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ISSA Guide: Getting Around Las Vegas

There are plenty of ways to navigate the Strip, whether you're heading to the convention center, going out to dinner or a show, or trying your luck at a different casino. Here are a few options.

ISSA Complimentary Shuttle Service

Attendees who book a hotel in the official ISSA/INTERCLEAN housing block receive free shuttle bus service to the Las Vegas Convention Center, a $30 value. "BUS" will be printed on your registration badge as long as you book your hotel under the same name as your show registration. If another attendee is sharing a room with you, note their name on the hotel reservation so they, too, receive the "BUS" designation.

Buses

There are many public bus routes in the area, and buses on the Strip run 7 days a week, 24 hours a day. On the Strip and Downtown Express (DTX), as well as the Deuce double-decker bus, a two-hour pass is $6, a 24-hour pass is $8, and a 3-day pass is $20. Tickets can be purchased at ticket vending machines or online. The Deuce runs 24 hours a day and stops every 15 or 30 minutes at most major attractions on The Strip. SDX offers services from 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. daily, running between the Las Vegas Premium Outlets, the South Strip Transfer Terminal, the Strip and the Las Vegas Outlet Center.

The Westcliff Airport Express provides service between downtown Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Premium Outlets, the Strip at Tropicana and McCarran International Airport from 6 a.m. to 11 p.m. daily.

Be sure to also ask your hotel about free shuttle services they may provide.

Taxis

Fares for cabs start with an initial charge on the meter, then a per mile charge after. The city has plenty of taxis so hailing one should be no problem. Taxis accept both cash and credit card payments.

Monorail

The Las Vegas Monorail travels along the east side of The Strip behind the resorts. It runs seven days a week from 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Monday through Thursday and until 3 a.m. Friday through Sunday. Stops include the Sahara Hotel, Las Vegas Hilton, Las Vegas Convention Center, Harrah's/The Linq, the Flamingo/Caesars Palace, Bally's/Paris and MGM Grand. Individual, multi-day and group tickets are available. Single passes are $5, day passes are $12, two-day passes are $22, three-day passes are $28, four-day passes are $36, and five-day passes are $43.

Car Rentals

The average price for renting an economy car is around $25 to $30 per day. To see the Strip in style, limousines can be rented for as low as $35 an hour.

Parking is not allowed on the Strip itself, but nearly every major hotel offers free valet parking (though a $2 tip is customary when valets retrieve a vehicle).

Parking is available at the Las Vegas Convention Center for $10 per day with unlimited in/out privileges.

posted on 8/5/2015