Getting to Southwest Airlines in Dallas-Fort Worth
The airport, the ground game, and whether you need a car for a business trip to Southwest Airlines’s Dallas-Fort Worth headquarters — from our verified where-to-stay data.
Which airport for Southwest Airlines
Love Field (DAL) ~5 min · DFW ~25 min. Two airports: DFW, the giant hub between the two cities, and Dallas Love Field (DAL), close-in and Southwest’s home. DFW has DART rail (the Orange Line) to downtown Dallas; Love Field does not, but sits closer to the core.
The ground reality in Dallas-Fort Worth
DFW connects to downtown Dallas by DART’s Orange Line (~45 min), with TEXRail to Fort Worth — but the Metroplex is vast and car-shaped. Most business travelers rent or rideshare, because the headquarters are scattered from downtown to Las Colinas/Irving to Plano and Frisco, and DART reaches few of them. Love Field (DAL) has no train but is closer to the central submarkets.
Getting to Southwest Airlines
For Southwest Airlines specifically, Dallas Love Field, northwest of downtown points you toward DART’s Orange Line from DFW, or a short ride from Love Field.
Where you sleep decides your morning. The companion to this page is where to stay near Southwest Airlines — pick the hotel in the right submarket and the airport-to-office problem mostly solves itself.
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