Cheap flights to Dallas/Fort Worth from £183

City overview

Known as the City Where The West Begins, the North Central Texas city of Fort Worth is justifiably proud of its frontier heritage, and it shows. Once a sleepy outpost on the legendary Chisholm cattle trail, it has grown into a sophisticated and culturally aware city, the 17th largest in the U.S.A., with much to offer the visitor. The Stockyards National Historic District hearkens back to the frontier days, and offers the world’s only twice daily cattle drive, along with the world’s largest Honky Tonk, Billy Bob’s Texas. There are traditional Old West style saloons where you can stop off to slake your trail dust thirst, along with a number of museums dedicated to the western heritage. The finest of these could well be the Texas Cowboy Hall Of Fame, with its collection of over sixty old time wagons. Crossing the city, the visitor moves from cowboys to culture. The designated Cultural District has five outstanding museums, including the Amon Carter Museum of American Art, housing one of the finest collections in the nation, and the Museum of Science and History, with its superb domed Omni IMAX theatre. Enthusiasts of the performing arts are well catered for in Fort Worth, as the city has its own ballet and opera companies and symphony orchestra. Naturally, there’s also plenty of venues where you can hear country music and see some of the superstars of the genre. Also well worth visiting are the state of the art Fort Worth Zoo, the oldest and finest in Texas, and the Botanic Gardens.

Getting around Dallas/Fort Worth

Public transport around Fort Worth is made easy and convenient by what is locally called the T. This bus system runs from early morning to midnight Monday to Saturday and offers a slightly reduced service on Sunday. There is also a convenient intra-urban electric train service that operates six days per week. A fun option is the Molly; a vintage style trolley bus service. If you are feeling energetic, the city has a bicycle sharing scheme.

Getting from the Airport to the City

The primary international airport in the Fort Worth area is Dallas Fort Worth International Airport (DFW), 20 miles (32.6 km) from the city centre. A swift and comfortable transport option from the airport to the city is offered by an electric train service between the airport station and the T & P station on Lancaster Avenue. Taxis are available from the upper levels of terminals A, B, C and E, and the lower level of E. Curb-side assistants are provided to help with arrangements.

Dallas/Fort Worth airport overview

Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport (DFW), situated between the two cities it’s named after, is the major airport in the US state of Texas, and also claims the title of third busiest airport in the world, in terms of aircraft movements.

This sizeable airport covers more than 7,000 hectares, and has had to employ a rail service to ease transportation between its five terminals. Flights to Dallas-Fort Worth Airport serve 46 international destinations, and 144 within the US.

The facility has done a fantastic job of adapting to the high activity and has plenty to amuse travellers – from ample shopping and dining opportunities to the cultural flavour of the airport’s selection of art.

Despite being huge and sometimes difficult to navigate, Dallas Fort-Worth International Airport manages to maintain that personal touch with appreciated gestures such as handing out cots to passengers who end up staying in the expansive airport overnight. As many satisfied commuters will tell you, it’s often the little details that count.