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Arrival, information and getting around
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The main road between Fort Worth and Dallas,
I-30
, cuts the city north-south; Loop 820 encircles it. An Airporter express
bus
(daily 5am-midnight, every half-hour at peak times; $10; tel 817/334-0092) runs to and from DFW International Airport, seventeen miles northeast; a taxi costs around $45. Amtrak pulls in four times per week in either direction just southeast of downtown in the lovely red 1899 Santa Fe Depot, 1501 Jones St (tel 817/332-2931). Greyhound operates out of the depot at 901 Commerce St, next to the Convention Center. The city's public transportation system,
The T
, operates
bus service
throughout the city, as well the tourist-oriented
Longhorn Trolley
, which travels between the major attractions and some downtown hotels ($1 for the bus, $2 for the trolley; tel 817/871-6200,
).
There are three
visitor centers
: in the
Stockyards
at 130 E Exchange Ave (daily 9am-6pm; walking tours are $2, call for times; tel 817/624-4741,
), downtown in the
CVB
at 415 Throckmorton St (Mon-Fri 8.30am-5pm, Sat 10am-4pm; tel 817/336-8791 or 1-800/433-5747), and in the Cultural District at the
Will Rogers Memorial Center
at 3401 W Lancaster Ave (Mon-Thurs 9am-5pm, Fri-Sat 9am-6pm, Sun noon-4pm; tel 817/882-8588). The downtown Sundance Square and Stockyard areas are well patrolled and safe to walk around after dark; for a
taxi
between the two, call Yellow Cab Co tel 817/534-5555. Other useful information
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