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Transportation Grades:
Quick StatsBest Ways to Get Around Town
- Borrow a friend's car
- Invest in a bike
- Take a hike
- Take the DART for free by using your SMU Transit Pass
How to Get to the Airport
- A cab ride to the DFW airport costs about $40. To Love Field, it’s about $15.
- Super Shuttle (817) 329-2000. This shuttle offers SMU students a discounted rate of $22.75 one way to DFW, and $20.75 one way to Love Field.
- Yellow Checker Shuttle (214) 841-1900. This shuttle also offers a special rate for SMU students: $22 to DFW and $18 to Love Field.
College Prowler Take
Most SMU students have only seen the Mustang Express or DART bus; many have never actually been on one. This campus is car oriented—everyone has a car or has befriended someone with one. There are students that use public transportation to get around Dallas or to commute, but most of them complain about the tiresome bus schedules, especially if they are running late and need to get to class on time. The services are readily available; however, students would rather ask their friend for a lift to the airport or take an inexpensive shuttle. Once you have become acquainted with the bus system (prepare a back-up plan), traveling around town is not extremely mind-boggling. It is a pain to stand at the bus stop in the blistering heat or unbearable cold, and the bus as well as the stations can be pretty sketchy—so befriend someone with a reliable car. Students Speak Out
Love your school more than free food? Hate your school more than term papers?
Somewhere in between? Show the world what YOU think of YOUR school:
Anonymous says:  |
Public transportation is there,...
Public transportation is there, but it’s useless because everyone drives. |
Anonymous says: |
It is actually pretty convenient....
It is actually pretty convenient. I have even ridden the bus! I have never seen one other SMU student use it, though. You don’t really need it because everything is practically on campus, even a grocery store. I have no car, and I get around well enough on my own. |
Anonymous says: |
Public transportation is...
Public transportation is improving, but it is useful to know someone with a car. You should not depend on the buses, or any other forms of public transportation, in Dallas. |
Anonymous says: |
I don’t think it’s that...
I don’t think it’s that convenient, but SMU has tried to make it easier by providing free passes to DART and by offering buses to campus. |
Anonymous says: |
The DART is awesome and available,...
The DART is awesome and available, but no one takes advantage of it! |
On-Campus Transportation
SMU Escort Service (214) 768-3333 Giddy-Up (24-hours)
Public Transportation
Get bus schedules at www.dart.org or from the Perkins Administration Building
Taxi Cabs
Classic Cab
(972) 233-6003
DFW Transportation
(214) 468-8448
Greyhound
The Greyhound Terminal is located in downtown Dallas five miles from campus. For schedule information, call (800) 454-2487.
Amtrak
Dallas Amtrak Train Station 400 S. Houston St., Dallas (214) 653-1101 www.amtrak.com
Is located in downtown Dallas approximately six miles from SMU.
Airport
Dallas Love Field is a mere five miles from campus, and it’s no more than a 10-minute drive. However, there are only two carriers at this airport: Southwest and Continental. Dallas Love Field (214) 670-6073
DFW is approximately 22 miles away and 30 minutes driving time from SMU. Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport (972) 574-8888
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Hometown: Jefferson City, MO
Major: Financial Consulting Peter likes to run marathons. Contributing Author Internship
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