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4.4 Buses and the strip trolly Strip
Buses - (702) 228-7433 RTC Transit is the name of the public bus system in the Las Vegas metropolitan area of Clark County, Nevada. RTC Transit is owned by the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada, and it services most of Clark County including the Las Vegas strip with regularly scheduled routes.
In 1992, the Citizens Area Transit (CAT) was formed by the RTC to provide reliable bus service to the Las Vegas area. The fare for a one way ride up or down The Strip was $2.00. In 2005, CAT received its first shipment of 50 double decker buses which were put on the The Strip Route. The CAT fleet was retired in 2007 and the Citizens Area Transit system was rebranded as RTC Transit. RTC received another 40 double-deck buses in the summer of 2008. The route is now called "The Deuce." The London-type double decker buses are heated and air conditioned and the view from the top is spectacular. The buses seat 27 people on the lower deck, 53 on the upper deck, and are 40 feet long. The RTC raised its fares to $3.00 in 2009, blaming higher fuel costs experienced in 2008 and the bad economy of 2009. In 2010, the RTC approved another rate hike which became effective on August 2, 2010.
The Strip & Downtown Express Deuce (Route No. SDX) bus provides express service along the Las Vegas Strip from the Las Vegas Premium Outlets North, to downtown Las Vegas, the strip, and the south strip area. It stops at fewer hotels so it is faster. The Express Deuce runs from 9 a.m. to 12:30 a.m. The fare along The Strip is now $6.00 for a 2-hour pass; $8.00 for a 24-hour pass and $20.00 for a 3-day pass. A pass means you get unlimited rides during that time period. Fares can either be paid onboard (exact amount only) or at a ticket vending machine at selected stops. Pass (see photo above) must be swiped at the farebox when boarding. If you are over 60 it is half price. You have to tell the driver - they will not ask you. Arrow Strip
Trolley The Vegas.com Arrow trolley bus has three separate routes. This casino-to-casino fleet of trolleys is run by the huge Sin City website: Vegas.com. Each bus features kiosks with touch-screen TVs that allow riders to access Vegas.com to make dinner reservations and purchase show and club passes, all while on board.
The Arrow has three separate routes (1.) a strip loop that runs from Mandalay Bay up to Wynn Las Vegas; (2.) a North Strip/Downtown loop that runs from the Fashion Show Mall to Downtown including the convention center and (3.) a far south strip route to the Outlet Mall. The Arrow
carries 2,000 to 5,000 riders a day compared to
the Monorail's 24,000 and the Deuce's 30,000.
Vehicles from the old Las Vegas Strip Trolley
were remodeled as The Vegas.com Arrow Shuttle
in 2007. They pick up right at your
casino-hotel and cannot pick up passengers on
Las Vegas Blvd. |
Factoid: Las Vegas
has more than 300 city buses makng it one of
America's largest transportation systems.
Factoid: There are nearly 1000 taxis, 330 limos &
32 bus routes in the Las Vegas NV. |
"The
Deuce" Double Decker
bus
The privately owned Las Vegas
Transit System, Inc. ("LVT") provided bus
service for Las Vegas for more than 40 years.
At one point, LVT was named America's worst
transit system. Under pressure from the county
and state, and by court order, the company was
ordered to cease operations and relinquish all
its equipment, land, and property to the
Regional Transportation Commission
(RTC) of Clark County.
The Resort Corridor (The Deuce Strip)
Riders can get off at a number of stops
along both sides of the Las Vegas Strip. You
can purchase the passes at most hotel tour
desks. Arrow one-way rides cost $2.50; $10 for
an all-day pass. The trolley bus is generally
less crowded than the city "Deuce" buses. The
Arrow operates every twenty minutes, traffic
permitting, from 8:30 a.m. until
midnight.