Day trip 4 hrs
Las Vegas
Stay at least one night. Don't leave on a Friday afternoon.
Driving times are estimates from Downtown LA; traffic and your starting point matter.
Area
- Area
- Las Vegas
- Drive from Downtown
- 240 min
- Price
- Free; shows $60–200
- Best time to go
- Sun to Thu; avoid Friday afternoon on the I-15
- With kids
- Limited; the Bellagio fountains and the Sphere work
- Parking tip
- Most Strip hotels charge $15–25 a day
Insider tips
- Resort fees aren't in the room rate: expect $40–50 extra per night.
- Stop at the Seven Magic Mountains, just before Vegas.
Insider tip
About four hours' drive, but this is a city you have to see once.
