Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW) is America's 4th busiest airport with tons of domestic and international flights. Car Rentals & Shuttles: Take the Automated People Mover to rental car operations for Avis, Hertz, National and Thrifty car renters. Exit DFW via International Parkway, which services all four terminals. The parkway connects to State Highway (SH) 183 on the South if you are headed to downtown Dallas or SH 114 on the North if you are headed to northern Dallas. Taxis are frequently parked outside each terminal. From DFW, it takes 30-50 minutes to reach downtown Dallas depending on time of commute.

DART Light Rail is extending from Union Station to DFW Airport by 2014.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) Light Rail Transit, Bus Rapid Transit, a commuter rail transit line and taxis utilize Union Station as the premier intermodal transportation center. The city is rapidly expanding transit options throughput the metroplex, highlighted these 3 DART Light Rail Transit lines and 1 Light Rail Transit line under construction:

Blue: Ledbetter-Union Station-West End-CityPlace-Mockingbird-White Rock-Garland

Red: Westmoreland-Dallas Zoo-Union Station-West End-CityPlace-Parker Road

Green: North Carrollton-Bachman-Victory-West End-Deep Ellum-Fair Park-MLK-Buckner

Orange: Union Station-Victory-Bachman-Las Colinas-DFW Airport (opens 2011-14)

DART Light Rail and Trinity Express Commuter Train at Union Station

Trinity Railway Express is a valuable Commuter Rail Transit line that provides daily and frequent service within the fast-growing Union Station Dallas-Irving Centreport/DFW-Richland Hills-Ft. Worth corridor.

Dallas Freeway & Tollway Network centers around Downtown and fans outwards in circles. For the most part, freeways and tollways take advantage of modern design architecture, HOV lanes, ramp metering, enabling them to transport more vehicles for longer distances. Note that HOV lanes are heavily used by rapid buses and vanpools. If driving northbound, Dallas North Tollway is highly recommended during commute hours. Freeway and tollway names are:

          Dallas North Tollway
  12    Walton walker Blvd, southwest Dallas to DFW airport
  20    Lyndon B Johnson Freeway, Southern part of beltway
  30    Thornton Freeway, west to Ft Worth
  35E   Stemmons Freeway/RL Thornton Freeway
  45    Julius Shepps Freeway to Houston
  67    Marvin B Love Freeway to southwest Dallas
  80    US Route, from I-30 east to Terrell
114    John Carpenter Freeway, Texas Stadium to north
175    US Route, Hawn Freeway to Oklahoma
183    Airport (DFW) Freeway, from I-35E
190    Outer Loop Freeway
345    Part of freeway that encircles Downtown
366    Part of freeway that encircles Downtown
635    Lyndon B Johnson freeway, east and north part of beltway