Red Line bus to Downtown Las VegasorKiwitaxi transfer to the Strip?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Kiwitaxi transfer to the Strip reaches The Strip at Flamingo Road, by Bellagio and Caesars Palace; the Red Line bus to Downtown Las Vegas does not. Downtown Las Vegas and Fremont Street, not the Strip: the bus runs up Maryland Parkway, past the university, east of the Strip.

The Kiwitaxi transfer to the Strip is quicker: 10 min against 35 min. The Red Line bus to Downtown Las Vegas varies between 28 and 40 minutes.

Red Line bus to Downtown Las Vegas: Runs all night. Kiwitaxi transfer to the Strip: hours not recorded.

Priced against each other

Whole-party totals · adult fares

What each costs for the whole party, in USD. The cheaper of the two is marked on every row.
Travelers	Red Line bus to Downtown Las Vegas	Kiwitaxi transfer to the Strip	Difference
1	US$4	US$65	US$61
2	US$8	US$65	US$57
3	US$12	US$65	US$53
4	US$16	US$65	US$49
5	US$20	US$130	US$110
6	US$24	US$130	US$106
7	US$28	US$130	US$102
8	US$32	US$130	US$98

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Where each one leaves you

Red Line · Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC)Red Line bus to Downtown Las Vegas

From: RTC bus stop on Level Zero of Terminal 1, across the crossing from baggage claim
To: Carson Avenue at 4th Street, downtown, a block south of Fremont Street
Runs: All night
Journey: 28–40 min

Board a northbound Red Line bus; a southbound one goes to the South Strip Transit Terminal instead.

Every 12 minutes by day, 20 in the evening and 30 through the night.

Red Line bus to Downtown Las Vegas: price for every party size

See RTC fares

transfer · KiwitaxiKiwitaxi transfer to the Strip

From: Driver meets you outside baggage claim with a name board
To: Any address on the Strip
Journey: 10 min

Book ahead and pay online; the driver waits for you at the agreed meeting point.

Kiwitaxi transfer to the Strip: price for every party size

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Red Line bus to Downtown Las VegasorKiwitaxi transfer to the Strip?

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