The main road between Fort Worth and Dallas, I-30 , cuts the city northsouth; Loop 820 encircles it. An Airporter express bus (daily 5ammidnight, every half-hour at peak times; $10; tel 817/334-0092) runs to and from DFW International Airport, seventeen miles northeast; a taxi costs around $45. Amtrak pulls in four times per week in either direction just southeast of downtown in the lovely red 1899 Santa Fe Depot, 1501 Jones St (tel 817/332-2931). Greyhound operates out of the depot at 901 Commerce St, next to the Convention Center. The city's public transportation system, The T , operates bus service throughout the city, as well the tourist-oriented Longhorn Trolley , which travels between the major attractions and some downtown hotels ($1 for the bus, $2 for the trolley; tel 817/871-6200, www.the-t.com ).

There are three visitor centers : in the Stockyards at 130 E Exchange Ave (daily 9am6pm; walking tours are $2, call for times; tel 817/624-4741, www.stockyardsstation.com ), downtown in the CVB at 415 Throckmorton St (MonFri 8.30am5pm, Sat 10am4pm; tel 817/336-8791 or 1-800/433-5747), and in the Cultural District at the Will Rogers Memorial Center at 3401 W Lancaster Ave (MonThurs 9am5pm, FriSat 9am6pm, Sun noon4pm; tel 817/882-8588). The downtown Sundance Square and Stockyard areas are well patrolled and safe to walk around after dark; for a taxi between the two, call Yellow Cab Co tel 817/534-5555.