Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport (DFW)

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: They are frequently parked outside each terminal.  From DFW, it takes 30-50 minutes to reach downtown Dallas depending on time of commute.

Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) light rail trains, commuter rail, and rapid buses to and from Downtown, CityPlace Center and Stemmons Freeway business districts. Dallas has taken the lead in Texas for transit and commuter rail to ease traffic. Dallas is building more transit centers with parking, where rapid bus routes, light rail and commuter rail lines converge.

Amtrak: Rather surprisingly, there is no Amtrak rail service from Dallas to Houston. But there is train that stops here 3 times a week in its run from San Antonio to Chicago.

Gray Line
Sightseeing adventures daily ranging from tours of the city to a real-life western ranch; Professional drivers share their expertise; 710 East Davis Street; 972-263-0294

Longhorn Tours
Daily sightseeing excursions of the major attractions around Dallas; 7a-5p; accommodates 15 to 1000 people; 1634 East Irving Blvd; 972-721-0545

McKinney Avenue Trolley
Ride a vintage electric trolley car on busy city streets “serenaded: by the clang of the bell, toot of the whistle, the whine of the motors, the thump of the air compressor, and the hiss of the air brakes; these working streetcars have logged thousands of miles since it’s opening in 1989; traveling up and down McKinney Ave, they take visitors to areas such as the Uptown Historic District, Dallas Arts District, West End, downtown hotels and West Village, and they connect to the Trolley Bus and DART; runs daily every 15 to 30 minutes; FREE; 214-855-0006; http://www.mata.org

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