Bus to Denton

Denton sits about 40 miles north of central Dallas-Fort Worth, on the northern edge of the Metroplex where the Texas prairie starts to open up. It's a college town shaped by the University of North Texas and Texas Woman's University, with a working downtown of late-19th-century brick commercial buildings around the Denton County Courthouse on the Square. The bus to Denton drops you on the UNT campus at the central transit centre on North Texas Boulevard, with the Square, the Industrial Street arts district and the central restaurants reachable on foot. People come for the music scene that runs out of Dan's Silverleaf and Andy's Bar on the Square, for the Denton Square farmers market on Saturdays, for the College Football Hall of Fame's UNT roots and the Mean Green athletics, and for an unhurried Texas weekend that combines the college-town feel with the older county-seat character. A Denton bus ticket lands you on the UNT campus.

Greyhound stops in Denton

Denton has two Greyhound stops. The main one is the UNT transit centre at 502 North Texas Boulevard, on the University of North Texas campus at Lot 20 — buses board at the southernmost bay of the transit centre. The second is the 7-Eleven flag stop at 1223 McCormick Street, where buses board on the west side of the gas station parking lot. As McCormick is a flag stop, plan to arrive at least 15 minutes before departure to be in position when the bus pulls in.

The UNT transit centre is the central campus transit hub, with connections to the campus bus loops, the Denton County Transportation Authority — DCTA — and the wider regional services. It's the right choice for most travellers, and puts you within walking distance of the central UNT campus and a short rideshare from the Square. As a transit centre there's indoor seating, restrooms and the basic shelter you'd expect; plan to arrive in good time so you can find your platform and get checked in.

If you're being met, the UNT Lot 20 area is familiar to rideshare drivers. The most useful first move after arrival is a rideshare to the Denton Square — the central downtown blocks around the Denton County Courthouse, where the central restaurants, music venues and shops are concentrated. Have your ticket ready on your phone or printed for boarding.

Getting around Denton after your bus to Denton arrives

Denton is a working college town with a tight central footprint. From the UNT transit centre, the central UNT campus is within a short walk. The Square and the central downtown are a short rideshare or local-bus ride east. Once on the Square, walking covers the central restaurants, music venues, the Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum and the surrounding 19th-century commercial blocks.

The Denton County Transportation Authority — DCTA — runs the local public-transport network, with city buses and the A-train commuter rail line. The A-train runs from the Downtown Denton Transit Center south to Lewisville, where it connects to the Dallas DART light rail at the Trinity Mills station — a useful onward connection for travellers heading into central Dallas. DCTA also runs a free Connect bus network on the UNT campus and through central Denton.

For the wider Metroplex — Dallas an hour south, Fort Worth to the southwest, the Denton-area lakes (Lake Lewisville and Ray Roberts Lake) — DCTA, rideshare and rental cars all work depending on the destination. Cycling is also viable on the central downtown streets and the A-train Rail Trail, the rail-trail running parallel to the commuter rail line. Note that Denton sits at a slightly higher elevation than central Dallas, which gives the summer evenings a fractionally cooler edge.

Top things to do in Denton

• The Denton Square, the central historic plaza around the Denton County Courthouse, with restored 1880s and 1890s brick commercial buildings, restaurants, music venues, independent bookstores and a steady year-round commercial life.
• The Courthouse-on-the-Square Museum, in the restored 1896 Denton County Courthouse, with strong galleries on Denton County history and the central Texas prairie.
• The University of North Texas main campus, with the central Library Mall, the Hurley Administration Building, the College of Music's Murchison Performing Arts Center and the Coliseum.
• The UNT College of Music recitals and concerts, free and ticketed events through the academic year — UNT's music program is widely respected and the recital schedule is genuinely worth checking.
• Dan's Silverleaf, the long-running independent music venue on Industrial Street, with regional and touring acts in a small intimate room. The cornerstone of the Denton music scene.
• Andy's Bar, the cellar bar on the Square with a small live-music room upstairs and the long-running Denton local-band scene.
• The Bayless-Selby House Museum, the restored 1898 Queen Anne house in the Quakertown Park, run by the Denton County Office of History and Culture as a small house-museum.
• Quakertown Park, the central downtown park named for the historic African-American neighbourhood that once stood there, now a green space with the African American Museum housed within.
• The Murchison Performing Arts Center on the UNT campus, with the One O'Clock Lab Band, the UNT Symphony Orchestra and a strong run of touring acts.
• Ray Roberts Lake State Park, north of the city, with swimming beaches, fishing, kayak put-ins and walking and cycling trails through the surrounding North Texas prairie.
• The Saturday morning Denton Community Market, on the north side of the Square in season, with North Texas farmers, bakers, food makers and local musicians.
• The Denton Arts and Jazz Festival in late April, the headline outdoor event in Quakertown Park, with three days of free music and arts vendors.
• The North Texas State Fair and Rodeo in late August at the Denton Fairgrounds, with the rodeo events, live music and a small midway.

Best time to visit Denton

Spring and autumn are the windows. From late March through May the bluebonnets come in across the surrounding prairie, the Denton Arts and Jazz Festival fills Quakertown Park in late April and the temperature sits in a pleasant range for walking. October and November bring the Texas fall — comfortable walking weather, the UNT football season opening at Apogee Stadium and the Denton Mardi Gras-style Day of the Dead Festival on the Square.

Summer is hot, with afternoons regularly in the 90s and into the 100s in late July and August. The campus is quieter with the smaller summer enrolment, and the Square's restaurants and shaded patios provide relief from the heat. Plan walking and outdoor sightseeing for early morning, lean into the air-conditioned music venues in the evening, and respect the late-day thunderstorms when they roll in.

Winter is mild with occasional cold snaps. Daytime temperatures sit in the 50s and 60s through January and February, with the rare ice storm that can briefly shut the Metroplex down. The campus stays in full pace through the academic year, the Murchison Performing Arts Center continues its concert season, and the Square's restaurants and music venues all stay full pace. Spring is variable but bright; March brings the first wildflowers along the back roads and the run-up to the spring music festivals.

How is Denton best read on a first visit? The music side wants a Friday or Saturday night around Dan's Silverleaf and Andy's Bar with a Square dinner first. The academic side wants a UNT music school recital or a Mean Green football Saturday in autumn. The slower county-seat side wants a weekday morning walk around the Square as the city opens up at its own pace. Use the search bar on this page to check schedules and book bus tickets to Denton when your dates are firm.

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