Transportation

Las Vegas is easy to navigate because it is literally a grid system, but it is first and foremost a car city. Since most casinos charge for parking, we felt it was worthwhile to help everyone find their way around town; regardless of whether you’re going to rent a car.

Rental Cars

We have all of the major rental brands out here, most of which have a shuttle to and from the airport. However this is not always the cheapest location to pickup a rental car from. It’s worth taking a minute to go to Enterprise’s website and checking other pickup locations near the airport and seeing about getting a taxi or rideshare over there.

Don’t forget that Las Vegas is also the place to go overboard. If a run of the mill Toyota is not enough for you, you may want to check out many of the Exotic Car Rental places scattered throughout the city.

Rideshare & Taxi

Las Vegas has a large abundance of Uber and Lyft drivers that will be more than happy to take you anywhere you want to go. Every major hotel and casino will have an Uber/Lyft drop-off and pick-up point. The same goes for Harry Reid International Airport.

Taxis in Las Vegas are set at “flat rates” to and from the airport to hotels on The Strip and in the area of Fremont St. However, the overall rate is set by “distance zones”, of which there are 3. The one thing you may not be used to that we do differently in Vegas is you cannot hail a cab on the street. Every major hotel and casino will have Taxi drop-off and pick-up locations, with cabs coming regularly throughout the day. If you need a Taxi anywhere else, like at a restaurant, you will have to call a cab company.

Las Vegas Monorail

The Las Vegas Monorail is one of our favorite ways to get around downtown. It starts on the south end of the strip at a station at the MGM Grand Hotel and goes all the way up to the north end of the strip, ending at the station found at The Sahara, and runs pretty late at night, especially on weekends. Unless you’re just making one trip, it’s highly recommended to get a day pass or longer. Using the monorail, you get to avoid paying for parking at a bunch of different hotels and still see the entire strip in a day…well maybe a couple of days.

Busses

Las Vegas also has a system of Natural Gas Powered Bus routes which are controlled by RTC of Southern Nevada. If the bus takes you where you want to go, it’s a great way to get around. However, most of the routes are a single road east to west or north to south.