Travel Reference
In-Depth Information
Cafes
7.30am-8pm
Nightclubs
8pm-2am
Shops
9am-6pm Monday to Saturday, 11am-6pm Sunday
Arriving in Texas
Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
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) Taxis to town (20 minutes) cost $25 to $30, shared-use shuttles
$14; the limited bus service is only $1.
Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport
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)
Taxis to central Dallas (25 minutes) cost $40 to $60, shared-use
shuttles $17; the Trinity Express train from downtown, and shuttle to the terminal, costs $2.50, but doesn't run week-
ends.
Houston George Bush Intercontinental Airport
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)
Taxis cost about $50 to downtown Houston (30
minutes), shared-ride van shuttles $25; the Metropolitan Transit Authority runs a limited bus service ($1.25) to down-
town, but it takes an hour.
San Antonio International Airport
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)
A taxi ride to downtown (15 minutes) costs $25 to $30, a shared-ride
shuttle is a few bucks cheaper. Via runs a regular bus to downtown (35 minutes) for $1.20.
Getting Around
Unless you plan to stay exclusively in central Dallas, downtown in San Antonio or Austin, or along the light rail cor-
ridor in Houston, you will need a car.
Car
Easy to rent at any airport, at in-town locations and even in suburbia.
Public transportation
Extremely limited outside big cities; not comprehensive even within.
See
transport
for much more.
