Los Angeles to Las Vegas Flights

If you want to take a trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, Orbitz.com can help. There are many attractions in Las Vegas to create a relaxing vacation or an adventurous one. The preference is yours. Both airports are fully equipped and serviced by ample transportation to help get you to and from your destinations. The only thing you need to do is make the proper reservations in advance.

Getting from Los Angeles

The Los Angeles International Airport, or LAX, is ranked sixth on the list of the busiest hubs around the world. The airport served an estimated 62 million passengers in 2011, with more than 600 flights every day. The airport also operates three smaller hubs in the towns of Ontario and Van Nuys. Los Angeles World Airports operates international flights throughout the world each day. To get from Los Angeles to Las Vegas, you will have to take a domestic flight from LAX. Orbitz.com can help you book tickets on one of 98 airlines that operate from LAX.

The airport is located 9 miles southwest from the city's center, one of the largest metropolitan areas in the U.S. You can get to the airport using public transportation, a taxi or your own vehicle. The most popular form of transportation is the taxi. A taxi will cost you $46.50 from downtown LA. However, it's only $1.50 for a train or bus ride to the airport. If you drive your own vehicle, park in the garage for $30 per day or out in the economy lot for $12 per day.

If you forget something on your way to the airport, or you just want to relax before the flight, LAX has plenty of options to accommodate. From fine dining to bars, lounges and fast food, there are hundreds of establishments to ease your thirst or fill your hungry stomach. The shops in LAX sell everything from books to clothing and toys. Pick up something for the flight or that item you couldn't remember before leaving home.

Entering Las Vegas

Located in the Nevada desert, Las Vegas is notorious for its tourist scene. However, everyone focuses on the gambling, forgetting everything else that the city has to offer. Relaxing spas, a heavy machinery playground and indoor skydiving are just a few of the more than 800 things you can do in the city once you arrive.

Getting around in Las Vegas

From LAX, you will arrive at the primary airport for the area, McCarran International Airport. Located about 5 miles from the strip, the airport serves almost 9,000 flights from 77 carriers each week. Leaving the airport, you have three options for transportation. Hotels offer shuttles free of charge if you reserve them after booking the hotel on Orbitz.com. A taxi from McCarran International to the city's center, also known as "the Strip," will cost you about $27. A ride on the public transportation bus is the best bargain at $2.

The best time to go to Las Vegas is anytime during the year, except for holidays and long weekends. The summer and spring break season-March and April-are also times when Las Vegas is saturated with people. During the late spring and fall, the temperature is also cooler, with temperatures in the 80s and less rain than the rest of the year. Bring lots of sunscreen for the sun and light-colored, lightweight clothing to keep cool outdoors.

Look off the Strip for some of the most unusual attractions in the city. Dig This is an adult sandbox that allows you to play with heavy excavating machinery. World Class Driving is a race track that gives you the chance to race luxury sports cars like Lamborghinis. Learn about the wise guys who built Vegas at the Mob Museum. Relax at The Spa at Encore. These attractions and others await the traveler looking beyond the casinos for a great vacation.

Getting the Plans Together

Look to Orbitz.com for package deals on tickets, hotels and attractions. Doing so provides the best vacation bargain. No matter what your vacation plans may be, the trip from Los Angeles to Las Vegas takes only a little planning and reservations for a complete success.