Las Vegas Loop

The Las Vegas Loop, or Vegas Loop, is an underground, all-electric transit system in which passengers ride in Teslas through tunnels straight to their destination, with no stops along the way. The Boring Company, Elon's tunnel company, built it and runs it. It started as the Las Vegas Convention Center (LVCC) Loop, a 1.7-mile, three-station system that opened in April 2021 to move convention-goers across the campus in about 2 minutes instead of a 45-minute walk, and it has since grown well beyond the convention campus.

What is the Vegas Loop?

In 2024 the convention center network grew to 2.1 miles and five stations, adding the Riviera and Central Plaza stops. Beyond the campus it links Resorts World, Westgate, Encore, Fontainebleau, and Sahara, and The Boring Company lists Turnberry Towers and Terminals 1 and 3 at Harry Reid International Airport among its active stations.

Why the Vegas Loop Exists

The Boring Company argues that roads should go down as well as across: tunnels spare surface land, stay out of the way of existing roads and rail, and can be stacked in levels. Las Vegas offered a packed tourist corridor and a convention authority willing to sign a firm-fixed-price contract, which made it the first place to test the idea as a business.

How it Works

The Boring Company says a Loop vehicle can reach 150 mph in a tunnel, though it publishes no operating speed for the Las Vegas tunnels.

The convention center tunnels form the core, with connectors of one or two tunnels reaching out to Resorts World, Westgate, and Encore. The Encore connector, one 2,320-foot tunnel, was built in under 10 weeks and carries riders in about 55 seconds.

The company dug the convention center tunnels during conventions with more than 100,000 attendees, without closing a road.

The Economics of the Vegas Loop

The original LVCC Loop cost about $47 million on a firm-fixed-price contract, which means The Boring Company agreed to one price however much the work ended up costing. The company holds that figure up as proof that its tunnels cost far less than subways. Rides on the convention campus are free, and other trips are ticketed: The Boring Company lists $5 from the convention center to the Strip and $14 from the airport to the convention center.

Current Status of Vegas Loop

The Vegas Loop has 14 stations open, The Boring Company says, and has carried more than 4 million passengers. Since the end of December 2025 it has carried riders to Terminals 1 and 3 at Harry Reid International Airport, partly on surface streets while crews extend the tunnels to the airport. Sahara station opened in August 2026, and crews are tunneling toward Paradise Road, where the company lists a station at 4744 Paradise Road, near the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), as opening soon.

On August 25, 2026, The Boring Company said Clark County had approved 19 more stations. Clark County and the City of Las Vegas have now approved 68 miles of tunnel and 123 stations.

The convention center Loop has handled more than 4,500 passengers an hour at peak, while the full network is designed for up to 90,000 an hour.

What Comes Next

The approved map reaches the airport terminals, Allegiant Stadium, the Strip, and downtown. The Boring Company's own table shows the station count doubling to 28 by the end of 2026, with Virgin Hotels, Hughes Center, and the Paradise Road station among those listed as opening soon. Fox5 Las Vegas reported in September 2026 that the company hoped to finish the stops from Paradise Road to Westgate and Virgin before the Formula 1 race in November.

The Bottom Line

The Las Vegas Loop is where Elon's tunnel idea first carried paying passengers. It grew from three stations in 2021 to 14 in 2026, and the company already has approval to build 123.