Love Field To north Fort Worth - new options?
Mar 25, 2019, 12:00 am
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Love Field To north Fort Worth - new options?
I fly frequently SWA into Love Field with an eventual destination in north Fort Worth. The Fort Worth destination is within walking distance of one of the new TEXRail stations. Is it possible to ride DART trains from Love Field to Terminal A at DFW and then catch one of the TEXRail trains to my destination? Is that a reasonable option with luggage? What kind of terminal transfer is required at DFW?
Mar 25, 2019, 1:06 am
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I fly frequently SWA into Love Field with an eventual destination in north Fort Worth. The Fort Worth destination is within walking distance of one of the new TEXRail stations. Is it possible to ride DART trains from Love Field to Terminal A at DFW and then catch one of the TEXRail trains to my destination? Is that a reasonable option with luggage? What kind of terminal transfer is required at DFW?
https://www.dart.org/riding/lovefield.asp
https://www.dart.org/riding/dartrailorangeline.asp
https://ridetrinitymetro.org/texrail
I'm not sure which direction is better, but I'm guessing that south would be better because that is one transfer and either DART train will take you there. Going north to DFW, you can't take the Green Line and would have to transfer from terminal A to B (a bus when you're landside).
Mar 25, 2019, 6:30 am
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Another suggestion that would cut out riding DART would be to Uber/Lyft to Medical-Market Center and then take the TRE all the way into Fort Worth. This worked well for me when I needed to get from Fort Worth to Love Field. The Lyft ended up being about $7 and saved a considerable amount of time.
Mar 26, 2019, 9:51 am
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Mar 26, 2019, 10:11 am
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Understood. My question was more about what was involved getting from the DART station at DFW to the TEXRail station at DFW, since its reasonably easy to get to DART from Love Field. If that station to station transfer at DFW is easy, then the combination becomes a possible alternative to a cab ride to downtown Dallas to catch TRE. I guess it involved too much advance planning to put both DART and TEXRail in the same station at DFW in the first place. We are about a generation behind the rest of the world in airport planning.
Mar 26, 2019, 11:47 am
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From the Star Telegram article I linked to previously: Arrive at DFW Airport Terminal B (lower level). Use a covered, lighted walkway to walk about the length of a football field to the Dallas Area Rapid Transit light-rail station at Terminal A (also lower level).
Mar 27, 2019, 1:14 am
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The TRE and TEXRail are two different lines. You cannot connect to TEXRail at Victory station. You can connect to the TRE and then connect to TEXRail at T&P station in Fort Worth. https://www.star-telegram.com/news/t...224954745.html
Mar 27, 2019, 1:20 am
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So I would suggest looking at the schedules to see which is quicker for you:
Love Field -- bus to DART station -- Orange or Green line south to Victory station -- TRE to Ft Worth T&P -- TEXRail to your destination
or
Love Field -- bus to DART station -- Orange Line north to DFW -- walk to terminal B (there is also a bus landside) -- TEXRail to your destination
Love Field -- bus to DART station -- Orange or Green line south to Victory station -- TRE to Ft Worth T&P -- TEXRail to your destination
or
Love Field -- bus to DART station -- Orange Line north to DFW -- walk to terminal B (there is also a bus landside) -- TEXRail to your destination
Mar 27, 2019, 6:10 pm
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There is a bus that goes from Love Field to a DART station with Green and Orange lines (Inwood/Love Field). The northbound Orange Line goes to DFW Terminal A. Or you could take the Orange or Green line south to Victory Station and transfer to TEXRail.
https://www.dart.org/riding/lovefield.asp
https://www.dart.org/riding/dartrailorangeline.asp
https://ridetrinitymetro.org/texrail
I'm not sure which direction is better, but I'm guessing that south would be better because that is one transfer and either DART train will take you there. Going north to DFW, you can't take the Green Line and would have to transfer from terminal A to B (a bus when you're landside).
https://www.dart.org/riding/lovefield.asp
https://www.dart.org/riding/dartrailorangeline.asp
https://ridetrinitymetro.org/texrail
I'm not sure which direction is better, but I'm guessing that south would be better because that is one transfer and either DART train will take you there. Going north to DFW, you can't take the Green Line and would have to transfer from terminal A to B (a bus when you're landside).