Airport
Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport
IATA Code: DFWLocation: The airport is situated 18 miles (29km) from downtown Dallas and 24 miles (39km) from Fort Worth.
Time: GMT -6 (GMT -5 from March to November).
Contacts: Tel: +1 972 973 8888.
Transfer between terminals: The airport's Terminal Link van service provides free transportation between terminals on blue and green passenger shuttle vans. It may be used for passengers needing to transfer to another terminal after they have exited security or to get back to a vehicle parked in another terminal. Within the terminals inside security the Skylink airport train provides fast connections between the five terminals.
Transfer to the city: There are numerous options for transport between the airport and destinations in the surrounding metropolitan area. Charter buses, limousines and Dallas Area Rapid Transit public buses are available; passengers should enquire at the Visitor Information Centres located in the baggage claim areas for schedules and information. A free shuttle service links all the terminals to the CenterPort/DFW Trinity Railway Express Station about 20 minutes away, from where there are regular departures to Dallas Union Station and Fort Worth. Taxis are available from each terminal, shared-ride vans are also available. Located near the south entrance, DFW's Rental Car Centre hosts rental car companies.
Taxis: Taxis into the city are available from the upper level of Terminals A, B, C and E, and on the lower level of Terminal D. An assistant is available to help passengers at the taxi stands from 8am till midnight, call 972 574 5878 to request a taxi after hours. There is a $40 flat-rate to the Dallas CBD and $43 to the Fort Worth CBD.
Car rental: Located near the south entrance, DFW's Rental Car Centre hosts rental car companies - Advantage, Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, E Z Rent, Hertz, National and Thrifty. A Rental Car shuttle bus ferries passengers to the Rental Car Centre.
Facilities: The airport is well supplied with ATMs and currency exchange and all terminals feature shops, restaurants and business services, including fax and Internet facilities. Additional facilities include barber shops and shoe-shine services.
Parking: Please note that the airport's Remote and Express Parking fill early during the holidays. The airport encourages travellers to park at the Terminal Parking, which provides convenient, close-in parking that is a short walk to the departure gate.
Departure tax: None.
Website: www.dfwairport.com
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Dallas-Fort Worth
The two biggest cities in North Texas, Dallas and Fort Worth, are 30 miles (48km) apart but have been drawn together into one urban concentration known as the 'DFW Metroplex' with a combined population of more than four million.
The two cities are, however, very different halves of a whole. Dallas, its soaring glass-sided skyscrapers seemingly growing like mushrooms out of the prairie, is full of glitz and glamour. Its urban landscape is vigorous and classy, its citizens enjoying the good things in life from fashionable clothing to flashy cars. This thriving city is the ninth largest city in the United States, having grown from a frontier outpost with 20 streets in 1841 to a centre for big business and big banking, helped along a little by 'black gold', the oil that was discovered 100 miles (161km) east of the city in 1930.
Fort Worth, the western half of the Metroplex, is the gateway to the Wild West. Having started out as 'Cowtown', a base for cattle drives, Fort Worth still reflects a laid-back and slightly 'cowpoke' attitude, although surprisingly it has also developed into a cultural centre with world-class museums and a thriving performing arts sector.
Dallas is certainly the place for visitors to enjoy a rich shopping experience and upmarket wining and dining, but Fort Worth is the venue for exciting and interesting attractions and a taste of western culture.
