Monorails / Train, Las Vegas

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Getting from one Las Vegas "Strip" hotel casino to the next is an easy walk, sometimes there are even connecting inside walkways. Going from one casino you may like to another you want to visit just may not be the one next door. Walking might take a long time to get from one to the other you wish to visit; for these Hotel Casino Resorts have large properties. Driving a vehicle from one hotel's parking structure to another hotel's parking structure on the strip can be a long and stressful process that can also be avoided by using the ultra modern Las Vegas Monorail system that runs north on the "Strip" with seven stops that start at the MGM Grand Station; Bally/Paris Las Vegas Station; Flamingo/Caesars Palace Station; Harrah's/Imperial Palace Station; Las Vegas Convention Center Station; Las Vegas Hilton Station and ends with the Sahara Ave/Paradise Road Station. There is a fee for this service and ticket machines are at each station.

There is a free monorail system that connects the Excalibur Hotel to Mandalay Bay Resort with the Luxor in between called the Mandalay Bay-Excalibur Tram. The Excalibur is across the street on the "Strip" from the MGM Grand, so a complete run from the south at Mandalay Bay free tram to north on the "Strip" to the Sahara Ave Station via the Las Vegas Monorail for a fee is possible. There are two other Tram systems on the west side of the "Strip" with the Bellagio - CityCenter - Monte Carlo Tram and the further north Tram system; the Mirage-Treasure Island Tram. The three Tram systems are free of charge. This may all sound a bit confusing, but the Vegas.com website has all four of the monorail systems mapped out with the location and hotel positions. Sorry, but there is no monorail to the Downtown/Freemont Street Hotels. Bus connection service is available from the Sahara Ave/Paradise Road Station of the Las Vegas Monorail to Downtown/Freemont Street Las Vegas via CAT bus Route 108.

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The Las Vegas monorail is a superb service from the Sahara Hotel in the north to MGM- New York, New York (MGM) in the South ; taking in all of the following hotel stops : Sahara - Las Vegas Hilton - Las Vegas Convention Center Station - Harrah's / Imperial Palace - Flamingo / Caesars Palace - Bally's & Paris, Las Vegas - MGM Grand (opposite New York New York). It does the Convention Center so serves business needs as well as the holidaymaker

$5 single but only $28 for three days - and that is 72 hours, so if you buy aticket at 7pm it's good til 7pm on the third day.

Note the stations are at the backof the hotels, so it's not Strip View all the way! I have a couple of pix snapped from the monorail on this tip

Thouroughly recommended

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The Las Vegas Monorail System goes along the EAST SIDE of the "Strip", stopping at SEVEN stations [usually within casinos.] These casinos are Sahara, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas Convention Center, Flamingo, Harrah's Imperial Palace, Caesar's Palace, Ballys Paris and MGM Grand.

Most people who ride it say that it is slow, but they use it because it is great for hot or cold days, if you are alone, or if you are a females who has a fear, especially late at night. Also, it is useful for long distance walks. It is certainly cheaper than taking a taxi.

This monorail system operates:
7 a.m. to 3: a.m. Friday through Sunday

Cost:
$5.00 for a one-ride ticket
$9:00 for a 3-day pass
Children 5 and under ride FREEf*

Not sure about The Deuce, but if you are staying on the east side of the strip, the monorail is located behind those resorts, and is a decent way to move up & down that side of the strip. It's $5 for a single ride, but a 24 hour unlimited pass is $12 and a three day unlimited pass is $28. We stayed at Harrahs, got the three day pass, and used it at least 2-3x a day. It would've cost at least $30-40 a day for the equivalent cab fare.

Yes, there is some walking back to the stations involved, but unless you are physically challenged or pretty old, it's not that bad. The only problems we had was visiting Mandalay Bay & the Luxor, which are a long walk through the MGM Grand, then across the street to NYNY, then across another street through the Excalibur to those other resorts. That was a rather long walk.

It runs from the MGM up to the Sahara. Here is the website:

http://www.lvmonorail.com/

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The CityCenter Tram connects Vdara, Belliago, CenterCenter at the Crystals, and Monte Carlo. The CityCenter has a wonderful cover, people walker to and from it and even has a elevator. Some wonderful art is display on the exterior walls.

The tram is 95-foot long that runs simultaneously in opposite directions, four cars per train, 33 passengers per car and 132 passengers per train, The tram transports 5,068 passengers per hour at peak capacity, The tram travels at 13.5 miles per hour, Passengers can make the roundtrip in six minutes and 15 seconds,

Tram operates 20 hours per day 8 a.m. – 4 a.m.

Cost to ride: FREE

the las vegas monorail is good way to get to most of the casinos and hotels on the strip. if you are staying on the strip and working the las vegas convention center it is the best and cheapest way to go to and from the convention center and the strip. if you are staying at the las vegas hilton it is also the best form of transportation to the strip. from the south the monorail begins at mgm grand and ends at the sahara with stops very three blocks and stops at the convention center and the hilton. as of january 2008 the one ticket price is $5 and a 24 hour pass is $9. there are ticket machines near the entrance to the monorail stops.

The monorail is fine for getting from one end of the strip to another. The fares are $6 once way or $11 unlimited in a 24 hour period. The cars are clean, the announcements are constant.

It was a hike from our hotel to the monorail stop and we had to trek through the hotel's casino, etc to get there as well. But the kids loved riding it!

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This beauty of system is wonderful and is expanding all the time. Before you know it, people will not have to walk at all. Bridges, secure sides walks are still needed. There are lots of other transportation such as cars, taxi, and buses. Yet, it is nice to know you can catch this someday to the other part of town.

Single Ride Ticket $5.00
Two-Ride Ticket $9.00
6-Ride Party Pack (Special)** $20.00
One-Day Pass (Special)* $9.00

Monday - Thursday
7:00 A.M. to 2:00 A.M.
Friday - Sunday
7:00 A.M. to 3:00 A.M.

Stations:
Sahara Station
Las Vegas Hilton Station
Las Vegas Convention Center Station
Harrah's / Imperial Palace Station
Flamingo / Caesars Palace Station
Bally's & Paris Las Vegas Station
MGM Grand Station

Las Vegas Monorail Company
3960 Howard Hughes Parkway, Suite 750
Las Vegas, NV 89169
Hours: 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Mon. - Fri.

Customer Service: (702) 699-8299
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Mon. - Fri.

Lost & Found: (702) 733-9069
8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Pacific Time, Mon. - Fri.