Transportation

Airport

     La Crescent and the surrounding area is served by the La Crosse Municipal Airport four miles away. Air freight and commercial flights are available.

Bus

     The Apple Express provides regularly scheduled routes between La Crescent and La Crosse. This is a joint venture with the La Crosse Municipal Transit Utility.
     Ready Bus Lines, located in La Crescent, provides bus service for La Crescent schools and commercial travel tours.

Railroad

     The main line of the Soo Railroad runs though La Crescent with two trains daily. There is no reciprocal switching, piggy-back service or passenger service.
     Amtrak also uses these tracks and passenger service is available in nearby La Crosse, WI.

Roadways

     La Crescent is served by Minnesota Highway 16, U.S. Highways 14 & 61 and Interstate 90, as well as Houston County Roads, 6, 25 and 29.

Trucking

     Freight, parcel hauling and delivery is available in La Crescent. Parcel services though United State Postal Service and United Parcel Service are also available.

Waterway

     La Crescent is located on the Mississippi River, south of Lock & Dam #7 which is operated by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers. The Mississippi is a navigable body of water with a depth of nine feet.