The Las Vegas Monorail - Alternative Transportation on the Strip

The Monorail Station at the MGM Grand Hotel and Casino

The Las Vegas Monorail provides a unique and very 21st century method of traveling the four miles from one end of the strip to the other.  It goes from the MGM Grand at one end to the Sahara at the other with stops along the way at Paris/Bally's,  Flamingo/Caesar's Palace Station, Harrah's/Imperial Palace Station, the Las Vegas Convention Center, and the Las Vegas Hilton.  Free shuttle rides out to the Rio Las Vegas and Sam's Town are available from Harrah's/Imperial Palace Station.  A monorail ride from the MGM Grand at the south end of the strip to the Sahara at the north end takes only about  fifteen minutes.    Rides are not cheap at five dollars a pop, but a day pass can be purchased for twelve dollars, and a three day pass for twenty-eight dollars.  The Las Vegas Monorail operates Monday - Thursday from 7:00am to 2:00am, and Friday through Sunday from 7:00am to 3:00am.  Tickets can be purchased online at lvmonorail.com.


While the Las Vegas Monorail does provide convenient,  environmentally friendly, and safe travel up and down the Las Vegas strip, it has not turned out to be a winning bet.  According to a report in the Las Vegas Review Journal, the non-profit monorail has filed for bankruptcy reorganization to deal with $658.8 million in debt.