New Orleans Regional Transit Authority : TransPass

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New Orleans Regional Transit Authority

03/12/2010

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We provide bus and streetcar services to the New Orleans community.

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TransPass: Ride all day, every day for $55/month
Take advantage of RTA's cost-saving TransPass, which allows unlimited travel on all bus and streetcar routes throughout the City of New Orleans as well as the #201-Kenner Loop. For only $55 each month, you can ride RTA all day, every day. TransPasses are available at many convenient businesses around the city. TransPasses for the following month go on sale on the 25th of the current month.

Eliminate the hassle of looking for change every morning and keeping track of transfers! Purchase RTA's monthly TransPass today at any of these locations.

VisiTour Passes

With your VisiTour pass, you may board RTA buses and streetcars as often as you like. No need to worry about exact fare -- just show your validated VisiTour Pass to the operator. Reliable and convenient, RTA service is within two blocks of most downtown hotels. Enjoy the comfort of modern, fully air-conditioned buses. Or take a nostalgic ride on the historic streetcars. RTA transit service with the VisiTour Pass is a convenient and easy way for you to shop, dine or just see the sights in New Orleans, America's most exciting city. VisiTour Passes are valid only on RTA service in the city of New Orleans/Orleans Parish.

Where to buy VisiTour Passes

The RTA offers two types of VisiTour Passes:

1 DAY : $5.00

3 DAY : $12.00

5 Day : $20.00

To validate your pass, scratch off the month and day(s) you will be using it. On the three-day pass, make sure you select consecutive days. Your VisiTour Pass is not good until you validate it. If you are not familiar with the transit system, you can get rider assistance by calling RTA's RideLine at (504) 248-3900. The RTA information specialists will need to know where you are (including the address, if possible), where you want to go and what time you want to leave. The specialist will tell you the location of the nearest stop, the approximate time of the next trip, and any connections necessary to get to your destination.

Be sure to look in the centerfold of WHERE Magazine for the RTA VisiTour Guide to New Orleans. This colorful map highlights attractions all around the city that are accessible via the VisiTour lines. WHERE Magazine is available free from your hotel. Ask for a copy at the information desk.

The VisiTour Pass is sold through information counters at hotels and retail centers. Please call RTA RideLine at (504)248-3900 for the distributor nearest you.