By bus
Greyhound Lines of Canada provide daily bus service from Sudbury/Toronto and from Thunder Bay/Western Canada as well as local service between the Sault and Sudbury and Thunder Bay. The Terminal is located centrally in the downtown area at 73 Brock Street with shopping, hotels, restaurants, and tourist attractions within walking distance.
By plane
Sault Ste. Marie Airport, IATA: YAM, ICAO: CYAM, is located 20 km from downtown on the western outskirts. It is accessible by taking Second Line West and turning south to Airport Road.
Airlines serving the airport include: Air Canada Jazz with frequent daily flights to Toronto-Pearson ICAO: CYYZ, Porter Airlines to Toronto Billy Bishop Airport ICAO: CYTZ, Bearskin Airlines to Ottawa via North Bay and Sudbury and Thunder Bay, and Sunwing Airlines seasonally to Varadero, Cuba.
There is no bus service from the downtown area to the airport. Taxis and limos provide flat-rate service between the airport and anywhere in the city. Taxi:7500 Taxi - 705 945-7500. Car rental is also available from Avis and National.
Also airports on the Michigan side: Chippewa County International Airport IATA: CIU; ICAO: KCIU and Sault Ste Marie Municipal Sanderson Field; ICAO: KANJ
By train
Sault Ste. Marie is not linked to any other major city by passsenger train but is part of the Algoma Central Railway network operated by CN that provides passenger service north of the Sault to Hearst. This train makes all station stops and can drop off and pick up passengers at any point on the line for people heading to private camps, a wilderness lodge getaway, or to go fishing, hiking, snowmobiling, or ATVing. There is no food service aboard the train and customers are encouraged to bring whatever food they will need for the journey. Trains operate three times a week on separate summer and winter schedules. The train station is located at 129 Bay Street just west of the Station Mall with ample free parking for train passengers. For more information call the Algoma Central Railway at 705 946-7300 or toll-free in Canada/USA at 1-800-242-9287. There are no convenient connections with VIA rail even though it crosses with the Canadian in Oba and the Lake Superior at Franz. There is a bus connection in Hearst to Cochrane for Ontario Northland trains. Local politicians are currently lobbying the government to reinstate passenger rail service between the Sault and Sudbury.
By Snowmobile
There are approximately 400 km of snowmobile trails in the Sault area and 1000 km of trails in the Algoma district with connecting trails to Sudbury. Trails are maintained by the Sault Trailblazers Snowmobile club and the Ontario Federation of Snowmobile Clubs OFSC and they operate on a user-pay system that requires users to purchase a trail permit. The Official staging area is on the north side of McNabb Street one block east of Black Road.
By car
Highway 17, which is part of the Trans-Canada Highway system, connects the Sault with Thunder Bay to the northwest and Sudbury to the east. The International Bridge crosses the St. Mary's River and connects with the beginning of the Interstate 75 freeway in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, USA continuing further south to Saginaw, Flint, Detroit, and eventually Miami, FL, USA. A new limited access truck route known as Carmen's Way after the late MP Carmen Provenzano provides easy access to main roads and Hwy 17. Plans are currently underway to connect Second Line to a new four-lane section of Hwy 17 that recently opened.