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Buses to Detroit start at just $6.98, depending on your starting location. To secure the most budget-friendly options, ensure you book early and consider traveling on weekdays and during off-peak hours for the cheapest deals!
The best way to buy bus tickets to Detroit is through the Greyhound website or the free Greyhound app. With just a few clicks, you can easily book your bus trip and choose your preferred seating. You can pay for your bus to Detroit using a variety of payment methods, including debit and credit cards. For more information on payment methods, please visit the payment methods page. Looking for a cheap ticket to Detroit? Make sure to book in advance and consider traveling during weekdays and peak-off times to get the best deals!
Onboard services available on Greyhound buses to Detroit include free Wi-Fi for all passengers, personal power outlets near every seat, reclining leather seats with footrests, extra legroom, overhead storage, an on-board restroom, and eco-friendly technology to reduce impact on the environment.
You can use your Greyhound bus ticket to Detroit by either presenting the PDF with a QR code when booked online or by accessing it directly in the app if purchased within the app. Simply show your ticket to the bus driver at boarding and they will scan it to validate your travel.
With Greyhound and FlixBus, you can easily reach 73 destinations from Detroit, including Chicago, Toronto, Cleveland.
Not sure about where to catch the bus in Detroit? Don't worry, Greyhound has got you covered. We've listed all the stops in Detroit on the map on this page.
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Going to Detroit by bus is easy with Greyhound, with 73 different rides to choose from. You can check the bus schedule once you select your departure city, destination city, and desired trip date.
Yes, you can reserve your preferred seat on most of the buses to Detroit. All customers will be assigned a seat, but you have the option to choose your preferred one. If available, you’ll see the option when you add the passenger name to your booking. If you’d like to choose your seat, a small fee will be charged and will vary based on the route you are taking. Please visit our guide on seat reservations for more information.
When traveling by bus to Detroit with Greyhound, you are allowed to bring one carry-on bag with you (maximum 25 lbs, 16x12x7 inches). The first bag that you store under the bus is free, and if you have a Flexible fare, the second bag stored under the bus is also free. For more information about our luggage policies and how to book extra baggage, please visit our dedicated baggage page.
Greyhound buses are equipped with wheelchair lifts to assist passengers using wheelchairs or mobility scooters. Each bus has space for two passengers with these devices. It's recommended to book your bus ticket to Detroit in advance to ensure a spot. If you'd like to transfer to a regular seat, our drivers will stow your device for you. Service animals are also welcome on board our buses. For further details on accessibility and service animal policies, please check this link.

Bus to Detroit

Detroit sits on the Detroit River across from Windsor, Ontario, the working centre of the American automotive industry and the historic capital of Motown. It's a city that has rebuilt central neighbourhoods steadily over the past decade, with the Riverfront, downtown's restored Art Deco towers, the Eastern Market food district and the Henry Ford complex in Dearborn anchoring a renewed cultural calendar. The bus to Detroit drops you in the centre of downtown at the Detroit Bus Station on Howard Street, with the Riverfront, Campus Martius Park, the Detroit Institute of Arts and the Eastern Market all reachable on foot or by short rideshare. People come for the Detroit Institute of Arts and Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry murals, for the Motown Museum at Hitsville USA, for Tigers games at Comerica Park and Lions games at Ford Field, for the Eastern Market food culture, for the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, and for the Cooley working blue-collar culture that still defines the city's character. A Detroit bus ticket lands you a short walk from Campus Martius Park.

Greyhound stops in Detroit

Detroit has one Greyhound stop: the Detroit Bus Station at 1001 Howard Street, in the centre of downtown — buses board at the station building. As a full terminal it has indoor seating, restrooms and the basic shelter you'd expect, plus a working ticket counter for in-person travellers. Plan to arrive in good time so you can find your platform and get checked in.

The location puts you within walking distance of Campus Martius Park, the central downtown blocks of Woodward Avenue, the Detroit Riverfront and the QLine streetcar's southern end. Cobo Arena, Ford Field, Comerica Park and the Detroit Princess riverboat are all within a short walk or rideshare. As a working terminal the station is a useful place to arrive in any weather, with a typical pace of activity through the day.

If you're being met, the surrounding streets are familiar territory for rideshare drivers. Detroit's downtown rebuild over the past decade has made the central blocks much more comfortable for walking arrivals than the city's reputation might suggest. Have your ticket ready on your phone or printed for boarding.

Getting around Detroit after your bus to Detroit arrives

Detroit's central downtown is more walkable than the metro footprint suggests. From the bus station, Campus Martius Park, the Riverfront, the central Woodward Avenue corridor and the Renaissance Center are all within a short walk. The QLine streetcar runs along Woodward from Campus Martius north through Midtown to the New Center neighbourhood, useful for the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Motown Museum and the Wayne State University campus.

The Detroit Department of Transportation — DDOT — and the SMART suburban bus network together cover the wider metro. SMART is the practical option for the airport and the suburbs (Royal Oak, Birmingham, Dearborn, Pontiac, Mount Clemens). The People Mover, the small elevated downtown loop, runs through the central downtown blocks for a flat fare — useful for a quick orientation tour even if your route doesn't need it. Service runs through the day on weekdays and lighter on weekends. Rideshare runs reliably across the city.

For Dearborn — home of the Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village — and the wider suburbs, rideshare or rental car is the practical option. The Henry Ford complex is genuinely worth a full day. For Belle Isle Park in the Detroit River, a rideshare or short drive over the MacArthur Bridge gives you a 982-acre park with the Belle Isle Aquarium, the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory and the James Scott Memorial Fountain. Cycling is also viable on the Dequindre Cut Greenway and the Detroit Riverwalk, the long shared-use paths along the river. Note the Canadian border: the Ambassador Bridge and the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel both cross to Windsor, Ontario, and require a passport.

Top things to do in Detroit

  • The Detroit Institute of Arts on Woodward Avenue, with strong holdings in European and American painting, African and Indigenous art, and the Diego Rivera Detroit Industry murals from 1932-33 — a major work that fills the central courtyard.
  • The Motown Museum at Hitsville USA, the small Berry Gordy house on West Grand Boulevard where the Motown sound was recorded. The recording studio has been preserved as it was in the 1960s. Tours sell out, so book ahead.
  • The Henry Ford Museum and Greenfield Village in Dearborn, the genuinely large American history complex with the bus where Rosa Parks made her stand, the Wright Brothers' workshop, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, the Edison Menlo Park complex and a working steam train. Plan a full day — most visitors do not finish.
  • The Detroit Riverwalk, the rebuilt 3.5-mile riverfront promenade running from Hart Plaza east to Belle Isle, with views across to Windsor, parks, public art and a steady run of summer events.
  • Eastern Market, the year-round outdoor market on the east side of downtown, with Saturday mornings being the headline event — produce, prepared food, butchers, bakers, flowers and a steady weekend crowd.
  • Belle Isle Park, the 982-acre island park in the Detroit River, with the Anna Scripps Whitcomb Conservatory, the Dossin Great Lakes Museum, the James Scott Memorial Fountain and walking and cycling paths around the island. Free entry to the island.
  • Comerica Park, the home of the Detroit Tigers, on Adams Street downtown — a Tigers home game on a summer evening is a reliable Detroit experience.
  • Ford Field, the home of the Detroit Lions, next door to Comerica — a Lions Sunday in winter is a different but equally Detroit experience.
  • The Charles H. Wright Museum of African American History, on Warren Avenue, with strong galleries on the Underground Railroad, the Great Migration to Detroit and the Detroit civil rights story.
  • Campus Martius Park, the central downtown park with a working seasonal ice-skating rink in winter and the Christmas tree at the centre, plus summer concerts and a fountain.
  • The Spirit of Detroit statue at the Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, the iconic 26-foot bronze on Woodward Avenue.
  • The Heidelberg Project, the unusual outdoor art installation on the East Side, a long-running urban art project filling abandoned blocks with painted houses, found-object sculptures and a working creative space. Admission free; donations welcome.
  • The Guardian Building, the 1929 Pewabic-tile and Aztec-influenced Art Deco tower on Griswold Street, with a public banking hall that's worth a walk through.
  • The Fisher Building in New Center, the 1928 Art Deco tower with a public lobby of marble, brass and tile that's worth the walk through. Free entry.
  • The Detroit Public Library on Woodward, the 1921 marble-and-Pewabic-tile building across from the Detroit Institute of Arts. Free to enter.

Neighbourhoods to explore in Detroit

Downtown is the centre of gravity, with the central business district, Campus Martius and the riverfront. Midtown along Woodward has the cultural cluster — the Detroit Institute of Arts, the Wright Museum, Wayne State University, the Detroit Public Library and the long-running cultural institutions. New Center, further north along Woodward, has the Fisher Building and the Motown Museum.

Eastern Market is a working district as much as a market, with food businesses, bakeries, restaurants and rotating events. Corktown west of downtown is the historic Irish-American neighbourhood, now rebooted with restaurants, bars and the Michigan Central Station rebuilt by Ford. Mexicantown south of Corktown has a long Mexican-American food culture. The Rivertown area east of the central downtown has the long Riverwalk and the Aretha Franklin Amphitheatre.

Food and drink in Detroit

Detroit's food culture runs deep, with strong threads of Polish, Mexican, Middle Eastern, Greek and Black-American cooking shaping the everyday landscape. Detroit-style pizza — the deep-pan rectangular pie with the crispy cheese-edge crust — is the city's signature contribution to the form, with Buddy's, Cloverleaf and Loui's making the original-school versions. Coney dogs — the chili-and-onion-topped hot dog — are a Detroit institution, with American Coney Island and Lafayette Coney Island sitting next door to each other downtown.

Mexicantown around Bagley Street has a long-running Mexican-American food culture with bakeries, taquerias and the Mexican Village restaurant. Hamtramck north of downtown is the historic Polish-American neighbourhood with the Buddy's Pizza original location, Polish bakeries and the long-running Polish bakeries. The Eastern Market is the central weekly food event. Detroit's brewery scene has grown around Atwater Brewery, Founders Detroit and the Eastern Market cluster. The Dearborn area, with its substantial Lebanese and Yemeni populations, has a deep run of Middle Eastern restaurants — Al-Ameer, Shatila and the long stretch of Yemeni restaurants on Warren Avenue are widely respected within the local food scene.

Best time to visit Detroit

Late spring through early autumn is the long, generous window. From May into June the riverfront and Belle Isle open up, the Eastern Market is at its busiest and the temperature sits in a pleasant range for walking the central blocks. July and August are warm — afternoons in the 80s — but Detroit's lake-effect breeze keeps the heat moderate and the long evenings stretch out late along the river.

September and October bring the Michigan fall — colour through Belle Isle, comfortable walking weather, and the start of the Detroit Tigers postseason runs and the Detroit Lions football season at Ford Field. The Detroit International Jazz Festival on Hart Plaza over Labor Day weekend is the headline late-summer event.

Winter is real Michigan cold. From December through February temperatures regularly drop into the 20s and below, with serious cold snaps and occasional lake-effect snow events. The Detroit Institute of Arts, the Henry Ford Museum, the Detroit Public Library and the long-running restaurant scene all stay full pace, and a Detroit Lions home game in deep December is a particular Detroit experience. Campus Martius's outdoor ice rink runs through winter and is genuinely fun.

From the Howard Street terminal a short walk east lands you at the Riverwalk; follow it east past Hart Plaza to the Renaissance Center for the central downtown, or head west under the Ambassador Bridge to Corktown for a more village-feel afternoon. Drop bags at a hotel along the way, find a coffee, and let the rest of the day open up. Use the search bar on this page to check schedules and book bus tickets to Detroit when your dates are firm.

Planning Your Greyhound Bus Trip to Detroit?

You're in the right place! Get all the details you need to arrange your bus journey to Detroit! You can board the Greyhound at Detroit Bus Station. You can easily find the location of the stop(s) on the map available on this page. Traveling to or departing from Detroit can cost you as little as $6.98. If you're on the hunt for a cheap ticket to Detroit, remember to book early. Traveling on weekdays or during non-peak hours can also lead you to some of the most budget-friendly fares available! With 73 destinations linked to Detroit, Greyhound provides you with multiple options for planning your bus trip.

Why travel to Detroit with Greyhound

When you choose Greyhound, you're promised a comfy seat and free Wi-Fi throughout your journey. Stay connected and entertained while we safely drive you to your destination! Enjoy a comfy bus trip to Detroit with our onboard facilities like free Wi-Fi and power outlets. Choose your favorite seat while booking and travel with peace of mind rest easy knowing your ticket covers one carry-on and one checked bag.

How to book your bus ticket to Detroit

Booking a ticket with Greyhound is a breeze: on this website or on the free Greyhound App, you can complete your booking in a few clicks. When purchasing your ticket to Detroit online, you can choose between different secured online payment methods, such as credit and debit cards. Alternatively, you can pay in cash at a sales point.