Ann Arbor

The bus station is located downtown, near Main Street. Detroit is a little over 1 hour away via bus; a one-way ticket costs $7 - $8, round-trip is $13 - $15. Chicago is 5 to 6.5 hours away; a one-way ticket is $34 - $37, round-trip is $65 - $70. Tickets booked in advance are much cheaper

Service available to Ann Arbor from Chicago, Toledo, Cleveland, and Pittsburgh; fares start at $1. Buses arrive and depart at the University of Michigan's State Street Commuter Park & Ride lot. The lot is on the west side of South State Street about 0.5 mile north of Eisenhower Parkway. The bus stop is on the east side of the parking lot between the entrance and exit. Take AATA route 36 weekdays only to campus and downtown.

By plane

The nearest major airport is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport IATA: DTW, ICAO: KDTW, about 25 minutes away, from which you could rent a car, take a taxi, take a shuttle, or take the AirRide. A taxi will cost you in the neighborhood of $45 one-way; alternatively, several shuttle services offer pre-booked trips for $30-35 one-way and $55-60 round-trip, with the cost per person decreasing as the size of the group increases. There are quite a lot of airport shuttle services (http://www.visitannarbor....), but the following will give you a place to start:

Reservations should be made at least one day in advance to acquire your preferred pick up time.

Reservations should be made at least two days in advance.

By plane

Ann Arbor Airport IATA: ARB, intersection of State Street and Ellsworth Road ☎ +1 734 994-2841, (http://www.ci.ann-arbor.m...) is a small 24-hour airport that handles business, corporate, public and private flights, air ambulance service, flight instruction and charter services.

The station is located within walking distance of downtown, just beyond the Kerrytown district. You can also take bus route 1 to downtown, and there are usually taxis waiting outside the station. The Ann Arbor stop is situated on the Wolverine line, which travels between Pontiac north of Detroit and Chicago. There are three westbound and three eastbound departures daily. Detroit is about 1 hour away by train, and costs $10 - 15 one-way. The train is about 4:45 hours from Chicago, and usually costs between $25 and $50 one-way. The train from Chicago generally arrives fiteen minutes to half an hour behind schedule.

By car

Ann Arbor is bounded by I-94 between Detroit and Jackson on the south and west, US-23 between Flint and Toledo, Ohio on the east, and M-14 which leads to Detroit's western suburbs and I-96 on the north. From Toledo and other points south of Ann Arbor, take US-23 north; from Detroit, the airport, and points east, take I-94 west or I-96 west to M-14 west; from Chicago and points west, take I-94 east; from the north, take US-23 south. There is ample paid parking downtown, but very little is on the curb most is in parking garages. An option is to use the Ann Arbor Transportation Authority AATA park and ride lots, which lie on the outskirts of Ann Arbor. There are five such lots with free parking around the city, and bus service to each. (http://theride.org/parkan...)