Bus System

Let's think of a scenario. You're visiting Detroit and you don't have a car at your disposal to take you around the city. What do you do? Spend the whole day in your hotel room wondering why you didn't book a rent-a-car service in time?

We say, get out and get in a bus. Don't worry if your Detroit travel packages don't include transportation. You can arrange it by yourself. Detroit has many bus services operating within the main city limits and in the suburbs too. If you need to get around the Metro Detroit area and you don't have a car, taking a bus is a cheap and sometimes, the more sensible alternative. And when you want a fast and dependable bus service, the first name that springs to the mind is SMART Bus.

SMART Bus makes available commuters in Oakland, Michigan's Macomb, as well as Wayne counties, schedules that are convenient on more than 50 routes. The community-based SMART bus is the quintessential public transportation service where local groups have collaborated with it to help tailor services that are in accordance with the requirements of each of the county communities that the service covers.

Michigan park and ride travelers that use the Bus fixed-route transit system can take the help of their online map to know about the best routes to reach their destinations.

Other bus services include the People Mover service which helps is getting around to some of the popular sites downtown. These public vehicles are more like a train cum bus that runs on a rail around the downtown Detroit area, halting at popular places.

SMART Bus on the Web

http://www.smartbus.org

People Mover Official Website

http://www.thepeoplemover.com/default.htm

Boarding a Greyhound Bus is another great option on your Detroit Mi travel. There are quite a few Greyhound Stations around Detroit including Ann Arbor, Lincoln Park, Royal Oak, Southfield and Wayne.

Information on Detroit bus schedules

http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/detroit/d6.htm