Transportation to the Levee
Access to Newport on the Levee is available via alternative options including a cab, boat, limo, shuttle bus, pedicab or by foot over the bridges. Below is helpful information on these alternatives.
Community Yellow Cab
(859) 261-4400
Taxi cabs are available in the Levee's Valet Circle and provide rides directly
to your destination including the airport, sporting events and many other
locations.
BB Riverboat Cruises
(877) BBISFUN
Offers cruise information for dinner/riverboat attractions, docked just down-river from the Newport Aquarium and Newport on the Levee. Park at the Levee and take a ride across the river for sporting events and concerts in downtown Cincinnati.
www.bbriverboats.com
Southbank Shuttle Trolley (T.A.N.K.)
(859) 331-TANK (8265)
For just $1.00 per ride, guests can catch a Southbank Shuttle every 15 minutes from all major hotels, convention centers and a number of other locations on both sides of the river, including Newport on the Levee.
Conventioneers can pre-purchase unlimited-ride transit passes.
Click here to download information.
www.tankbus.org
Pedicabs
(859) 431-RATS (7287)
A popular entertainment adventure in several cities across the county, guests ride in a "cab," pulled by a bicycling driver. Rates vary by day, time and number of guests (maximum of three).
www.nkyriverrats.com
The Purple People Bridge
The Newport Southbank Bridge Company, Inc.
(859) 655-7700
Provides information on the country’s longest (2,670-foot span) all-pedestrian bridge that links two states. The 131-year-old L&N Bridge reopened in the spring of 2003 after receiving a $4.1 million makeover that included a coat of bright purple paint. The “Purple People Bridge” includes park benches and flowering seasonal planters. This bridge begins/ends on the Levee's northeast side.
www.purplepeoplebridge.com
Taylor-Southgate Bridge
Located to the west side of the Levee, this bridge provides pedestrian and vehicle access from Cincinnati to Newport.
www.cincinnati-transit.net