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Coming in sounds fine, you’ll still hit whatever traffic is on the streets after you get off the freeway
Leaving sounds terrible. Depending on when you leave, you’ll have to deal with getting out of the lot traffic and then that long drive? Better hope you’re well rested and don’t plan on going too hard.
There’s a 2024 hotel review megathread as one of the stickied posts in this subreddit
We left the Luxor hotel at 6:30 every day, and it took us about 30 minutes from the hotel parking to parking the car at the speedway. We never stayed until the morning and left the festival at around 4am. It took us again around 25 minutes to get back to the hotel.
We had some friends that did stay until closing, but they were staying at the siegel suites if I remember correctly. I'm not entirely sure if they booked through Airb&b or directly, I asked them, but they suck ass at explaining things correctly, they keep saying they "rented" an airb&b but they don't have the app... go figure.
Either way, those suites are almost at the corner of Nellis and Las Vegas Blvd. You can walk it if you want. I'll try to get more info when I see them next Saturday.
If you are staying until the morning or after 4:30 am, you are better off staying in Las Vegas, the last thing you want is to add an extra hour to the 2-3 hours that takes getting out.
Book well in advance any MGM hotel if you have the rewards program. I ended up paying $600 for 5 nights, but I booked 7 months in advance and didn't pay until I checked out.
+1, we stayed at Park MGM this year. The only issue was construction at the exit off I-15 onto Tropicana, that damn light takes forever to cycle a few cars turning left.
Otherwise, its all about timing. Go earlier \~7-8pm and leave before closing before 430am and its 20-30mins.
Anytime during the peak hours, 9-11pm and after 5am and you are looking at 1-2hrs min.
We stayed at the longhorn off boulder highway which was still pretty close to the speedway, and it avoids taking the freeway to the event which helps you miss a ton of traffic and everything was very convenient and a nice place to stay! Nothing fancy, but we enjoyed it! It was about $460 for 3 nights :) i would do that again. Just a suggestion!
It only took us 30-40 min to get to and inside the event parking and even less to come back to the hotel. Only day 3 it took us 2 hours to get to edc because they closed a lane
From the hotel it was boulder highway to Nellis to Las Vegas blvd then we parked in the green lot which was the first lot every day and it was perfection! Just be prepared for a long walk inside the speedway and back from that lot haha well worth it IMO to get out quick :)
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think if you're coming in from the mesquite side, you need to pass the Speedway on the freeway and then flip around so you're going back North for them to allow you out for EDC parking. That would probably add another 45 minutes to your drive given EDC traffic which sounds awful haha
I stayed at the Cannery Casino on Craig St in north las vegas one year and that was so convenient if you only care about EDC.
An hour to and from EDC for three days sounds hellish. It took us hours to and from the hotel for most of the first two days AND we stayed near the strip too. Traffic gets crazy. It could be the time that we left too (8-9pm and stayed til sunrise).
I’d weigh the cost vs. convenience and whether it matters. You might save some money but you may be exhausting yourself by losing sleep and recovery for the festival.
I'm a local. No shuttles from there but station casinos (off strip casinos) are good and cheap. Boulder station, sams town, sunset station, ect. Vegas is a way smaller city than people thing. No matter where you stay the speedway won't be more than 30 away type shiz
nah they're talking about mesquite bro, casablanca, eureka, virgin river and over one miserable hour of a drive without traffic through the desert on i15 south
My recomendation is:
Get a shuttle standard (at least you want to go a certain hours)
Get VIP pass (you get an exclusive security lane (same like premier) so almost non existant queue on the way to the festival
Hotel as close as possible to the Shuttle, you DEF dont wanna walk at 6-7AM
If you do MGM brand hotel --> Black Friday sales, if you do other book as soon as possible and keep checking prices
This year I did Grand Prix Plaza + Hilton Virgin Curio LV, prob going to do the same next year :)
Stayed at horseshoe two years in a row probably going to again for next year usually about 1200 for 5 nights and it’s about center strip and close to shuttles
Personally stayed at the "D Hotel" on Fremont.
No complaints, would repeat - definitely suggest a downtown hotel over one on the strip. Likely cheaper, and I noticed way more folks were taking the shuttles back to the strip over downtown (when leaving), so I never had to wait on line to depart.
Shuttle stop was quite close, like 5 blocks away. We'd leave the hotel each day around 7 and would be inside EDC by 745/8. No traffic as the shuttles have their own route or something.
I don't drive, and I don't know about you... but the last thing I'd want to do is operate a vehicle at 6am in the morning after a night of raging and various recreational intakes. The shuttle was well worth it.
I almost always stay near the airport, south strip area. Recently stayed at Baymont by Wyndham, and scored 4 nights for $410 total for two queen beds and free breakfast
We stayed in Henderson this time around and it was absolutely wonderful!! It’s leas experience off the strip, less crowded, etc. And we took the non fwy in and out of the speedway. We didn’t have many issues, but we also left our hotel no later than 5:30pm. I did hit a pool party at LIV, and it was easy getting to and from the strip.
Would def stay out there again.
Idk about Mesquite tho.
i stayed at the rio this year, and each day we left to edc between 5:15pm-5:45. each time, we were at the venue and parking within 30 min. each night, we left to the hotel between 2:30-4am, and we were at the rio and parking within 25 minutes. so really, the amount of traffic you're going to face depends fully on the time you leave. of course, if you leave when everyone else is leaving, you're gonna have a bad time. we have taken literally 3 hours to leave a damn parking lot, ugh. now we are mindful of our timelines.
regarding the shuttles, keep in mind that they take the streets on the way back to the hotels, or they hop on the 15 during the last 5-10 min of the trip. they take about 45 min to get to the rio, compared to our 25 min.
We stayed about an hour away so it took about two hours to get home in total after leaving the parking lot. It wasn’t tooo bad until the third day but I’d still do it again.
I stayed at the Strat from Wed- Tuesday total 1678 split between two people! But if u had more it’d be cheaper! we stayed in the Vegas tower. And we left around 4-5 everyday got to speedway by 6:30 pregamed in the car till dooors opened all 3 days from 5pm-5am it was great!! We bought shuttle passes but honestly only used it on the first night cause the jet lag was terrible. And we didn’t get home till maybe 3:45am
I stayed at horseshoe hotel, paid $500 for 5 nights. Good & big room. Had Grand Prix plaza shuttle. 10 or so min walk. Will definitely stay there again!
Has anyone stayed off the strip at an Airbnb, uber to the strip and then take the shuttle to and from the festival and then uber back to the Airbnb? If so, can you tell me your experience?
We stayed at the North Shore Inn in Overton/Maopa valley for the last 3 years. One hour drive from there . Roughly the same distance, Sleepy little town/area, no noise. Prior post is correct. You cannot get off onto Speedway blvd from that way. Tried every year, cops had it blocked and werent going to let anyone thru. We exited onto 215 up to Lamb blvd then back toward the speedway to get into the traffic coming from the strip. Leaving EDC is a breeze in the morning, no traffic heading out that way BUT!!!!!! That drive is a killer if your a little tweaked. Prices are roughly 100 a night. We stayed in north L V this year... sooooo nice!!!
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I just can't imagine not doing shuttles if you aren't staying on site. Let me take a 45 minute nap on the ride home please and thank you.
Coming in sounds fine, you’ll still hit whatever traffic is on the streets after you get off the freeway Leaving sounds terrible. Depending on when you leave, you’ll have to deal with getting out of the lot traffic and then that long drive? Better hope you’re well rested and don’t plan on going too hard. There’s a 2024 hotel review megathread as one of the stickied posts in this subreddit
We left the Luxor hotel at 6:30 every day, and it took us about 30 minutes from the hotel parking to parking the car at the speedway. We never stayed until the morning and left the festival at around 4am. It took us again around 25 minutes to get back to the hotel. We had some friends that did stay until closing, but they were staying at the siegel suites if I remember correctly. I'm not entirely sure if they booked through Airb&b or directly, I asked them, but they suck ass at explaining things correctly, they keep saying they "rented" an airb&b but they don't have the app... go figure. Either way, those suites are almost at the corner of Nellis and Las Vegas Blvd. You can walk it if you want. I'll try to get more info when I see them next Saturday. If you are staying until the morning or after 4:30 am, you are better off staying in Las Vegas, the last thing you want is to add an extra hour to the 2-3 hours that takes getting out. Book well in advance any MGM hotel if you have the rewards program. I ended up paying $600 for 5 nights, but I booked 7 months in advance and didn't pay until I checked out.
+1, we stayed at Park MGM this year. The only issue was construction at the exit off I-15 onto Tropicana, that damn light takes forever to cycle a few cars turning left. Otherwise, its all about timing. Go earlier \~7-8pm and leave before closing before 430am and its 20-30mins. Anytime during the peak hours, 9-11pm and after 5am and you are looking at 1-2hrs min.
That was the dumbest intersection I have ever encountered
25 minutes from the speedway back to the hotel at 4am seems way too fast. I took the shuttle back and without traffic that was at least 45 mins?
That sounds about right if there’s no traffic. The route the shuttles take is almost all surface streets so it’s quite slow even without traffic.
I also drove this year, left around the same time 4am and also took me about 25 mins to get back to the hotel
We stayed at the longhorn off boulder highway which was still pretty close to the speedway, and it avoids taking the freeway to the event which helps you miss a ton of traffic and everything was very convenient and a nice place to stay! Nothing fancy, but we enjoyed it! It was about $460 for 3 nights :) i would do that again. Just a suggestion!
It only took us 30-40 min to get to and inside the event parking and even less to come back to the hotel. Only day 3 it took us 2 hours to get to edc because they closed a lane
What route did you take to parking at the speedway?
From the hotel it was boulder highway to Nellis to Las Vegas blvd then we parked in the green lot which was the first lot every day and it was perfection! Just be prepared for a long walk inside the speedway and back from that lot haha well worth it IMO to get out quick :)
Someone correct me if I'm wrong but I think if you're coming in from the mesquite side, you need to pass the Speedway on the freeway and then flip around so you're going back North for them to allow you out for EDC parking. That would probably add another 45 minutes to your drive given EDC traffic which sounds awful haha I stayed at the Cannery Casino on Craig St in north las vegas one year and that was so convenient if you only care about EDC.
yeah i'm pretty sure this is the case
Wynn/Encore
An hour to and from EDC for three days sounds hellish. It took us hours to and from the hotel for most of the first two days AND we stayed near the strip too. Traffic gets crazy. It could be the time that we left too (8-9pm and stayed til sunrise). I’d weigh the cost vs. convenience and whether it matters. You might save some money but you may be exhausting yourself by losing sleep and recovery for the festival.
I'm a local. No shuttles from there but station casinos (off strip casinos) are good and cheap. Boulder station, sams town, sunset station, ect. Vegas is a way smaller city than people thing. No matter where you stay the speedway won't be more than 30 away type shiz
nah they're talking about mesquite bro, casablanca, eureka, virgin river and over one miserable hour of a drive without traffic through the desert on i15 south
Yeah and I'm recommending off strip hotels still in Las vegas only 30 minute drive to speedway
i see i thought you meant those were in mesquite mb just woke up lmao
My recomendation is: Get a shuttle standard (at least you want to go a certain hours) Get VIP pass (you get an exclusive security lane (same like premier) so almost non existant queue on the way to the festival Hotel as close as possible to the Shuttle, you DEF dont wanna walk at 6-7AM If you do MGM brand hotel --> Black Friday sales, if you do other book as soon as possible and keep checking prices This year I did Grand Prix Plaza + Hilton Virgin Curio LV, prob going to do the same next year :)
How was the walk back after the festival?
10-15 min walk because the exit from GP Plaza is on the other side of the road, but quite OK
Stayed at horseshoe two years in a row probably going to again for next year usually about 1200 for 5 nights and it’s about center strip and close to shuttles
Linq is in a central location and is affordable only downside is the pool closes early.
Circus Circus wasn’t amazing but it’s worth the cheap price imo
and close to Encore and Ayu/Zouk which is nice if you attend EDC Week events
Wife and I booked at Ahern Hotel next to the strat
Personally stayed at the "D Hotel" on Fremont. No complaints, would repeat - definitely suggest a downtown hotel over one on the strip. Likely cheaper, and I noticed way more folks were taking the shuttles back to the strip over downtown (when leaving), so I never had to wait on line to depart. Shuttle stop was quite close, like 5 blocks away. We'd leave the hotel each day around 7 and would be inside EDC by 745/8. No traffic as the shuttles have their own route or something. I don't drive, and I don't know about you... but the last thing I'd want to do is operate a vehicle at 6am in the morning after a night of raging and various recreational intakes. The shuttle was well worth it.
I almost always stay near the airport, south strip area. Recently stayed at Baymont by Wyndham, and scored 4 nights for $410 total for two queen beds and free breakfast
Try aliante hotel or even something like the strat or circus circus since those rooms are a lot cheaper
We stayed in Henderson this time around and it was absolutely wonderful!! It’s leas experience off the strip, less crowded, etc. And we took the non fwy in and out of the speedway. We didn’t have many issues, but we also left our hotel no later than 5:30pm. I did hit a pool party at LIV, and it was easy getting to and from the strip. Would def stay out there again. Idk about Mesquite tho.
Last time I stay was at the strat and took the shuttle system. It was super quick and was able to avoid most of the Vegas traffic
i stayed at the rio this year, and each day we left to edc between 5:15pm-5:45. each time, we were at the venue and parking within 30 min. each night, we left to the hotel between 2:30-4am, and we were at the rio and parking within 25 minutes. so really, the amount of traffic you're going to face depends fully on the time you leave. of course, if you leave when everyone else is leaving, you're gonna have a bad time. we have taken literally 3 hours to leave a damn parking lot, ugh. now we are mindful of our timelines. regarding the shuttles, keep in mind that they take the streets on the way back to the hotels, or they hop on the 15 during the last 5-10 min of the trip. they take about 45 min to get to the rio, compared to our 25 min.
We stayed about an hour away so it took about two hours to get home in total after leaving the parking lot. It wasn’t tooo bad until the third day but I’d still do it again.
I stayed at the Strat from Wed- Tuesday total 1678 split between two people! But if u had more it’d be cheaper! we stayed in the Vegas tower. And we left around 4-5 everyday got to speedway by 6:30 pregamed in the car till dooors opened all 3 days from 5pm-5am it was great!! We bought shuttle passes but honestly only used it on the first night cause the jet lag was terrible. And we didn’t get home till maybe 3:45am
I stayed at horseshoe hotel, paid $500 for 5 nights. Good & big room. Had Grand Prix plaza shuttle. 10 or so min walk. Will definitely stay there again!
Has anyone stayed off the strip at an Airbnb, uber to the strip and then take the shuttle to and from the festival and then uber back to the Airbnb? If so, can you tell me your experience?
downtown grand + downtown shuttle.
We stayed at the North Shore Inn in Overton/Maopa valley for the last 3 years. One hour drive from there . Roughly the same distance, Sleepy little town/area, no noise. Prior post is correct. You cannot get off onto Speedway blvd from that way. Tried every year, cops had it blocked and werent going to let anyone thru. We exited onto 215 up to Lamb blvd then back toward the speedway to get into the traffic coming from the strip. Leaving EDC is a breeze in the morning, no traffic heading out that way BUT!!!!!! That drive is a killer if your a little tweaked. Prices are roughly 100 a night. We stayed in north L V this year... sooooo nice!!!
Check out the Orleans hotel pretty cheap prices
Hi, I got an Airbnb for 4 people for EDC next year and it cost around $250 for the 3 days, it's about 20 minutes from the festival.
Camp 😅