Staying in Dallas for ~5 days: car hire or taxi / Uber?
Soldato
Impossible to answer without knowing how many miles you’re planning on travelling each day.
Just general tourism in Dallas.
Soldato
Dallas is quite spread out so it depends very much on where exactly you're going - it's not much of a tourist city really. I'd probably lean towards Uber / Lyft if you're not planning to move around that much as it's less hassle than hiring a car and less potential for issues with damage etc.
for going out to eat, breakfast or galleria , having a car is pretty, well, useful ..
do you plan to see eclipse from somewhere specific ? into the sun with city in background white rock lake, say.
could you get a car/flight/accomodation package that makes cost more palatable
do you plan to see eclipse from somewhere specific ? into the sun with city in background white rock lake, say.
could you get a car/flight/accomodation package that makes cost more palatable
Soldato
I was caught out by this when I first went the US. It's not like the UK at all. You need a car to travel from the far side of the car park to the supermarket doors. I mean everything is on a different scale and massively spread out. You use transport all the time. A car is highly advised.
Duration-wise I want to get over jet lag before the eclipse.
Noted.
Soldato
Depends, I’d say in most US cities I’ve visited a car would be a waste of money!
You definitely work for them
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I’d defiantly get a hire car, Dallas is big and easy to travel around, there are some good deals on car hire if you search though
Ubers are generally everywhere though, so they are easy to get around too
Ubers are generally everywhere though, so they are easy to get around too
Should I hire the car at the airport, or wait until the next day, when I've had a good night's sleep? Driving unfamiliar roads in an unfamiliar country, possibly at night, when just off a plane seems like a recipe for disaster.
Went Florida in July and opted to use Taxis for the first week.. they aren't as cheap as they used to be and would say we didn't save much, if anything by not having the car. Plus it's the ease of being able to jump in one and go anywhere.
I travel to Dallas 4/5 times a year and I use taxi's. There's loads and there's less chance of annoying an armed local.
Downtown Dallas is all walkable I'd say but if it's hot it's pretty unbearable. There are some bigger malls which you'd need to take a cab to.
Downtown Dallas is all walkable I'd say but if it's hot it's pretty unbearable. There are some bigger malls which you'd need to take a cab to.
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New York - Don't bother
Los Angeles - Car is essential
San Francisco - Don't bother
San Diego - Car is essential
Las Vegas - Don't bother
Orlando - Car is essential.
That's about all I've done in terms of cities.