F1 Las Vegas Grand Prix 2026: getting around race week

Race week at a glance

Session times (Pacific Time)

Times from the official schedule at f1lasvegasgp.com. The organizers say gate times are subject to change. There is no re-entry after 7:00 PM PT each evening, and you must have your ticket scanned out before leaving your zone to get back in.

Road closures and the track footprint

The circuit runs on public streets: Las Vegas Boulevard, Harmon Avenue, Koval Lane and Sands Avenue. When the track is “hot,” the circuit is fully closed for race activity. These are the official track and road closure times from the F1 Las Vegas A–Z guide:

Check before you go: the official guide lists the Thursday and Friday reopenings as “Friday 11/21” and “Saturday, 11/22,” which do not match those weekdays. We show the weekdays. The official F1 Las Vegas app shows routes with real-time road openings and closures.

• Live closure maps: the official circuit transportation site, lvgp-transportation-info-lvgp.hub.arcgis.com, posts race-week daily updates, closure maps, public pedestrian routes and rideshare maps.
• Text alerts: text F1LV to 31996 for circuit preparation alerts.
• Buses: Expect big bus changes for most of race week. Per RTC, the Deuce and Routes 119, 202 and 203 run on detours from Tue Nov 17 to Wed Nov 25, and a lot of stops on and near the Strip are closed for those days. RTC plans to post the detour maps and the list of closed stops on its alerts and detours page before race week (that page was last updated Oct 22, 2026).

Driving to The Venetian or The Palazzo? The Venetian says roads begin closing at 1:00 PM, are fully closed by 3:00 PM and reopen between midnight and 3:00 AM, Thursday to Saturday. During closures, it says cars can reach its garage and valet over the temporary bridge at Flamingo Road and Koval Lane, and The Palazzo garage is closed for entry and exit.

Best times to move

• Cross the Strip by car before 1:00 PM on Thursday, Friday and Saturday, when track roads start closing.
• After 1:00 PM, walk or take the Monorail. Organizers recommend walking from nearby hotels and taking the Monorail to zones inside the circuit.
• Late at night, the Monorail keeps running 24/7 through race week. Roads reopen overnight (12:30 AM Friday, 12:01 AM Saturday, 2:00 AM Sunday).
• Wednesday, Nov 18: track roads also close overnight (12:01 AM–6:00 AM) and from 8:00 PM until 3:00 AM Thursday.
• Leave extra time. Organizers ask fans to allow ample time for road closures and detours.

Las Vegas Monorail: 24/7 during race week

The Monorail is scheduled to run nonstop 24/7 from 7:00 AM Tuesday, Nov 17 through 3:00 AM Monday, Nov 23, 2026, with trains every 4–8 minutes. The Monorail says it is elevated and does not interfere with the races, so you can move between race zones while the streets are closed.

Three stations inside the race area

• Harrah’s/The LINQ: close to The Venetian and near the T-Mobile Zone at Sphere
• Flamingo/Caesars Palace: close to Caesars Palace and the Flamingo Zone
• Horseshoe/Paris: close to the MGM Zone and near the Koval, East Harmon, West Harmon and Hilton Grand Vacations zones

Staying outside the race area? Take a southbound train from SAHARA, Westgate or Boingo Station at the Las Vegas Convention Center, or a northbound train from MGM Grand.

Monorail F1 tickets

How we show prices: we only list prices we could confirm on an official page, with the date we checked. Prices can change, so check the official ticket page before you buy.

Discounted F1 passes listed at tix.lvmonorail.com/F12026LVGP as of Oct 30, 2026. Prices can change.

Las Vegas locals: the official F1 guide says locals can buy $1 single-ride tickets at any station customer service booth except Boingo Station, open 11:00 AM–11:00 PM, Nov 19–21. When the booths close, only full-price tickets are sold.

The Monorail says it can carry about 3,000 passengers per hour in each direction and expects to run at peak capacity during the races. Let full trains pass and do not hold the doors.

Vegas Loop during race week

The Vegas Loop’s open stations are the LVCC stations, Resorts World, Encore, Westgate, Fontainebleau and Sahara, plus Airport Terminals 1 and 3. Westgate and the LVCC (Boingo Station) also have Monorail stations, so you can ride the Loop there and switch to the Monorail.

Race-week Loop hours

From the hours calendar on vegasloop.com, checked Oct 30, 2026. “24 hours” means the calendar shows 12:00 AM–11:59 PM. Hours can change, so check vegasloop.com before you ride.

Encore station is closed Nov 18–22 on the Vegas Loop hours calendar. When we checked on Oct 30, the ticket page still let us pick Encore for Nov 19, so confirm with Vegas Loop before you buy a ticket to or from Encore.

Loop fares for Nov 19

Prices listed on vegasloop.com/tickets for Nov 19, 2026, checked Oct 30, 2026, per passenger. Prices can change.

New Paradise Road stations

The Boring Company lists Virgin Hotels, 4744 Paradise (by UNLV) and Hughes Center as “Opening Soon,” not open, as of Oct 30, 2026.

Reported: the Las Vegas Review-Journal (Oct 22, 2026) quoted LVCVA President and CEO Steve Hill saying the Paradise Road extension is expected to open before the race, with new stations at 4744 Paradise, Virgin Hotels Las Vegas and the former Gordon Biersch site on Paradise Road. It was still going through permit inspections. We will update this page if it opens.

Rideshare pickup and drop-off

The organizers list designated rideshare pickup and drop-off locations at:

• Virgin Hotels Las Vegas
• Howard Hughes Center
• Tuscany
• Park MGM

Use the one closest to your assigned zone. The official transportation site has a rideshare map for each location. Parking is limited around and inside the circuit and is not sold through the event.

Walking and pedestrian bridges

• Walk if you can. The organizers encourage walking from nearby hotels because of road closures. The official F1 Las Vegas app shows the best walking routes to your zone, and ticketholders get zone entrance details with their mobile ticket.
• Public pedestrian routes: the official circuit transportation site posts public and ticketed pedestrian route maps for race week.
• Footbridges: The Venetian says pedestrian paths and footbridges will be accessible 24/7 during race-week road closures.

Reported: the Las Vegas Review-Journal (Oct 26, 2026) reported that crews will enclose several Strip pedestrian bridges to block free views of the racing, with some bridges closed overnight in early November for the work.

Can you watch without a grandstand ticket?

We did not find any official free viewing area. The lowest-cost official option is a general admission zone ticket: the organizers say viewing platforms in general admission zones are standing room only, first come, first served. We do not list ticket prices because they change often; check f1lasvegasgp.com.

Verified race-week deals

• Monorail F1 passes: discounted when bought in advance online. See the prices above.
• $1 Monorail rides for locals, Nov 19–21, at station customer service booths except Boingo Station.

We have not listed restaurants or other deals near the circuit yet, because we only list places and offers we can confirm on their own official pages. Inside the circuit, the organizers say food and drinks are sold in the fan zones, outside food and drinks are not allowed (except for medical or dietary needs), and there are no lockers.

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F1 Las Vegas 2026: getting around FAQ