Dallas is served by two major airports. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) as big
as Manhattan and the world's second busiest airport, is exactly midway between
the two cities (around 17 miles from each). Telephones in the baggage claim area
link up to a variety of different shuttle buses , such as Super Shuttle and Discount
Shuttle (tel 817/267-5150, ), all charging around $15 to downtown; taxis cost
around $40. The other major airport, Love Field used mostly by Southwest Airlines,
lies about nine miles northwest of Dallas, from where taxis to downtown cost around
$15, shuttles charge $9, or you can take bus #39 to downtown for a total of $1.
Greyhound is at 205 S Lamar St downtown, while Amtrak's 1916 Union Station is
further west at 400 S Houston St. The Trinity Railway Express service goes east
to Richland Hills; once construction is completed, the service will continue to
downtown Fort Worth.
Dallas proper is circled by Inner Loop 12 (or Northwest Highway) and the Outer
Loop I-635 (which becomes LBJ Freeway). A car makes sense in a city this size,
though the main sights of downtown's Central Business District are easy to tour
on foot. The downtown visitor center is at the "Old Red" Courthouse,
100 S Houston St, in the thick of the Kennedy-related sights. The city also runs
a 24-hour Events Hotline
DART, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system, operates the city's buses ($1 local
services, $2 express buses and trains) and a swish light rail network that links
downtown and the Dallas Convention Center with the West End and various sights
(fares $1 local, $2 express; all-day pass $2). Both DART buses and trains operate
every day from 5am to 12.30am. The McKinney Trolley runs north from the downtown
Dallas Museum of Art to the historic McKinney Avenue area (every 30min daily 10am-10pm;
one-way $1.50, all-day pass $3).
The post office is at 1201 Main St |
