Dallas hotels and flights are often reasonable, but the city is spread out. Hotel taxes, rideshares or a rental car, parking and paid attractions like the Sixth Floor Museum are where the extra money goes.
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Compare hotels in Dallas →For 3 nights with flights, a hotel and food, plan on about $1,700. Once you add the costs most visitors forget, like hotel taxes, rideshares, the airport ride, museum tickets and tips, it's closer to $2,750. Use the calculator above to change any number to match your trip.
Late summer is often cheapest. KAYAK's hotel data shows August as the cheapest month for Dallas hotels, though it's also the hottest. Big events like the State Fair of Texas in the fall can push rates up. Source
The cheapest way is the DART Orange Line, which runs from the airport to downtown in about an hour for a few dollars. A rideshare is often about $30 to $45 and takes about 50 minutes, more at busy times. Love Field is much closer to downtown if you can fly there instead. Source
Dallas hotel taxes add 15% to the room rate. Voters raised the rate from 13% in 2022 to help pay for a new convention center and Fair Park. If you drive, downtown and Uptown hotels usually charge for parking too. Source
General admission to the Dallas Museum of Art is free. Klyde Warren Park, built over a downtown freeway, has free activities most days. Dealey Plaza, outside the Sixth Floor Museum, is free to walk. Source