Thanks for all the useful previous shuttle reply's and suggestions. This was my experience for last weeks trip to the Golden Nugget. Got off the plane from NY about 10:30 PM. I believe the 2nd fastest way downtown would be the CAT 108/109 bus. However, This was not an option as I had $3500 in cash on me, and was not willing to chance walking from the DTC to Nugget ( about 3 solid blocks - some deserted ) .
I went to the shuttle wait area for Grayline. People had been waiting 10 minutes already. I asked the ticket agent when the next shuttle for downtown would depart and she said "at least 30 minutes". I decided to bite the bullet , and pay the extra $20 for a taxi , and made it to the hotel in 15 minutes.
After 4 days downtown, and $3000 lighter in my pocket playing nothing but full pay games, I made a reservation with Gray line shuttle for the return to McCarran. They leave from the Nugget every hour on the :35 minutes after, and arrived at the airport 35 minutes later ( it made 4 downtown stops, and Nugget was the 1st pickup -The cost was a well worth $7) . While waiting for the shuttle , I queried some arriving shuttle passengers. They all told me the total time From McCarran exit to downtown was 80 minutes.
Since I only had carry-on luggage, I went to one of the 30 or so Kiosks, entered my jet blue reservation number ,and printed out my boarding pass in 1 minute.... Highly recommended ! Watching the World series on TV during the flight back was really cool and made the journey very easy.
regards...Tom
SERVICE IN VEGAS
Airport Shuttle --- door 11, 8, 14
Bell Trans
4 a.m. - 2 a.m.
To Strip hotels - $4.75
To Downtown hotels - $6.00
Off-Strip hotels - $6.00
(702) 739-7990
(800) 274-7433
Citizens Area Transit
Routes 108 and 109 have direct access to the airport and stop outside the arrivals and baggage claim area.
There is no direct CAT bus service from the airport to the Vegas Strip. There is CAT bus service on the Strip. Routes 301 and 302 provide bus service on the Strip. (702) 228-7433
CLS Transportation
Open 24 hours
To Strip hotels - $4.75 (one way) - $9.00 (round trip)
To Downtown hotels - $6.50 (one way) - $12.00 (round trip)
Walk up limousine service $39.00/hour
(702) 740-4545
Gray Line Tours of Southern
Nevada/Coach USA
7:00 a.m. - 1:30 a.m.
To Strip hotels - $4.75
Downtown hotels - $6.50
Off-Strip hotels - $9.00 - $12.00
(702) 739-5700
(800) 559-9522
Las Vegas Limousine - door 14
7:00 a.m. - 2:00 a.m.
To Strip hotels - $4.25
Downtown hotels - $5.50
Off-Strip hotels - $7-$21
(702) 739-8414
Showtime Shuttle
7:00 a.m. - 11:30 p.m.
Strip: $4.25 per person; roundtrip $8.25 per person
Downtown: $6 per person; roundtrip $11 per person
Boulder Highway: $11 per person; roundtrip $22 per person
Off-Strip hotels: $6.00 per person; round trip $12.00 per person
Handicapped accessible with 24-hour notice
(702) 261-6100
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