DAL · Layover Guide
Dallas
Stop in Dallas.
Best layover: 3–24h
LayoverScore™
Base city score. Your route score varies by savings and timing.
Exit realism
Comfortable window
Enough room in Dallas for a real stop. Keep the buffer at the end anyway.
Landside playbook
If time slips
- Drop the last stop. Go straight to the train, taxi rank, or ride pickup you already chose.
- Add 15 minutes to map ETAs for the return leg at rush hour.
- One ticket for the whole trip protects you when the inbound is late. Separate tickets do not.
Worth knowing
- Do not stack three stops. One solid block in the city beats a rushed loop.
- Do not treat one map time as gospel for immigration lines. Pad on your first pass through this hub.
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Places to stay
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Score 65 · Discover 50 · Ease 26
Why Dallas scores 65
Getting there
DART Rail (Blue/Orange Line) $3 · Uber/Lyft $18
min to center
train- 01DART Rail (30 min to downtown)
- 02Uber/Lyft (15-20 min to downtown)
- 03Taxi (15-20 min, ~$25-30)
- 01Explore the Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza documenting JFK's assassination
- 02Stroll through the Dallas Arts District and visit the Nasher Sculpture Center
- 03Sample authentic Tex-Mex at Mi Cocina or El Fenix in Uptown
- 04Walk the Katy Trail for urban greenway views through Uptown neighborhoods
- 05Browse Deep Ellum's murals, vintage shops, and craft breweries
Experiences in Dallas
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Need a room for your layover? Browse hotels near the airport.
Where to stay →Drop your luggage. Don't drag it around the city.
Bounce Luggage Storage - Downtown Dallas
Downtown Dallas near West End
$6/bag
5 min walk
Hotel Crescent Court
Uptown Dallas
$89/day
0 min walk
From the terminal to the good part.
DART Rail (Blue/Orange Line)
to downtown
Inwood/Love Field station connects to downtown
30 min
$3.00
Uber/Lyft
to downtown
Variable with traffic; peak hours add 10-15 min
18 min
$18.00
Taxi
to downtown
18 min
$28.00
Dallas CityPASS
Perot Museum, Reunion Tower, Dallas Zoo, and more
Valid 9 consecutive days; good for longer layovers
$54
per day
Getting there
Get an Uber from the airportAt the airport
- 01Love Field is compact and easy to navigate
- 02Dickey's Barbecue Pit for Texas BBQ before departure
- 03Southwest Airlines' original hub with retro aviation displays
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