LODESTONE'S VEGAS INSIGHTS


TIGHTWAD TRANSIT TIPS: page two


FASHION SHOW MALL: Don't SHOP UNTIL YOU get DROPped off
The shuttle buses pick up at the north end of the mall..

1. FIESTA
Fiesta to Fashion Show Mall:- Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 9am; 1pm; 5pm; and 9pm.
Fiesta to Fashion Show Mall:- Thursdays at 9am; 1pm; 5pm and 10:10pm.
Fiesta to Fashion Show Mall:- Satursdays at 9am and 1pm.
Fiesta to Fashion Show Mall:- Sundays at 5pm only.
Fashion Show Mall to Fiesta:- Mondays at 9:25am; 1:25pm; 5:20pm and 9:20pm.
Fashion Show Mall to Fiesta:- Tuesdays and Wednesdays at 9:25am; 1:25pm; 5:25pm and 9:25pm
Fashion Show Mall to Fiesta:- Thursdays at 9:25am; 1:25pm and 5:25pm.
Fashion Show Mall to Fiesta:- Fridays at 9:25am; 1:25pm; 5:15pm and 9:25pm.
Fashion Show Mall to Fiesta:- Saturdays at 9:30am; 1:30pm; 5:25pm and 10:30pm.
Fashion Show Mall to Fiesta:- Sundays at 5:30pm and 10:15pm

2. HARD ROCK
From 8am to 11pm, every hour. It arrives at Stardust (south entrance) about 10-15 minutes after the hour, then proceeds to Fashion Show Mall & MGM.

3. SANTA FE
Santa Fe to Fashion Show Mall: 9:30am, 2:30pm and 5:30pm.
FSM to Santa Fe: 10:00am, 3:00pm and 6:00pm.
Picks up and drops off at the usual Sak's Fifth Avenue Entrance.

4. STATION CASINOS
Shuttles to Palace Station, Boulder Station and Texas Station pick up here. See below for the link to their schedules.



BELLAGIO - MONTE CARLO
A free tram connects these two. From 6 a.m. till 4 a.m., seven days a week. Kids not permitted.



STARDUST SAM'S TOWN
From Sams on the 1/2 hour. Starts at 9:30am, last at 10:30pm. No skips.
To Sams on the hour. Starts at 9am, last at 10pm. No skips.
At the south entrance bus area.



RIO
Bus service runs daily between Harrah's and the Rio from 9AM - 1AM. They make continuous loops every 20 to 25 minutes. All shuttles also have wheelchair access. Or, walk over to the Gold Coast and take their shuttle.



SAM'S TOWN
Yet another one of Sam's Town's many charms is its fleet of shuttles. Four shuttles run hourly on separate, direct routes to Bourbon Street, Stardust, and Downtown (at the Fremont), and Tropicana. Each route takes about 20 minutes. The shuttles pick up on the northeast side of Sam's. So, despite its remote location, staying at Sam's actually puts you within 30 minutes of virtually the whole town. The schedule can be found at http://www.samstownlv.com/html_sams_town_lv/hotel_info/hi_shuttle.html

Sam's Town has 5 different shuttles as follows:
Sam's to Cal/Fremont: 9am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 2pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm, 5:45pm, 7pm, 8:15pm, 9:30pm, 10:45pm.
Fremont to Sam's: 8:15am 9:30, 10:45am, Noon, 1:15, 2:30, 3:45, 5, 6:15, 7:30, 8:45, 10 and 11:15pm.
Cal to Sam's: 8:30am, 9:45, 11, 12:15pm, 1:30, 2:45, 4, 5:15, 6:30, 7:45, 9, 10:15 and 11:30pm North Strip (Stardust). From Sams on the 1/2 hour. Starts at 9:30am, last at 10:30pm. No skips. To Sams on the hour. Starts at 9am, last at 10pm. No skips.
Center Strip(Bourbon Street) From Sams on the 45. First at 9:45am, last at 10:45pm. No skips.
To Sams on the 15. First at 9:15am, last at 10:15pm. No skips. South Strip (San Remo): Sam's to San Remo 9:15am, San Remo to Sam's 9:45am Repeats every hour, last round trip at 10:15pm.
Downtown (Fremont/California): From Sams on the hour. Starts at 8am, last at 11pm. Skips at 11am and 6pm. To Sams on the 1/2 hour. Starts at 8:30am, last at 11:30pm. Skips at 11:30am and 6:30pm.
Cal on First street near valet parking Fremont on Casino Center Blvd outside lobby entrance by valet park Harrahs: From Sams on the hour. First at 10am, last at 10pm. No skips. To Sams on the 1/2 hour. First at 9:30am, last at 10:30pm. Near valet parking next to the cab line.



GOLD COAST
The Coast casinos shuttles picks up every 20 minutes or so, taking you either to the Orleans or the Barbary Coast.


ORLEANS
See Gold Coast (above).


HARD ROCK CAFE
12 p.m. - 7 p.m, hourly - sort of (NOTE: Hard Rock shuttles are notoriously unreliable). Not to be confused with the Hard Rock shuttle, but you might as well, as the two are only about 100 yards from each other. This thing makes a grand tour: it goes to Las Vegas Hilton, Stratosphere, Stardust, Fashion Show Mall, Caesars Forum Shops, Tropicana, and finally returns to the Hard Rock Cafe.


HARD ROCK
12 p.m. - 7 p.m, hourly - sort of. It goes to Stardust, Fashion Show Mall, Caesars, Tropicana. Caution: their shuttle buses are notoriously unreliable.

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