Public Transport and Intercity Buses in Las Vegas

When you are in Las Vegas, it is not necessary to take expensive cabs to get around, as public transport is adequate and available. Whether you arrive by bus or by airplane, there is an equivalent bus ride you can take to (at least close to) your destination.

Arriving in Las Vegas

Megabus is an intercity bus service that offers cheap bus rides across multiple locations worldwide.

When you are in Las Vegas, Megabus has routes arriving and departing Los Angeles, Riverside and Anaheim in California.

Buses that arrive and depart in Las Vegas is located at bus bay #9 in the RTC South Strip Transfer Terminal at 6675 Gilespie Street. This bus terminal is near the McCarran Airport, near the corner of E Sunset Rd and Gilespie Sreet so it is quite convenient to take a short drive from the airport from the airport to Megabus terminal (although it might be odd to imagine leaving Las Vegas by bus just as you arrived at the airport).

Las Vegas to Anaheim, CA
Trip duration: Between 6.5 to 7 hours
Price: From $24

Las Vegas to Los Angeles, CA
Trip duration: Between 5.5 to 6 hours

Las Vegas to Riverside, CA
Trip duration: Between 4 to 4.5 hours
Price: From $24

If you are arriving in Las Vegas from Los Angeles, Anaheim or Riverside using Megabus, you can take the transit services available at the RTC South Strip Transfer Terminal.

To Bonneville Transit Center (101 E Bonneville Ave) near Fremont Street Experience and Las Vegas Premium Outlets, use Bay 17 or 18 and take Route 109.
To Silverton Hotel and Casino, use Bay 15 and take Route 217 or 402.

To South Point Hotel and Casino (9777 S Las Vegas Blvd), use Bay 7 and take Route 117.
To McCarran Airport, use Bay 17 and take Route 109.
To Las Vegas Strip / Downtown Las Vegas use Bay 14:

SDX from 9am to 12am
Deuce on the Strip from 12am to 9am

Arriving in Las Vegas McCarran Airport

When you arrive in Las Vegas through the McCarran Airport, there is a bus that serves at least a portion of The Vegas Strip called the Westcliff Airport Express. It is cheap at $2 per passenger (you can take Passes for 2-hour, 24-hour and 3-day unlimited rides on RTC buses) and eco-friendly as it runs on natural gas. The entire duration from the airport to the last stop at Suncoast is approximately an hour so you get a rough idea how long it takes to reach your destination.

Note: This bus only travels once an hour so take note of the time of departure to be sure you catch the next scheduled bus departure.

For passengers arriving at Terminal 3 it is accessible at Departure Level, cross the road and turn right.

McCarran Airport Terminal 3 airlines

International

Aeromexico
Air Canada

British Airways
Condor
Copa

Edelweiss
Hainan
Interjet

Korean Air
MagniCharters
Norwegian

Thomas Cook
Virgin Atlantic
VivaAerobus

Volaris
WestJet

Domestic

Alaska
Frontier
Hawaiian

JetBlue
Sun Country
United

Virgin America

McCarran Airport Terminal 1 airlines

Allegiant

American
Delta
Omni

Southwest
Spirit Airlines

Westcliff Airport Express bus routes

McCarran Intl Airport (Terminal 3 Departures Level)
McCarran Intl Airport (Terminal 1 Zero Level)
Tropicana & Koval

Tropicana & Las Vegas Blvd
LV Premium Outlets N / Government Center
Bonneville & Grand Central

Bonneville Transit Center (BTC) (Bay 17)
4th & Lewis
4th & Carson

4th & Stewart
Westcliff Transit Center & Park & Ride (On Durango at Westcliff)
Durango & Alta

Charleston & Durango
Rampart (Fort Apache) & Charleston
Suncoast (Park & Ride Available)

Deuce on The Strip Bus (Operates 24/7)

Frequency
From 7am to 2am – approximately every 15 minutes
From 2am to 7am – approximately every 20 minutes

Deuce Fare
Fares are generally passes that allow you multiple rides for a specified time duration
2-hour Pass: $6
24-hour Pass: $8
3-day Pass: $20

These Passes apply to RTC Residential Routes, Strip & Downtown Express (SDX) and Deuce on the Strip. Most bus stops (see stops marked with TVM below) have vending machines where 2-hour and 24-hour Passes can be bought. However, 3-Day Passes can only be bought on select ticket vending machines and the rideRTC app.

Deuce Southbound bus stops

Fremont Street Experience (on Las Vegas Blvd) (TVM)
Las Vegas Blvd & Clark

Bonneville Transit Center (BTC) (TVM)
Hoover
Charleston Blvd

Las Vegas Blvd & 4th St
Oakey
Stratosphere (on Las Vegas Blvd) (TVM)

Sahara/SLS (on Las Vegas Blvd)
Hilton Grand Vacations
Slots-A-Fun/Circus Circus (TVM)

Convention Center Dr (TVM)
Fashion Show Dr
Fashion Show Mall (TVM)

Treasure Island (TVM)
Mirage
Caesars Palace (TVM)

Bellagio (TVM)
Monte Carlo
Excalibur (TVM)

Luxor
Mandalay Bay (TVM)
Welcome to Las Vegas Sign

Sunset
Town Square (TVM)
LV Premium Outlets South (TVM)

South Strip Transfer Terminal (TVM)

Northbound bus Stops

South Strip Transfer Terminal (TVM)

TaylorMade Golf/Town Square (TVM)
Welcome to LV Sign
Four Seasons

Mandalay Bay (TVM)
Tropicana (TVM)
MGM/Showcase Mall (TVM)

Polo Towers (TVM)
Planet Hollywood (TVM)
Paris (TVM)

Harrah’s (TVM)
Venetian
Wynn (TVM)

Convention Center Dr
Riviera (TVM)
Turnberry Place

Hilton Grand Vacations
Sahara/SLS (on Las Vegas Blvd)
Stratosphere (on Las Vegas Blvd) (TVM)

St Louis
4th St & Las Vegas Blvd Oakey
Arts District (Charleston) (TVM)

Bonneville Transit Center (BTC)
Fremont Street Experience (on Carson east of Casino Center) (TVM)
Fremont Street Experience (on 4th St) (TVM)

Stewart & 4th St (Mob Museum)
Fremont Street Experience (on Las Vegas Blvd) (TVM)

SDX Strip & Downtown Express (Operates from 9am to midnight)

Frequency
9am to midnight – approximately every 15 minutes
Midnight to 9am – not in operation, please use Deuce bus service

For your information, first trips begin in each direction at 8:30am and may not reach the middle of the route until 9am. Last trips begin at midnight in each direction. One notable exception is when there is a major convention held at Las Vegas Convention Center such as CES, National Association of Broadcasters or ConExpo, when SDX service starts earlier at 7am.

SDX Southbound bus stops