Kenner sits right at the edge of Metro New Orleans — home to Louis Armstrong International Airport, the Pontchartrain Center, and a straight shot down Veterans Memorial Boulevard into the heart of the city. Whether your group is flying in, heading to a Saints game, or planning a night along Bourbon Street, Party Bus New Orleans LA makes it easy to rent a bus in Kenner and keep the whole crew together. Call 504-552-3110 for an all-inclusive quote in under 30 seconds!
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Party Bus New Orleans LA has been handling group transportation across the Greater New Orleans metro since 2011 — that's more than a decade of Mardi Gras shuttles, Jazz Fest runs, airport transfers for cruise groups at the Port of New Orleans, and wedding loops through the Garden District. Kenner groups get the same full-fleet access as downtown New Orleans clients: 14-passenger Sprinter limos, 15- to 50-passenger party buses, 15- to 35-passenger minibuses, and 40- to 56-passenger charter buses, all with all-inclusive online pricing you see before you ever commit.
Our 24/7/365 reservation team knows the Kenner logistics cold — the commercial pickup lanes at MSY, the Veterans Boulevard corridors that back up on event nights, the approach roads to the Pontchartrain Center. We plan every pickup window, confirm the drop-off zone for your specific venue, and handle the routing so your group focuses on the occasion rather than the commute. You get one point of contact from first quote through final drop-off, and you never pay for seats you don't need.
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From compact Sprinter vans ideal for small airport pickups to 56-passenger charter buses built for full convention transfers and festival shuttles, our fleet covers every group size and occasion in Kenner. Browse the full range online or call 504-552-3110 — we'll match you with the right vehicle and send an all-inclusive quote in seconds.
A 14-passenger Sprinter limo handles bridal party pickups from MSY in style, with premium leather seating, USB charging at every seat, and tinted privacy windows. Step up to a 15- to 50-passenger party bus and the onboard bar, color-changing LED lighting, Bluetooth sound, flat-panel TVs, and a center dance floor turn the ride itself into the first stop of the night. For larger groups heading to a convention at the Pontchartrain Center or a Saints game at Caesars Superdome, a 56-passenger charter bus delivers reclining seats, climate control, overhead bins, WiFi, power outlets, onboard restrooms, and undercarriage bays deep enough for luggage, gear, or a tailgate cooler.
ADA-accessible vehicles are always available — just mention it when you book.
Air-conditioning
Wraparound Leather Seats
Premium AUX / Bluetooth Sound System
LED and Fiber Optic Lighting
Built-in Bar Areas With Ice Storage and Cup Holders
TVs and Premium Entertainment Systems
Party Bus New Orleans LA provides all-inclusive pricing online in under 30 seconds — you see the exact number before you ever commit. Kenner party bus and charter bus rental rates run as follows: 14-passenger Sprinter limos go for $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Mileage, date, and vehicle type shape the final number — peak weekends like Mardi Gras, Jazz Fest, and Essence Festival push rates higher and availability tighter, so locking in early matters.
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| Type of Bus | Cost Per Hour Weekdays | Cost Per Hour Weekends | Cost Per Day |
|---|---|---|---|
| 14 Passenger Sprinter Limo | $170 – $318+ | $219 – $344+ | $1,526 – $3,113+ |
| Sprinter Van Rental | $187 – $273+ | $218 – $366+ | $1,395 – $2,748+ |
| 15 Passenger Party Bus | $204 – $330+ | $241 – $312+ | $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 | $113 – $246+ | $147 – $261+ | $1,098 – $2,105+ |
| 40–56 Passenger Charter Bus | $158 – $327+ | $162 – $348+ | $1,331 – $2,841+ |
| Rates vary by trip length, travel dates, passenger count, amenities, and availability. Use our online quote form or call 504-552-3110 for exact pricing. | |||
Kenner sits where the suburban grid meets Greater New Orleans' densest event calendar — MSY funneling tens of thousands of arrivals every week, Veterans Boulevard clogging on game nights, and Mardi Gras shutting down parade routes for weeks at a stretch. Getting a large group through that requires someone who already knows the roads, the venue drop-off areas, and the event-specific closures. That's what over 15 years of running these exact routes looks like.
Every quote is all-inclusive with zero hidden add-ons. Our reservation team is reachable 24/7/365, so a red-eye arrival at MSY at 2 a.m. is just as easy to coordinate as a Saturday afternoon wedding. We build every pickup around your headcount — you never pay for a 56-seat coach when a 25-passenger minibus does the job.
And because we've organized hundreds of trips out of Kenner to every major New Orleans venue, your group skips the guesswork on drop-off zones, approach roads, and post-event pickup windows entirely. The result is a group that arrives relaxed, on time, and together — every time.
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Party Bus New Orleans LA handles group transportation for every occasion out of Kenner — from MSY airport pickups and Pontchartrain Center convention shuttles to Mardi Gras parade viewing, wedding guest loops, and late-night bar crawls through the French Quarter. Whatever brings your group together, we have a vehicle and a plan ready. Call 504-552-3110 to get moving today!
Kenner is home to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) (900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062) — the gateway for every wedding party, convention group, and cruise passenger flowing into Greater New Orleans. The new terminal that opened in 2019 consolidated ground transportation on the lower level: commercial buses and vans use the Ground Transportation Center on the Arrivals level beneath the terminal canopy. Have your group coordinator call once everyone has collected bags at baggage claim and is assembled at the Ground Transportation Center doors — don't summon the bus while half your group is still at the carousel.
MSY sits on the edge of Kenner, which means a Kenner airport shuttle bus is the most direct transfer to hotels along Veterans Memorial Boulevard, the Pontchartrain Center, or downtown New Orleans hotels on Canal Street and St. Charles Avenue. The I-10 eastbound ramp from Loyola Avenue backs up during peak arrival windows and on event nights — a charter bus or minibus routes around the worst of it and gets your group curbside at the hotel while individual rideshares are stuck in the queue. For cruise groups continuing to the Port of New Orleans (1 Canal St, New Orleans, LA 70130), roughly 15 miles from MSY, a direct transfer means no switching vehicles mid-trip.
Call 504-552-3110 to book your Kenner airport transfer today!
New Orleans is one of the premier bachelor and bachelorette destinations in the country — and Kenner groups have a direct runway to all of it. The French Quarter's Bourbon Street corridor, drag shows at Oz New Orleans (800 Bourbon St, New Orleans, LA 70116), rooftop cocktails at Monkey Board atop the Pontchartrain Hotel, and late nights at Howlin' Wolf (907 S Peters St, New Orleans, LA 70130) are all within a 20-minute ride on a clear night — and New Orleans' legendary last-call flexibility means the party can go until 6 a.m. if the group wants to.
The catch is that Bourbon Street is a one-way maze, parking is virtually nonexistent, and rideshare surge pricing after 1 a.m. turns the return trip into a logistical headache. A Kenner bachelorette party bus rental solves all of it: the group loads up in Kenner, rides in together with the onboard bar going, hits every stop on the custom itinerary, and gets back to the hotel in one piece when the night wraps — no drawing straws for who stays sober, no splitting into five separate cars at 3 a.m. Call 504-552-3110 now to build your custom New Orleans night!
A party bus arrival makes a statement at any milestone birthday, and Kenner has the venues to match. Sweet 16s and quinceañeras find beautiful reception spaces at Pontchartrain Center (4545 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA 70065) or at banquet halls along Veterans Memorial Boulevard. Adult milestone birthdays heading into New Orleans can hit rooftop bars in the Warehouse District, dinner on Magazine Street, and a nightcap at Frenchmen Street — one of the most vibrant live music strips in the South — all on a single connected itinerary.
Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses are fully customizable for the occasion: pre-load a playlist, match a color scheme to the event's décor, and use the onboard flat-panel TVs for a photo slideshow on the way to the venue. Instead of asking guests to coordinate their own transportation across Kenner and New Orleans, a birthday party bus rental through Party Bus New Orleans LA handles every pickup and drop-off so the guest of honor and their crew travel together from the very first moment. Call 504-552-3110 to plan your Kenner birthday celebration!
Most major concerts within reach of Kenner happen at one of three venues: Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) for stadium-scale headliners, Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113) for arena-level shows, and The Fillmore New Orleans (945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130) for club-tier acts. Getting from Kenner to any of them means hitting I-10 eastbound — a stretch that backs up hard on event nights, with the Claiborne Avenue interchange turning into a standstill within an hour of showtime.
A Kenner concert party bus rental takes the group from Kenner directly to the venue's commercial drop-off zone and waits for the post-show pickup so nobody is hunting for rideshares on a flooded Magazine Street or waiting 45 minutes for surge-priced cars outside the Superdome. For outdoor festivals in City Park — Jazz Fest at the Fair Grounds Race Course (1751 Gentilly Blvd) or Voodoo Fest on the park grounds — the bus handles the parking nightmare that makes those events a slog for anyone driving from Kenner. Our 15- to 50-passenger party buses also bring onboard LED lighting and a full bar so the energy is already built before you reach the gates.
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Kenner's corporate transportation corridor runs two directions: east toward downtown New Orleans and the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center (900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130), and north-south along the Causeway Boulevard and Williams Boulevard axes where office parks cluster near MSY. The Convention Center hosts major conventions year-round — including the annual Offshore Technology Conference, NACS, and large medical meetings — drawing thousands of out-of-town attendees who land at MSY and need a reliable loop to the convention floor.
A Kenner corporate bus rental handles MSY pickups for arriving delegates, runs continuous shuttle loops between the convention center and hotel blocks on Canal Street or the CBD, and takes care of executive transfers for VIP clients or keynote speakers arriving on separate flights. Minibuses work well for smaller executive groups; for full convention fleets, we provide multiple 56-passenger charter buses on staggered schedules so your team never waits at the curb. WiFi and power outlets keep staff productive on the I-10 run.
Call 504-552-3110 to discuss corporate shuttle contracts and group rates!
Kenner's calendar fills with private events that spill across the metro — family reunions that start in Kenner and loop through Metairie, Harahan, and River Ridge; church retreats heading to Audubon Park or the Northshore; corporate holiday parties shuttling between downtown New Orleans and suburban venues along the I-10 corridor. Wherever the itinerary runs, a Kenner private charter bus rental keeps every guest moving together on one predictable schedule instead of scattered across a caravan of personal cars.
The Pontchartrain Center (4545 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA 70065) hosts large private events and trade shows, and its parking situation on busy event weekends — with Williams Boulevard backing up and overflow lots filling by mid-afternoon — makes a group bus the obvious call for anyone coming from hotels along Veterans Boulevard or from New Orleans hotels. For multi-venue itineraries that combine a New Orleans dinner reservation with a concert at Smoothie King Center and a nightcap on Frenchmen Street, a private bus keeps the timeline intact and the group together through every transition. Call 504-552-3110 to build a custom plan!
Prom season in Jefferson Parish runs from late April through May, and demand for party buses spikes hard during that 5-week window across every high school from Bonnabel Magnet Academy High School and Riverdale High School in Kenner to schools throughout the West Bank and the Northshore. The right-size vehicles fill first — if your group wants a 25- or 30-passenger bus on a Friday or Saturday night in May, waiting until March means paying premium rates or finding the date already gone.
For prom: book by December or expect to pay significantly more or find nothing available. A typical 6-hour prom rental for 30 students — school pickup, photo stop at Lakefront Arena or City Park, venue drop-off at a New Orleans ballroom, and after-party return — runs $1,800–$2,200 all-inclusive when booked 4–6 months early. The same rental booked last-minute climbs to $2,800–$3,500 or doesn't happen at all.
Party Bus New Orleans LA works directly with parent committees and student groups across Jefferson Parish to lock in prom transportation on a timeline that protects the budget. Call 504-552-3110 today to secure your date!
Teachers and chaperones across Kenner and Jefferson Parish trust Party Bus New Orleans LA for school field trips because coordinating bus pickups across a parish school system is complicated enough without adding traffic and parking variables. A Kenner school bus rental through our network handles the pick-up route, the drop-off zone at the destination, and the return trip — so the teacher's job on the day of the trip is the kids, not the logistics.
Popular Jefferson Parish field trip destinations include the Audubon Nature Institute properties (Audubon Zoo at 6500 Magazine St and the Aquarium of the Americas at 1 Canal St), the Louisiana Children's Museum (15 Henry Thomas Dr, New Orleans, LA 70124) inside City Park, and the National WWII Museum (945 Magazine St, New Orleans, LA 70130) for middle and high school groups. Private charter buses offer reclining seats, TV monitors for educational content on the ride, and undercarriage storage for lunches and gear — a real upgrade from the standard yellow bus on anything longer than a short hop. ADA-accessible vehicles are always available; flag your group's needs when you book.
Call 504-552-3110 for school field trip bus rentals in Kenner!
Every Kenner sports fan knows what the I-10 eastbound looks like three hours before Saints kickoff at Caesars Superdome (1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112) — a crawl from the Kenner exits all the way to the Claiborne interchange, with the Louisiana Superdome Drive off-ramp stacking back onto the elevated. Parking in the Superdome complex runs $40–$60 per space for major events, and the walk from remote surface lots on Poydras Street after a night game is a slog in the summer heat or winter rain.
A Kenner sporting event party bus rental skips the whole sequence: the group loads up in Kenner, rides east together, drops at the commercial vehicle zone on the west side of the Superdome, and the bus waits for a post-game pickup that cuts out the parking-lot crawl entirely. For Pelicans games at Smoothie King Center (1501 Dave Dixon Dr) right next door, the same logic applies — adjacent arenas, adjacent parking chaos, one bus that handles both. For LSU games in Baton Rouge at Tiger Stadium, roughly 80 miles west on I-10, a 56-passenger charter bus with reclining seats and an onboard restroom turns a long road trip into a tailgate on wheels.
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Wedding weekends in the New Orleans metro are spread across a wide geography — guests flying into MSY land in Kenner, ceremony venues concentrate in the Garden District and Uptown New Orleans, receptions fill historic plantation homes along River Road in St. Charles Parish, and hotel blocks cluster on Canal Street or in the CBD. Connecting all of those points for 80 or 120 guests without a coordinated shuttle plan is a recipe for late arrivals, lost guests, and a ceremony start that slips 20 minutes.
A Kenner wedding shuttle through Party Bus New Orleans LA handles the whole picture: an MSY transfer for out-of-town guests on arrival day, a continuous hotel-to-ceremony loop on the wedding day, and a reception-to-hotel run after the last dance. For bridal party transportation, a 14-passenger Sprinter limo handles the wedding morning with premium leather, tinted windows, and a single clean vehicle from getting-ready suite to ceremony aisle. Because we've been handling wedding shuttles since 2011, your day-of timeline stays tight with confirmed pickup windows and a single point of contact.
Nobody in the wedding party navigates one-way streets in Uptown in formal wear. Call 504-552-3110 for a free wedding transportation quote!
South Louisiana's brewery and bar scene has expanded dramatically over the past decade, and a Kenner party bus rental is the easiest way to tour it without worrying about the drive back. Abita Brewing Company (166 Barbee Rd, Abita Springs, LA 70420) sits about 40 minutes north across the Causeway — a full tour and tasting experience that pairs naturally with a stop at Covington Brewhouse (226 N Columbia St, Covington, LA 70433) on the Northshore. For groups preferring to stay in the metro, the craft beer corridor along Magazine Street and the cocktail bars of the Bywater neighborhood — including The Rusty Nail (1100 Constance St, New Orleans, LA 70130) and the legendary frozen-drink spots on Bourbon Street — make a seamless urban crawl.
No one has to stay sober to navigate the return trip from Abita Springs across the Causeway, and no one gets stranded in Covington waiting for a rideshare that doesn't exist. The group stays together for every pour, every tasting room, every bar — and the bus is waiting at the curb when the last round wraps. Call 504-552-3110 for a free quote on your Kenner winery tour or pub crawl bus rental!
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Party Bus New Orleans LA serves Kenner and the entire Greater New Orleans metro — our fleet reaches anywhere your group needs to go. Whether you need a Metairie party bus, a New Orleans charter bus, transportation out to Slidell, a Baton Rouge bus rental, or a group transfer down to the West Bank — we have the right vehicle and a plan ready. Call 504-552-3110 today!
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Party Bus New Orleans LA proudly serves Kenner, Louisiana and every nearby community across Metro New Orleans. If you don't see your city listed, call us at 504-552-3110 — we go anywhere your group needs to roll!
Booked the bus for a last-minute group outing and was impressed by how easy the whole thing was. Clean inside, comfortable seats, and the music had us going right away. We got around Kenner without a single parking headache. The person on the phone was helpful and confirmed everything ahead of time. Will definitely be calling them again for the next get-together.
Vivienne A.
Jamal R.
Used them to move a big group across town and it ran perfectly. The bus showed up early, there was plenty of room, and the ride was smooth the whole way. Keeping everyone together instead of in separate cars made the day so much simpler. Booking was painless and the timing was exactly right. Couldn't have asked for a better experience from start to finish.
Siobhan M.
What a fun way to spend an evening out. The lights and sound turned the ride itself into part of the party, and we hopped between spots in Kenner without ever worrying about driving. The seats were comfortable and the inside was spotless. Reserving it was quick and they were clear about every detail. Highly recommend it for any group that wants an easy night.
Emeka N.
Reliable, comfortable, and a genuine good time. We rented the bus for a celebration and it delivered on every front. The bluetooth connected on the first try, there was room to move around, and nobody had to skip the fun to drive. Getting picked up on time made everything smooth. The booking experience was straightforward and friendly. We'll absolutely be back.
Kenner party bus rental prices depend on the vehicle size, the date, and how many hours you need. As a guide: 14-passenger Sprinter limos run $170–$344/hour; 15–20 passenger party buses run $204–$378/hour; 20–30 passenger party buses run $244–$414/hour; 35–50 passenger party buses and minibuses run $294–$490/hour; and 40–56 passenger charter buses run $150–$300/hour or $1,200–$2,500/day. Peak dates — Mardi Gras weekend, Jazz Fest, Saints playoff games, and prom season (late April through May) — push rates higher and availability tighter.
The fastest way to get an accurate number is to call 504-552-3110 with your date, headcount, and itinerary — we provide all-inclusive pricing in under 30 seconds with no hidden add-ons.
At MSY, commercial buses use the Ground Transportation Center on the Arrivals level of the main terminal. Once your entire group has collected bags and is assembled at the Ground Transportation Center — not scattered across three different baggage carousels — your group coordinator calls to confirm everyone is together and ready. That's when the bus moves to the designated commercial loading zone.
Don't call for the bus while part of your group is still on the plane or at the carousel — MSY's commercial staging area has limited time for loading, and the clock runs from when the bus pulls up. If any questions come up on arrival, the Ground Transportation desk inside the terminal can also help. We recommend reviewing the official MSY ground transportation page before you land.
Three stretches account for the majority of advance bookings out of Kenner: Mardi Gras season (January through Fat Tuesday, which falls in February or March depending on the year), Jazz Fest (the final weekend of April and first weekend of May), and prom season (late April through May). During Mardi Gras, parade routes shut down major streets across Metairie and New Orleans for weeks, rideshare availability collapses on parade nights, and vehicles book out 3–4 months in advance. Jazz Fest draws 400,000+ attendees to the Fair Grounds Race Course and saturates I-10 and Gentilly Boulevard for two straight weekends.
Book as soon as your date is confirmed — for Mardi Gras and Jazz Fest weekends, 6 months out is not too early.
Yes, easily. The Lake Pontchartrain Causeway connects Metairie and Kenner to Covington, Mandeville, and Madisonville in about 40 minutes on a clear day. The Northshore is a popular destination for brewery tours (Abita, Covington Brewhouse), corporate retreats at Northshore venues, and wedding-week events at lakefront estates in Mandeville.
A charter bus or minibus handles the whole trip, keeps the group together for the crossing, and avoids the coordination nightmare of running multiple cars across a 24-mile bridge. Call 504-552-3110 to book a Northshore run!
Yes. The Pontchartrain Center (4545 Williams Blvd, Kenner, LA 70065) handles conventions, consumer shows, and large private events, and commercial vehicle drop-off uses the main Williams Boulevard entrance with a curbside loading zone in front of the main hall. Bus parking is available in the adjacent surface lots.
Williams Boulevard can back up significantly on large event days — particularly for the annual home shows, gun shows, and regional trade expos that draw several thousand attendees — so arriving with your group in a single bus rather than a caravan of cars simplifies drop-off and cuts out the parking scramble. We recommend checking the Pontchartrain Center's event-specific parking guidance before your visit to confirm current lot assignments.
For most Kenner events outside peak windows, 4–6 weeks of lead time is workable — but the earlier you call, the better your vehicle selection and pricing. For Mardi Gras weekends, Jazz Fest, Essence Festival, and Saints playoff games, book 4–6 months out at minimum; those dates see the entire South Louisiana fleet committed well ahead of time. For prom, book by December or budget for a significant premium.
For weddings, 9–12 months out is the standard — venue-adjacent demand (Garden District, plantation-country reception halls) means transportation books alongside catering and flowers. Lock in your date as soon as your headcount is confirmed. Call 504-552-3110 right now to check availability!
Kenner's location — right at MSY and on the western edge of the New Orleans metro — puts your group within easy range of the biggest venues in South Louisiana. Here are six destinations Kenner groups hit most often, with the logistics details that matter when you arrive by bus.
MSY opened its new consolidated terminal in 2019, replacing the outdated multi-terminal layout with a single 972,000-square-foot facility. Roughly 13 million passengers move through MSY annually, with nonstop service to 60+ destinations. Ground Transportation is located on the lower Arrivals level beneath the terminal canopy — commercial buses and vans use the Ground Transportation Center, a dedicated staging facility that separates commercial vehicles from the general rideshare and taxi queue.
Kenner sits literally adjacent to the airport property, making a Kenner airport shuttle the most direct transfer to hotels along Veterans Boulevard, the Pontchartrain Center, or New Orleans hotels on Canal Street.
Address: 900 Airline Dr, Kenner, LA 70062
Phone: (504) 303-7700
Caesars Superdome is the anchor of the New Orleans Sports and Entertainment District — a 73,000-seat stadium hosting Saints games, the Sugar Bowl, College Football Playoff semifinal matchups, and stadium-scale concerts from Beyoncé to Taylor Swift. Event-day parking in the adjacent Superdome garages runs $40–$60 and sells out for major dates. The I-10 westbound post-game crawl from the Poydras exit back toward Kenner routinely takes 45–60 minutes on a sold-out Saints night.
A charter bus from Kenner drops the group at the commercial vehicle zone on the west side of the complex and waits for the post-game pickup, bypassing the entire parking ordeal.
Address: 1500 Sugar Bowl Dr, New Orleans, LA 70112
Phone: (504) 587-3663
Home of the New Orleans Pelicans since 2002, Smoothie King Center sits directly adjacent to Caesars Superdome in the Sports and Entertainment District, sharing the same parking infrastructure and the same post-event congestion pattern. Capacity is 19,522 for basketball. On sold-out Pelicans nights — especially playoff games — parking in the adjacent structures fills well before tip-off and rideshare wait times post-game stretch past 30 minutes.
A minibus or charter bus from Kenner drops your group at the commercial drop-off on Dave Dixon Drive and picks everyone up after the buzzer while the parking structure queue clears. The Pelicans season runs October through April.
Address: 1501 Dave Dixon Dr, New Orleans, LA 70113
Phone: (504) 525-4667
At 1.1 million square feet of exhibition space, the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center is one of the largest convention facilities in the United States, hosting more than 130 events annually including the Offshore Technology Conference, the American Society of Clinical Oncology meeting, and major trade shows that draw 20,000+ delegates. Convention Center Boulevard connects to the Warehouse District and the CBD; commercial buses use the Tchoupitoulas Street approach for drop-off at the hall entrances. The 15-mile run from MSY to the Convention Center along I-10 East is the most common Kenner charter bus transfer in our network — delegates land at MSY, load onto a waiting charter bus or minibus, and arrive at the Convention Center without navigating New Orleans streets or managing luggage in a taxi.
Address: 900 Convention Center Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70130
Phone: (504) 582-3023
The New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival takes over Fair Grounds Race Course on the final weekend of April and the first weekend of May each year, drawing 400,000+ attendees across two weekends. Fair Grounds is a historic 145-acre horse racing facility in Gentilly — about 10 miles east of Kenner via I-10. On Jazz Fest weekends, Gentilly Boulevard backs up from the festival entrance all the way to the I-610 junction, and the surrounding Gentilly neighborhood streets become gridlocked.
The official parking lots fill before noon on peak days, and Uber and Lyft surge prices spike by mid-afternoon. A Kenner Jazz Fest bus handles the routing, drops the group at the closest commercial entrance, and handles the return trip after the headliner — while everyone else is stuck waiting for a rideshare that's 40 minutes out. Book Jazz Fest transportation 4–6 months ahead.
Address: 1751 Gentilly Blvd, New Orleans, LA 70119
Phone: (504) 944-5000
Frenchmen Street in the Faubourg Marigny neighborhood — running from the edge of the French Quarter east past Decatur Street — is widely regarded as New Orleans' best live music strip, with venues like The Spotted Cat Music Club (623 Frenchmen St, New Orleans, LA 70116), d.b.a. (618 Frenchmen St), and Bamboula's (514 Frenchmen St) operating simultaneously every night of the week. There is essentially no parking in the Marigny on weekend nights — the street is too narrow, the surrounding residential blocks fill quickly, and rideshare drop-off creates a constant bottleneck on the one-way approach streets.
A Kenner party bus drops the group on Esplanade Avenue at the Frenchmen Street corner — the natural commercial vehicle drop-off point — and comes back when the last set wraps, however late that may be. For bachelorette parties, birthday groups, and music fans from Kenner, Frenchmen Street on a Saturday night is a no-brainer itinerary anchor.