Transportation

• “Road Warrior”
  This great Review-Journal newspaper column by Omar Sofradzija focuses on traffic and road construction. In a city growing as fast as Las Vegas, this makes for fascinating reading. Sofradzija also answers reader’s traffic questions and concerns.
• Amtrak
  There’s currently no passenger train station in Las Vegas, but Amtrak offers connections by bus to Barstow.
• Citizens Area Transit (CAT)
  Public bus system in Las Vegas.
• Clark County Department of Public Works “Traffic Ticker”
  Updates about county construction projects and traffic issues.
• Greyhound Bus Lines
  Link to trip scheduler with fare information
• Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT)
  Another one to bookmark, this site has road maps and reports weather, road conditions, and construction projects for all of Nevada.
• NickMojave.com’s Las Vegas Freeways
  Detailed background & news about the Las Vegas freeway system by diehard “Roadgeek” Rick Mojave.
• The New Las Vegas Monorail
  Now open & running between the Sahara and the MGM Grand on the east side of the Strip
• Traffic & Transportation Info from the Review-Journal
  Links and information from the daily morning newspaper about car rentals, shuttles, cabs, limos, bus transit, maps, traffic cams, traffic alerts, and more. I’ve got this one bookmarked.

Taxi Companies:

Ace/ABC Union/ANLV/Vegas Western Cab Company
(702) 736-8383
Checker Cab Co.
(702) 873-8012

Deluxe Taxicab Service
(702) 568-7700

Desert Cab Company
(702) 386-9102

Henderson Taxi Company
(702) 384-2322

Lucky Cab Co.
(702) 477-7555

Nellis Cab Company
(702) 248-1111

Western Cab Company
(702) 736-8000

Whittlesea/Blue Cab Company
(702) 384-6111

Yellow/Checker/Star Cab
(702) 873-2000