Evening Transportation from Henderson to McCarran?

[Jeff Lundberg]

I'm flying into Henderson (HND) on the evening of 5/21. I need to get
to McCarren to pick up a rental car from Hertz since the neighborhood
Hertz locations will be closed by then. Is there a shuttle that runs
from HND to LAS? I'm planning on calling a taxi, but always appreciate
a cheaper option. After all, I spend all my money on flying! ;)

Thanks in advance,

Jeff Lundberg

[BTIZ]

I'm sure there is no local shuttle, taxi is best unless a local that lives
near Henderson offers a ride.. as for my self I'm on the other end of town,
VGT (there were car rental agencies at VGT) and I'll be out of town working
on my CFIG

BT

"Jeff Lundberg" > wrote in message
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> I'm flying into Henderson (HND) on the evening of 5/21. I need to get
> to McCarren to pick up a rental car from Hertz since the neighborhood
> Hertz locations will be closed by then. Is there a shuttle that runs
> from HND to LAS? I'm planning on calling a taxi, but always appreciate
> a cheaper option. After all, I spend all my money on flying! ;)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jeff Lundberg
>

[Peter Duniho]

"Jeff Lundberg" > wrote in message
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> I'm flying into Henderson (HND) on the evening of 5/21. I need to get
> to McCarren to pick up a rental car from Hertz since the neighborhood
> Hertz locations will be closed by then.

Especially in locales where there is simply no large airport to host a
rental car office, I have had great success having the rental agency drive
out to pick me up at my destination airport. This has worked for me in
Spokane, WA. Astoria, OR, Tillamook, OR, and Fort Collins, CO, to name most
of the places I can think of where I've asked. I've never had a rental
agency refuse to come pick me up. In Spokane and Fort Collins, there are
actually other airports that do have rental offices, but I happened to be
flying into less-used airports without.

You might call the offices at McCarren, and see if any are amenable to doing
that. If you're dead-set on Hertz, that does limit your options. But if
you're willing to shop around, I'd bet at least one agency would be willing
to pick you up.

Pete

[Kyler Laird]

Jeff Lundberg > writes:

>I'm flying into Henderson (HND) on the evening of 5/21. I need to get
>to McCarren to pick up a rental car from Hertz since the neighborhood
>Hertz locations will be closed by then. Is there a shuttle that runs
>from HND to LAS?

http://www.mccarran.com/ga_hea.asp#Groundtransport

Shuttle

Henderson Corridor Connection
(702) 565-7087 or
(888) 822-6971
Service requires 24-hour advance reservation

>I'm planning on calling a taxi, but always appreciate
>a cheaper option. After all, I spend all my money on flying! ;)

It's hard for me to imagine that you'll save significant money over
simply getting a car from Enterprise at HND by renting from Hertz
and paying for a ride to LAS, but...

If you're *really* cheap and the Hertz deal is *really* good, I
s'pose you might want to try to get a free shuttle/taxi to a casino
and then catch a shuttle to LAS.

--kyler

[G.R. Patterson III]

Kyler Laird wrote:
>
> It's hard for me to imagine that you'll save significant money over
> simply getting a car from Enterprise at HND by renting from Hertz
> and paying for a ride to LAS, but...

I've found that the difference between rentals at small airports and airports large
enough to have a car rental desk is often as much as $10/day. No big deal if you're
renting for a day, but if you're staying a week, it can add up. The most ridiculous
deal I found was at TYS a few years ago. If you rented a car at the FBO, it was
$6/day more than renting the same car at the main terminal. The main terminal is
maybe 200 yards away - an easy walk.

George Patterson
If you don't tell lies, you never have to remember what you said.

[Kyler Laird]

"G.R. Patterson III" > writes:

>> It's hard for me to imagine that you'll save significant money over
>> simply getting a car from Enterprise at HND by renting from Hertz
>> and paying for a ride to LAS, but...

>I've found that the difference between rentals at small airports and airports large
>enough to have a car rental desk is often as much as $10/day. No big deal if you're
>renting for a day, but if you're staying a week, it can add up.

At <=$70 it doesn't cover the hassle of an hour (probably two) of
shuttling around Las Vegas (for me).

>The most ridiculous
>deal I found was at TYS a few years ago. If you rented a car at the FBO, it was
>$6/day more than renting the same car at the main terminal. The main terminal is
>maybe 200 yards away - an easy walk.

Yeah, I've been surprised at the variability but I'm typically happy to
pay an extra $6/$12/.. to get the car from the FBO if that means that
it's waiting for me at the plane (especially after hours) instead of
down the road and locked out of the ramp. Supporting an FBO isn't the
worst thing I've done with my money.

And then there are the times when the FBO has sent us home with a car to
keep overnight at no charge (Bode, AEG) or we've been able to extend the
car rental for a few extra hours at no charge (Million Air, MRY). The
service we get from FBOs who handle rental cars more than makes up for a
slight increase in cost.

--kyler

[Jeff]

what time are you getting into HND?
they have a rental car place in the HND terminal

I live 5 minutes from HND

Jeff Lundberg wrote:

> I'm flying into Henderson (HND) on the evening of 5/21. I need to get
> to McCarren to pick up a rental car from Hertz since the neighborhood
> Hertz locations will be closed by then. Is there a shuttle that runs
> from HND to LAS? I'm planning on calling a taxi, but always appreciate
> a cheaper option. After all, I spend all my money on flying! ;)
>
> Thanks in advance,
>
> Jeff Lundberg

[David Johnson]

Enterprise offers free pick-up as a normal part of their service.
I have rented from them many times, and have been quite satisfied.

That said, their hours tend to be rather limited, particularly
in smaller towns. However, in Las Vegas it's not a problem.
They are open till midnight seven days a week (I checked).

www.enterprise.com

Dave