Routing Schedule
Route #1 - NFR Cowboy Christmas Gift Show - Curbside/Flagpole in front of Convention Center North Hall
This route will run from the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Center North Hall curbside by the flagpole directly to Thomas & Mack Center.*PLEASE NOTE: This shuttle (Route #1) is one-way only and does not return back to the Las Vegas Convention & Visitors Center.
Routes #2 -13 - will operate on the following schedule depending on the date of the event.
Route 2
* Excalibur - Rear Circle
* Monte Carlo - Main Entrance
Route 3
* Gold Coast - Pickup at Valet Entrance
Route 4
* Treasure Island (TI) - SW Curb, Sirens Cove Blvd
* The Mirage - Northwest Valet
Route 5
* Hilton - East Entrance
* Circus Circus - Front Entrance
Route 6
* The Orleans - Valet Entrance
Route 7
* Four Queens - Front Lobby/3rd Street
* Golden Nugget - South Entrance
Route 8
* Las Vegas Club - Plaza Hotel Front Door Curb
* Plaza Hotel - Front Door/Curbside
* Fitzgerald's - Carson Street bet. 3rd & 4th Streets
Route 9
* Imperial Palace - Bus Depot
Route 10
* Sam's Town - Atrium Entrance/Valet
Route 11
* MGM Grand - Tour bus pickup at rear of hotel
* Hooters - Front Door Valet
Route 12
* Palace Station - East of Main Entrance Valet
Route 13
* Silverton Lodge - Front Entrance
* The South Point - North Front Entrance (Outer Curb)
The above listed routing schedule, particularly the hotels are subject to change.
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Free WNFR Shuttle Buses ready to go
2009 Wrangler NFR Shuttle Schedule
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Pre-Rodeo
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Rodeo
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Post-Rodeo
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Day
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Date
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From Hotels/LVCVA
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Start Time
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From T&M Arena
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First Bus - Last Bus
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First Bus - Last Bus
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Thu
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December 3, 2009 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Fri
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December 4, 2009 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Sat
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December 5, 2009 |
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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5:45pm
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8:00pm - 9:30pm
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Sun
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December 6, 2009 |
4:00pm - 6:00pm
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5:45pm
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8:00pm - 9:30pm
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Mon
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December 7, 2009 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Tue
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December 8, 2009 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Wed
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December 9, 2009 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Thu
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December 10, 2009 |
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
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Fri
Sat
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December 11, 2009
December 12, 2009
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5:00pm - 7:00pm
5:00pm - 7:00pm
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6:45pm
6:45pm
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9:00pm - 10:30pm
9:00pm - 10:30pm
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The best way for fans to avoid the parking headache and traffic congestion during the Wrangler NFR is to take a complimentary shuttle bus to and from the host hotels to the site of the Wrangler NFR at the Thomas & Mack Center.
“It is the easiest way to get in and out – that’s the key thing,” said Tim Keener, Las Vegas Events director of event operations.
And, for the second year in a row, it’s free. Along with round-trip rides from host hotels, the shuttle bus program also offers one-way trips from the Cowboy Christmas Gift Show at the Convention Center to the Thomas & Mack Center.
“From two years ago when it was a $5 deal one-way, our shuttle has gone up 125 percent in ridership,” Keener said.
The shuttle bus schedule may be clipped out of the Oct. 10 edition of The ProRodeo Sports News, THE Voice of ProRodeo. It also is available on ProRodeo.com and will be in the official Wrangler NFR events schedule. Signs in hotels will direct rodeo fans to bus pick up points. Guests also may ask the hotel concierge for the Wrangler NFR shuttle bus pick up location.
The ride is essentially “door-to-door” service, since rodeo fans can board a shuttle bus and return to any of the host hotels from the Thomas & Mack Center.
“When you have nearly 50 buses running constant round trips, it empties it out,” Keener said of the Thomas & Mack Center crowd.
Las Vegas Events, UNLV and the city try to work well together to minimize traffic and parking challenges during the 10 days of the Wrangler NFR, but reducing cars on the road helps a great deal.
“The more we can get people to use the shuttles, the easier it is going to be on everybody,” Keener said.
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