AIRPORT TAXI ZONES, FREE STRIP TRAMS & ZERO-GRIDLOCK TRANSIT.

For 2 to 5 travelers—or anyone landing Thursday afternoon through Sunday—official curbside taxis are often faster and competitively priced. Flat Strip zone fares are locked at $22 (South Strip), $26 (Center Strip), and $30 (North Strip/LVCC) in cash (+$3 by card) for up to 5 passengers total, and the taxi line sits 60 seconds outside baggage claim instead of a 7–9 minute trek to the T1 Level 2M or T3 Level V parking garage.

Not to the Strip. Because the Nevada Taxicab Authority replaced metered airport-to-Strip fares with fixed Zone 1 ($22), Zone 2 ($26), and Zone 3 ($30) flat rates, your Strip fare is identical regardless of whether the driver uses Tropicana, Paradise, or the I-215 tunnel. However, trips to Downtown/Fremont Street ARE still metered (~$34–$42), so tell your driver "I-15 or Paradise direct, no tunnel" when heading Downtown.

No. The Las Vegas Monorail runs 3.9 miles along the east side of the Strip from MGM Grand north to SAHARA (7 stations total) and stops roughly 2 miles north of the airport and 2.5 miles south of Downtown. To reach the Strip or Downtown from LAS without a cab, ride the $2.00 RTC CX Express Bus (or Route 108/109 + Deuce).

Mega-resorts sit 400 to 900 feet back from the sidewalk behind fountains, plazas, and labyrinthine casino floors, and major intersections (Flamingo, Spring Mountain, Tropicana) force pedestrians onto elevated escalator skybridges—where one out-of-service escalator adds 5 minutes. Check our door-to-door Strip Walk Times tool before deciding to walk versus tram.

Standard Las Vegas taxis and regular UberX/Lyft vehicles do not carry child car seats (under Nevada law NRS 484B.157, licensed public taxicabs are exempt from child-restraint statutes, whereas personal rideshare drivers may refuse unrestrained toddlers at their discretion). Traveling families who want a car seat should bring a lightweight travel harness/booster or pre-book private black-car transport with car seats confirmed.