Natchitoches is less than an hour from the airport at Alexandria. Natchitoches is less than an hour from the airport at Alexandria. The airport is convenient to I-49, and frequently airfares to Alexandria are less expensive than to Shreveport.
Car rentals are available.
If you're driving, Natchitoches is less than five hours away from the Metropolitan Centers of New Orleans, Dallas, Houston, and Jackson. After you exit I-49 on La. Highway 6 East, it's a short three mile drive to the NSU campus. The Hanchey Art Gallery is to your right.