International Travel:Main AirportsMain airports: Detroit Metro (DTW) (website:
www.metroairport.com) is 32km (20 miles) west of the city center.
To/from the airport: Metropolitan shuttles and taxis are available to downtown areas.
Facilities: ATMs, car hire, and currency exchange.
Journey TimesApproximate driving timesFrom Detroit to
Buffalo is six hours, to
Dallas is 24 hours, and to
Seattle is 49 hours. All
times are based on non-stop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.
Approximate bus travel timesFrom Detroit to
Chicago is 6 hours, to
Duluth is 19 hours 15 minutes and to
Los Angeles is 32 hours.
Getting There by RailDetroit is on the
Amtrak ‘Michigan Services’ Chicago–Toronto line, which runs from Chicago to Toronto, (tel: 1800 872 7245; website:
www.amtrak.com). The station is located at 11 West Baltimore Avenue; car hire is available.
Getting There by RoadGreyhound (tel: 1800 231 2222; website:
www.greyhound.com) buses are most frequent in the south; only a few buses serve the Upper Peninsula.
Getting Around Towns and CitiesMost larger communities have bus and taxi services. Detroit also has a city-center rapid rail system, the
People Mover, which connects 13 stations in downtown Detroit.
DOT and
SMART buses serve the city center and suburbs respectively.
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