends when everyone is trying to leave at once. A party bus in Metairie solves both problems. Your group loads up at one Metairie address, gets dropped curbside on Bourbon Street or at Lafitte's Blacksmith Shop Bar (941 Bourbon St), and the bus is back when you call for it — no surge pricing, no splitting into four separate cars at 2am.
Popular multi-stop bachelor and bachelorette circuits run from Metairie through the Quarter to Frenchmen Street's live music clubs, then across to the Warehouse District for late-night spots. A New Orleans bachelorette bus rental with LED lighting and a sound system keeps the celebration rolling the entire ride. For Mardi Gras weekend bookings, lock in your date three to four months out — this is the single tightest availability window in the entire market.
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Metairie Birthday, Sweet 16, & Quinceañera Party Bus Rentals
A party bus arrival makes an entrance nobody forgets — and for a Sweet 16 or quinceañera in the Metairie area, it sets the tone for the whole evening before your group ever walks through the venue doors. Reception halls along Veterans Boulevard and throughout Jefferson Parish fill up fast on Saturday nights, and coordinating a dozen cars across Metairie's grid while guests figure out parking is the kind of chaos that takes the focus off the celebration itself.
A New Orleans area birthday party bus rental solves the logistics completely — one pickup at the family home or hotel, everyone arrives together, and the energy is already building by the time you hit the entrance. For milestone adult birthdays heading into the French Quarter for a dinner at Commander's Palace (1403 Washington Ave, New Orleans) or a late night in the Marigny, the party bus is the itinerary — not just the ride to it. Compare sizes from 15 to 50 passengers on the quote form, or call 504-264-9429 to find the right fit!

Metairie Concert Transportation & Shuttles
Most of the metro's biggest concert venues sit inside Orleans Parish, which means Metairie groups are almost always crossing a parish line to get to the show — and that crossing gets complicated fast on event nights. The Saenger Theatre (143 N Rampart St, New Orleans, LA 70112) and the Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) are the two biggest anchors on the concert circuit. Smoothie King Center sits right at the edge of the Superdome complex, where Poydras Street and Girod Street converge — a corridor that turns into stop-and-go well before any major show starts, and where parking garages charge $30–$50 on event nights.
A Metairie concert bus rental takes your group from a single pickup point, drops everyone at the venue entrance, and stages for the post-show pickup so nobody is hunting for a rideshare in a sea of 18,000 people at 11pm. For New Orleans concert transportation during Jazz Fest weekends at the Fair Grounds, book at minimum six to eight weeks out — availability in the network contracts fast once the lineup drops.

Metairie Corporate Event Transportation
Metairie's commercial corridor along Veterans Memorial Boulevard and Causeway Boulevard hosts a dense concentration of corporate offices, hotels, and meeting facilities — and shuttling employees or clients between them without a dedicated bus means fighting the Veterans Boulevard afternoon crawl in separate cars. A minibus rental handles executive transfers between Metairie office parks and downtown New Orleans hotels cleanly, with reclining seats and climate control that actually work in August.
For larger conventions, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130) is the region's primary facility — roughly 8 miles from central Metairie via I-10 East — and convention shuttle circuits between Metairie hotel blocks and Convention Center Boulevard are one of the most common corporate requests in the network. A full-size New Orleans charter bus with undercarriage storage handles presentation equipment and luggage cleanly without individual car rentals. Call 504-264-9429 to discuss a custom shuttle circuit or multi-day corporate contract.

Metairie Private Event Transportation Services
Metairie is one of the most active event markets in Louisiana, and it sits just far enough from the French Quarter that coordinating private group transportation into New Orleans takes real planning. The Fair Grounds Race Course hosts the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival each spring across two weekends in late April and early May — drawing 400,000+ attendees over ten days, spiking I-610 and Gentilly Boulevard congestion to a standstill, and wiping out rideshare availability in a wide radius. A private charter bus from Metairie into the Fair Grounds is not just more comfortable — it's measurably faster when every rideshare app in the zip code shows 45-minute waits.
For family reunions, church retreats, or multi-stop tour groups hitting the Garden District, Audubon Park, and the River Walk in a single day, a New Orleans area private charter bus keeps everyone on the same schedule without juggling a caravan across the Pontchartrain Expressway. Jazz Fest and Mardi Gras bookings fill out months in advance — call 504-264-9429 as soon as your dates are confirmed.

Metairie Homecoming & Prom Party Bus Rentals
Prom season in Jefferson Parish runs late April through May, and virtually every high school in the Metairie area — Archbishop Rummel, Archbishop Shaw, East Jefferson, Bonnabel — holds its prom within a compressed six-week window. That means the bus network serving Metairie and Jefferson Parish gets hit with simultaneous demand across dozens of schools. Vehicle availability tightens sharply, and pricing moves upward as the date approaches.
For prom: book by January or you risk premium pricing or no availability at all. A group that locks in a New Orleans area prom bus rental in the fall pays the lowest rate and gets first pick of vehicle size. Waiting until March means fewer options, higher rates, and real stress in a window when you have enough else to manage.
The form takes about a minute — fill it out now or call 504-264-9429 any day of the year.

Metairie School Event & Field Trip Transportation
Jefferson Parish school groups heading into New Orleans for field trips face a consistent logistical problem: most major cultural destinations — the Audubon Aquarium of the Americas (1 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130), the Louisiana Children's Museum (15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, LA 70124), and the New Orleans Museum of Art (1 Collins Diboll Circle, New Orleans, LA 70124) in City Park — sit in dense urban corridors with no practical parking for school buses or charter buses that haven't pre-arranged access.
A New Orleans area school field trip bus rental handles the approach, drop-off, and pickup coordination without requiring teachers to manage a parking situation they've never navigated before. Charter buses servicing City Park typically stage along Roosevelt Mall or in designated coach areas near the park's Museum Drive entrance — confirm current staging with each venue's group coordinator before arrival. For school groups visiting the Superdome complex on educational tours, bus drop-off is coordinated through the Caesars Superdome's designated charter areas.
ADA-accessible vehicles are available in the network — note it on your quote request. Call 504-264-9429 to get started!

Metairie Sporting Event Transportation
Saints home games at Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) are among the most logistically demanding events in the South. The Superdome sits in a bowl formed by I-10, Poydras Street, and the Pontchartrain Expressway — a design that funnels 73,000 fans through a handful of exits after the final whistle. Parking inside the Superdome's own garages fills hours before kickoff and costs $40–$60 on game days, and rideshare queues in the surrounding blocks stretch 30–45 minutes post-game.
A Metairie charter bus changes the whole math. Your group loads up in Metairie — one address, one departure time — gets dropped at the bus staging area near the Superdome, and the bus is already positioned for the postgame ride back before the fourth quarter ends. Pelicans games at Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) next door follow the same pattern: limited street parking, expensive garages, and a rideshare crunch after the buzzer.
For playoff and rivalry game windows, book your New Orleans sporting event bus rental at least four to six weeks out. Call 504-264-9429!

Metairie Wedding Transportation & Shuttle Service
Metairie wedding logistics almost always involve two parishes. Ceremony venues in Metairie — along Veterans Boulevard, near Lakeside, or at parishes like St. Louis King of France (4901 Transcontinental Dr, Metairie, LA 70006) — are frequently paired with receptions in the Garden District or the French Quarter, which means your guests are crossing parish lines in formal wear on a Saturday night when I-10 and the Pontchartrain Expressway are already humming.
A New Orleans area wedding shuttle bus running a loop between the Metairie hotel block, the ceremony, and the reception venue keeps every guest on the same timeline without anyone navigating Causeway Boulevard in heels. A 14-passenger Sprinter limo handles the bridal party transport on the wedding day itself — intimate, climate-controlled, and on your schedule, not a rideshare algorithm's. Because the site connects you to a wide network, you can find one vehicle or a full fleet for a wedding weekend with multiple events.
Call 504-264-9429 to put together a custom wedding transportation package!

Metairie Winery Tour & Pub Crawl Transportation
Louisiana isn't wine country in the Napa Valley sense — but the greater New Orleans area has a thriving craft brewery scene, and a Metairie pub crawl itinerary that crosses into the city puts your group through some of the best tap rooms in the South. Abita Brewing Company (21084 Hwy 36, Covington, LA 70433) is the anchor destination for any serious brewery tour from Metairie — roughly 45 minutes north across the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway, it's the oldest and largest craft brewery in Louisiana and offers tours and tastings Thursday through Sunday.
Closer in, Metairie and Jefferson Parish groups frequently build evening circuits that run through NOLA Brewing Company (3001 Tchoupitoulas St, New Orleans, LA 70115) in the Irish Channel and continue into the Frenchmen Street bar corridor. A New Orleans area pub crawl bus rental keeps your entire group together across every stop, eliminates the parking scramble at each location, and means nobody has to make a decision about driving home at the end of the night. Call 504-264-9429 to map out your route!
How to Request a Party Bus Quote in Metairie
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Party Bus & Group Transportation in Metairie & Beyond
Neworleanspartybus.net helps groups find transportation across all of Jefferson Parish and the greater New Orleans metro. Whether you need a Kenner party bus, transportation from Baton Rouge, a bus for groups in Gulfport, or a full shuttle circuit across the entire region, the network has options ready. Call 504-264-9429 for availability anywhere in the area!

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Frequently Asked Questions About Metairie Party Bus Rentals
How does this website work?
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What is Neworleanspartybus.net?
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Enter your trip details — date, group size, pickup and drop-off locations — into the online form or call 504-264-9429. You'll see available vehicles from companies serving your area, with pricing and photos, so you can compare options side by side and find what fits your group. You're never locked into a single fleet, and you don't need an account to view quotes.
How much does a party bus cost in Metairie?
Metairie party bus rental prices vary based on vehicle size, date, and trip length. As a general planning baseline, a minibus runs roughly $200–$275 per hour, a 25-passenger party bus falls around $250–$375 per hour depending on the day, and a full charter bus for an all-day run can land between $1,350 and $2,850. Those are ranges — not quotes.
Real pricing depends on your specific date and the vehicles available in the network. Fill out the form or call 504-264-9429 and you could have actual pricing for your trip in under a minute.
What's the difference between a party bus and a charter bus for Metairie groups?
A party bus prioritizes the ride itself — LED lighting, sound systems, TVs, and perimeter seating make it the right pick for bachelorette nights, birthday runs, and any event where the bus is part of the experience. A charter bus prioritizes comfort and capacity for the journey — reclining seats, onboard restrooms, undercarriage luggage bays, and WiFi make it the better fit for long hauls to Baton Rouge, convention shuttles, or school field trips where you need everyone comfortable and organized over several hours. Not sure which fits?
Call 504-264-9429 for help walking through the options.
Where does a charter bus drop off at Caesars Superdome for a Saints game?
The Superdome complex uses designated charter and commercial vehicle staging areas coordinated per event. Official game-day guidance directs large vehicles away from the Poydras Street main approach during peak arrival windows — check the official Superdome parking and transportation page before game day for the current drop-off protocol and any road closures on Girod Street or Dave Dixon Drive. The full Caesars Superdome bus guide covers the complete logistics picture.
Can a charter bus cross the Lake Pontchartrain Causeway?
Yes. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway (the world's longest bridge over water at 23.83 miles) is open to commercial vehicles including charter buses, subject to height and weight limits. The Causeway Commission's official site lists current toll rates and vehicle classifications — rates for commercial vehicles are higher than standard passenger cars, and the exact toll depends on axle count.
If your group itinerary includes a brewery tour to Abita Springs, a casino run to Beau Rivage in Biloxi, or any northshore destination, confirm the vehicle class with your transportation provider when booking.
Is there parking at Lakeside Shopping Center for a bus?
Lakeside Shopping Center (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002) offers a large surface lot with generally accessible parking for oversized vehicles, though designated coach or charter bus zones are not formally marked the way stadium lots are. If your group is using Lakeside as a central staging point — a common move for Metairie groups before heading into New Orleans — contact Lakeside's management office in advance to confirm where a larger vehicle can stage without risk of being ticketed or towed. The surface lots off Veterans Boulevard near the Sears-anchor side of the property typically offer the most clearance for longer vehicles.
How far in advance should I book?
For most Metairie trips outside major event windows, two to four weeks of lead time is workable — but the earlier you lock in, the better your vehicle options and the lower your rate. For Mardi Gras (late January–February), Jazz Fest weekends (late April–early May), Saints playoff runs, and prom season (April–May), book three to six months out. Those windows see the sharpest demand spikes in the network, and waiting until the week before almost always means premium pricing or no availability at all.
Call 504-264-9429 as soon as your date is confirmed — it takes about a minute to get pricing and lock in your vehicle.
Popular Metairie Party Bus Destinations
Metairie groups pull from a wide draw of destinations across Jefferson Parish and Orleans Parish — from stadium events and casino runs to French Quarter nights and northshore day trips. Here's a look at the most popular spots the network serves from Metairie, and what the transportation logistics actually look like on the ground.

Caesars Superdome
The Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) is the largest fixed-dome stadium in the world at 73,208 capacity and home to the New Orleans Saints, Sugar Bowl, and major touring concert productions. On Saints game days, the Poydras Street corridor leading to the stadium is restricted to credentialed vehicles in the hours before kickoff, and the stadium's own parking garages run $40–$60. Post-game, rideshare queues on Girod Street and Convention Center Boulevard can stretch 30–45 minutes.
Charter bus drop-off and staging is coordinated per event — review the official Superdome transportation page and the full Caesars Superdome bus guide before your visit. Address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112. Phone: (504) 587-3663.

Smoothie King Center
Right next door to the Superdome on Dave Dixon Drive, Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) hosts Pelicans games and major touring concerts year-round. The arena shares the same compressed parking ecosystem as the Superdome — the closest public garages on Loyola Avenue charge $25–$45 on event nights and fill before the opening act. For Pelicans playoff games or sold-out concerts, street parking within a walkable radius of the arena is essentially nonexistent by 90 minutes before tip-off.
A Metairie charter bus drops your group at the bus staging area on Dave Dixon Drive and is back for the post-event pickup — check the full Smoothie King Center bus guide for current drop-off coordinates. Address: 1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113. Phone: (504) 587-3663.

Fair Grounds Race Course
The Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119) hosts both live Thoroughbred horse racing from Thanksgiving through late March and the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival across two weekends in late April and early May. Jazz Fest is the bigger transportation challenge by a wide margin — 400,000-plus attendees across ten days turn Gentilly Boulevard, I-610, and the surrounding Mid-City grid into a standstill by mid-morning on peak days. The Fair Grounds' own infield and rail parking is reserved for vendors and VIPs; general parking in the surrounding Gentilly neighborhood fills fast and frequently involves a 10–20 minute walk.
A bus from Metairie that drops your group at the Gentilly Boulevard entrance before the crunch sets in is measurably more reliable than any rideshare during peak Jazz Fest hours. See the Fair Grounds bus guide for the full logistics picture. Address: 1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119.
Phone: (504) 944-5515.

Beau Rivage Resort & Casino
For Metairie groups looking for a full casino day trip, Beau Rivage Resort & Casino (875 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530) is a premier destination on the Gulf Coast — roughly 90 miles east of Metairie via I-10, about an hour and forty-five minutes in normal traffic. The drive across Louisiana's coastal parishes on I-10 East is straightforward until you hit the Bay St. Louis bridge and the Biloxi approach, where weekend casino traffic can stack. A charter bus handles the entire round trip cleanly, with undercarriage bays for luggage on overnight casino trips and onboard restrooms for a drive that long.
Beau Rivage has a dedicated motor coach entrance and bus parking on the resort's east side — review the full Beau Rivage bus guide before your visit. Address: 875 Beach Blvd, Biloxi, MS 39530.

Lakeside Shopping Center
Lakeside Shopping Center (3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002) is the largest enclosed mall in Louisiana and serves as one of the most convenient central staging points for Metairie group transportation — close to I-10, right on Veterans Boulevard, and reachable from most of Jefferson Parish without hitting a major congestion corridor. It's a natural first-stop or pickup hub for groups assembling before heading into New Orleans for a concert, game, or nightlife circuit. The surface lots off Veterans Boulevard offer generous clearance for minibuses and charter buses.
For holiday shopping weekends in November and December, Veterans Boulevard congestion from Causeway Boulevard to Transcontinental Drive can add 15–20 minutes to any eastbound trip toward the city. Address: 3301 Veterans Memorial Blvd, Metairie, LA 70002. Phone: (504) 835-8000.

Audubon Zoo
Audubon Zoo (6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118) sits in Uptown New Orleans along Magazine Street — one of the narrowest, most parking-challenged commercial corridors in the city. The zoo's main entrance faces Magazine Street, with the closest public parking along Magazine and Tchoupitoulas Street filling fast on weekends and school field trip days. Magazine Street itself sees significant pedestrian and streetcar traffic that makes vehicle staging difficult for anything larger than an SUV without a pre-arranged plan.
A minibus from Metairie is the ideal fit here — small enough to navigate Magazine Street and stage near the zoo entrance, large enough to carry a full school group or family reunion group comfortably. Confirm current commercial vehicle drop-off protocols with the zoo's group visit coordinator before arrival. Address: 6500 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70118.
Phone: (504) 861-2537.