OUR USUAL ROUTE
Fly in to Nashville, home from New Orleans
A short nonstop BNA to MSY in the middle, and no backtracking at the end. We time the flight so you lose as little of the day as possible.
ADD-ON TO A NASHVILLE TRIP
New Orleans
LOUISIANA · ~1.5 HOURS BY AIR FROM NASHVILLE
Why add it
Nashville's natural partner: one music city to another.
After a few nights of country, honky-tonks and songwriters, New Orleans brings jazz, Creole cooking, balconies over the French Quarter and long lunches that turn into evenings. It's our most requested add-on, and an easy one: a short flight, or the end point of a road trip down the Mississippi.
- ~1.5 hrs
- nonstop flight
- ~8 hrs
- by car, ~530 miles
- 3 nights
- our suggested stay
- MSY
- fly home from here
Our focus is Nashville. We plan New Orleans as part of your Nashville trip, with the same care, the same planner and trusted hotel relationships in the city.
Getting there from Nashville
THE ROAD TRIP
Down the Blues Highway
Nashville to Memphis, then south through the Mississippi Delta to New Orleans. Best over several days, not in one push.
ON ARRIVAL
Private transfer into the city
Your driver meets you at MSY and takes you straight to the hotel.
Where it fits in your trip
Always after Nashville, never instead of it
The Music Cities
7 nights · fly between them
NASHVILLE
4 nights
NEW ORLEANS
3 nights
The Blues Highway
8 nights · by road
NASHVILLE
4 nights
MEMPHIS
2 nights
NEW ORLEANS
2+ nights
Where we'd have you stay
All hold a MICHELIN Key
OUR FIRST CHOICE · FOOT OF CANAL STREET
Four Seasons New Orleans
River views, a restaurant from Donald Link and the polish you'll know from Nashville's Four Seasons. A seamless second stop.
FOR SPA LOVERS · CANAL STREET
The Ritz-Carlton, New Orleans
The city's largest spa and farm-to-table dining at M Bistro, on the edge of the French Quarter.
THE CLASSIC · DOWNTOWN
The Roosevelt New Orleans
The city's grande dame on Baronne Street: a block-long lobby, the Sazerac Bar and Domenica under the same roof, between the French Quarter and the business district.
FOR STYLE · WAREHOUSE DISTRICT
Maison Métier
Sixty-seven rooms and suites in a 1907 building behind the Ace, now part of Auberge. Hushed, residential and design-led, with a private bar and one of the city's loveliest staircases.
Also worth knowing: The Celestine, a 10-room French Quarter hideaway in a 1791 building, and Hotel Peter and Paul in the Marigny, set in a converted church, school and convent.
Joined up
WHAT WE ARRANGE IN NEW ORLEANS
- 01
The flight and both transfers
Hotel to BNA, MSY to hotel, timed around your last Nashville morning.
- 02
Partner perks where we have them
Four Seasons and Marriott STARS benefits, at the same rate as booking direct.
- 03
Your tables, booked
A celebratory dinner and a long lunch, reserved before you arrive.
- 04
One planner, start to finish
The same person on WhatsApp from Nashville to your flight home.
New Orleans FAQ
Should I fly or drive from Nashville?
Fly if time is short: about 1.5 hours nonstop. Drive if you'd like a road trip, ideally with nights in Memphis and the Delta on the way.
How many nights do I need?
Three is our sweet spot after four in Nashville.
Can you plan New Orleans on its own?
Our focus is Nashville, so we plan New Orleans as part of a trip that includes it.
Do you charge for the extra leg?
Multi-city trips are quoted individually, depending on what we're arranging.
Nashville, then New Orleans
TELL US YOUR DATES
We'll plan both cities, the journey between them and everything around it.
Flight times are approximate. Partner benefits vary by programme.