Am I crazy? Arriving in Vegas at 8 pm New Years Eve!

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

I really wish I could find a flight leaving at 2-3 and arriving at 5-6 pm.....but so far, I have found a 4:45 arriving at 7:45.

Even if I do carry-on - I still wouldn't be leaving the airport until after 8 pm....I am staying at the Jockey Club right on the strip - and since the strip is closed to traffic - I think I will have to be dropped at the Bellagio and walk over there,,,,,so am I crazy????

Can I do this?

Or should I just leave much earlier and arrive before 5 pm? DH was planning on working half a day before we go.

[bigfrank Administrator Find all posts View Profile Close bigfrank]

It will be Cold there at that time, I found out the hard way.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

It will be Cold there at that time, I found out the hard way.

Yes, but it is New Years Eve!

I just checked Southwest - they have a non-stop that leaves at noon.....DH might have to bite the bullet and leave early from work....

[davhu1 Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close davhu1]

you can take e.tropicana from the airport to kaval ln. street parallel to the strip. traffic was not too bad around 9:00 pm last year.

[taffy19 Gold Contributor Find all posts View Profile Close taffy19]

New Year's Eve in Las Vegas is great but I would rather be in Time Square in NYC that night even if it is colder. I guess you want a change and why not? Good for you, Pat!

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

Pat,
I'd take the earlier flight. Once The Strip is closed to traffic I don't think you'll even be able to get to the side of the Bellagio, because the taxi would then be stuck. Once the boulevard (Las Vegas Blvd) is closed, no traffic will be going across it either.

The closest you'd be able to get would be Koval and Flamingo, and that is a couple of blocks from the Jockey, with you wheeling a suitcase through a crowd. Personally I wouldn't try it.

Hope you enjoy your trip! As Bigfrank said, it could be cold, especially if it is windy.

Fern

[BoardGirl Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close BoardGirl]

Another vote for Earlier Flight.

[GrayFal Silver Contributor and supermoderator Find all posts View Profile Close GrayFal]

Thanks for all the good advice.....ISP is 10 minutes from DHs office - he will have to bite the bullet and leave earlier then planned.

Earlier flight it is!

[mas Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close mas]

...The closest you'd be able to get would be Koval and Flamingo, and that is a couple of blocks from the Jockey, with you wheeling a suitcase through a crowd. Personally I wouldn't try it....

Fern

Fern:

Couldn't you take Koval to Harmon and have the taxi drop you off at Harmon and Vegas Blvd? That would be roughly 1/2 block south of the Jockey Club. However, you still would have to make your way across the strip.

What time on New Year's Eve do they close the strip?

[Fern Senior Member Find all posts View Profile Close Fern]

The Strip is closed between 6 PM and 7 PM generally. The taxi wouldn't be willing to go to Harmon and Las Vegas because he wouldn't be able to cross or turn around once he got there. He'd be stuck.

Fern

Fern:

Couldn't you take Koval to Harmon and have the taxi drop you off at Harmon and Vegas Blvd? That would be roughly 1/2 block south of the Jockey Club. However, you still would have to make your way across the strip.

What time on New Year's Eve do they close the strip?