Detroit Hotels

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 32km (20mi) southwest of Detroit, is the primary regional air centre, offering direct flights to most major cities in the country. Northwest Airlines uses Detroit as a major hub and routes many of its European flights through Metro Airport, making it easy for overseas travellers to spend some time in Michigan before moving onward. Shuttle service from the airport to downtown Detroit can be arranged at the terminals. Greyhound provides bus service to more than 40 cities throughout Michigan, including destinations in the Upper Peninsula, as well as to other Midwest states. Amtrak trains run daily to Kalamazoo, Battle Creek and Chicago. The Chicago-bound train stops in Ann Arbor.

It's important to remember that Detroit is built by and for cars and visitors are expected to conform. Handfuls of major highways pass in and out of the city, all named after Ford, Chrysler or some other auto company executive. The good news is that driving in Detroit is fairly easy and parking is a breeze. The same can't be said of catching a bus. D-DOT buses technically serve the city and suburbs, but not even a die-hard Detroiter can testify that these buses actually exist. Service is spotty, at best. A downtown trolley runs along major downtown streets to and from the Renaissance Center. The People Mover is a quick, easy way around downtown's more pleasant sites on a 5km (3mi) elevated track. A SMART bus service travels to Greenfield Village, the Detroit Zoo and points outside of downtown. Taxis are fairly easy to hail on the street.