New Train Set To Connect One Of America’s Busiest Airports This Fall

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Traveling the world can a be a dream come true, but navigating gargantuan airports?

Ehh. Not so much.

As a born and raised Texan, I have flown out of DFW more times than I can count (with my Midlothian, Texas education).

Few times have I personally had a seamless experience at one of America's busiest airports.

Whether it be toll booth hiccups, PreCheck lines longer than standard lines, constant delays, Ubers going downstairs instead of upstairs, or Whataburger getting rid of their A1 Thick & Hearty Burger, there's at least one thing this American Airlines hub has going for it this fall — and that's much easier connectivity.

Despite what proud pickup truck-driving locals may tell you, you can visit a lot of awesome spots on Dallas's DART train, a light rail system covering numerous worthwhile landmarks and ‘burbs throughout this sprawling metropolis.

Reaching the airport, though? That's been limited — until now.

DART Launching New Silver Line

Without a rental car, traversing Dallas's never-ending highways and loopty-loop overpasses is a challenge, especially from the airport.

For example, as many times as I've visited Dallas to visit family, as much as they claim to love me, it's not always enough to set an alarm clock at 4:25 am to take me to the airport, or a late-night drive to pick me up.

I've only been able to justifiably hop aboard a DART train one time to get where I need to be and that's only because my sister just so happened to reside a block away from a station.

Otherwise, it simply hasn't made sense. But DART is trying to fix that for many people across the metroplex.

The new Silver Line is slated to launch October 25, 2025. This route will span 26 miles across 7 cities and 3 counties with a total of 9 stops (including 2 at DFW Airport).

Unpacking The Full Silver Line Route

While Dallas's Love Field has grown exponentially to the point of calling it a secondary airport feels off-base, though the impending opening of McKinney National Airport can take that title.

The reality is most travelers fly out of DFW because of the sheer amount of flight options. Just to give a clear picture of the size of DFW, its's so massive that the grounds cover separate 4 cities, adding extra money in your Uber driver's pockets or your rental car gas tank just to get out of the airport itself.

Plus, as locals famously say — “it takes 30 minutes to get anywhere in Dallas”. That's before factoring in some highways that seem to have construction projects with no end date and, of course, the headache of “rush hour” each week.

The longest route on the Silver Line will be approximately 60 minutes (Shiloh Road Station to reach Terminal B at DFW Airport).

Below is the full route listed from the furthest point out heading toward DFW Airport:

• Shiloh Road (Plano)
• 12th Street (Plano)
• CityLine/Bush (Richardson)
• UT Dallas (Richardson)
• Knoll Trail (Dallas)
• Addison Station (Addison)
• Downtown Carrollton (Carrollton)
• Cypress Waters (Coppell)
• DFW Airport North (Grapevine)
• DFW Terminal B

Other than charming (and often festive) Grapevine, many of these towns are not viewed as tourist destinations, though Plano is viewed as a common place for business conferences and Richardson is a vibrant college town.

Of course, Dallas is best known for world-classing shopping and sensational dining all across the city and DART goes well beyond just the aforementioned stops.

Ticket Costs: How To Ride For Free

If you're traveling in or out of DFW October 25th, you're in luck! Along with a slate of festivities celebrating this groundbreaking route, travelers across the entire DART platform will get to ride free all day.

And you gotta hand it them — fine print is usually a letdown, but not in this case.

There's an even better caveat — riders on the Silver Line can ride for free from October 25th through November 8th.

There have been no announcements on specific fares for the Silver Line. For a menu of current pricing across all DART offerings, click here.