Dallas Fort Worth Airport 3 hour wait.....?
Hi everybody... I have a connecting flight on my way back to Miami from Arkansas at Dallas Fort Worth Airport (Texas). The wait time is about 3 hours between flights. Do you think that's enough time to leave the airport to visit the surrounding area and be back in time for my flight back to Miami? I'm flying with American Airlines. Do the security check-ins take long at DFW? What is around the area? Shops, restaurants, any recommendations? This is my 1st time in Dallas and I wanted to take advantage of it, (even if it's for an hour or 2)! Thanx! :o) Oh...and what would be he best way to get around that area in such a short amount of time? Bus, Train, Cab?
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Dear Amy....As ur next flight requires atleast 1 or 1.30 minutes check in time so leaving the DFW airport to see the city would literally mean Touch n Go for you, in this case. That will leave u exhausted, poorer & will not fulfill your desire to see the place nicely. I suggest you dont leave the airport, catch hold a good book & read it there only. Otherwise see the shopping center & other areas within the Airport.
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You definitely have time to leave the airport, but you will be pretty limited on what you can see, since everything is spread out pretty well. It will take you a Half Hour to get to either Dallas or Fort Worth assuming traffic is moving. If you do venture out, a cab is your best bet. The bus will take too long and not give you many options. The train is on a limited schedule and there is only one line accessible from the airport. Grapevine Mills Mall is very close to the Airport if you want to do some shopping, or a bit north of the Airport in Grapevine, there are a ton of nice restaurants to choose from, from high end to fast food. And from my experience, The security lines are usually fairly fast, but you never know from day to day.
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You won't have much more than an hour so you'll need to stay close by. I wouldn't recommend that you go to Grapevine Mills. It's a huge mall and you'd have to just quickly rush through it. I'd suggest you take a cab to the Mandalay Canal in Las Colinas. There are restaurants and quaint shops along the canal and you could also see the world's largest equestrian sculpture of bronze mustangs splashing in the water. This is very close to the airport. Enjoy your visit.
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DONT LEAVE THE AIRPORT, by the time you spend getting out and somewhere, you have to turn around and come back. I would suggest haveing Lunch/Dinner during that time inside the airport so you don't have to get rescreened. Check out the listings at the link below for places to go.
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Only if you want to miss your plane. Add to that, the surrounding areas are the burbs, you have seen it all before. Take the Skylink (in the airport, behind security) to Terminal D and find a decent restaurant and enjoy a leisurely meal. Much better off than running to Grapevine and hoping to get back in time.
