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As home to the world's second largest Delta Hub, flying to Detroit is easy. Once you've landed, bookmark this page for everything you need to know about getting around.
Around Detroit, the app Park Whiz has become extremely popular for finding up-to-date parking availability and pricing. Download the app today to find the best parking while you’re downtown. We also have a few featured parking companies to check out in Detroit.
Here are some other popular parking spots to keep in mind if you are coming downtown for an event or to explore:
For more information about parking in Detroit, check out our parking guide blog article.
Detroit Metro Airport has two main terminals, McNamara and Warren Cleage Evans. The McNamara terminal is a huge hub for Delta Air Lines, so you know that your flight into our out of Detroit will be easy and comfortable. Extra-wide moving walkways, shuttles between terminals, two indoor, 200-passenger trams that transport guests within the McNamara Terminal and an on-site luxury Westin hotel round out the airport’s many services.
Check out a map for the Detroit Metro Airport if you need a visual.
Mi Drive is your resource for planning routes with up-to-date road construction information as well as traffic incidents and even road cameras. Get Mi Drive online and on your smartphone or mobile device.
Our map has all of the attractions, restaurants, transportation, hotels, and more in the heart of downtown Detroit.
Rates vary depending on wait times, traffic, and the number of people traveling.
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The Detroit People Mover, an elevated and automated light-rail system, can help you get around downtown quickly, easily and safely. The 2.9-mile looped system, which can be completed in approximately 15 minutes, has 13 stations, with automatic stops at key downtown locations including Huntington Place, GM Renaissance Center and Greektown.
Hours of Operation
7:00 a.m.-midnight weekdays, with an extension to 12 a.m. on Friday. 10 a.m.-12 a.m.
Saturday. 10 a.m.- 8 p.m. Sunday.
Cost: one-way fare is just $0.75.
A 3.3-mile circulating streetcar running along Woodward Avenue between Congress Street and West Grand Boulevard in downtown Detroit. The QLine stretches from downtown through New Center and drops you off near prime locations, including: Little Caesars Arena, The Detroit Institute of Arts and the Museum of Contemporary Art. Headways ranging from 8 to 12 minutes. The streetcar route has 20 stations serving 12 locations.
For more information, visit m-1rail.com.
Hours of Operation
6 a.m. – 11 p.m. weekdays, with an extension to midnight on Friday.
8 a.m. – midnight Saturday.
8 a.m. – 8 p.m. on Sunday.
Cost: One-way fare is $1.50
MoGo is Detroit’s first public bike sharing system. It’s designed for quick trips around town, MoGo is a fun, flexible and convenient way to get around. MoGo gives you the freedom and flexibility to move around at prices that everyone can afford. Find the right pass option for next trip!
Detroit’s bike share system has 430 bikes and 43 stations in 10 Detroit neighborhoods. Unlimited 30-minute ride cycles (after initial payment)
Phone: 888-MoGo-123
Bike shop offering retail, service, rentals and tours of the city.
Phone: 313-656-BIKE (2453)
Operates within the city of Detroit. You can catch DDOT at the Rosa Parks Transit Center. Regional passes available to allow riders to use both DDOT and SMART buses
Phone: 313-933-1300
Fare $2; seniors 50¢
An intercity bus common carrier serving more than 3,800 destinations across North America. You can catch Greyhound at the Greyhound bus station.
Phone: 800-231-2222
An intercity bus service providing discount travel services. You can catch Megabus at the Rosa Parks Transit Center.
Phone: 866-962-5515
Connects the city of Detroit to its suburbs. You can catch SMART at the Rosa Parks Transit Center.
Phone: 877-462-6342
Fare: $2; youth (6-18) $1; seniors 50¢; transfers 25¢
FAST is a new reliable, high frequency bus service that connect the city to the suburbs. FAST Gratiot, FAST Woodward and FAST Michigan routes operate every 15-30 minutes for a quick, convenient ride to downtown Detroit. Use FAST to ease the burden of parking and eliminate the hassle of navigating downtown. The FAST Michigan route stops at the ground transportation level of each terminal at Detroit Metro Airport.
FAST Hours of Operation
FAST Woodward and FAST Gratiot: 5 a.m.-1 a.m.
FAST Michigan: 5 a.m.-12 a.m.
A short cross-border service through the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. Board the tunnel bus at the bus shelter behind Mariners’ Church at Jefferson Avenue and Randolph Street. Proof of citizenship is required when crossing the international Detroit-Windsor border.
Phone: 519-944-4111
Fare: $5 one way
Hours of Operation
Monday-Saturday 6 a.m.-1 a.m.
Sunday 8 a.m.-12:30 a.m.
The RTA’s mission is to manage and secure transportation resources that significantly enhance mobility options, to improve quality of life for the residents and to increase economic viability for the region. One of the ways we do this is with D2A2, our express bus service that travels between Detroit and Ann Arbor multiple times per day. To book your D2A2 trip, click here.
RTA website: www.rtamichigan.org
D2A2 website: https://d2a2.com
Hours of operation:
Monday – Friday: 5:45am – Midnight
Saturday – Sunday: 7:30am – Midnight
Fares:
Purchased at the bus: $8 [one way]
Purchased online (discount): $6 [one way]
Seniors (65+)/Disability Fare: $4 [one way]
Infants 24 months and younger ride free
Taxis can be found at various hotels in the downtown area and at Huntington Place while conventions are in town.
Matches you to nearby drivers so you can get a ride in minutes.
Michigan’s leading provider of chauffeured sedan, limousine and group transportation services and the official curbside transportation provider at Detroit Metro Airport.
Phone: 800-456-1701
Choose your ride and set your location. You’ll see your driver’s picture and vehicle details, and can track its arrival.
The world’s largest car-sharing service has more than 50 vehicles in metro Detroit. Reserve by the hour or day. Apply online. Once approved, you will be sent a Zipcard to access vehicles.
Phone: 1‑866‑4ZIPCAR
The City of Troy collaborated with SMART to create the Big Beaver Shuttle. The free shuttle connects people to restaurants, shopping, and local hotels along Big Beaver Road (16 Mile Road) in the city of Troy.
Phone: 248-524-3300
Fare: Free
Hours of Operation
Monday-Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. and 4-8 p.m.
The passenger train has several metro Detroit stations, including Pontiac, Birmingham, Royal Oak, Detroit and Dearborn. From the Detroit Amtrak station, you can easily hop on the QLine streetcar at its Baltimore Street station on Woodward Avenue.
Bird allows you to rent scooters throughout Detroit and drop them off anywhere you want! You can use the Bird app to pay for your scooter rental and check the battery levels of scooters.
Lime scooters can help you get across town quickly and easily. Just scan the code on the scooter to unlock it and go!
Download the Superpedestrian app. Follow the on-screen prompts to sign up. You’ll need a credit or debit card to get started riding.
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Boaz Bikes are a bike and scooter hybrid that provides a seat to lower your center of gravity and make for a smoother and safer ride.
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Project Lighthouse, nationally recognized by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, is an innovative safety program that connects Downtown patrons to a network of safety partners ready and able to assist 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. The 18 Project Lighthouse locations throughout the Downtown are identified using banners and window clings with the Project Lighthouse logo and can also be found on the digital information kiosks throughout the city.
With a simple phone call to 313-471-6490, help will be provided to anyone who is lost, separated from friends, having vehicle trouble or experiencing other safety concerns. Project Lighthouse augments calling the police. Those who have serious safety concerns should call 9-1-1 first for assistance.
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