New Year’s Eve Transit Detours2024-12-30T09:41:47-08:00

New Year's Eve Transit Detours

Tuesday, December 31, 2024, Free rides on all bus routes from 6 p.m. New Year's Eve to 9 a.m. New Year's Day.

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FREE RIDES ON ALL FIXED ROUTES FROM 6 P.M.

NEW YEAR'S EVE TO 9 A.M. NEW YEAR'S DAY.

DOWNTOWN DETOURS: Dec. 31 at 11:30 a.m. – Jan. 1 at 5 a.m.
STRIP AREA DETOURS: Dec. 31 at 5:30 p.m. – Jan. 1 at 3 a.m.
(or until streets reopen)

ROUTES DETOURED
113, 201, 202, 207, 215, Boulder Highway Express (BHX), Centennial Express (CX), Deuce on the Strip, and 401 North Outlets / Symphony Park Loop

OPERATING HOURS
Regularly-Scheduled 24-Hour Service:

Routes 103, 105, 109, 110, 113, 115 (from Tropicana to Craig), 201A, 202, 206, 210, Deuce, BHX, & SX (overnight routing after approx. 12:30 a.m.).

*For route-specific information, visit our special events detours page HERE to see how your trip may be impacted.

All frequencies & departure times are approximate as traffic will be severely congested due to road closures.

For more information, contact RTC Customer Service at (702) 228-RIDE (7433).

PLEASE NOTE that detours are subject to change. For complete detour and stop closures visit our bus stop closure page.

New Year's Eve – Extra Service

To better assist customers with their travels on New Year's Eve, the RTC will be providing the following extra service:

  • Route 101 –Two (2) vehicles to provide additional trips at the following times:  02:28 NB & 03:28 SB; 02:28 SB & 03:28 NB.
  • Route 105 –One (1) vehicle to provide an additional NB trip beginning from BTC at 00:54. 
  • Route 106B –Two (2) vehicles to depart NB from BTC at 1:26 a.m. & 3:00 a.m.
  • Route 117 – One (1) vehicle to provide additional trips as follows: depart SB from SSTT at 02:40, arriving to Eastern & Serene at approximately 03:08.  Deadhead to SSTT to depart again from SSTT at 03:40 for another SB trip, ending at Eastern & Serene at 04:08.
  • Route 119 – Three (3) vehicles to perform additional NB trips beginning from EB Mandalay Bay Road farside LVB (temp stop) at 01:00 (60’), 01:45 (60’), & 02:30 (40’ or 60’).
  • Route 201 – Two (2) additional 60’ vehicles; One (1) vehicle from 1700-2600 and One (1) vehicle from 1800-2700.
  • Route 202 – Five (5) additional 60’ vehicles; One (1) vehicle from 1730-2630, One (1) vehicle from 1800-2700, One (1) vehicle from 1830-2730, One (1) vehicle from 1900-2730, and One (1) vehicle from 1930-2800. 
  • Route 203 – Four (4) 60’ vehicles to perform partial trips outbound from The Strip area as follows:
    • One (1) added 60’ vehicle to depart EB from Spring Mtn at Mel Torme (just before LVB) at 12:25 a.m., performing the remainder of the EB/NB trip and ending at Lamb & Craig at approximately 1:15 a.m..
    • One (1) added 60’ vehicle to depart EB from Spring Mtn at Mel Torme (just before LVB) at 1:15 a.m., performing the remainder of the EB/NB trip and ending on WB Craig farside Lamb (from NB Lamb, turn left onto WB Craig) at approximately 2:00 a.m..  Vehicle shall then deadhead (west on Craig Road to I-15 South) to return to Spring Mtn at Mel Torme to perform another EB/NB trip starting at 2:30 a.m., ending at Lamb & Craig at approximately 3:10 a.m.
    • One (1) added 60’ vehicle to depart WB from Sands at Koval at 12:20 a.m., performing the remainder of the WB trip, ending at the normal west end layover at approximately 12:55 a.m.
    • One (1) added 60’ vehicle to depart WB from Sands at Koval at 2:15 a.m., performing the remainder of the WB trip, ending at the normal west end layover at approximately 2:47 a.m..
  • Route 206 – One (1) vehicle to provide an additional WB trip beginning from BTC at 01:25.
  • Route 212Three (3) vehicles to perform additional outbound departures from SSTT at 01:55 EB, 02:20 WB, & 02:55 EB.
  • Route 215 –One (1) vehicle to provide additional trips as follows:  perform additional Route 215 EB trip beginning from BTC at 02:00, ending at Bonanza & Nellis (normal Route 215 layover) at 02:27, then deadhead to BTC to perform another additional trip on Route 215 EB from BTC at 03:00, ending at Nellis & Bonanza at approx. 3:25 a.m.
  • BHX – One (1) 60’ vehicle to perform an additional SB trip beginning at BTC at 02:10.
  • CX –Two (2) additional 40’ vehicles from 17:00 until 26:30. These buses, along with regularly-scheduled buses in service along the route, are to be used exclusively to ensure NB & SB trips begin at the regularly-scheduled times from each end of the route until the normal end time of service.  Beginning at midnight, these buses must be used to perform additional NB trips from BTC departing BTC at 24:00, 25:00, & 26:00, as advertised on the website.
  • DeuceFive (5) additional vehicles (Deuce); Three (3) vehicles:
    • Two (2) additional vehicles from 13:00-21:00
    • Three (3) additional vehicles from 17:00-28:30
  • SX – Three (3) 60’ vehicles to perform additional outbound trips from the Strip area as follows:
    • One (1) 60’ vehicle to begin EB from Sahara & LVB bus stop at 01:00, as an SX-B overnight trip (via Vegas Valley, ending at Sahara & Nellis).
    • One (1) 60’ vehicle to begin EB from Sahara & LVB bus stop at 01:50, as an SX-B overnight trip (via Vegas Valley, ending at Sahara & Nellis).
    • One (1) 60’ vehicle to begin WB from Sahara & Paradise bus stop at 01:40.
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