How to get to the circuit?

The Las Vegas Monorail is the fastest option — the LVCC station drops you inside the circuit perimeter in under 10 minutes from MGM Grand or Bally's for $5 per ride. Walking is genuinely viable from any Strip hotel: the circuit boundary starts at the Bellagio fountains, so most properties are within a 10–15 minute walk of their nearest grandstand. Rideshare (Uber/Lyft) works well Thursday but expect 45–60 minute waits after the Saturday race — book in advance or add a 20-minute walk buffer. Taxis are capped at fixed zone rates during race week by Clark County ordinance. Do not drive to the circuit: Strip road closures begin at 4pm on session days and extend 6 blocks in every direction.

What to do between sessions?

FP1 ends at 17:30 and FP2 starts at 20:00, giving you a 2.5-hour gap. The Bellagio, Aria, and Vdara casino floors are all within 5 minutes of the circuit and have race-week fan zones with driver content and team displays. For food, the Grand Canal Shoppes at The Venetian hosts an F1 fan village open until 22:00. Between FP3 (ends 17:30) and qualifying (starts 20:00), the same window applies — use it to pre-position near the Turn 12 chicane before the crowd surge, or walk north along the Strip to catch cars on the back straight from street level. Saturday afternoon before the race is 6+ hours of free time: shows, spas, and dining are all booked solid by Tuesday, so plan ahead.

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Las Vegas Strip Circuit

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The Las Vegas Strip Circuit wraps around one of the most hotel-dense race venues on the F1 calendar — if you're staying on the Strip, you're already at the circuit. Road closures transform the entire Boulevard into the track during race week, so the smartest transport strategy is to arrive on foot from your hotel or use the Las Vegas Monorail, which runs parallel to the circuit along the east side of the Strip.

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Las Vegas Monorail

The Las Vegas Monorail is your most reliable race-night weapon — it runs 3.9 miles along the east side of the Strip with 7 stops including MGM Grand, Bally's/Paris, Flamingo/Caesars Palace, Harrah's/The LINQ, and the Las Vegas Convention Center. Single rides cost $5 and 24-hour passes run $13; the train runs until 3 AM on race nights to handle post-race crowds. Board northbound from MGM Grand or southbound from the SLS/Sahara stop depending on your grandstand — it deposits you within a 5-10 minute walk of most circuit entry gates.

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Shuttle Bus

Formula 1 Las Vegas operates official park-and-ride shuttles from designated lots on the outskirts of the city, including locations near the Las Vegas Convention Center and off-Strip hotel clusters in areas like Henderson and Summerlin. Shuttle passes are purchased in advance through the official F1 ticketing portal and cost $30–$50 per person round-trip; buses run continuously from 4 hours before the race start to 2 hours after the chequered flag. The RTC (Regional Transportation Commission) also runs enhanced Strip & Downtown Express (SDX) service along Las Vegas Blvd for $2 per ride — perfect for fans staying north or south of the circuit footprint.

Uber and Lyft designate specific drop-off and pick-up zones well outside the circuit closure perimeter — expect to be dropped 15-20 minutes' walk from your grandstand, at locations like Convention Center Drive or Sands Avenue. Race-night surge pricing is aggressive: rides that cost $15 on a normal night routinely hit $80–$150 post-race as 100,000+ fans flood the pick-up zones simultaneously. Beat the surge by walking 10 minutes away from the immediate circuit area before requesting your ride, or pre-book a taxi through Yellow Checker Star Cab (+1 702-873-2000) for a fixed-rate pickup scheduled 90 minutes after race start.

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