Dallas: Arrival, information and getting around
Dallas is served by two major airports. Dallas/Fort Worth (DFW) (tel 972/574-4420, ), 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 (tel 817/329-2000, ) and Discount Shuttle (tel 817/267-5150, ), all charging around $15 to downtown; taxis cost around $40 (Yellow/Checker tel 214/426-6262). The other major airport, Love Field (tel 214/670-6080), 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 (daily 9am-6pm; tel 214/571-1300, ). The city also runs a 24-hour Events Hotline (tel 214/571-1301).
DART, the Dallas Area Rapid Transit system (tel 214/979-1111, ), 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 (tel 214/855-0006, ) 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 (Mon-Fri 6am-4pm, Sat 6am-2pm; tel 214/752-5654; zip code 75202).
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