Find trains from New Orleans to Memphis

When traveling on trains from New Orleans to Memphis, you will depart from Union Passenger Terminal in New Orleans. One of the best features of the station is its location: right in the heart of New Orleans, near the junction of Interstate 10 and Highway 90. To get from the center of New Orleans to the station, the line 49 tram will make the trip in around four minutes, and the line 28 bus will get there in about five minutes. Your train to Memphis from New Orleans arrives at Central Station, which is located on Main Street on the west side of downtown Memphis. Once you have arrived on your New Orleans to Memphis train, a good way to get from the station to downtown Memphis is aboard bus 100, which makes the trip in around 21 minutes.

Most of the time, Amtrak will not allow pets on routes that last for more than around seven hours. Since Amtrak trains from New Orleans to Memphis have a total travel time of over nine hours, pets are only allowed on this route if the trip is broken up into shorter legs. The stipulation for bringing pets aboard this train to Memphis from New Orleans is that the pet must not weigh more than 20 lbs when you combine both the weight of the pet and its carrier. Your pet must be at least eight weeks old, be completely up-to-date on their vaccinations, and you must be sure that it does not disturb any other passengers during the journey on New Orleans to Memphis trains. Before you board the train, you will also need to sign a pet liability release.

When you travel with Amtrak on trains from New Orleans to Memphis, you can bring quite a bit of luggage with you, including two personal items and two carry-on bags, all free of charge. You can also bring up to four checked bags aboard the train; the first two of these bags are free, while the second two will incur an additional fee. It is important to make sure that all of your checked baggage have proper identification tags attached to the items before you hand them over to Amtrak. Alternatively, you can bring large and bulky items such as golf clubs, bicycles, or baby strollers in place of one of your checked bags, but these items will also always incur an additional fee for travel on trains to Memphis from New Orleans.

Perhaps one of the best things about the journey on New Orleans to Memphis trains are all of the amazing sights you will see along the way. You will start your trip by heading northwest out of New Orleans and crossing over the small strip of land between Lake Maurepas and Lake Ponchartrain. As you depart this area, your train will take you through the Joyce Wildlife Management Area, where you can take in great views of this area from both sides of the train. As you continue north, you will travel through vast green areas in both Louisiana and Mississippi before traveling through the large city of Jackson, Mississippi. Next you will pass quite close to the Delta National Forest and the Panther Swamp National Wildlife Refuge before you finally hit the Mississippi River and make your way into downtown Memphis.

8h 35m is the fastest available option to arrive in Memphis from New Orleans Louis Armstrong by train.

While Memphis is 358.8 mi away from New Orleans Louis Armstrong, the distance by train is longer depending on the route. In terms of time, a normal route is around 8h 35m.