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Travel - International

AIR: International airports: Detroit Metropolitan Airport (DTW) (website: www.metroairport.com) is 32km (20 miles) west of the city centre. Buses and taxis are available to downtown areas; car hire is also available.

Approximate flight times: From Detroit to London is 7 hours 10 minutes, and to New York is 1 hour 40 minutes.

RAIL: Detroit is on the Amtrak (tel: (800) 872 7245; website: www.amtrak.com) Chicago–Toronto line; see the Illinois section for approximate travel times.

ROAD: Approximate driving times: From Detroit to Cleveland is 3 hours, to Indianapolis is 5 hours, to Cincinnati is 5 hours, to Toronto is 5 hours, to Chicago is 5 hours, to Buffalo is 6 hours, to New York is 13 hours, to Dallas is 24 hours, to Miami is 27 hours, to Los Angeles is 49 hours, and to Seattle is 49 hours. All times are based on non-stop driving at or below the applicable speed limits.

Approximate bus travel times: From Detroit to Cleveland is 4 hours, to Cincinnati is 6 hours, to Chicago is 6 hours, to Toronto is 6 hours, to Indianapolis is 7 hours, and to Duluth is 19 hours.

URBAN: Most larger communities have bus and taxi services. Detroit also has a city-centre rapid rail system, the People Mover.


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