Getting There By Air

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Flights to Las Vegas from the UK are offered by a number of different airlines, including British Airways and Virgin Atlantic, as well as US carriers: American Airlines, Continental, Delta, United and US Airways. Las Vegas is a year round destination but if you hunt hard, you’ll find cheap flights to Las Vegas. New Year is particularly expensive whereas the hot and humid summers are often the best time of year to find cheap flights.

McCarran International Airport (LAS)
Tel: (702) 261 5211 or 4636
Website: www.mccarran.com 

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport is 1.6km (1 mile) from the Strip and 5.6km (3.5 miles) from Downtown.

Airport facilities
These include bureaux de change, ATMs, tourist information, car hire (Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz, Alamo/National, Payless, Sav-mor, Thrifty and US Rent-A-Car), free Wi-Fi access, a fitness centre, a children's play area, a medical centre, lockers, restaurants, duty-free, shops, bars, a massage centre, an aviation museum, slot machines, shoeshine services and a post office. Plans are underway to build a third terminal.

Transport to the city
The simplest way to reach Downtown and the Strip is by taxi. Alternatively, a bus service is operated by Citizens Area Transit (tel: (702) 228 7433 or 1 800 228 3911; www.rtcsnv.com), with some services running 24 hours from outside the arrivals lounge.

A number of shuttle companies run services to and from McCarran Airport via the Strip and Downtown (journey time - 30 to 45 minutes). Companies include Bell Trans Shuttle Bus (tel: (702) 739 7990; www.bell-trans.com), Las Vegas Limousine (tel: (702) 736 1419; www.lasvegaslimo.com), ODS (tel: (702) 688 6090; www.odslimo.com) and Showtime (tel: (702) 261 6101).

Approximate flight times to Las Vegas
From London: 12 hours; from New York: 6 hours; from Los Angeles: 1 hour 15 minutes; from Toronto: 5 hours and from Sydney: 15 hours.