Greyhound has bus service between Las Vegas and Los Angeles, San Diego, San Francisco, and Phoenix, Arizona. Green Tortoise offers a low-budget, communal bus experience between Las Vegas and major cities on the West Coast. One of the best ways to get to Las Vegas is by car. Highways traverse the desert and converge on Las Vegas from the major cities of the Southwest. Several companies run shuttle buses between the airport and the city.
Taxis are also available, and city buses run along the Strip into downtown.
If you're staying on the Strip, the best way to get around is the inexpensive shuttle bus that runs between the big casinos and hotels 24 hours a day. Taxis are also a good option. Those who want to get out of town will need their own wheels. You can rent a car at one of the many agencies in town. A History , by Robert Laxalt, is a somewhat idiosyncratic but entertaining history of the silver state.