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McCarran International Airport

This section lists information about McCarran International Airport, together with details for the fare-based airport shuttles (check Free Shuttles' to see if your hotel operates one to/from the airport), plus other useful info, like a link for getting up-to-the-minute info. on the status of your flight
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Business Name: McCarran International Airport
Phone: 702/261-5211; Flights: 702/261-4636
Official Web Site

Comments: Rental cars are no longer rented at the McCarran International Airport. You must take the free shuttle to the Rent-A-Car Center, 3 miles away from the airport.

The McCarran Rent-A-Car Center is located at 7135 Gilespie St. and is open 24 hours.

Shuttle pick-up/drop-off locations: Terminal 1: Follow the signs to ground transportation from baggage claim on level 1. The shuttle will be located outside doors 10 and 11. Terminal 2: Follow the signs to baggage claim. Exit the sliding glass doors and the shuttle will be located in the median.
Please call 702/261-6001 or follow this link for more information www.mcarran.com


AIRPORT SHUTTLES

There are six commercial companies that operate a shuttle system between the airport and the hotels of the Strip/downtown. (Note: before using one of these, check our Free Shuttle information to make sure that your hotel doesn't offer a complimentary service.)


Ambassador/Ritz

Tel: 702/362-6200

$6.50 per person between airport and Strip; $13 round trip

$8 per person between airport and downtown; $16 round trip
These shuttles are NOT wheelchair-accessible


Bell Trans

Tel: 702/385-5466

$6.50 per person between airport and Strip; $12 round trip

$8 per person between airport and downtown; $15 round trip
Shuttles are wheelchair-accessible


Gray Line/Coach USA

Tel: 702/739-5700

$6.50  per person between airport and Strip; $12 round trip

$8.50 per person one-way to downtown; $15 round trip
Shuttles are wheelchair-accessible


C.L.S.

Tel: 702/740-4050

$6 per person between airport and Strip; $12 round trip

$8 per person one-way to downtown; $16 round trip
Shuttles are wheelchair-accessible; it's recommended you call for a reservation


Executive Las Vegas

Tel: 702/646-4661

$6 per person between airport and Strip; $12 round trip

$8 per person one-way to downtown; $16 round trip
Shuttles are wheelchair-accessible


Showtime

Tel: 702/261-6101

$6.50 per person between airport and Strip;  $12 round trip

$8.50per person between airport and Strip; $16 round trip
Shuttles are wheelchair-accessible

OTHER USEFUL AIRPORT INFORMATION

  • Hotel airport check-in: Many of the hotels on the Strip, including Bally's, Caesars Palace, Flamingo, Four Seasons, Harrah's, Imperial Palace, MGM Grand, Paris, Rio, TI, Westin, and the Wynn, offer a service enabling you to print your boarding pass at the hotel. Sometimes a fee applies. The Venetian offers a service, in conjunction with McCarran airport, called Airport SpeedCheck Advance, which allows guests to bypass airport lines by receiving their boarding passes and checking their luggage directly on the property. The service costs $20 and is available from 5:30 am to 3:30 pm daily, via a check-in desk located in the Convention Center. Regular airport rules and regulations apply: Passengers must present valid ID and drop off luggage at least three hours prior to departure. The Luxor offers a similar service called Bags To Go. Please click here for all the details.

  • Check the status of your flight using this link: www.avoiddelays.com. A free service provided by the nation's air traffic controllers, the link provides up-to-date information on the status of all US flights, with live updates from current trouble spots, information about the airports and airlines that consistently experience the worst delays, and a host of other useful travel tips to make your journey smoother.

  • McCarran's free Wi-Fi service gives travelers with Wi-Fi-enabled computers and PDAs unlimited high-speed access to the Internet 24/7 from virtually any public area of the airport. There are also nine “ReCharge Zones” at varying locations thr


Overall Rating:
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Comments (8 comments):
Downtown shuttle advice - codlta (03/31/2010) - 5 out of 5 stars
Important note: Be aware that SOME shuttles headed for "downtown" now include stops at all hotels north of the Venetian (TI, Hilton, Strat, Sahara, Riv) which can add quite a bit of time before you actually get downtown. ASK where the stops are before you get on so you won't be surprised - the shuttle concierge folks at the airport always imply that it will be a direct trip. Got on a Bell Trans "Downtowner" last week only to get stuck in Saturday afternoon traffic on the Strip in order to make a stop at TI! Oh, well - I did have a nice chat with some first-timers and gave them some tips, but if I had been in a hurry I would've been on tilt with the length of this ride! All in all, the shuttles are very good values - but I've taken the CAT 108 back and forth from McCarran and that works for me, too - but I ride public transport all the time in Chicago so I never get too upset by what I encounter on the CAT buses in Vegas!

Off Strip Hotel Shuttles - danster36 (01/22/2010) - 3 out of 5 stars
The airport shuttle listings to not include off-strip hotels. I believe they are served for an additional $1 over the strip hotel price. One word of warning is all the strip hotel customers will be dropped off first and the off-strip customers last. This can be over an hour delay after leaving the airport. Also on pickup, advance reservation is a must, the process is reversed. You would be first on and all the strip hotel customers would follow. Another hour.

Hotel bag checkin - paulaAZ (10/31/2009) - 5 out of 5 stars
Doesn't the Luxor have the same baggage check-in, boarding pass kiosk that the Venetian has? I have used the one at the Luxor in the past -- it's at the north entrance -- same thing, $20.00, ID needed, you can get your boarding pass printed there -- have to be there at least 3 hours (I believe) before your flight to enable time for bags to be transported to the airport.

From airport - M. Rose (10/15/2009) - 2.5 out of 5 stars
Your information is very through on the companies from what I see, but there are a couple of important questions that aren't answered. 1-Do the buses go all the way to the Stratosphere from the airport? Is the monorail within easy walking distance of the airport or the Stratosphere if we're dealing with luggage? How long does it take a bus to get to the Stratosphere? (so I can plan travel time round trip) As a traveler who has a 3 1/2 hour layover on a Tuesday in mid November. I'd love to go down the strip to the Stratosphere and back- perhaps have lunch. Thank you.

taxi costs - econruth (08/14/2009) - 5 out of 5 stars
Here's the link to estimate taxi costs from the airport to your hotel (or anywhere in Vegas) http://vegas.taxiwiz.com/

Golf Carts - Chilcoot (07/29/2009) - 5 out of 5 stars
Q: "why dont they have golf carts on the strip for transportation? A: Because they have more versatile cars and trucks and buses on the strip for transportation.

Golf carts on strip - romarh (07/19/2009) - 3.5 out of 5 stars
why dont they have golf carts on the strip for transportation

Improvement suggestion - abgazzz (06/28/2009) - 2.5 out of 5 stars
Under the section for Airport Shuttles you say "check our Free Shuttle information to make sure that your hotel doesn't offer a complimentary service". Suggest you put a hyperlink there, so we can easily find it.

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