I'm sure this ground has already been covered, but I'm not having much luck with search.
In a few days, I've got a work trip to OKC, followed by an extra day where I don't need to get home urgently. Rather than flying home from OKC, I'm taking the Heartland Flyer down to FTW, and flying home from Dallas. (Simply because I've never taken that train before, and it seems like a good way to spend a half day).
Question 1 - I know I've seen resources for on time performance before, but all I can find searching are pretty dated reports. Does that train tend to run pretty close to on time (arriving into FTW about 12:30 pm)?
Question 2 - Any tips for getting from FTW to the airport? (DAL/Love Field, not DFW). On Google Maps transit, there's an option involving a bus and two DART rail links, or the possibility of taking DART to DFW, then a shuttle from DFW to DAL - those all seem to take ~2 hours. It seems that it's best just to take an Uber, which will cost $60-70, and take about an hour.
I'm looking at a flight leaving DAL around 3pm. So, if the train arrives about 12:30, it seems like I could very conservatively get to DAL using an Uber by 2, which is fine for a 3pm flight. That's my first choice of flight, though there are later flights I can SDC to without penalty or extra cost.
Question 3 - Is the seating assigned? When I booked the ticket, the only choice was "upper or lower level" (I chose upper). I'm most used to the Surfliner, where lower level is mostly for passengers with mobility concerns, and seating upstairs is open. Would getting a window seat be mostly luck of the draw?
Question 4 - Any recommendations for breakfast near the OKC station?
In a few days, I've got a work trip to OKC, followed by an extra day where I don't need to get home urgently. Rather than flying home from OKC, I'm taking the Heartland Flyer down to FTW, and flying home from Dallas. (Simply because I've never taken that train before, and it seems like a good way to spend a half day).
Question 1 - I know I've seen resources for on time performance before, but all I can find searching are pretty dated reports. Does that train tend to run pretty close to on time (arriving into FTW about 12:30 pm)?
Question 2 - Any tips for getting from FTW to the airport? (DAL/Love Field, not DFW). On Google Maps transit, there's an option involving a bus and two DART rail links, or the possibility of taking DART to DFW, then a shuttle from DFW to DAL - those all seem to take ~2 hours. It seems that it's best just to take an Uber, which will cost $60-70, and take about an hour.
I'm looking at a flight leaving DAL around 3pm. So, if the train arrives about 12:30, it seems like I could very conservatively get to DAL using an Uber by 2, which is fine for a 3pm flight. That's my first choice of flight, though there are later flights I can SDC to without penalty or extra cost.
Question 3 - Is the seating assigned? When I booked the ticket, the only choice was "upper or lower level" (I chose upper). I'm most used to the Surfliner, where lower level is mostly for passengers with mobility concerns, and seating upstairs is open. Would getting a window seat be mostly luck of the draw?
Question 4 - Any recommendations for breakfast near the OKC station?