DFW rental cars & the airport toll road
Jun 19, 2007, 11:36 am
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DFW rental cars & the airport toll road
The airport toll road is free for rental cars. when you pull up to get a toll ticket, tell them it is a rental car. they play with some numbers, and give you a toll ticket. same when you arrive at the pay toll booth.
I have not tried to use the airport toll road for free other than when picking up or returning my car.
I have not tried to use the airport toll road for free other than when picking up or returning my car.
Jun 19, 2007, 1:48 pm
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The airport toll road is free for rental cars. when you pull up to get a toll ticket, tell them it is a rental car. they play with some numbers, and give you a toll ticket. same when you arrive at the pay toll booth.
I have not tried to use the airport toll road for free other than when picking up or returning my car.
I have not tried to use the airport toll road for free other than when picking up or returning my car.
I guess from the north entrance you could possibly go through the toll but you could avoid that as well by exiting before you get to it and following the signs.
Jun 19, 2007, 3:10 pm
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I am trying to figure out why you'd go through the toll at all... To pickup and return rentals you can get out of the airport for free by simply following the signs.
I guess from the north entrance you could possibly go through the toll but you could avoid that as well by exiting before you get to it and following the signs.
I guess from the north entrance you could possibly go through the toll but you could avoid that as well by exiting before you get to it and following the signs.
Jun 20, 2007, 8:23 am
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I am trying to figure out why you'd go through the toll at all... To pickup and return rentals you can get out of the airport for free by simply following the signs.
I guess from the north entrance you could possibly go through the toll but you could avoid that as well by exiting before you get to it and following the signs.
I guess from the north entrance you could possibly go through the toll but you could avoid that as well by exiting before you get to it and following the signs.
Jun 25, 2007, 8:59 am
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Coming from north 121, I'd take the "access" road to the rental car area. There are a few lights.
The toll isn't that expensive either (as long as you enter and leave from the same exit). When you go through the airport (what I used to do to get to work), the toll is significantly higher.
The toll isn't that expensive either (as long as you enter and leave from the same exit). When you go through the airport (what I used to do to get to work), the toll is significantly higher.
Jun 28, 2007, 12:37 pm
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If you go through the north entrance, you can go through the first toll booth and get a ticket. I dont tell them I'm returning a rental, I just take my ticket and get on my way. I stay on the toll road until I reach the exit toll on the south end of the airport. I never get asked to pay anything. They simply take my ticket and say "thank you" and raise the gate. I then exit to the side road immediately after passing the toll to return the rental car.
It is much faster this way than taking the side roads with the lights, and it doesn't cost anything.
It is much faster this way than taking the side roads with the lights, and it doesn't cost anything.
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Nov 7, 2021, 12:04 pm
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Use a GPS and turn on "Avoid toll" option; or order a toll device from NTTA or TxTag:
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You would only encounter some "Express" lanes leaving the airport to get to I-20. As stated above these are optional and you can stay on the main roads if you so choose.
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Mar 20, 2022, 8:49 pm
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I have the better part of 10 hours in Dallas this Saturday with my father. We will have a rental car. Is it feasible to avoid toll roads or should I just get the pass from Avis? It is only $12 and includes any toll costs from what I understand. Normally I would avoid the tolls altogether but $12 seems like a small price to pay. I am not sure where exactly we will be going yet, though my understanding is that having a toll tag would allow me to use the express or "HOT" lanes, which could be beneficial.
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Mar 20, 2022, 9:27 pm
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$12 seems steep to me, as most tolls are only a buck or two.
And on Saturday the traffic is normally not too bad. There are a few toll only road like the Dallas North Tollway and another one close to DFW (the name escapes me right now, but it's probably Bush Turnpike), but the are easy to avoid IMHO.
Then again, as Budget Travel moderator, I tend to be somewhat frugal
And on Saturday the traffic is normally not too bad. There are a few toll only road like the Dallas North Tollway and another one close to DFW (the name escapes me right now, but it's probably Bush Turnpike), but the are easy to avoid IMHO.
Then again, as Budget Travel moderator, I tend to be somewhat frugal
Mar 20, 2022, 10:17 pm
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$12 seems steep to me, as most tolls are only a buck or two.
And on Saturday the traffic is normally not too bad. There are a few toll only road like the Dallas North Tollway and another one close to DFW (the name escapes me right now, but it's probably Bush Turnpike), but the are easy to avoid IMHO.
Then again, as Budget Travel moderator, I tend to be somewhat frugal
And on Saturday the traffic is normally not too bad. There are a few toll only road like the Dallas North Tollway and another one close to DFW (the name escapes me right now, but it's probably Bush Turnpike), but the are easy to avoid IMHO.
Then again, as Budget Travel moderator, I tend to be somewhat frugal
-J.