Arriving - Transferring to your hotel

You've come a long way!

The quickest and easiest way of getting from Vegas's McCarron Airport to your hotel is via a taxi (cab). Simply head out of the terminal and join the well organised queue and wait for one of the assistants at the front of the line to direct you to a taxi.  Even in peak rush periods you shouldn't have to wait longer than twenty minutes to reach the front of the queue.

Once inside the cab you’ll obviously state the hotel you’re heading to, but in addition to this it’s advisable to state to the cab driver explicitly that you want to go “the shortest route and not via the tunnel”.  The tunnel is on the freeway which loops round from the airport before reaching the Strip and will add a fair few miles onto your journey. Instructing the cab driver will avoid you getting ‘long-hauled’ by any unscrupulous cab driver who is out to prey on your naivety in not knowing the best route to get you to your hotel. Don’t be put off if the taxi driver replies with the old story of “oh, but there’s road works” or “the traffic will be busy”, just politely reply by saying “that’s fine, we’ll take our chances”.

For details about ‘long-hauling’ you may wish to read further details here.

As a general rule, a taxi ride from the airport to a mid-strip location will likely cost around $20-$25 plus tip (see additional post for details regarding tipping).

Also, don’t forget to grab a couple of the free tourist guide booklets which virtually all cabs have stocked by the passenger seats. Whilst these little magazines contain adverts for lots of things you won’t be interested in, you’ll occasionally find something that catches your eye, not to mention there some of the useful vouchers that will give you money or ‘2 for 1’ type offers. Oh, and that’s why it’s worth grabbing a couple of the booklets. If you do find an offer that’s of use to you (e.g. a discount on a monorail ticket), you might as well double up on it (or more if there’s more than two of you).