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TRANSPORTATION

TRAVEL INFORMATION
Dallas is easily accessed from all across the country by two airports: Dallas Love Field and Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.

SHUTTLE SERVICE TO THE DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER
If staying in the Southwest Dental Conference sleeping room block, ride the free shuttle buses that go from the door of your hotel to the door of the Dallas Convention Center.
Thursday & Friday, 6:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Saturday, 7:00 a.m.-6:30 p.m.

RIDE THE DART LIGHT RAIL SYSTEM

DART drops off riders just a short, covered walk near the Dallas Convention Center.  Trains run at 20-minute intervals, 5:30 a.m.-12:30 a.m., seven days a week. Stations are located in the north, south and west areas of town. Trains pass by each of the hotels in our sleeping room block. For more information, call DART at 214-979-1111 or visit their Web site at www.dart.org.

TRINITY RAILWAY EXPRESS
If coming from the west, the Trinity Railway Express brings riders to Union Station where you catch a DART train to the Dallas Convention Center.

DIRECTIONS AND PARKING

DIRECTIONS TO THE DALLAS CONVENTION CENTER
650 S. Griffin Street
Dallas, TX. 75202

From North Dallas, Richardson, Plano—Central Expressway (U.S. 75) south; exit to I-35E-US 77 to Field Street; turn left to Griffin

North Dallas Tollway—go south to Harry Hines Blvd/Downtown; exit to Field Street; then to Griffin

DFW Airport, Hurst, Euless, Bedford, Irving—John Carpenter Freeway (Hwy 183) to Stemmons Freeway (I-35E) southbound; exit I-45/US 75 and turn right at Griffin Street exit; or take 635 east to I-35E; go south to Continental

Arlington, Grand Prairie, Fort Worth—I-30 east into Downtown Dallas; exit to the right at the Griffin/Lamar Street exit; proceed on Griffin; right on Young, left on Lamar.  Or take LBJ Fwy/635 eastbound to I/35E; go south and take the I-45 exit to Field/Griffin Streets; proceed south on Griffin

Duncanville, DeSoto—R.L. Thornton Freeway (I-35E) northbound; take I-30 east to Griffin/Lamar Street exit; stay in far left lane as exiting and continue south on Griffin

Mesquite, Garland, Rowlett—R. L. Thornton Freeway (I-30) westbound; take Downtown/Ervay Street exit from the left lane of I-30; as you exit, you will be on Griffin

PUBLIC PARKING
In addition to the underground parking off Griffin Street at the back of the Dallas Convention Center, surface parking lots surround the Dallas Convention Center at an estimated cost of $10 per day. No reserved parking is available.