Las Vegas Sun

March 29, 2024

Las Vegas Monorail resuming operations this month

CONEXPO 2017

Sam Morris/Las Vegas News Bureau

The monorail heads south out of the Convention Center station during the first day of the 2017 CONEXPO-CON/AGG convention Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at the Las Vegas Convention Center.

The Las Vegas Monorail, closed for more than a year because of the coronavirus pandemic, will resume service starting May 27.

The 3.9-mile elevated line lets passengers travel the length of the Strip in less than 15 minutes at speeds of up to 50 mph.

"The Las Vegas Monorail has provided an important and convenient transportation solution for both leisure visitors and convention attendees," Steve Hill, president and CEO of the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority, said in a statement. The LVCVA acquired the Monorail in December 2020.

The electric trains will be running in time for Memorial Day weekend and the World of Concrete trade show, scheduled for June 8 to 10 at the Las Convention Center, Hill noted. It’s the first major convention in Las Vegas since the onset of the pandemic.

The monorail will run from 7 a.m. to midnight on Mondays; 7 a.m. to 2 a.m. Tuesday’s through Thursdays; and 7 a.m. to 3 a.m. Fridays through Sundays. Ticket options include single-ride tickets and several unlimited ride pass options.

Trains arrive every 4 to 8 minutes at seven stations along the Strip: MGM Grand, Bally’s/Paris Las Vegas, Flamingo/Caesars Palace, Harrah’s/Linq, Las Vegas Convention Center, Westgate/Convention Center, and the Sahara.

Passengers will required to wear face masks and should social distance as much as possible, officials said.

The monorail, which originally used two trains obtained from Walt Disney World, opened in 1995 with service between the MGM Grand and Bally’s. It was expanded to today’s footprint in 2004 and debuted nine Bombardier trains built specifically for the Las Vegas Monorail.

To purchase tickets, access the system map and learn more, visit: www.lvmonorail.com.