Las Vegas is served by the McCarran airport and it is located just one mile from the Las Vegas Strip. As there are no train serves in Vegas your options if you are staying in one of the casino hotels in Vegas is to travel by bus, car, taxi or in one of the 325 limousines available for hire. You can travel in a limo for $35 for a basic limo and up to $80 for a stretch limo. A shuttle ride by a limo company will cost around $4 per person.

If you are accessing Las Vegas from other US cities you can fly in to McCarran, drive the desert roads into the city or hop on a Greyhound bus, which operates, from most American cities. Take a road trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas and vice versa. This car journey is an exciting trip down the dusty highway of Interstate 15 North into Nevada. Once in Las Vegas, exit on East Tropicana Avenue or East Flamingo Road to get onto the Strip.

Depending on the number of cars sharing the road with you this 270-mile journey can take up to 5 or 6 hours but is a great experience if you have a good cd in the car! Make sure to bring plenty of water and keep an eye on your fuel levels, as on some parts of the road trip petrol stations can be an hour apart. Coming from San Francisco you can double the journey length and time of Los Angeles. Take I-80 East to Reno, and then follow U.S. 95 South to Las Vegas.

Citizens Area Transit (CAT) is the Las Vegas public transit system. On your visit to Las Vegas the two main routes you will use are the #301 and #302 express bus, which run the Strip from the south to Fremont street and have a charge of $2 exact change. Las Vegas also has a monorail, which runs from the MGM Grand Hotel to Sahara Ave.  The train is in operation 7 days a week.  Tickets can be purchased at vending machines located inside each station and at station hotel properties.

To Las Vegas: from New York, five hours; from Dallas, two hours; from Chicago, four hours; from Los Angeles, one hour and from San Francisco, one-and-a-half hours.

Also, McCarran Airport is close enough to the Strip that if you ever find yourself with more than an hour on your hands, you can easily catch a 5- to 15-minute cab ride to one of the South Strip casinos, such as Mandalay Bay or MGM Grand, and kill some time and hopefully get rich! Additionally, as you might expect, McCarran has lots of slot machines to keep you busy in true Las Vegas style.

Getting around Las Vegas:

If you're exploring the Strip or Downtown, it's best just to park your car (it's free at most casinos) and walk. To get from one end of the Strip to the other, you might want to take a cab or the monorail. For other points in the city and beyond, it is recommended you use a car.  Both CAT buses and trolleys fill the Strip and can take some time in traffic but you have the comfort of knowing that both will only cost you $2.

Cabs are relatively expensive ($3.20 initial fare plus $2 per mile and $0.20 per 33 seconds) but can be very convenient and worthwhile, especially if a few of you are splitting a fare. A good rule of thumb is this: if you think you'll be operating beyond the Strip during your stay, consider a rental car. Otherwise, just plan on using cabs.