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Should I use Skylink or Terminal Link to change terminals at DFW?

DFW places Skylink inside security and Terminal Link outside security. If you are already within the departure-side system, follow the Skylink transfer directions rather than taking an arrivals exit just to change terminals. If you are on the public side, Terminal Link serves a different part of the journey. Confirm which side you are on before choosing transport.

What this answer depends on

  • DFW interterminal transport, not international customs processing or a flight’s live terminal assignment
  • Skylink and Terminal Link are not two interchangeable names for the same service. DFW’s guide distinguishes the secure-side train from the public-side terminal connection. The choice therefore begins with your processing status, not the airline logo on a shuttle or a remembered terminal.
  • This article does not determine the customs route for an international arrival. Follow the actual arrival instructions first. Once your location relative to security is clear, use the airport’s current interterminal directions and confirm the onward flight on the live display. A transport map alone does not prove that required inspections are complete.
  • DFW identifies Skylink as the free interterminal train inside security.
  • DFW identifies Terminal Link as the outside-security interterminal service.

Important exceptions

  • No bus stop, train frequency, total transfer time, customs bypass or current airline terminal allocation is supplied. A public-side journey may require departure screening before gate access.

What to do next

  1. Identify the onward terminal using current airport or operating-airline information.

  2. Establish whether you are inside security or in the public arrivals/check-in area.

  3. Use Skylink for the applicable inside-security connection or the public-side Terminal Link route as appropriate.

  4. Complete any remaining security and airline tasks before the onward boarding deadline.

  5. Keep the onward boarding pass, operating-flight number and current terminal information accessible.

More booking questions

Do I need to leave security just to take Skylink?

DFW identifies Skylink as an inside-security service.

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