Getting Here
The University has set up a special travel portal to help you plan flights, hotels, and additional travel accommodations. The Office of Undergraduate Admission is located in 210 Gibson Hall at 6823 St. Charles Avenue in the Uptown area of New Orleans on the St. Charles Avenue Streetcar line, approximately four miles from the French Quarter. Click here for a map of the New Orleans area, or here for a campus map.
Flying to New Orleans:
When flying to New Orleans, the destination airport is Louis Armstrong International Airport (Airport code MSY). It is served by several major carriers, including AirTran, American, Delta, Continental, JetBlue, Northwest, Southwest, US Airways, and United. www.flymsy.com
The Airport Shuttle service charges $15 each way between Louis Armstrong International Airport and Tulane University. You can purchase tickets in advance at www.airportshuttleneworleans.com or upon arrival at the baggage claim area. The Airport Shuttle van stops at the Tulane Lavin-Bernick Center for University Life, a short walk from the Office of Admission. For more information, call (866) 596 - 2699.
Parking and Transportation in New Orleans and at Tulane:
For your convenience, we strongly recommend that visitors take a taxi or use public transportation to get to campus and when traveling around the city. There are six parking spots outside the admission office in Gibson Hall for daily visitors, but in general parking near campus can be extremely limited and garage parking at downtown hotels can be expensive. Taxi fare between Louis Armstrong International Airport and Tulane University is $29 each way ($12 per person for 3 or more people). Taxis can be found just outside of the baggage claim area on the lower level of the terminal. Local cab service is available by calling (504) 522 - 9771.
Driving Directions:
FROM THE WEST on I-10 (Including Louis Armstrong Intl. Airport)
Follow the signs toward the Central Business District. As you enter the downtown area, follow the signs to Hwy. 90 Business/West Bank. Exit at St. Charles Avenue/Carondelet Street (do not cross the bridge). At the second traffic light make a right onto St. Charles Avenue. Follow St. Charles Avenue for four miles. Tulane and Gibson Hall will be on your right at 6823 St. Charles Avenue. Gibson Hall is the center of the three main stone buildings on St. Charles Avenue. Proceed up the center staircase which will take you directly into the Undergraduate Admission Office.
FROM THE EAST on I-10
As you enter the downtown area, follow the signs to Hwy. 90 Business/West Bank. Exit at St. Charles Avenue/Carondelet Street (do not cross the bridge). At the second traffic light make a right turn onto St. Charles Avenue. Follow St. Charles Avenue for four miles. Tulane and Gibson Hall will be on your right at 6823 St. Charles Avenue. Gibson Hall is the center of the three main stone buildings on St. Charles Avenue. Proceed up the center staircase which will take you directly into the Undergraduate Admission Office.
