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Car Rentals: Alamo, Avis, Budget, Dollar, Enterprise, Hertz and National all have a shuttle bus to the on-airport facility located at Lucas Drive. Thrifty is located off-airport in Romulus. Directions to exit the airport are good,as eastbound I-94 takes you towards Downtown. Count on 30-45 minutes to reach downtown.
Taxis: Metro Cabs (800-745-5191) and Metro Cars (luxury sedans, 800-456-1701) cost $32 to $47 one-way to Downtown, respectively. They also have standard rates to educational center of Ann Arbor and business center of Farmington/Novi.
Shuttles: Located just 10 minutes from Downtown and favored by executives, City Airport is a Pro Air hub that takes travelers to/from the heart of Chicago, New York City, Philadelphia, Washington and Atlanta. The airport also offers private access and scheduled passenger service.
Amtrak Wolverine provides once daily trains from Chicago Union Station to Detroit's Amtrak station located at 11 West Baltimore Avenue (map). Station hours are from 6:45a-Midnight everyday.
Rail Transit: Forget about it in the automotive capital of America.
Detroit Black Historic Sites Tour
Customized group tours offered by Detroit Historical Museum; reservations required; 313-833-1805
Hemisphere Educational Tours
The only Black history tour of Windsor, Canada from Detroit; 800-323-6439
Detroit People Mover
Provides a nice circular bird’s eye view of downtown. Strangely, Detroit civic leaders chose to build this elevated three-mile long conveyance for visitors but no light rail for its residents.
Detroit Trolley
A relaxing way to enjoy the downtown area from pedestrian-level; the trolley stops at Grand Circus Park, Michigan Ave, Lafayette Blvd, Fort Street, Cobo Hall and Mariner's Church; cash only; 313-933-1300
Diamond Jack's River Tours
On a 90-foot ship for a narrated cruise along Detroit River, around Belle Isle, and back to the Ambassador Bridge; departs from Hart Plaza at the downtown riverfront; June-September; cash only; 313-843-9376
Detroit Freeway Network fans across the region like a spider web, enabling you to traverse long distances quickly in non-commute hours. The exception is I-94 Freeway near the airport, which frequently bogs down despite car pool lanes and metered entrances to carry more traffic. Freeway signage has improved over the years, but study your map closely before getting behind the wheel. Northern Detroit has popular parallel boulevards such as 6 Mile Road, 8 Mile Road, and 10 Mile Road to denote their distance from downtown. Otherwise, familiarize yourself with these freeways and tunnels:
Dawson Expressway connects 10 Freeway to Conant Ave
5 State Freeway northwest to I-96 Freeway
10 Lodge State Freeway, downtown northwest to I-696 Freeway
14 State Freeway, Ann Arbor to I-275 Freeway
39 Southfield Freeway from Dearborn north to the 10 Freeway
59 State Freeway/Blvd from Pontiac east to Lake St Clair
75 Interstate Freeway from Michigan through Detroit to Ohio
94 Detroit Interstate Freeway - Ann Arbor to downtown
96 Jeffries Interstate Freeway from the west to Detroit
275 Interstate Freeway along western suburbs to I-96 Freeway
696 Interstate Freeway along northern suburbs to I-96 Freeway
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