Getting around
Airport, rideshare, Monorail, walking, parking. Real questions from travelers, answered by the Vegas Guide team and by other visitors.
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| Question | Participants | Answers | Activity |
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| What is the best way to get around Las Vegas? Walk the dense center of the Strip and ride for everything else: free trams for the resort clusters, the Monorail along the east side, the Deuce bus for the long haul, rideshare late at night. You only need a car if you are leaving town. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Which airport serves Las Vegas, and is Harry Reid the same as McCarran? Harry Reid International Airport, code LAS, and it is the same airport older maps call McCarran. The name changed in December 2021; the code, the terminals and the location did not. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| How much does the Las Vegas Monorail cost, and is it worth it? $5.50 a ride or $13.45 for 24 hours when you buy online, a dollar or two more at the station machines. Worth it if you are staying on the east side of the Strip and crossing it more than once a day; a poor deal from the west side. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Where does the Las Vegas Monorail go, and what are its hours? It runs 3.9 miles along the east side of the Strip, from MGM Grand to Sahara, every 4 to 8 minutes, from 7 a.m. until midnight to 3 a.m. depending on the day. End to end takes under 15 minutes. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| What and where exactly is the Las Vegas Strip, and how is it different from downtown? The Strip is about 4.2 miles of Las Vegas Boulevard South, from Mandalay Bay to The STRAT, lined with the big resorts. Downtown is the original town 3 to 5 miles north, older and cheaper, built around Fremont Street. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Is Uber or Lyft easy to use in Las Vegas, and how much does it cost? Easy, and most visitors use nothing else after dark. A ride between Strip resorts usually costs $10 to $20 on a normal evening; the catches are surge pricing and the walk to the pickup zone. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| How much does parking cost at Las Vegas Strip hotels? About $20 to $25 a day to self-park at most big Strip resorts in 2026, and around $40 for valet ($50 at Caesars Palace). Hotel guests pay it too, on top of the resort fee. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| What is the best way to get from Las Vegas airport to the Strip, and how much does it cost? A taxi or a rideshare, for almost everyone. The airport is 2 to 5 miles from the Strip, a 10 to 20 minute drive, and a cab costs a flat $21 to $29 depending on which end of the Strip you are going to. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h | |
| Which Las Vegas hotels and casinos still have free parking? On the Strip, only a few: Treasure Island, Circus Circus, Sahara and Fontainebleau park everyone free, and Casino Royale parks its own hotel guests free. Off the Strip, free parking is still the norm. 1 answer 6h | 1 | 6h |