Since I"m not staying at Harrahs immediately I was looking into costs for getting to/from Downtown &/or the Orleans.
A cab to MSS is easily $35 (without tip) and possibly more with the probability of being..ahem...tunnelled.
and was referred to Bell Trans.
Another $30 (inc. tip) from the Orleans would be expected
So in my searches, I was prompted by the good folks at the Vegas Message Board to try the VIP shuttle from Bell Trans.
Now these are the people who do those normal shuttles to the Strip running 20-30 at a time BUT their VIP Service seems like a decent deal.
$38 round-trip (plus a nice tip I suspect) and they will, they tell me, pick me up at T3, take me Downtown when I arrive and pick me up at the Orleans for the return trip. Call it $60 all in.
it"s a shared ride and not a huge saving but (they say)
"unlike the traditional shuttle the VIP Shuttle utilizes Limousines and SUVs reducing the number of traveling passengers while upgrading the experience and providing a more direct route to your destination."http://bell-trans.com/las-vegas-limousine-service-provider-bell-trans-airport-shuttle/