Dallas, Texas is one of the few cities in the world where travel by air, road and rail are equally convenient. With multiple airports and rail networks, Dallas is also accessible by road.
Air travel in Dallas is smart, efficient and easy. Seamless connectivity is the USP of Dallas air travel. Dallas has multiple airports.
Dallas Love Field
This is one of the most well known general purpose airports across the world. It is located 7 miles northwest of central business district downtown. It is managed by the Dallas Aviation department. The airport is close to the Dallas Market Center and it is also near the Downtown Convention Centre . This airport leverages affordable user fees and does not rely on tax payer inputsIt has aeronautical lighting, airport marking and air navigation radio aids. The airport also has crosswind runway, warning system, surveillance radar and more advanced technological features.
This airport is served by the following airlines:
- Southwest Airlines,
- Virgin America Airlines,
- United Airlines,
- Seaport Airlines
- Delta Airlines.
Contact Details:
Address - 8008 Herb Kelleher Way, Dallas, TX 75235, United States
Code - DAL
Elevation - 148 m
Telephone Number - 1 214-670-6080
Dallas Fortworth International Airport
DFW International Airport has 5 terminals namely Terminal A, B,C, D and E. The following airlines serve these terminals:
- Terminal A and C: American Airlines
- Terminal B: American Eagle Airlines
- Terminal D: AeroMexico, QANTAS, Sun Country, Korean Air, Viva Aerobes, Volaris, KLM, Korean Air, Emirates, Etihad, Lufthansa, Sun Country, American Airlines, American Eagle Airlines, British Airways, Cayman Airways and British Airways.
- Terminal E: Delta Air Lines, Alaska Airlines, Air Canada, Frontier Airlines, Spirit Airlines, JetBlue, United Airlines, US Airways, Westjet.
This airport serves the Metroplex area of DFW. This is the 8th busiest airport in all of United States. DFW is the fourth largest metropolitan area in Texas and Dallas Fortworth International Airport exclusively serves this section. Two hotels, Grand Hyatt and Regency are attached to the airport
- Code: DFW
- IATA code: DFW
- ICAO code: KDFW
- FAA code: DFW
Elevation: 185 m
Contact Details:
Address - International Pkwy, DFW Airport, TX 75261, United States
Telephone Number: 1 972-973-3112
Other Airports
TX73 - Big Brown Creek Airstrip Airport
Address - 7515 Lemmon Ave, Dallas, TX 75209
Telephone Number - (214) 350-0992
Addison Airport
Address- 16051 Addison Rd Ste 220, Addison, TX 75001
Telephone Number -(972) 392-4850
Cook Canyon Ranch Airport
Address - 5956 Sherry Ln # 1500, Dallas, TX 75225
Telephone Number - (214) 884-3207)
Dallas Heliport
This is a public use heliport located towards the south of Dallas Convention Center. This has a dual deck facility and can accommodate multiple helicopters and aircrafts landing and taking off at the same time. This Heliport is operated by the Department of aviation and it can accommodate rotor as well as tilt rotor aircrafts .
Contact Details:
Address: 801 S. Lamar
Dallas, Texas 75202-5505
Telephone Number - (214) 670-7612
Travel to Dallas By Road
Roadways in Dallas are fairly well developed and you can get to Dallas from almost anywhere such as Tulsa, Forth Worth, El Paso, Odessa and New Orleans.
Dallas has 7 highways:
- US Route 175
- Central Expressway
- Good-Latimer Expressway
- High 5 Interchange
- Interstate 653
- President George Bush Turnpike
- Texas State Highways: 183,289, 352, 356, 78
- Texas State Highway Spur: 303,366,408
- Trinity Parkway
Dallas also has one of the world’s most dense freeways namely:
- I-20 LBJ Freeway
- I-30 R.L. Thornton Freeway East
- I-35E North Stemmons Freeway
- I-35E South Thornton Freeway South
- I-45 Schepps Freeway
- I-345 Downtown
- I-635 LBJ Freeway
- US 67 Marvin Love Freeway
- US 75 Central Expressway
- US 80
- US 175 CF Hawn, SM Wright Freeways
- SH 114 Carpenter Freeway
- SH 183 Airport, Carpenter Freeways
- Bush Turnpike SH 190 and SH 161
- Dallas North Tollway
- SH 121 including Sam Rayburn Turnpike
- Loop 12 Walton Walker Blvd
- Spur 366 Woodall Rodgers Freeway
- Spur 408 Patriot Freeway
- Collin County Outer Loop
Travel to Dallas By Rail
DART Dallas Mass Transit Rail
DART offers connections between Dallas and 12 other cities through the DART Rail, Trinity Rail Express, and bus service. DART serves over 200,000 passengers. DART offers over 712 square mile service.
Contact Details:
Address: 2424 Webb Chapel Ext, Dallas, TX 75220, United States
Phone: 1 214-749-3751
TRE Commuter Rail
This rail service offers connectivity between Dallas and other cities. Check out the list of stations below:
- Union Station
- Victory Station
- Medical/Market Center Station
- West Irving Station
- Bell Station
- Richland Hills Station
- Texas & Pacific Station
For more information, visit the following
link.
Get information on fare and rides
here.
Amtrak
Amtrak is a railway operator with over 20,000 route miles in 46 American states, the district of Columbia and 3 Canadian provinces. Greater than 300 trains are operated each day to more than 500 locations by Amtrak. It also provides state supported services in close to fifteen states. Additionally, it provides 4 commuter rail networks.
Find out about the trains plying in the NE corridor
here.
Amtrak operates 15 long distance routes over a network spanning 18,500 miles in 39 states. To find out more about the long distance trains, visit this
link.
Amtrak also operates state and corridor trains along a 6,000 mile network in 23 states. To know more about the routes and fares, visit the
link.
Contact Details
Address - 50 Massachusetts Avenue NE
Washington, DC
United States
Telephone Number- 1-800-USA-RAIL (1-800-872-7245)/TDD/TTY (1 -800-523-6590).
Travel to Dallas By Sea
Dallas is home to many sea ports and it is linked very well with the other US states.
Brownsville
Address -1000 Foust Rd.
Brownsville, TX 78521
United States
Telephone Number - 956-831-4592
Freeport
Address - 200 W. Second St., 3rd Floor
Freeport, TX 77541
United States
Telephone Number - 979 233 2667
Local Transportation in Dallas
Bus/Trolley
M-Line Trolley Service
This historic trolley service links McKinney Avenue to Dallas Art District. M-Line offers air conditioned vintage heritage trolleys. This trolley service is free of charge.
Contact Details:
Address - 3153 Oak Grove Ave, Dallas, TX 75204-2427 USA
Telephone Number - (214) 855 0006
DART Public Bus Service
DART Public Bus Service covers 120 routes and provide transportation to various locations in the cities such as hotels, pubs, restaurants, shopping spots and business centers.
Contact Details:
Address - 1401 Pacific Avenue, Dallas Texas
Telephone Number- 214-729-3278
Shuttle Services
Shuttle services are also offered at Dallas. Greyhound has the biggest motor coaches fleet in the US while City Shuttle provides reliable services.
Contact Details
CITY SHUTTLE LLC
Address - 3131 Halifaxt St
Dallas, TX
Dallas, TX 75247
Telephone Number - (214) 777-7777
GREYHOUND LINES INC.
Address- 350 N. St. Paul St.
Dallas, TX 75201
Telephone Number - 214-849-7113
MEGABUS.COM
Address - 710 Davis St.
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Telephone Number - 1-877-462-6342
MCKINNEY AVENUE TRANSIT AUTHORITY
Address- 3153 Oak Grove at Bowen
Dallas, TX 75204
Telephone Number - (214) 855-0006
AMTOUR-LONE STAR COACHES
Address- 2425 Houston St.
Grand Prairie, TX 75050
Telephone Number - (972) 623-1100
Car Rentals and Cab Services
Major car rental companies include Avis and Hertz. SUVs and minibuses are on offer from Tour and Travel and other such companies. You can check out 1-800 Book a Limo or 360 Limo for luxury cars.
GO YELLOW CHECKER SHUTTLE
Address - 2515 Irving Blvd
Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone Number - 214-841-1900
GO BUSINESSEXEC SEDAN & LIMOUSINE SERVICE
Address - 2515 Irving Blvd
Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone Number - 214-352-9700
YELLOW CAB
Address - 2515 Irving Boulevard
Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone Number - 214-426-6262
SUPERSHUTTLE/EXECUCAR
Address - 1840 W. Airfield Dr.
P.O. Box 612446
Dallas, TX 75261
Telephone Number - (972) 615-2410
ENTERPRISE RENT-A-CAR
Address - 8200 John Carpenter Freeway
Dallas, TX 75247
Telephone Number - 800-Rent-A-Car
SMITH LIMOUSINE
Address - 2233 Vantage St.
Dallas, TX 75207
Telephone Number - (214) 951-0600
ZIPCAR
Address - 311 N. Market Street
2nd Floor
Dallas, TX 75202
Telephone Number - (832) 523-5445
AVIS BUDGET GROUP
Address - P.O. Box 610530
Irving, TX 75261
Telephone Number - (800) 527-0700
SIXT RENT A CAR
Address - 2424 E. 38th Street
Dallas, TX 75261
Telephone Number - (469) 518-5970
