Strollers, fares, free trams, pedestrian bridges, and car-seat law, so the walk never becomes the whole trip.
With kids, transportation exists to save energy, not to be an attraction. Resorts are enormous, bridges add stairs, and a Strip block that looks short can be a hot, shadeless haul. The goal is to move between clusters on purpose and walk inside one resort rather than along the whole Boulevard.
On the Las Vegas Monorail, strollers are welcome and do not need to be folded, but they must be locked for the entire ride, and stations have elevators and level boarding. On RTC buses, take the child out and fold the stroller before or after boarding so nothing blocks the aisle. A compact folding stroller is the one piece of gear that works on both.
The Monorail lets children five and under ride free when carried through the fare gates and accompanied by a paying adult. RTC buses also let children five and under ride free with a responsible adult, while youth ages 6-17 pay a reduced fare and may need a reduced-fare or school ID, not a free ride. The Deuce runs 24 hours a day along Las Vegas Boulevard between downtown and the South Strip Transit Terminal.
Two separate free trams cover much of the walkable Strip. The Mandalay Bay tram links Mandalay Bay, Luxor, and Excalibur; the ARIA Express tram links Park MGM, ARIA/Crystals, and Bellagio. They are free and do not require a hotel stay, but they are two separate lines, so going from Mandalay Bay to Bellagio means leaving the first tram and walking or riding over to the second. Excalibur, Luxor, New York-New York, and Mandalay Bay also connect by walkways and bridges.
Strip pedestrian bridges are built with elevator and escalator access, but individual units go out of service and Clark County publishes a status report. If you rely on an elevator for a stroller or wheelchair, check the crossing before you commit to it. In summer, time long walks for morning or evening; see our heat and packing guide for the day-shape that keeps kids comfortable.
Nevada law (NRS 484B.157) requires an approved child restraint for a child under 6 who is also under 57 inches tall, and a rear-facing seat in the back for a child under 2. The statute’s public-transportation exemption names taxis but does not clearly cover Uber and Lyft, so do not assume a rideshare supplies or is exempt from a car seat. The safe practice is the same either way: bring your own properly fitted seat or booster and install it yourself, and do not treat an exemption as a reason to skip the restraint. Requesting a ride does not guarantee a driver has a usable seat. For where to meet drivers and how pickup areas work, see rideshare in Vegas.
Did you know? Children five and under ride the Monorail free only when they are carried through the fare gates by an adult who has paid—and strollers must be in the locked position for the whole ride.
For walking versus monorail versus rideshare in general, the wider transport guide is the comparison here, with more in the Getting Around hub.
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