Its impressive skyline has been called the 'Manhattan of the South'. The city serves as corporate headquarters for an impressive array of Fortune 500 companies, it has more shopping centers per capita than any city in the US, its restaurants and hotels are some of the best in the world, its arts district covers 60 acres in the heart of downtown with some of the finest facilities in the nation. Getting around in Dallas is no small undertaking. The airport is located about 20 miles to the northwest of Dallas, about a 45 minute drive from downtown. Van shuttles are available between the airport and downtown.
Rental cars are also readily available at the airport.
Love Field , the city's 'old' airport offers commuter service to and from cities in Texas and surrounding states and will likely soon offer expanded national service. It is located about 7 miles north of downtown and is served by the city bus system, with an express route to downtown. The Texas Department of Transportation offers city and area maps and the Texas Transportation Institute has daily lane closure and construction information, current video snapshots of traffic and expressway construction and DART Light Rail information. Dallas Area Rapid Transit , or DART, offers over a hundred regularly scheduled bus routes throughout the city. Light rail lines and a downtown subway are currently under construction.