The Vegas Loop: How to Ride the Tesla Tunnels

Eight stations. Tesla Model X and Y vehicles. Tunnel speeds of 35 miles per hour. A two-minute ride between points that would take 25 minutes on foot. Free inside the convention center and $5 to $12 between resort stops. The Vegas Loop has been running since 2021 and most visitors have never heard of it. Here is everything you need to know to use it.

Forty Feet Below the Strip, Tesla Vehicles Are Moving People Around

The Vegas Loop is an underground transportation system built and operated by The Boring Company, the tunnel infrastructure company founded by Elon Musk. It uses Tesla Model X and Y electric vehicles driven by human drivers to shuttle passengers through narrow underground tunnels at approximately 35 miles per hour — a speed that sounds modest until you realize the tunnels run point-to-point, meaning your vehicle goes directly from where you start to where you are going without stopping at stations in between. The result is a two-minute trip between destinations that would otherwise require a 25-minute walk, a 10-minute rideshare wait, or a slow crawl through Strip traffic.

The system opened in 2021 with three stations inside the Las Vegas Convention Center. Since then it has expanded to eight operational stations, transported over 3.5 million passengers, and received Clark County and City of Las Vegas approval for 68 miles of tunnels and 104 stations across the entire valley. The full vision connects Harry Reid International Airport, Allegiant Stadium, Chinatown, Fremont Street, and virtually every major resort on the Strip. Right now, eight stations are live and operational. Airport service began in limited form in early 2026. And construction permits for the Downtown Las Vegas expansion were issued in January 2026. The system is growing fast. Here is how to use what is available today.

Every Station Currently Open

As of April 2026, the Vegas Loop has eight active passenger stations. Five are located inside or directly adjacent to the Las Vegas Convention Center campus, and three connect to resort properties nearby. All stations are accessible via escalator or elevator from street level. Here is the full current station list:

How Much It Costs and When It Is Free

Rides within the Las Vegas Convention Center campus between the five LVCC stations are completely free for all riders. Convention attendees with a valid event badge also ride free on all LVCC station-to-station trips. For rides to and between the public resort stations — Resorts World, Westgate, Encore, and Fontainebleau — tickets are priced between $5 and $12 depending on the distance of the trip. A day pass from Resorts World is $5. Tickets can be purchased by scanning the QR code available at any Loop station or in advance at lvloop.com. Kiosks at each station accept credit cards, debit cards, and mobile payment. Tipping your driver is optional but appreciated — drivers are paid employees of The Boring Company and the interaction is similar to a rideshare with the key difference that they pick up multiple passengers heading to the same destination simultaneously.

How to Actually Ride It

The process is straightforward once you know it. Locate the nearest Vegas Loop station — underground stations are accessed via escalator or elevator and are well marked with signage at street level. At the station, scan your pre-purchased QR ticket at the digital reader or show your convention badge at an LVCC station for free travel. Loop staff will direct you to an assigned stall number in the pick-up area. Wait in the designated zone until an available Tesla arrives. Get in, tell the driver your destination, and the vehicle travels directly to that station through the tunnel at 35 miles per hour. Some rides are shared with other passengers heading to the same destination. Exit at your arrival station and follow escalator or elevator signs back to street level. The entire process from stall to destination runs 2 to 8 minutes depending on distance.

Each Tesla in the system has approximately 17 inches of clearance on either side inside the narrow tunnel — tight enough that the experience feels genuinely unlike any transportation you have used before. All vehicles are electric and the tunnels are 40 feet below street level. Free Wi-Fi is available at each station.

Airport Service: What Is Running Right Now

Limited airport ride service to Harry Reid International Airport began in early 2026. Phase 1 allows rides between the airport and existing stations at Resorts World, Encore, Westgate, and the Las Vegas Convention Center. For now, part of the trip still happens above ground on surface roads, with a separate fee applied for the above-ground portion on top of the standard Loop fare. Each airport ride is limited to 4 miles or less of above-ground travel and must include a portion of the trip in the underground tunnel. The full underground Airport Connector tunnels are targeted for completion in Q1 2026, at which point the entire airport trip moves underground. Check lvloop.com for current airport service status and pricing before booking.

What Is Coming and When

Clark County and the City of Las Vegas have approved 68 miles of tunnel and 104 stations for the full Vegas Loop buildout. The pace of expansion has been steady but slower than originally projected — the system has added roughly one to two new stations per year since opening. Here is what is confirmed and underway:

Downtown Las Vegas received its first construction permit in January 2026. Two connector tunnels will provide direct access from the Las Vegas Convention Center to The Strat Hotel, Casino and Tower. Five downtown stops are planned: The Strat, Circa, Plaza, SlotZilla, and a Fremont Street Experience station.

Chinatown has three stations planned along Spring Mountain Road, which would represent a genuine game-changer for accessing the city’s most diverse dining and lifestyle corridor without a car.

Allegiant Stadium is in the approved expansion plan, which would connect the venue directly to the convention center corridor for Raiders games and major events at the stadium.

The full build-out in its final approved form would serve up to 90,000 passengers per hour and connect virtually every major destination in Las Vegas with 2 to 8 minute transit times. The system currently handles 6,600 passengers per hour across its eight active stations.

Use It for This. Skip It for That.

The Vegas Loop is genuinely the fastest option for specific trips in the current service area. Convention attendees moving between LVCC halls save 25 minutes per trip compared to walking and pay nothing for the ride. Hotel guests at Resorts World, Encore, Westgate, or Fontainebleau have direct access to the convention center that no other Strip property offers, making Loop access a legitimate factor in hotel selection during major convention weeks. For leisure visitors, the value case is narrower but real — the Encore and Fontainebleau stations put riders within a short walk of several major Strip destinations, and for anyone staying at Resorts World the Loop provides a fast underground connection to the convention center corridor that beats surface traffic at any time of day.

Where the Loop currently does not help: anywhere south of Fontainebleau on the Strip, downtown Las Vegas (stations still under construction), or off-corridor destinations. For those trips, rideshare remains the most practical option. The Loop is purpose-built for the convention center corridor and everything north of Flamingo Road in the current configuration.

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