Cheapest day | Saturday |
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Most expensive day | Thursday |
Average price (round-trip) | $214 |
Average price (one-way) | $72 |
Dallas Union is the most searched station in Dallas by KAYAK users.
Amtrak is the only train company serving Dallas.
Chicago to Dallas - 21h 48m
El Paso to Dallas - 22h 33m
San Antonio to Dallas - 8h 30m
Austin to Dallas - 5h 54m
Longview to Dallas - 3h 08m
St. Louis to Dallas - 15h 58m
Little Rock to Dallas - 8h 36m
The Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system has the Blue and Red lines, which make stops at the train station. Some of the destinations you can reach on these lines include the Uptown neighborhood, the Dallas Zoo, and the communities of Garland and Plano. If you walk about 9min to the West End Station, you will find the Green and Yellow lines that offer services to both of the local airports. The fare to ride these trains is around $2.50.
The trip from Austin to Dallas covers around 195 miles and if there is no traffic, you can generally make this drive in about 3h. The problem is that both Austin and Dallas are major cities and as such, you should probably expect delays near both areas, making your drive time much longer. As an alternative, you can take Amtrak to Dallas on the Texas Eagle line in about 5h 45min and let someone else do the driving while you relax, work, or watch the world go by outside your window.
Two major rental car companies have service at the train station. These include Avis and Budget. Both of these rental car companies operate seven days per week with somewhat reduced hours on weekends. Both of these rental car locations will also let you return the car to a different location if so desired.
When you book train tickets to Dallas on Amtrak, you may bring up to two personal items and two carry-on items onto the train with you. There is generally plenty of space to store your bags over your seat or at the end of the train cars. In addition, you may check up to four bags for travel on the train with the first two bags free of charge and the next two bags carrying an extra fee.