Walking Between Las Vegas Casinos: Routes, Times, and Tips

The Las Vegas Strip is 4.2 miles long, but most visitors underestimate how long it takes to walk between casinos. The issue isn't just distance—it's the detours. Pedestrian bridges, casino cut-throughs, construction, and crowds all add time. A route that looks like 5 minutes on Google Maps often takes 15.

These guides cover the most popular casino-to-casino routes on the Strip. Each one includes actual walking time, the best route (indoor vs. outdoor), and when you should skip walking and take the tram or a rideshare instead.

Connection Guides

General Tips for Walking the Strip

Distances are deceptive. Casinos are enormous. You might spend 5 minutes just getting out of one building before you start walking to the next. Add that to both ends of your trip.

Use pedestrian bridges. Crossing Las Vegas Boulevard at street level is slow (long light cycles) and sometimes impossible (no crosswalk). The elevated bridges are faster even though they look like detours.

Free trams exist. The Aria Express connects Bellagio, Aria, and Park MGM. Another tram connects Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and Excalibur. The Las Vegas Monorail runs up the east side of the Strip (paid, but useful for longer distances).

Heat changes everything. A 15-minute walk in October is fine. The same walk in July at 2pm is brutal. If it's over 100°F, take the tram, cut through casinos for air conditioning, or just rideshare.

Skip the Guesswork

Casino Compass shows you walking routes between properties—and turn-by-turn directions inside each casino once you arrive. Download before your trip and stop relying on Google Maps, which doesn't account for pedestrian bridges, casino cut-throughs, or the 10 minutes you'll spend finding the exit.