Stratosphere to main Strip: Best Way To Get There

If you are staying at the Stratosphere resort, you can gamble at its casino, since it’s actually a good casino from a variety of aspects. Its gym is also a good one and they do have a famous tower restaurant to entertain your travelling partner! However, of course, you will want to venture out to the Strip and maybe even downtown.

So, what’s the best way to get to the Strip from this Vegas resort?

1 – you can catch the Express bus (it’s now called the Strip and Downtown Express) from just outside the Stratosphere. It’s the fastest mean of public transport to get to the Strip and to Downtown Vegas (if you go the other way, of course!). It only stops in 2 main areas of the Strip (see photos of the stops below) so, before you get on, make sure it’s the stop for you.

I catch the Express when I can just because the other bus (see below) is so much slower… On the Express bus you will have to get on with a ticket already. You can purchase day passes or 3 day passes at any bus stop. It’s easy. See a snapshot photo of its stops below.

2 – you can catch the Deuce bus just outside the resort. Here you can purchase the tickets on this bus (provided you have the exact change, 3 dollars single per person – but double check the rates anyway – or 7 dollars for a day pass), or again at major bus stops using your credit card.

This bus is much slower, of course, but it stops pretty much everwhere on the Strip and it runs 24 hours, which is very, very appreciated! In the photo below you can see the Express bus in front and the Deuce bus at the back. The bus is very frequent, but of course when there’s heavy traffic it can be faster to walk. I wish those cars were de-routed outside the Strip!

3 – You can of course walk from the Stratosphere to the Strip. But it’s a long walk and, in my opinion, not a pretty one. I would only suggest it if you really enjoy hiking: the area between the Stratosphere and the Wynn is a bit derelict, with pockets where it feels unsafe (though it’s probably really safe, but it’s how it feels that may ruin the walk).

The modern-looking Express bus stopping by the Fashion Show Mall (in front of Venetian), with the Deuce bus just behind.

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You can watch our videos on the Deuce bus route (all if it in 3 different parts), and these are the links to them:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RCu9vMLxxzI
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v87FD-ZsvhU&feature=plcp
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jj793rmlvxc&feature=plcp