McCarran airport is the airport serving Las Vegas and is located jut one mile from the Las Vegas Strip. As there are no train serves in Vegas your options if you are staying in one of the casino hotels in Vegas is to travel by bus, car, taxi or in one of the 325 limousines available for hire. You can travel in a limo for $35 for a basic limo and up to $80 for a stretch limo. A shuttle ride by a limo company will cost around $4 per person.
There are over 900 taxis in the Vegas area waiting to take you to your hotel destination. The minute you sit in the taxi the meter will start to run at a price of $3.20. For journeys that start at McCarren airport an additional fee of $1.20 is added. The fair is calculated on distance traveled once a speed over 12mph is detected by the taximeter. Getting to the centre of the Strip should cost $12-$15.
Shuttles are pre-arranged with all-inclusive package from selected hotels. Otherwise one can be arranged outside of the baggage claim area to your hotel. Payment can be made for single or round trip, which give you a slight saving. Shuttle bus travel to the strip will cost $8 and will rise to $13.50 for areas off the Strip.
If you are accessing Las Vegas from other US cities you can fly in to McCarren, drive the desert roads into the city or hop on a Greyhound bus, which operates, from most American cities. Take a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and vice versa. This car journey is an exciting trip down the dusty highway of Interstate 15 North into Nevada. Once in Las Vegas, exit on East Tropicana Avenue or East Flamingo Road to get onto the Strip.
Depending on the number of cars sharing the road with you this 270-mile journey can take up to 5 or 6 hours but is a great experience if you have a good cd in the car! Make sure to bring plenty of water and keep an eye on your fuel levels, as on some parts of the road trip petrol stations can be an hour apart. Coming from San Francisco you can double the journey length and time of Los Angeles. Take I-80 East to Reno, and then follow U.S. 95 South to Las Vegas.
Citizens Area Transit (CAT) is the Las Vegas public transit system. On your visit to Las Vegas the two main routes you will use are the #301 and #302 express bus, which run the Strip from the south to Fremont street and have a charge of $2 exact change. Las Vegas also has a monorail, which runs from the MGM Grand Hotel to Sahara Ave. The train is in operation 7 days a week. Tickets can be purchased at vending machines located inside each station and at station hotel properties.