RTC of Southern Nevada
🎰 Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) — Las Vegas’s transit authority — home of The Deuce on The Strip and a 24-hour bus grid across the valley.
🇺🇸 Las Vegas Valley, Nevada, USA | 🚌 Bus, express + paratransit | 📱 rideRTC app + Tap & GO | 🕐 17 routes run 24/7 (Wikipedia)
The Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC) is both the transit authority and the transportation-planning agency for Southern Nevada. Its transit arm, RTC Transit, runs the Las Vegas Valley’s bus grid — including The Deuce on The Strip, the double-decker service that is many visitors’ first ride in Las Vegas.
📋 RTC Quick Facts
- Official name: Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada (RTC / RTCSNV)
- Service area: Las Vegas Valley, Clark County, Nevada — Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson, Boulder City and unincorporated Clark County (Wikipedia)
- Network (Wikipedia): 51 routes; 17 routes operate 24 hours a day, including The Deuce on The Strip
- Payment: rideRTC app, Tap & GO, contactless bank cards and mobile wallets, vending machines
- Customer service: (702) 228-RIDE (7433) · Toll-free 1-800-228-3911 (24 hours)
- Office: 600 S. Grand Central Pkwy, Suite 350, Las Vegas, NV 89106
- Website: rtcsnv.com
📖 About RTC
The RTC is a government agency that wears two hats for Southern Nevada: regional transportation planning and public transit. RTC Transit operates a grid-type bus system across the Las Vegas Valley’s four incorporated cities and unincorporated Clark County.
Wikipedia records 51 routes in the system, 17 of them running 24 hours a day — a rarity in US transit that matches Las Vegas’s round-the-clock economy. Its two busiest routes are The Deuce on The Strip and the Red Line serving Maryland Parkway; the network also includes residential routes, express services such as the Centennial Express and Boulder Highway Express, Game Day Express special routes, and ADA paratransit.
🚌 Network & Services
- The Deuce on The Strip — 24-hour double-decker service along Las Vegas Boulevard
- Residential (local) routes — the valley-wide grid across Las Vegas, North Las Vegas, Henderson and Boulder City
- Express routes — including Centennial Express (CX) and Boulder Highway Express (BHX), plus Game Day Express specials
- RTC Paratransit — ADA paratransit service
💳 Payment & Ticketing
RTC fares are built around the rideRTC app: RTC’s official site explains you can load cash onto your rideRTC account and store your transit pass in the app. Wikipedia summarises the full set of options — passes are sold at vending machines, via the Tap & GO smart card/app, and by contactless credit cards and mobile wallets, valid across residential and premium routes alike.
🧭 How to Ride
- Find your route in BusUpdate’s Las Vegas bus guides, then check the live schedule on rtcsnv.com.
- Load a pass in the rideRTC app, get a Tap & GO card, or have a contactless bank card ready.
- Board through the front door and tap or show your pass.
- On The Strip, use The Deuce — it runs 24 hours a day.
❓ Frequently Asked Questions
Who runs buses in Las Vegas?
RTC Transit, part of the Regional Transportation Commission of Southern Nevada — the valley’s transit authority and planning agency.
How many RTC routes are there?
Wikipedia records 51 routes, with 17 running 24 hours a day, including The Deuce on The Strip.
How do I pay on an RTC bus?
With the rideRTC app, a Tap & GO card, a pass from a vending machine, or a contactless bank card/mobile wallet.
📞 Official Contact
- Website: rtcsnv.com
- Transit customer service: (702) 228-RIDE (7433) · Toll-free 1-800-228-3911
- Lost & found: 702-676-1849
- Admin offices: (702) 676-1500 — 600 S. Grand Central Pkwy, Suite 350, Las Vegas, NV 89106
Sources: RTC official website (rtcsnv.com, including its contact and rideRTC pages) and Wikipedia (RTC Transit; RTC of Southern Nevada) — verified October 2026. Independently compiled by the BusUpdate editorial team; confirm time-sensitive details with the operator before travelling. See also: Las Vegas bus routes on BusUpdate.