Is the Ferry Running?  ​
​When's the last boat? 
​Can I get discounted tickets?  
THERE'S AN AP FOR THAT!

THE MIDNIGHT FERRY IS BAAACCCKKK!!!!

BECOME A "FREQUENT FLOATER"

TAKE THE PLEDGE.  If keeping the midnight ferry is important to you, pledge to take yourself and your tribe on a ferry ride once a week, once a month, twice a month.  Do what works for you, put it on your calendar and keep to your word.   Take a bike ride.  Go to dinner.  Listen to some music. it doesn't matter if you stay out until midnight, or ride in the middle of the day.  We just need 150 more souls every day. 

MAKE IT A PARTY.  Friends of the Ferry is intends to solicit deals from Eastbank restaurants and bars within walking distance to the ferry, helping to make keeping your pledge a pleasure.  And not to forget our own dear cafes and pubs, we will reach out to hotel concierges and the ferry workers so they know what's over here. 

GET YOUR
"​FREQUENT FLOATER" T-SHIRT

HELP FRIENDS OF THE FERRY FLOAT YOUR BOAT!  

​FOF's very first rally was, "Bring Back the Midnight Ferry!" which was discontinued in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.  Now, a mere 19 years alter, we are on the cusp of getting this service back.    

THANK YOU, RTA!!!!!

Help FOF spread the word by becoming a human billboard, reminding everyone we must use it or lose it.  

Navy blue.  V-Neck.  Great Quality.  Available in S, M, L, XL.   $23 each. 

Order by June 8th.  Delivery by June 27th.  T-shirts can be picked up at 525 Pelican or we'll drop it by your Algiers Point home.  If out of New Orleans, we will mail at our cost. 

Two ferries operate in the Greater New Orleans area. A pedestrian-only ferry runs between Canal Street (French Quarter) and Algiers Point.  A car ferry operates between Chalmette & Lower Algiers. Both are accessible for scooters and bicycles.

CANAL ST. /
ALGIERS POINT
(Pedestrian, Bikes & Scooters) 

LOCATION

CANAL STREET: GPS: 2 Canal St. New Orleans, LA 70130
ALGIERS POINT: GPS: 100 Morgan St., New Orleans, LA 70114

SCHEDULE

HOURS:  
  • Sunday - Thursday 6 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.
  • Friday & Saturday 6 a.m. to 10:45 p.m. 

Ferry run every 1/2 hour from each side, leaving Algiers Point on the hour and half-hour, and Canal St. (French Quarter) side at 1/4 until and 14 after the hour. 

IS THE FERRY RUNNING?

To determine if there are any service interruptions, visit https://www.norta.com/ or download the Le Pass app. and click on the ferry icon. ​

TICKETS

Buy onboard (exact change) or on the Le Pass app. (No extra charge for bikes, scooters or dogs.)
SINGLE RIDE:
  • Adult:  $2
  • Priority (Youth, Senior, Disabled) $1

1-DAY JAZZY PASS (Includes Bus, Streetcar & Ferry)
  • Adult: $3.00
  • Priority (Youth, Senior, Disabled) $.80
3-DAY JAZZY PASS (Bus, Streetcar & Ferry) $8

7-DAY JAZZY PASS (Bus, Streetcar & Ferry) $15

31-DAY JAZZY PASS (Bus, Streetcar & Ferry) $45

PARKING

There is free on street parking in Algiers Point & an inexpensive parking lot adjacent to the ferry.  On the Canal St. side, there are several parking lots around Canal Place and the Aquarium.

CHALMETTE /
​LOWER ALGIERS 
(Cars, Pedestrians, Bikes & Scooters)

LOCATION

LOWER ALGIERS: 7381 Patterson Rd, New Orleans, LA 70131
CHALMETTE: 1901 Paris Rd. Chalmette, LA 70092

SCHEDULE

HOURS:  
  • Everyday 6 a.m. to 8:45 p.m.

Ferry run every 1/2 hour from each side, leaving Lower Algiers on the hour and half-hour, and Chalmette at 1/4 until and 14 after the hour. 

IS THE FERRY RUNNING?

To determine if there are any service interruptions, visit https://www.norta.com/ or download the Le Pass app. and click on the ferry icon. ​​

TICKETS

Buy onboard (exact change) or on the Le Pass app. (No extra charge for bikes, scooters or dogs.)