Just tap your own contactless Visa/Mastercard, Apple Pay, or Google Pay directly on the reader when boarding any RTC bus (including The Deuce on the Strip) — no card purchase needed at all.
Getting to the start
Las Vegas Blvd. at New York-New York (Half Marathon & 10K start); 5K starts Downtown at 4th St and Bridger Ave
No dedicated shuttle bus to the start is listed.
Official guidance: use the Las Vegas Monorail, or arrange parking near the Strip hotels close to the start village.
Monorail discount fares are offered for race weekend.
Getting to the finish
Las Vegas Blvd. at The Bellagio (Half Marathon & 10K finish); 5K finishes on Fremont Street, Downtown Las Vegas
No shuttle service to an after-party is listed.
Official guidance: park at any hotel near the finish and take the Monorail to the MGM Grand station,
then use the pedestrian bridge to New York-New York to get back toward the start village.
More details
Most road closures and detours on race Sunday are in effect between 2:00pm and 11:00pm,
with streets reopening on a rolling basis once the last participant and course materials have passed.
Using the Waze app is recommended to avoid closures.
IC card
RTC Tap & GO (reloadable card exists, but is optional — open-loop bank-card tap is fully supported system-wide)
If you still want a physical Tap & GO card, it's free from the Bonneville Transit Center or RTC Administrative Offices;
reload via the rideRTC app or at 350+ retailers.
Works directly at the gates
Alternative: 24-Hour Pass $8 (2026);
The Deuce/Strip single ride $4, standard local single ride ~$2 —
Since single-ride taps aggregate and cap automatically over a 24-hour period from your first tap, a pre-bought day pass usually isn't necessary —
just tap your bank card each ride and let it auto-cap.
More details
RTC's own newsroom confirms system-wide EMV open-loop acceptance: RTC transit customers can pay with their debit/credit cards,
mobile wallet, or smart watch, across RTC's entire bus network including The Deuce.
Not applicable to the privately-run Las Vegas Monorail, which uses its own separate ticketing.
Cash is still accepted on board with exact change.
