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The distance from Las Vegas to Grand Canyon South Rim 278 miles / 447 km. Drive time is approximately 4 hrs 27 mins The distance from Las Vegas strip to Grand Canyon West Rim is 120 miles or 3 hours driving time. http://www.lasvegas-how-to.com/las-vegas��
Grand Canyon Village (South Rim) is located 60 miles North of I-40 at Williams, (via route 64 from Interstate 40) and 80 miles northwest of Flagstaff (via route 180). Only ten miles from rim to rim as the crow flies, the North Rim is 215 miles (about 4.5 hours) from the South Rim by car. The North Rim is 44 miles south of Jacob Lake, AZ, via Stateroad 67.Approximate driving distances from SOUTH RIM, Grand Canyon to:Las Vegas, NV - 278 miles / 447 kilometersGrand Canyon National Park (North Rim) is located 30 miles south of Jacob Lake on Highway 67; the canyon rim is an additional 14 miles south. Jacob Lake is located in northern Arizona on Highway 89A, not far from the Utah border. There is no public transportation to the North Rim other than the Trans Canyon Shuttle (928-638-2820) from the South Rim. The road from Jacob Lake to the North Rim (Highway 67) is subject to closure due to snow from mid October to mid May.Approximate driving distances from NORTH RIM, Grand Canyon to:Las Vegas, NV - 282 miles / 454 kilometers
If you want to see the real Grand Canyon go to the South Rim Rim of the park. The part of the GC that is most advertised, is on an Indian Reservation at the extreme West of the canyon. There are really lots of places that you can see easily on way to the South Rim. Lake Mead http://vegasnature.com/LakeMead.htm Hoover Dam http://vegasnature.com/HooverDam.htm Colorado River http://vegasnature.com/ColoradoRiver.htm Oatman http://vegasnature.com/Oatman.htm Grand Canyon http://vegasnature.com/GrandCanyon.htm on the way back stop in Laughlin http://vegasnature.com/Laughlin.htm http://www.vegasnature.com/ has videos of each area followed by maps showing how to get there
Grand Canyon has rims in UT and AZ. The AZ rim is about a six hour drive and will take a good tank of gas each way. You can drive to Williams and take a train though.
When I went from Las Vegas it took about 40 minutes by plane but you passed over hoover dam so that was pretty cool.