Once you arrive in Detroit, there are many ways to get around the city and neighborhoods.
Bikes and Ride-Sharing
MoGo is a bike-sharing service in Detroit that currently has 430 bikes at 43 stations across 10 Detroit neighborhoods. MoGo offers many different passes to their users, including daily and annual passes.
Zipcar has partnered with U-M Logistics, Transportation, and Parking partners to provide special membership plans and rates for students on short-term use of shared cars.
Uber and Lyft are ride-sharing services available in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Remember to verify that the driver is the person you hailed before entering the vehicle.
Spin is an electric scooter rental service available in Ann Arbor and Detroit. Spin charges $1 to begin your ride, and an additional 15 cents per minute of use.
Bird is an electric scooter rental service available in Detroit. Bird charges $1 to begin your ride, and an additional 31 cents per minute of use.
Lime is an electric scooter rental service available in Detroit. Lime charges $1 to begin your ride, and an additional 25 cents per minute of use.
Public Transportation
The Detroit Department of Transportation is the largest public transit agency in Michigan. DDOT primarily serves the city of Detroit and neighboring cities, including Dearborn, Hamtramck, Highland Park, Harper Woods, Livonia, Redford Township, River Rouge, and Southfield. DDOT has 43 fixed bus routes, 12 24-hour routes, and six express routes with an average daily ridership of 85,000 riders. DDOT prides itself on providing transit service that’s reliable, clean, safe, and efficient. For routes and fare information, visit this page.
The People Mover is a 2.9 mile fully-automated light rail system with 13 stations across Detroit’s Central Business District. Each ride is 75 cents, and monthly, annual, and special event passes are available for purchase. The People Mover operates daily.
The QLINE is a 6.6-mile circulating streetcar that travels on Woodward Avenue from Congress (Downtown) to Grand Boulevard (North End/New Center). Users can purchase 3-hour passes, day passes, monthly passes, and annual passes online, through the QLINE Detroit app, or at the QLINE stations. The QLINE operates daily and has free wifi.
