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Venue & Travel Guide

Strip overview · venue maps · travel times between properties

5 Venues 30–45m buffer tip Shuttle + Monorail
Planning rule: AWS recommends 30–45 minutes between venues. Your schedule already uses shorter buffers for tight pairs (Forum ↔ Palace ~5m, Palace ↔ Wynn ~15m). Prefer shuttle or monorail for anything involving MGM Grand. Badge required for free shuttle + monorail.

Las Vegas Strip — re:Invent venues

Campus runs roughly north–south along the Strip: Wynn/Encore at the north end, MGM Grand farthest south, with The Venetian, Caesars Forum, and Caesars Palace clustered in the middle.

Strip overview

North ↑ · South ↓ · Colored pins match schedule colors

Las Vegas Strip venue map Schematic map of re:Invent venues from Wynn/Encore in the north to MGM Grand in the south. NORTH SOUTH Wynn / Encore Security focus Thu indoor bridge ~10–15m The Venetian Keynotes · Expo Caesars Forum Showcase · Cert lounge connector ~5m Caesars Palace Labs · receptions shuttle / monorail 20–40m typical MGM Grand South campus · badge
Wynn / Encore North end · connected indoors · bridge to Venetian
N
The Venetian Keynotes, Expo, badge pickup · central hub
N-C
Caesars Forum Customer Showcase · Certification Lounge · Content Hub
C
Caesars Palace Sessions, labs, networking · short hop from Forum
C
MGM Grand Farthest south · monorail station on-property · badge pickup
S

Stay put when you can

End-to-end campus is roughly an hour on foot. Cluster sessions by venue for half-days. North cluster (Wynn · Venetian · Forum · Palace) is walkable; treat MGM as its own zone.

Travel between venues

Times below are practical planning estimates (walk / shuttle / monorail), aligned with buffers already in your schedule. Always leave extra time at peak shuttle lines.

Route Best option Plan Schedule note
Caesars Forum ↔ Caesars Palace
Central cluster connector
 Walk / connector bridge ~5–10 min Used as 5m buffer in your Mon/Wed plan
Caesars Palace ↔ Wynn / Encore
North-central hop
 Walk or shuttle ~15–25 min Schedule uses “15m walk or shuttle”
Venetian ↔ Wynn / Encore
North end
 Indoor bridge / walkways ~10–15 min Usually no shuttle needed
Venetian ↔ Caesars Forum
Expo / walkway corridor
 Walk (Expo hours help) ~10–20 min Stay in north/central cluster
Caesars Forum ↔ MGM Grand
Central → south
 Shuttle or monorail ~20–40 min Your Thu plan lists a 10m walk — treat as aggressive; prefer shuttle if delayed
Any venue ↔ MGM Grand
Longest campus hop
 Shuttle or monorail (badge free) ~25–45 min AWS default 30–45m guidance applies
LAS Airport ↔ Strip venues
Arrival / departure
 Rideshare / taxi ~15–30 min Badge pickup also at T1/T3, MGM, Venetian

Shuttles

Run continuously during conference hours with a valid badge. Live stop times live in the AWS Events app. Peak queues add 10–15 minutes.

Monorail

Free with badge. Useful east-side hops (MGM · Flamingo/Caesars · Harrah’s/LINQ near Venetian/Forum). Closes earlier than usual during event week.

AWS Events app

Best source for turn-by-turn wayfinding, interactive venue maps, and shuttle updates once on site.

Thursday conflict

ANT410 (MGM 12:00) → SVS341-R (Forum 13:00) has 0m buffer. Leave MGM early or be ready to walk-up Forum only if transit slips.

Venue maps

Each card below has a location map plus a link into the official interactive floor plan. Use the AWS Events app on site for room-level wayfinding.

Wynn / Encore

3131 Las Vegas Blvd S · North campus · indoor Wynn↔Encore connection

Floor plan Open map
  • Thursday security-focus content hub
  • Bridge/walkway to The Venetian (~10–15m)
  • No dedicated monorail station — use Venetian corridor
  • Best paired with Venetian sessions the same half-day

The Venetian

3355 Las Vegas Blvd S · Keynotes, Expo, badge pickup, evening receptions

Floor plan Open map
  • Center of the week: keynotes + Expo
  • Badge pickup location (with MGM + airport)
  • Nearest monorail: Harrah’s / The LINQ
  • Strong base for north/central session clustering

Caesars Forum

3911 S Las Vegas Blvd · Customer Showcase, help desk, Certification Lounge

Floor plan Open map
  • Heavy use in your Mon–Thu reserved schedule
  • ~5 minutes to Caesars Palace via connector
  • Walkable to Venetian during Expo hours
  • Monorail access via Harrah’s / LINQ corridor

Caesars Palace

3570 Las Vegas Blvd S · Labs, breakouts, networking receptions

Floor plan Open map
  • Rooms like Palace Ballroom / Octavius appear in your labs
  • Food courts useful for mid-day buffers
  • Monorail: Flamingo / Caesars Palace
  • Pair with Forum sessions the same half-day

MGM Grand

3799 Las Vegas Blvd S · South campus · badge pickup · dedicated monorail station

Floor plan Open map
  • Farthest venue from Venetian / Wynn
  • Treat as its own half-day zone when possible
  • Monorail station on property — best south return path
  • Watch Thu noon → Forum 1pm transition closely

Official re:Invent floor plans

Interactive campus / venue floor plans from AWS MapYourShow. Use the venue picker inside the embed to switch halls and levels.

If the embed is blank (some browsers block third-party cookies), open the official floor plan or the Know before you go page. On site, prefer the AWS Events app for live maps and shuttle times.