Driving time to vegas

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Driving time to vegas

Post by Strongbad » Thu Dec 23, 2004 8:48 am

Anyone know around how long it takes to drive to vegas from vancouver (if you drive like a normal person not an indy car racer)

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Post by Pete L. » Thu Dec 23, 2004 9:01 am

I've done it a couple of times in around 20 hours.
It may take longer this time of year though.
There could be faster routes than the one we have used. We've gone I-5 to Shasta then across to Susanville and down to Reno. (overnight in Reno: buffet, lose some money, sleep, buffet, drive more)
Reno takes about 12 hours and Reno to Vegas about 8 hours.

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Alternate route to Vegas

Post by IceZazz » Thu Dec 23, 2004 10:54 am

Pete L. wrote:I've done it a couple of times in around 20 hours.
It may take longer this time of year though.
There could be faster routes than the one we have used. We've gone I-5 to Shasta then across to Susanville and down to Reno. (overnight in Reno: buffet, lose some money, sleep, buffet, drive more)
Reno takes about 12 hours and Reno to Vegas about 8 hours.
Id stay on Highway 5 all the way down thru to Tehachipi and then head to mojave where you will intersect with Highway 10. This will be a faster route, although may not look like it on the map, all superhighway all the way into the strip. Craps, pass/no pass line, double your bets as you win, bailout when you`ve got enough to buy a ferrari to drive home in.
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Post by MCpl » Fri Dec 24, 2004 10:08 am

It took us around 23 hrs via Salt Lake (I-15). But this is with us fully stopping for dinner and breakfast, and going slow through Oregon because of a speeding ticket.

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Post by mr_staggerlee » Sun Dec 26, 2004 6:13 am

consider: by the time you add up gas money, car and tire wear, speeding tickets, a couple of buffets, lost time, cheap motel, car lag, and the blood clot from sitting in the car so damn long..........isn't it more economical to fly??? :wink:

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