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Red Line bus to Downtown Las VegasorWelcome Pickups transfer to the Strip?

The short answer

These do not go to the same place, so price is not the comparison. The Welcome Pickups 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 Welcome Pickups 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. Welcome Pickups transfer to the Strip: Runs all night.

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. The Welcome Pickups transfer to the Strip is charged in euros; its column is converted at the reference rate in its fare note.
TravelersRed Line bus to Downtown Las VegasWelcome Pickups transfer to the StripDifference
1US$4about US$40US$36
2US$8about US$40US$32
3US$12about US$40US$28
4US$16about US$80US$64
5US$20about US$80US$60
6US$24about US$80US$56
7US$28about US$120US$92
8US$32about US$120US$88

Side by side

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 · Welcome PickupsWelcome Pickups transfer to the Strip
From
Driver meets you outside baggage claim at Terminal 1 or Terminal 3 with a name board
To
Any address on the Strip or in Las Vegas
Runs
All night
Journey
10 min

The price is fixed and paid when you book. From 22:00 to 06:59 the sedan costs €46 instead of €35.

The sedan seats three: larger vehicles are quoted when you book. Up to an hour of waiting after landing is included.

Welcome Pickups transfer to the Strip: price for every party size

Book transfer through Welcome Pickups

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