South Las Vegas

This area, which loosely stretches from the McCarran Rental Car facility south of 215 to Southern Highlands, is a mix of stand-alone hotels (such as the Silverton and the South Point), big-box stores, time-share resorts, and residential neighborhoods. It’s also the first stretch of metropolitan Las Vegas that road-trippers from Los Angeles encounter on their approach. Without traffic, travel time from these parts to the South Strip is about 15 to 20 minutes. During rush hour, however, you might be better off dealing with traffic lights on Las Vegas Boulevard.