{"id":161,"date":"2023-03-04T21:35:49","date_gmt":"2023-03-04T21:35:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/?p=161"},"modified":"2023-03-04T22:38:41","modified_gmt":"2023-03-04T22:38:41","slug":"las-vegas-getting-around-on-the-strip","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/?p=161","title":{"rendered":"Las Vegas- Getting Around on the Strip"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"161\" class=\"elementor elementor-161\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7fafa54 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7fafa54\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a9e3d44\" data-id=\"a9e3d44\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0c4927d elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0c4927d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#818a91;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#818a91;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">When visiting Las Vegas I feel like there are 2 tracks that people take.\u00a0 One path takes them to the Strip and they stay there the whole time visiting casinos, taking in shows etc.\u00a0 The other path are the ones that fly into LAS airport and visit things in the surrounding area like the Hoover Dam, Grand Canyon, and Red Rock Canyon to name a few.\u00a0 I\u2019ll take a little time to focus this article about getting around the Strip and hopefully answer some questions you may have.\u00a0 I will start working on an article about things in the surrounding area.<\/span><\/p><p><strong>GETTING AROUND ON THE STRIP-<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I think most visitors will be flying into LAS for their Las Vegas adventure.\u00a0 The airport is very nice and I found it to be very accessible with pretty good signage of where to go to get to the exit.\u00a0 Ground transportation, taxis, and rideshare are all located near baggage claim.\u00a0 Donnie and I are team carry-on so we rarely have to pick up luggage at baggage claim but this is a sign that is prominent in pretty much every airport all over the World so if you are looking to find a ride getting near baggage claim is a good bet.\u00a0 Walk out of the door and find a taxi stand or follow a sign for rideshare to meet your Uber\/Lyft.\u00a0 Taxi fares are based on zones. Here is a great page about the taxi zone system <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.markslasvegas.com\/zone-rate-taxi-fares\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Zone Rate Taxi Fares &#8211; Mark&#8217;s Las Vegas (markslasvegas.com)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Uber and Lyft is a great option too.\u00a0 These companies\u2019 pricing is dynamic so depending on the time of day and what is going on will determine the cost of your ride.\u00a0 Sometimes it may be more than the taxi and sometimes it may be less.\u00a0 I recommend downloading the Uber or Lyft apps on your phone so you can get an estimate of the cost of your trip.<\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_162\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-162\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.markslasvegas.com\/zone-rate-taxi-fares\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-162 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/R-4-300x205.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"205\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/R-4-300x205.jpg 300w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/R-4-1024x699.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/R-4-768x524.jpg 768w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/R-4.jpg 1055w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-162\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Credit to: http:\/\/www.markslasvegas.com\/zone-rate-taxi-fares\/<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Once you are at your hotel you should be able to walk, ride the monorail, or take the bus everywhere.\u00a0 I do not recommend taking a taxi everywhere unless you want to chisel away at your budget on rides.\u00a0 I also do not recommend getting a rental car if you plan to stay on the Strip somewhere because traffic is ridiculous and you will have to pay for parking everywhere you go and at whatever hotel you are staying.\u00a0 If you are traveling on a budget this does nothing but add costs to your trip, money that you could be spending on something fun!<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Getting around Vegas can be tricky.\u00a0 It is a very compact city so you would think that you could cover a lot of ground by walking in a little bit of time and steps but I have found that to not be realistic.\u00a0 We have been twice now and feel like getting anywhere is like going around your elbow to get to your you-know-what.\u00a0 I say this because you cannot cross the highway and some streets in Las Vegas, in order to get to the other side you must use one of the pedestrian bridges.\u00a0 This causes you to have to go out of your way to find one of these pedestrian bridges.\u00a0 My advice is to plan to:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Stay on the side of the Strip that you think you will be hanging out.\u00a0 Example- If you want to visit Caesar\u2019s Palace and the Forum Shops, Bellagio and its observatory, see a show at Bellagio etc then stay at a hotel on the same side of the street<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Break your stay up into days. Example- Spend your first day doing things on the Bellagio\/Caesar\u2019s side of the street and the next day do the things you want on the Paris\/Venetian side of the street.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><strong>WALKING\/ROLLING-<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you are able-bodied, Vegas is much simpler than if you have a mobility impairment or are pushing a stroller.\u00a0 Yes, you should be prepared to walk a lot but you don\u2019t have to rely on the elevators to get to the pedestrian bridges that cross over the Strip as there are escalators at every crossing.\u00a0 If you have a mobility impairment like me you will want to know where you are going and what the path of least resistance is, rather than meandering along.\u00a0 If you are anything like me you only have so much energy and that needs to be used to get you to where you want to see\/do and back.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I have a few frustrations with the pedestrian bridges:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A HUGE frustration for me and I would imagine for a person with limited mobility is that the elevators that take you up to the pedestrian bridges are not always in working order!!!! The first time that we visited Vegas, during July, quite a few of the elevators were not working so Donnie took me up and down the escalator.\u00a0 Many people do not have that luxury and would need to go to another crossing area to attempt to cross the street.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In the 2 areas where there are 4 bridges in a square (see pictures) you cannot go from one bridge to another.\u00a0 You must ride the elevator up, cross the bridge, ride the elevator down, find the elevator for the pedestrian bridge that crosses the next street, ride the elevator up, cross the bridge, then go wherever you are going.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lastly, and I don\u2019t want to be seen as heartless but Las Vegas has a pretty decent homeless population.\u00a0 They hang out where the elevators on the street are (versus the ones in the casino) because it is a covered and protected area.\u00a0 This can make that area a bit smelly because they will relieve themselves right there.\u00a0 Also, sometimes inside the elevators will smell as well so it\u2019s easy to get a bit grossed out when that happens.\u00a0 As for safety, there are cameras and I have never been harassed but I also always had Donnie with me.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here are the 3 major areas where you can cross the Strip.\u00a0 When you get further down the Strip near the Venetian you can cross the street without a pedestrian bridge.\u00a0 In the pictures I have noted the elevators and the escalators are usually directly across the platform from the elevators. (Click the pictures to make them larger)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-c050236 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c050236\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e6411d9\" data-id=\"e6411d9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1af1a22 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1af1a22\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.11.1 - 15-02-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-165\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana.png 940w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Tropicana Intersection<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-108bbd9\" data-id=\"108bbd9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-bb75c85 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"bb75c85\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-1.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-1.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-163\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-1.png 940w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-1-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-1-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Harmon Intersection<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7fd29c9\" data-id=\"7fd29c9\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-532d8f4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"532d8f4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"http:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-2.png\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"940\" height=\"788\" src=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-2.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-164\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-2.png 940w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-2-300x251.png 300w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Tropicana-2-768x644.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 940px) 100vw, 940px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Flamingo Intersection<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1f0845a elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1f0845a\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2f33949\" data-id=\"2f33949\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ad39d76 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ad39d76\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MOBILITY MOMENT-<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I found the sidewalks to be pretty flat.\u00a0 There is the occasional small hole here and there so just be aware.\u00a0 There are curb cuts at every crossing.\u00a0 The majority of these curb cuts are very smooth and without major issue.\u00a0 There are lots of ramps and I never found a place that I was not able to enter.\u00a0 All of the casinos and hotels were easy to access without barriers.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f792b0 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f792b0\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-fdd453b\" data-id=\"fdd453b\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ddcc18a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ddcc18a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>RIDING THE MONORAILS-<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Please take note that there are TWO different monorail systems.\u00a0 There is one that costs money to ride and then there are a series of 3 monorails offered by casinos that are completely free to ride.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The one that costs money is by far the more convenient one for covering the whole Strip.\u00a0 Check out the picture to see where in the city you can get.\u00a0 One-time tickets are $5 but you can also get unlimited rides by purchasing a day pass or multiple day pass.\u00a0 Their website is pretty informative <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lvmonorail.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Las Vegas Monorail | Alternative to Shuttles, Taxis &amp; Trams (lvmonorail.com)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0 We have not ridden this monorail so I cannot speak to the ride or ease of use but the website says it is fully accessible and the pictures look like the train car is even with the platforms.<\/span><\/p><p><a href=\"http:\/\/https:\/\/www.lvmonorail.com\/route-map\/\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-166 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OIP-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"474\" height=\"217\" srcset=\"https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OIP-10.jpg 474w, https:\/\/hello-from.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/OIP-10-300x137.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 474px) 100vw, 474px\" \/><\/a><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The FREE monorails consists of three different lines:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mandalay Bay-Luxor-Excalibur<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Park MGM-Aria-Bellagio<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mirage-Treasure Island<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p>\u00a0<\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donnie and I rode 2 of the 3 of these lines and while very nice to be able to hop from hotel to hotel while staying inside, out of the hot summer Las Vegas sun, be forewarned that you will do your fair share of walking and sleuthing to get to\/find some of the platforms.\u00a0 For more info on the FREE monorails visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vegasunzipped.com\/las-vegas-strip-trams\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3 Free Monorails on the Strip &#8211; Las Vegas Tram Hours, Routes &amp; Maps (vegasunzipped.com)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because they go much more in depth with their explanations.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-82c0bcb elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"82c0bcb\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6c6c635\" data-id=\"6c6c635\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0c01c5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f0c01c5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MOBILITY MOMENT-\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We were able to access all of the trains and platforms.\u00a0 The trains were even with the platforms and I could easily push onto the train car without bumping over the threshold.\u00a0 As I said just above, there was a good bit of walking\/rolling to get to the train platforms.\u00a0 Much of this travel was over carpeted floors which you know if you push often that carpet can be exhausting.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ff81166 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ff81166\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-a288023\" data-id=\"a288023\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9112b29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9112b29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>RIDING THE BUS-<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Donnie and I rode the bus from just in front of the Flamingo down to the Freemont Street Experience, then from Freemont Street all the way to the other end to the Welcome to Las Vegas sign, and then to a stop near Paris.\u00a0 The ride was comfortable and the air conditioning felt great while it was boiling outside.\u00a0 I like the heat but Donnie does not enjoy it so much so it was a nice reprieve for him lol.\u00a0 The bus is never the fastest option but it is often the cheapest. If you have to be somewhere at a certain time, I recommend giving yourself plenty of time or taking another mode of transport.\u00a0 We took the bus to Freemont because after The Wynn there are areas that look pretty sketchy.\u00a0 That may or may not be the case but we aired on the side of caution and took the bus to hop over that area vs walking through.\u00a0 Plus, it is also somewhere around 5 miles from the area around the Flamingo to Freemont St.\u00a0 We purchased day passes so we could squeeze every bit of value out of the bus.\u00a0 You can ride the Strip route map as well as ticket machines here: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/rtcws.rtcsnv.com\/routepdf\/deuce.pdf\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">deuce.pdf (rtcsnv.com)<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and for more info in general on the bus system this is their website: <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rtcsnv.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">RTC Southern Nevada \u2013 Home (rtcsnv.com)<\/span><\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-765cc9b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"765cc9b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>MOBILITY MOMENT-\u00a0\u00a0<\/strong><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">All of the city busses are equipped with lifts and have spaces for wheelchairs.\u00a0 All three of the drivers we had were very kind while strapping my chair down.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-70e6065 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"70e6065\" data-element_type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d91b4e\" data-id=\"2d91b4e\" data-element_type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e88f029 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e88f029\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I hope my article is of use to you and provided you with an idea of getting around in Las Vegas.\u00a0 If you have any questions or if you need advice regarding this article leave a comment or message me on my Hello From facebook page and I would be happy to help you.<\/span><\/p><p><br \/><br \/><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When visiting Las Vegas I feel like there are 2 tracks that people take.\u00a0 One path takes them to the Strip and they stay there the whole time visiting casinos, taking in shows etc.\u00a0 The other path are the ones that fly into LAS airport and visit things in the surrounding area like the Hoover&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":198,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_eb_attr":"","_kadence_starter_templates_imported_post":false,"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,1,3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-161","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nevada","category-uncategorized","category-united-states"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.4 - 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