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

Las Vegas McCarran International Airport is located a mere 1.6km (1 mile) from the Strip and 5.6km (3.5 miles) from Downtown, connected only by road. With over 1,000 scheduled flights each day, it is ranked as the fifth busiest airport in the world by traffic movement.

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

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. Due to increased security procedures, lockers may be out of service at various times. Travellers should enquire first if they plan to leave luggage at the airport.

Transport to the city: The simplest and most popular way to reach downtown Las Vegas and the Strip from the airport is by taxi - journey time is 30 minutes and 10 minutes respectively. A bus service is operated by Citizens Area Transit (tel: (702) 228 7433 or 1 800 228 3911; website: www.catride.com). Buses 108 and 109 depart from outside the arrival and baggage claim area every 30 and 20 minutes respectively (journey time - approximately 25 minutes). Bus 109 runs 24 hours a day. CAT guides are available on every bus.

A number of shuttle companies run services to and from McCarran Airport with services to the Strip hotels (journey time - 15 to 25 minutes) and to hotels Downtown (journey time - 30 to 45 minutes). Companies include Bell Trans Shuttle Bus (tel: (702) 739 7990; website: www.bell-trans.com), CLS (tel: (702) 740 4050), Grayline/Coach USA/Express Shuttle (tel: (702) 739 5700), Las Vegas Limousine (tel: (702) 736 1419; website: www.lasvegaslimo.com), ODS (tel: (702) 876 2222) and Showtime (tel: (702) 261 6101).