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Route

Minneapolis-Saint Paul to New Orleans

2 operators run this water, from 360 h 00 to 384 h 00 — a difference of 24 h 00 on the same crossing. New Orleans has an airport 19 km from the quay, so this is a crossing you can make one way and fly the other.

Every way across

One row per operator and speed. Where a service is sold as fast and its average does not clear 45 km/h, the word appears in quotation marks — the boat is fast craft, the crossing is not.

Viking River Cruises Minneapolis-Saint Paul → New Orleans crossing 360 h 00 rate not held
American Cruise Lines Minneapolis-Saint Paul → New Orleans crossing 384 h 00 rate not held

Other ways to reach New Orleans

If this crossing does not suit, these quays also reach New Orleans without a change. It is the question a single-route page cannot answer about itself and an atlas can.

Bay St Louis – New Orleans 22 min Amtrak
Slidell Amtrak Station – New Orleans 50 min Amtrak
Hammond Amtrak Station – New Orleans 1 h 06 Amtrak
Schriever Amtrak – New Orleans 1 h 30 Amtrak
Memphis TN – New Orleans 192 h 00 American Cruise Lines, Viking River Cruises
Pensacola FL – New Orleans 192 h 00 American Cruise Lines
East New York – New Orleans 312 h 00 Norwegian Cruise Line
Alton Amtrak Station – New Orleans 336 h 00 Viking River Cruises
Louisville KY – New Orleans 336 h 00 American Cruise Lines, Viking River Cruises
Barcelona – New Orleans 360 h 00 Royal Caribbean

And other ways to reach Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Red Wing Amtrak Station – Minneapolis-Saint Paul 48 min Amtrak
St. Cloud Amtrak Station – Minneapolis-Saint Paul 1 h 56 Amtrak
Alton Amtrak Station – Minneapolis-Saint Paul 168 h 00 Viking River Cruises
St Louis MO – Minneapolis-Saint Paul 216 h 00 American Cruise Lines

Where else these quays go

Also from Minneapolis-Saint Paul

Alton Amtrak Station · Red Wing Amtrak Station · St Louis MO · St. Cloud Amtrak Station

Also from New Orleans

Alton Amtrak Station · Barcelona · Bay St Louis · Boston · East New York · Hammond Amtrak Station · Louisville KY · Memphis TN · Nashville TN · Pensacola FL · Schriever Amtrak · Slidell Amtrak Station

Which months this runs

Season not heldwe can say when we looked, not which months run

Our records for the Minneapolis-Saint Paul–New Orleans crossing were read on 11 August 2026 and describe the network as it ran that week. We hold no month-by-month variation, so this page cannot tell you whether a crossing runs in February.

If you are travelling well outside August 2026, confirm with the operator before you plan around it.

What we do not know

No fares. The choice between Viking River Cruises at 360 h 00 and American Cruise Lines at 384 h 00 is mostly a price decision, and we hold no prices for either.

No departure times. No rate is held for this pair either, so we cannot say how often it runs.