Thinking about driving and parking at the Las Vegas F1? Well if you want to avoid sitting in hours of traffic, then you need to be smart about where you park.
You can minimise he traffic pain by parking in one of the lots close to a Monorail station either North or South of the circuit.
This guide provides info on all of the best parking options near the stations, plus details of the road closures so you’re fully up-to-speed on the potential chaos on the streets surrounding the circuit.
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Las Vegas Grand Prix Road Closures
The Las Vegas Grand Prix is a night event which takes place from Thursday 19th November to Saturday 21st November. See the full Vegas F1 schedule for precise timings.
If you’re thinking about going to the race yourself, check out my guide to Las Vegas F1 tickets.
Across those three days there will be road closures that take place from 1pm and run to 1am each evening.
There’s a website dedicated to helping out with the road closures here.
The full schedule of Las Vegas F1 road closures is as follows:
Wednesday, Nov. 18
- 02:00 – Track closed overnight until 06:00
- 20:00 – Roads begin soft closure
- 22:00 – Full closure; track closed overnight until 03:00 Thursday
Thursday, Nov. 19
- 13:00 – Roads begin soft closure
- 15:00 – Full closure; track is live
- 16:30 – Practice 1
- 20:00 – Practice 2
- 00:30 – Track begins to reopen
Friday, Nov. 20
- 13:00 – Roads begin soft closure
- 15:00 – Full closure; track is live
- 16:30 – Practice 3
- 20:00 – Qualifying
- 00:00 – Track begins to reopen
Saturday, Nov. 21
- 13:00 – Roads begin soft closure
- 15:00 – Full closure; track is live
- 20:00 – Las Vegas Grand Prix
- 02:00 – Track open to local traffic
The map below provided by the official Las Vegas GP website shows the layout of the road closures and temporary vehicle bridges that will be in effect across the F1 weekend.
These road closures are going to cause mayhem with the traffic surrounding the circuit. If you are driving to the track and planning on parking, make sure you arrive much earlier in the day time.
If you arrive when the road closures are in place then you’ll be sat in even more traffic and will struggle to get to your parking lot, especially if it’s near the strip.
Las Vegas F1 tickets
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Accommodation
The Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit literally heads down the famous Las Vegas Strip. If you’re visiting Vegas for the race and need somewhere to stay, I’d suggest doing what I did and basing yourself as near to the Strip as possible. That puts you right next to the track and also means you’re right amongst all the top nightlife, bars, restaurants and casinos.
The blue pin on the map below shows the location of the Strip, which is used as part of the F1 circuit. If you pan and zoom around the map you’ll be able to see all of the available accommodation options right around the circuit in Vegas.
Las Vegas F1 Monorail
The Las Vegas Monorial will be running non-stop from 7am on Thursday 19th November to 3am on Monday 22nd November, across the whole Vegas Grand Prix weekend covering all the racing action and the Vegas GP concerts.
It goes directly through the middle of the Las Vegas F1 track layout and has a number of stations close to various spectator zones, as the map below shows.
The best Monorail stations within the circuit boundary to get off at for each of the different zones around the Vegas Grand Prix track are as follows:
Harrah’s / LINQ Station:
- T-Mobile Zone at Sphere (general admission and grandstands)
- Venetian Zone
- MGM Zone
Flamingo / Caesars Palace Station:
- Flamingo Zone (general admission)
- Caesars Palace Experience
Horseshoe / Paris Las Vegas Station:
- Koval Zone (grandstands)
- Grand Priz Plaza zone
- East Harmon Zone (grandstands)
- West Harmon Zone (grandstands)
- Paris / Club Paris Zone
- Hilton Grand Vacations Zone
- F1 Fan Experience
Discounted tickets for the Monorial can be purchased in advance here. A single-trip ticket is $5.75. But you can also buy them at any of the stations.
The map above shows the Monorail route extends quite a way north past the edge of the F1 circuit, and ends at the SAHARA Las Vegas Station.
It also goes south of the circuit and ends at the MGM Grand.
If you’re trying to find a parking lot, aim for somewhere up near Sahara or down past the MGM. That way you can easily jump on the Monorail and be at the circuit within minutes.
Las Vegas F1 Rideshare - Uber / Lyft
There are two designated Rideshare zones at the Las Vegas Grand Prix circuit.
If you’re planning on taking an Uber or Lyft to get to the venue from your hotel or parking lot, you will need to aim for one of these two areas depending on which zone you have tickets for.
For the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere (the Vegas F1 General Admission zone) there is a designated Rideshare drop-off / collection point at the Hughes Center.
For the East Harmon Zone (where there’s a number of the Las Vegas F1 grandstands, including the Main Grandstand) there’s a rideshare drop-off / collection point at the Virgin Hotels Las Vegas.
Both of these Rideshare zones are only a short walk from their respective nearest spectator zone entrances.
There are two additional rideshare zones at the Tuscany Hotel and Park MGM.
Las Vegas F1 Parking at hotels
Personally I wouldn’t try and find a parking lot directly next to the Las Vegas F1 circuit as you’d be at the mercy of the worst of the traffic and road closures.
Instead I would try and go north of the circuit close to the SAHARA Monorail station which you can then ride to get directly to the venue.
Alternatively I’d find somewhere south of the MGM Grand and jump on the MGM Monorail station.
On the map below I’ve highlighted the main Las Vegas hotels for the F1, either north or south of the circuit, plus the Monorail and its stations.
Most hotels around Vegas will be offer Las Vegas F1 parking in their lots to non-guests during the race weekend. There will obviously be a fee to park and you won’t have to reserve in advance, you can just turn up on the day and pay.
The hotels within the circuit boundary will require proof of reservation to access via the temporary bridges, so I wouldn’t attempt to park at any of these.
If you have an RV, you need specific RV parking. I’ve written a list of the best Las Vegas F1 RV parks so check that out.
I’ve contacted each of the hotels on the map above to ask if their parking lots will be open to the public and how much they’ll be charging over the Vegas F1 weekend. No doubt their parking prices will be heavily inflated.
I’ll write ‘Confirmed’ next to each hotel with the information if I have received a response.
Hotels north of the Las Vegas GP circuit - parking
Parking at hotels further north such as SAHARA and Strat are perfectly placed for the SAHARA Monorail station. Others, such as Westgate, can also use the Westgate Monorail station.
- SAHARA – Confirmed: Parking will be open to non-guests, price TBC (usually free self-parking and valet)
- Strat – TBC
- Hilton Grand Vacations Paradise – TBC
- Embassy Suites by Hilton – TBC
- Resorts World by Hilton – TBC (usually $21/day self-park, free for Nevada plates and higher-tier Genting Rewards members / valet from $40/day)
- Circus Circus – Confirmed: Parking will be open to non-guests and starts at $50/day, increases later in the day.
- Ahern – TBC
- Westgate – Confirmed: Parking will be open to non-guests and will be free!
- Springhill Suites by Marriott – TBC (usually $19/day)
- Las Vegas Marriott – Confirmed: Parking will be open to non-guests, $50/day
- Residence Inn by Marriott – TBC (usually $15/day)
- Courtyard by Marriott – TBC (usually $15/day)
- Renaissance by Marriott – TBC (usually $17 self-park / $30 valet)
- Fairfield Inn by Marriott – TBC (usually $15/day)
- Trump – Confirmed: Parking will be for hotel guests only
Hotels south of the Las Vegas GP circuit - parking
The Four Seasons, Mandalay Bay, Luxor and Excalibur hotels are all linked by a free tram that runs up to Excalibur. From there it’s a 10–15 minute walk over the pedestrian bridges to the MGM Grand, where you can hop on the Monorail.
Parking at any of those for the Las Vegas Grand Prix will give you easy access to the circuit.
- MGM – Confirmed: Parking open to non-guests, between $50 and $100 per day, depending on which day you attend (Saturday is more expensive)
- Park MGM – Confirmed: Parking open to non-guests, between $50 and $100 per day, depending on which day you attend (Saturday is more expensive)
- New York New York – Confirmed: Parking open to non-guests, between $50 and $100 per day, depending on which day you attend (Saturday is more expensive)
- Luxor – Confirmed: Parking open to non-guests, between $50 and $100 per day, depending on which day you attend (Saturday is more expensive)
- Excalibur – Confirmed: Parking open to non-guests, between $50 and $100 per day, depending on which day you attend (Saturday is more expensive)
- Mandalay Bay – Confirmed: Parking open to non-guests, between $50 and $100 per day, depending on which day you attend (Saturday is more expensive)
- OYO – Confirmed: Parking will be for hotel guests only
- Four Seasons – TBC
F1 parking at Fashion Show Mall
The Fashion Show Mall is located on the corner of Spring Mountain Rd / Las Vegas Boulevard. It’s right next to Turn 12 on the circuit at the Northern end of the track.
Parking at the mall is normally free, but during the F1 weekend they charge for public parking. The most recent rates published were:
- Thursday 19th November – $50
- Friday 20th November – $50
- Saturday 21st November – $80
The same charge applies to both self-parking and valet. If you spend $150 inside the mall your valet fee can be comped, but self-parking can’t be refunded.
F1 parking in other lots
Apart from the major hotels listed above there will also be lots of other private parking lots available around Sin City during the Grand Prix weekend.
The LINQ / High-roller Self Park is well situated and open on the F1 weekend but will get full very quickly.
Search for ‘parking lot Las Vegas’ on Google Maps and see what else comes up. Prices for these are likely to vary and will also be inflated during the F1 weekend. Again I’d aim for somewhere further away from the track but near a Monorail station.
Any word if parking will be Available at Virgin Hotel?
Not had confirmation from there Chuck, you can try phoning them?
Yes, it’s $75+
Will there be parking at the convention centre?
Not sure, I don’t think so as the convention centre parking lot has been used to provide employee parking for the local hotels / casino workers during the F1.
Best recommendations for parking if working @the Aria for this event? Monorail or bus or?????
thank for all the info. This was exactly what I needed. Just fyi, I just parked at the Westgate and the attendant says they will be charging for parking Friday and Saturday. He said around $25 but didn’t seem too confident on that price.
Hi Celia, thanks for the info! I’ll update the costs for the Westgate. Was it free on the Thursday?
Yes it was and not super packed either.
Great guide, was very useful! Last night (Fri 11/22/2024) I parked at Sahara for free and took the monorail. My friend parked at Westgate for the monorail, but they charged him $25 to park.
Thanks for the update Ben! Hope you enjoyed the race!