Directions & Parking

2100 E. Beach Boulevard Gulfport, Mississippi 39501

For parking, please use the CTA Hub address:
1401 20th Avenue Gulfport, Mississippi 39501

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Getting Here with CTA!

Getting to MSAQ just got a lot easier, thanks to the new bus routes by Coast Transit Authority! The CTA Transit Hub and Parking Center is conveniently located next to the Aquarium.

PARKING GARAGE RATES:
$2 for 1 hour
$4 for 2 hours
$10 for 2 plus hours

DOWNTOWN DOLPHIN: This FREE service will have daily trips from Mississippi Aquarium to Island View Monday – Saturday 8:30 am to 5:30 pm at 30 minute intervals. These stops will give the rider opportunities to visit all the downtown retail, restaurants and bars.

SUNSHINE EXPRESS: Daily trips from the Biloxi Hub to the Gulfport Hub (by the Aquarium) round trip from 8:30 am to 5:00 pm (with hourly intervals) for $3 per person per trip. The first day – opening day – will be free. After that it will be $3 per person per trip.

Hours of operation 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. daily, subject to change.
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Last ticket sold for entry is 1 hour prior to closing.

daily schedule & programs

The schedule is subject to change at any given moment. Please check with Guest Experience for the most up to date schedule upon arrival.

GENERAL
‍10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
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PELICAN POINTE CAFÉ
10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.

weekday schedule

11 a.m. - 3p.m.
10:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
2 p.m.
3:15 a.m.
3:30 p.m.

Penguins in Changing Tides
Close Encounters of the Aquatic Kind
Croc Talk
Rulers of the Sky
Ambassador Animals
Otter Chat
Close Encounters of the Aquatic Kind

Weekend schedule

10 a.m. - 3 p.m.
10:30 a.m.
11:30 a.m.
1 p.m.
1:30 p.m.
3:15 a.m.
3:30 p.m.

Penguins in Changing Tides
Close Encounters of the Aquatic Kind
Otter Chat
Croc Talk
Rulers of the Sky
Otter Chat
Close Encounters of the Aquatic Kind