Las Vegas Airport Information
McCarran International Airport (LAS)
The Las Vegas airport is ranked among the 12 busiest airports in the world based on the amount of passenger activity, serving over 40 air carriers. With over 1,100 flights arriving and departing daily, McCarran International Airport offers direct flights to more than 125 U.S. cities.
McCarran International Airport in Las Vegas serves 27 million passengers traveling to and from Las Vegas. With convenient access to highways, railroads and impressive facilities and services including massage, a fitness center, a gaming area and an art gallery, this is an airport you are sure to enjoy!
Taxis to Airport
There are a number of reliable and relatively inexpensive taxis that provide Las Vegas airport transportation to and from the Strip and downtown hotels.
Buses/Shuttles
Shuttles are located outside the baggage claim at McCarran International Airport. Shuttles operate seven days a week and are the cheapest type of airport transportation in Las Vegas. Approximately six different shuttle bus companies pick up passengers outside the baggage claim area. It is important to remember that many of the major hotels offer complimentary airport pick up and drop off. A variety of shuttle/limousine services are available at McCarran, and are located on the west side of baggage claim, outside door exits 8-13.
Airline carriers serving McCarran International Airport
- Air Cargo
- Air Cargo Services
- Air Vegas Airlines
- Alaska Airlines
- Allegiant Air
- American Airlines
- American Trans Air
- American West
- British Airways
- Condor Air
- Continental
- Air Cargo
- Eagle Canyon Airlines
- Hawaiian Airlines
- JetBlue Airways
- KLM Royal Dutch Airlines
- Korean Air
- Lake Powell Air Service
- Las Vegas Airlines
- Lufthansa
- Mexicana Airlines
- Mid America Airways
- Midwest Express Airlines
- Northwest Airlines
- Oasis Airlines
- Paradise Airlines
- Qantas Airways
- Reno Air
- Scenic Airlines
- Sierra West Airlines
- Southwest Airlines
- SwissAir
- Trans World Airlines
- United Airlines
Las Vegas Train Information
Amtrak stopped running passenger trains to Las Vegas in 1997, when its downtown terminal was demolished. There is no train service to Las Vegas, but you can travel via Amtrak to destinations in California and Arizona, and then connect to Vegas on a Greyhound bus. Bus service is available between Las Vegas and major centers like Phoenix
Phoenix, Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco.
Las Vegas Public Transportation
Bus Service
Citizens Area Transit (CAT) operates the public bus transportation in Las Vegas and there are numerous bus routes throughout the area. The CAT Bus is a popular means of public transportation among locals and tourists with various bus routes covering a large portion of the valley. The CAT system carries approximately 175,000 people per weekday, or about 10 percent of the valley's population. A one-way fare on the Strip costs $2, and slightly less in the rest of the city. Buses on the Strip run 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Las Vegas Monorail Transportation
Subway/Metro Information
The Robert N. Broadbent Las Vegas Monorail is owned and operated by the Las Vegas Monorail Company. The Las Vegas Monorail runs a 4-mile route between the Sahara Hotel (towards the north end of the Strip) and the MGM Grand
MGM Grand (towards the South). The Las Vegas Monorail provides a comfortable, quick and safe way to travel the length of the Las Vegas Strip.
The new monorail system is reasonably priced ($3.00 per ride), fast, and convenient. The 4-mile route is covered in about 14 minutes, and travels at speeds of 50mph. The first phase of the monorail has just been completed, stops at seven stations, and connects to nine resorts on the strip. In just 20 minutes, the $650 million, state-of-the-art transportation system whisks visitors from MGM Grand to the Sahara.
Along the way, travelers can get off/on at any of the seven stations that connect to world-famous hotels on the Las Vegas Strip. The stations are Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas Convention Center
Las Vegas Convention Center, Harrah's/Imperial Palace, the Flamingo/Caesar's Palace and Bally's/Paris.
Operation hours
7:00 am to 2:00 am, Monday through Thursday
7:00 am to 3:00 am, Friday through Sunday For more information: 702-699-8200
For more information refer to Las Vegas Monorail
Cab Service
You shouldn't have any trouble finding a cab in town. Fares start with $2.70 on the meter, and $1.80 is then added for every additional mile. The average price for renting an economy car in Vegas is around $25 to $30 per day, but the sky's the limit if you want to cruise the Strip in something a little more extravagant. Rates will rise on holiday weekends or when there's a large convention in town.
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