Las Vegas Monorail: Stops, Hours and Fares

Planning your days on the Strip often comes down to one choice of ride. The monorail is one of four ways to move along it. The other three are walking, the Deuce bus and a taxi.

Step 1: See which stops the Las Vegas monorail serves

The Las Vegas monorail serves seven stations, listed here from south to north. The Las Vegas Monorail Company runs 3.9 miles of raised track parallel to the Strip, behind the resorts on the east side, not on Las Vegas Boulevard itself. A full end-to-end ride takes about 15 minutes, not counting the wait to board.

The Flamingo/Caesars Palace station sits inside the Flamingo, and the Boingo Station at LVCC serves the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC). The Las Vegas Monorail Company says every station has an elevator, trains board level and wheelchairs, mobility scooters and strollers are welcome, as long as strollers and chairs are locked in place. Children five and under ride free. Many stations sit inside resorts, so the walk from the hotel door to the platform can be long. The company does not publish those walking times. Pick the station closest to your hotel, then check its name against the route map before you leave. The same map answers the question of where to find a map.

If a stop is not on this list, the monorail does not reach it, and a taxi Las Vegas ride or a bus covers the rest. Two stations sit next to big sights. The Harrah's/The LINQ station is the stop named for The LINQ, home of the High Roller observation wheel, from €19 per person, which stands 550 feet tall. The Horseshoe/Paris station is named for Paris, where the Eiffel Tower viewing deck ticket, from €26 per person, takes you 46 stories above the Strip.

Pro Tip Look at the route map before you book a hotel. The track runs behind the east-side resorts, so a hotel near one of the seven stations saves you the longest walks.

Step 2: Check the hours and how often trains run

Trains run every day from 7 a.m., and the closing time depends on the day. The Las Vegas Monorail Company lists midnight on Monday, 2 a.m. Tuesday to Thursday, and 3 a.m. Friday to Sunday. Trains come every 4 to 8 minutes, so you rarely wait long.

Some days differ at the end of 2026. The company lists these special hours.

Check the route map on the day, because the company can change these hours. A late show or a club night in the second half of November is the case where the closing time matters most.

Key Takeaway The monorail closes at midnight every Monday and again from December 6 to 15, but it runs nonstop from November 17 to 23, so match your last ride home to the date.

Step 3: Pick the right fare for your Las Vegas monorail rides

A single ride costs $6.25, and a 1-day pass costs $15.50, so the pass wins from your third ride. The Las Vegas Monorail Company ticket page lists every fare. The second price in each row is the online eTicket price, bought at tix.lvmonorail.com.

Nevada residents pay $1 per ride with a Nevada ID, bought at a station booth, and limits apply. A bus pass is no good on the train, and the bus does not take the monorail ticket. Each system sells its own. The $1 Nevada rate and the $15.50 day pass are for the train only, while the bus and tour prices below are separate.

On 24 October 2026, the Southern Nevada transit agency (RTC)'s one-day pass for the Deuce and SDX buses on the Strip and Downtown in Las Vegas cost $8 per person, according to the 2026 Las Vegas Travel Cost Study.

The RTC fare page also lists a 2-hour pass for $6 and a 3-day pass for $20. A fare rise has been proposed for January 31, 2027, but it is not approved yet.

Step 4: Compare the monorail with the bus and walking

The monorail has its own track, and the Deuce bus costs less and goes farther. Its 3.9 miles from MGM Grand to SAHARA have no traffic. The Deuce stops at more resorts on the Boulevard, runs all day and night, and continues to the Fremont Street Experience.

If you mostly want to see the Strip rather than get somewhere, a bus tour does both jobs. The hop-on hop-off open-top bus, from €52 per person, rates 4.3 from 1,032 reviews on GetYourGuide and has a one-day or two-day ticket. It starts at 3973 Linq Ln, and the operator is Big Bus. The open-top night tour, from €53 per person, runs about 2 hours and rates 4.3 from 2,656 reviews. Both listings offer free cancellation up to a day before, as they state. The bus ticket is valid for 1 to 2 days, it comes with digital commentary and earbuds, and hotel pickup and drop-off are not included. The night tour has two meeting points, and the one you get depends on the option you pick. Group size is not published for either tour. The High Roller and Eiffel Tower tickets are valid for 3 days, and they offer no free cancellation.

Things to Do in Las Vegas's count of GetYourGuide listings in October 2026 found 4 hop-on hop-off and open-top bus tours of the Strip, from €50 to €75, with a middle price of €52 per person. One of them has only 7 reviews and a rating of 3, so read the listing first.

The best way to cross the Strip is the one that matches the time you have left, not the one that looks shortest on a map.

For walking, browse the walking tours Las Vegas choices on the city tours page, or pick from the full list of Las Vegas city and night tours. A guided walk covers a small stretch of the Strip slowly, which the monorail cannot do.

Prices and ratings above are as of October 2026.

Step 5: Know where the Las Vegas monorail does not go

The monorail does not go to the airport, Downtown or the Fremont Street Experience. Its northern end is SAHARA Las Vegas, and its southern end is MGM Grand. Nothing on the line reaches Harry Reid International Airport.

For the airport, Harry Reid International Airport lists an RTC bus stop at Terminal 1, Level Zero, with Route 108 and the Red Line. Taxis and rideshare are the other main choices. For Downtown, ride the Deuce bus, which runs day and night.

Also skipped are the Sphere, the Bellagio fountains and the resorts on the west side of the Strip. The rule of thumb is simple. If the place you want is on the east side between MGM Grand and SAHARA, check the station list. If not, take the bus or a taxi.

The monorail is the wrong choice for a trip of one stop with luggage, or when your hotel is on the west side. A short walk or a taxi will cost less and save a transfer. No walking-versus-train time between casinos is published. A ride between neighbouring stations is quick, but the walk inside a resort to its platform can take as long as walking on the Boulevard, so walk when two resorts sit side by side. The pages used here do not publish a safety guide for riders. Use common sense at night, as on any transit system.

Buy an eTicket online before you go, because it costs less than the full price in every row of the fare table.