Is it possible to even take a bus from the airport to downtown Detroit? If you ask most people at the airport they’ll say that they think it is possible but they’re not sure how. Most people take private automobile, either by renting a car (as low as $15 a day) or taking a cab (Metro Airport Taxi charges $41 one-way and Checker Sedan charges $48). Some hotels may even offer a shuttle for free. But say you do want to go the cheapest route and take the bus. First of all you should know that there are two main public transit entities in metro Detroit, SMART and DDOT. What you want to take is the SMART route 125. Here’s the schedule for weekdays from the airport to downtown, which takes about an hour and 25 minutes. Notice that the bus departs every half hour but every hour it only departs from the McNamara terminal and Smith terminal once so if you’re at the McNamara terminal and the next bus leaves from the Smith terminal you may want to find a shuttle that goes to the Smith terminal so you can catch the next bus.
ROUTE |
METRO AIRPORT MCNAMARA TERMINAL |
METRO AIRPORT SMITH TERMINAL |
EUREKA & INKSTER |
MEIJERS THRIFTY ACRES |
SOUTHLAND CENTER |
EUREKA & DIX |
EUREKA & FORT STREET |
FORT & GODDARD |
FORT & SOUTHFIELD |
FORT & OUTER DRIVE |
JEFFERSON & COOLIDGE |
FORT & LIVERNOIS |
MICHIGAN & GRISWOLD |
LARNED & WOODWARD |
LARNED & ST ANTOINE |
125 |
4:41AM |
|
4:51AM |
4:57AM |
4:59AM |
5:05AM |
5:10AM |
5:15AM |
5:20AM |
5:23AM |
5:33AM |
5:44AM |
5:55AM |
5:57AM |
5:59AM |
125 |
|
5:09AM |
5:21AM |
5:27AM |
5:29AM |
5:35AM |
5:40AM |
5:45AM |
5:50AM |
5:53AM |
6:03AM |
6:14AM |
6:25AM |
6:27AM |
6:29AM |
125 |
5:40AM |
|
5:50AM |
5:56AM |
5:58AM |
6:04AM |
6:09AM |
6:14AM |
6:19AM |
6:22AM |
6:33AM |
6:44AM |
6:55AM |
6:57AM |
6:59AM |
125 |
|
6:14AM |
6:26AM |
6:33AM |
6:35AM |
6:42AM |
6:47AM |
6:52AM |
6:58AM |
7:01AM |
|
7:14AM |
7:25AM |
7:27AM |
7:29AM |
125 |
6:42AM |
|
6:52AM |
6:59AM |
7:01AM |
7:08AM |
7:13AM |
7:18AM |
7:24AM |
7:27AM |
|
7:40AM |
7:51AM |
7:53AM |
7:55AM |
125 |
|
7:09AM |
7:22AM |
7:29AM |
7:31AM |
7:38AM |
7:43AM |
7:48AM |
7:54AM |
7:57AM |
|
8:10AM |
8:21AM |
8:23AM |
8:25AM |
125 |
7:29AM |
|
7:39AM |
7:46AM |
7:48AM |
7:55AM |
8:00AM |
8:05AM |
8:11AM |
8:14AM |
8:25AM |
8:36AM |
8:47AM |
8:49AM |
8:51AM |
125 |
|
7:56AM |
8:09AM |
8:16AM |
8:18AM |
8:25AM |
8:30AM |
8:35AM |
8:41AM |
8:44AM |
8:55AM |
9:06AM |
9:17AM |
9:19AM |
9:21AM |
125 |
8:25AM |
|
8:35AM |
8:42AM |
8:44AM |
8:51AM |
8:56AM |
9:01AM |
9:07AM |
9:10AM |
9:21AM |
9:32AM |
9:43AM |
9:45AM |
9:47AM |
125 |
|
8:52AM |
9:05AM |
9:12AM |
9:14AM |
9:21AM |
9:26AM |
9:31AM |
9:37AM |
9:40AM |
9:51AM |
10:02AM |
10:13AM |
10:15AM |
10:17AM |
125 |
9:21AM |
|
9:31AM |
9:38AM |
9:40AM |
9:47AM |
9:52AM |
9:57AM |
10:03AM |
10:06AM |
10:17AM |
10:28AM |
10:39AM |
10:41AM |
10:43AM |
125 |
|
9:48AM |
10:01AM |
10:08AM |
10:10AM |
10:17AM |
10:22AM |
10:27AM |
10:33AM |
10:36AM |
10:47AM |
10:58AM |
11:09AM |
11:11AM |
11:13AM |
125 |
10:17AM |
|
10:27AM |
10:34AM |
10:36AM |
10:43AM |
10:48AM |
10:53AM |
10:59AM |
11:02AM |
11:13AM |
11:24AM |
11:35AM |
11:37AM |
11:39AM |
125 |
|
10:44AM |
10:57AM |
11:04AM |
11:06AM |
11:13AM |
11:18AM |
11:23AM |
11:29AM |
11:32AM |
11:43AM |
11:54AM |
12:05PM |
12:07PM |
12:09PM |
125 |
11:13AM |
|
11:23AM |
11:30AM |
11:32AM |
11:39AM |
11:44AM |
11:49AM |
11:55AM |
11:58AM |
12:09PM |
12:20PM |
12:31PM |
12:33PM |
12:35PM |
125 |
|
11:40AM |
11:53AM |
12:00PM |
12:02PM |
12:09PM |
12:14PM |
12:19PM |
12:25PM |
12:28PM |
12:39PM |
12:50PM |
1:01PM |
1:03PM |
1:05PM |
125 |
12:09PM |
|
12:19PM |
12:26PM |
12:28PM |
12:35PM |
12:40PM |
12:45PM |
12:51PM |
12:54PM |
1:05PM |
1:16PM |
1:27PM |
1:29PM |
1:31PM |
125 |
|
12:36PM |
12:49PM |
12:56PM |
12:58PM |
1:05PM |
1:10PM |
1:15PM |
1:21PM |
1:24PM |
1:35PM |
1:46PM |
1:57PM |
1:59PM |
2:01PM |
125 |
1:05PM |
|
1:15PM |
1:22PM |
1:24PM |
1:31PM |
1:36PM |
1:41PM |
1:47PM |
1:50PM |
2:01PM |
2:12PM |
2:23PM |
2:25PM |
2:27PM |
125 |
|
1:29PM |
1:42PM |
1:49PM |
1:51PM |
1:58PM |
2:03PM |
2:08PM |
2:14PM |
2:17PM |
2:28PM |
2:40PM |
2:52PM |
2:55PM |
2:57PM |
125 |
2:00PM |
|
2:10PM |
2:17PM |
2:19PM |
2:26PM |
2:32PM |
2:37PM |
2:43PM |
2:46PM |
2:58PM |
3:10PM |
3:22PM |
3:25PM |
3:27PM |
125 |
|
2:26PM |
2:39PM |
2:46PM |
2:48PM |
2:56PM |
3:02PM |
3:07PM |
3:13PM |
3:16PM |
3:28PM |
3:40PM |
3:52PM |
3:55PM |
3:57PM |
125 |
2:56PM |
|
3:06PM |
3:13PM |
3:15PM |
3:23PM |
3:29PM |
3:34PM |
3:40PM |
3:43PM |
3:55PM |
4:07PM |
4:19PM |
4:22PM |
4:24PM |
125 |
|
3:23PM |
3:36PM |
3:43PM |
3:45PM |
3:53PM |
3:59PM |
4:04PM |
4:10PM |
4:13PM |
4:25PM |
4:37PM |
4:49PM |
4:52PM |
4:54PM |
125 |
3:53PM |
|
4:03PM |
4:10PM |
4:12PM |
4:20PM |
4:25PM |
4:30PM |
4:36PM |
4:39PM |
4:51PM |
5:03PM |
5:15PM |
5:18PM |
5:20PM |
125 |
|
4:20PM |
4:33PM |
4:40PM |
4:42PM |
4:50PM |
4:55PM |
5:00PM |
5:06PM |
5:09PM |
5:21PM |
5:33PM |
5:45PM |
5:48PM |
5:50PM |
125 |
4:55PM |
|
5:05PM |
5:12PM |
5:14PM |
5:22PM |
5:27PM |
5:32PM |
5:38PM |
5:41PM |
5:53PM |
6:05PM |
6:15PM |
6:17PM |
6:19PM |
125 |
|
5:20PM |
5:33PM |
5:40PM |
5:42PM |
5:50PM |
5:55PM |
6:00PM |
6:06PM |
6:09PM |
6:19PM |
6:30PM |
6:40PM |
6:42PM |
6:44PM |
125 |
5:54PM |
|
6:04PM |
6:11PM |
6:13PM |
6:20PM |
6:25PM |
6:29PM |
6:35PM |
6:38PM |
6:48PM |
6:59PM |
7:09PM |
7:11PM |
7:13PM |
125 |
|
6:31PM |
6:43PM |
6:50PM |
6:52PM |
6:59PM |
7:04PM |
7:08PM |
7:14PM |
7:17PM |
7:27PM |
7:38PM |
7:48PM |
7:50PM |
7:52PM |
125 |
7:18PM |
|
7:28PM |
7:35PM |
7:37PM |
7:44PM |
7:49PM |
7:53PM |
7:59PM |
8:02PM |
8:12PM |
8:23PM |
8:33PM |
8:35PM |
8:37PM |
125 |
|
7:51PM |
8:03PM |
8:10PM |
8:12PM |
8:19PM |
8:24PM |
8:28PM |
8:34PM |
8:37PM |
8:47PM |
8:58PM |
9:08PM |
9:10PM |
9:12PM |
125 |
8:33PM |
|
8:43PM |
8:50PM |
8:52PM |
8:59PM |
9:04PM |
9:08PM |
9:14PM |
9:17PM |
9:27PM |
9:38PM |
9:48PM |
9:50PM |
9:52PM |
125 |
|
9:11PM |
9:23PM |
9:30PM |
9:32PM |
9:39PM |
9:44PM |
9:48PM |
9:54PM |
9:57PM |
10:07PM |
10:18PM |
10:28PM |
10:30PM |
10:32PM |
125 |
10:08PM |
|
10:18PM |
10:25PM |
10:27PM |
10:34PM |
10:39PM |
10:43PM |
10:49PM |
10:52PM |
11:02PM |
11:13PM |
11:23PM |
11:25PM |
11:27PM |
125 |
11:03PM |
|
11:13PM |
11:20PM |
11:22PM |
11:29PM |
11:34PM |
11:38PM |
11:44PM |
11:47PM |
11:57PM |
12:08AM |
12:18AM |
12:20AM |
12:22AM |
|
And here’s a schedule to get back to the airport on weekdays from downtown:
ROUTE |
CONGRESS & ST ANTOINE |
WOODWARD & LARNED |
MICHIGAN & GRISWOLD |
FORT & LIVERNOIS |
JEFFERSON & COOLIDGE |
FORT & OUTER DRIVE |
FORT & SOUTHFIELD |
FORT & GODDARD |
EUREKA & FORT STREET |
EUREKA & DIX |
SOUTHLAND CENTER |
MEIJERS THRIFTY ACRES |
EUREKA & INKSTER |
METRO AIRPORT SMITH TERMINAL |
METRO AIRPORT MCNAMARA TERMINAL |
125 |
4:14AM |
4:16AM |
4:18AM |
4:29AM |
4:39AM |
4:50AM |
4:53AM |
4:58AM |
5:02AM |
5:07AM |
5:13AM |
5:15AM |
5:21AM |
|
5:33AM |
125 |
4:54AM |
4:56AM |
4:58AM |
5:09AM |
5:19AM |
5:30AM |
5:33AM |
5:38AM |
5:42AM |
5:47AM |
5:53AM |
5:55AM |
6:01AM |
|
6:13AM |
125 |
5:24AM |
5:26AM |
5:28AM |
5:39AM |
5:49AM |
6:00AM |
6:03AM |
6:09AM |
6:14AM |
6:19AM |
6:26AM |
6:28AM |
6:35AM |
6:50AM |
|
125 |
5:54AM |
5:56AM |
5:58AM |
6:09AM |
6:20AM |
6:31AM |
6:34AM |
6:40AM |
6:45AM |
6:50AM |
6:57AM |
6:59AM |
7:06AM |
|
7:18AM |
125 |
6:23AM |
6:25AM |
6:27AM |
6:39AM |
6:50AM |
7:01AM |
7:04AM |
7:10AM |
7:15AM |
7:20AM |
7:27AM |
7:29AM |
7:36AM |
7:51AM |
|
125 |
6:53AM |
6:55AM |
6:57AM |
7:09AM |
7:20AM |
7:31AM |
7:34AM |
7:40AM |
7:45AM |
7:50AM |
7:57AM |
7:59AM |
8:06AM |
|
8:18AM |
125 |
7:19AM |
7:21AM |
7:23AM |
7:35AM |
7:46AM |
7:57AM |
8:00AM |
8:06AM |
8:11AM |
8:16AM |
8:23AM |
8:25AM |
8:32AM |
8:47AM |
|
125 |
7:49AM |
7:51AM |
7:53AM |
8:05AM |
8:16AM |
8:27AM |
8:30AM |
8:36AM |
8:41AM |
8:46AM |
8:53AM |
8:55AM |
9:02AM |
|
9:14AM |
125 |
8:15AM |
8:17AM |
8:19AM |
8:31AM |
8:42AM |
8:53AM |
8:56AM |
9:02AM |
9:07AM |
9:12AM |
9:19AM |
9:21AM |
9:28AM |
9:43AM |
|
125 |
8:45AM |
8:47AM |
8:49AM |
9:01AM |
9:12AM |
9:23AM |
9:26AM |
9:32AM |
9:37AM |
9:42AM |
9:49AM |
9:51AM |
9:58AM |
|
10:10AM |
125 |
9:11AM |
9:13AM |
9:15AM |
9:27AM |
9:38AM |
9:49AM |
9:52AM |
9:58AM |
10:03AM |
10:08AM |
10:15AM |
10:17AM |
10:24AM |
10:39AM |
|
125 |
9:41AM |
9:43AM |
9:45AM |
9:57AM |
10:08AM |
10:19AM |
10:22AM |
10:28AM |
10:33AM |
10:38AM |
10:45AM |
10:47AM |
10:54AM |
|
11:06AM |
125 |
10:07AM |
10:09AM |
10:11AM |
10:23AM |
10:34AM |
10:45AM |
10:48AM |
10:54AM |
10:59AM |
11:04AM |
11:11AM |
11:13AM |
11:20AM |
11:35AM |
|
125 |
10:37AM |
10:39AM |
10:41AM |
10:53AM |
11:04AM |
11:15AM |
11:18AM |
11:24AM |
11:29AM |
11:34AM |
11:41AM |
11:43AM |
11:50AM |
|
12:02PM |
125 |
11:03AM |
11:05AM |
11:07AM |
11:19AM |
11:30AM |
11:41AM |
11:44AM |
11:50AM |
11:55AM |
12:00PM |
12:07PM |
12:09PM |
12:16PM |
12:31PM |
|
125 |
11:33AM |
11:35AM |
11:37AM |
11:49AM |
12:00PM |
12:11PM |
12:14PM |
12:20PM |
12:25PM |
12:30PM |
12:37PM |
12:39PM |
12:46PM |
|
12:58PM |
125 |
11:59AM |
12:01PM |
12:03PM |
12:15PM |
12:26PM |
12:37PM |
12:40PM |
12:46PM |
12:51PM |
12:56PM |
1:03PM |
1:05PM |
1:12PM |
1:27PM |
|
125 |
12:29PM |
12:31PM |
12:33PM |
12:45PM |
12:56PM |
1:07PM |
1:10PM |
1:16PM |
1:21PM |
1:26PM |
1:33PM |
1:35PM |
1:42PM |
|
1:54PM |
125 |
12:55PM |
12:57PM |
12:59PM |
1:11PM |
1:22PM |
1:33PM |
1:36PM |
1:42PM |
1:47PM |
1:52PM |
1:59PM |
2:01PM |
2:08PM |
2:23PM |
|
125 |
1:25PM |
1:27PM |
1:29PM |
1:41PM |
1:52PM |
2:03PM |
2:06PM |
2:12PM |
2:17PM |
2:22PM |
2:29PM |
2:31PM |
2:38PM |
|
2:50PM |
125 |
1:51PM |
1:53PM |
1:55PM |
2:07PM |
2:18PM |
2:29PM |
2:32PM |
2:38PM |
2:43PM |
2:48PM |
2:55PM |
2:57PM |
3:04PM |
3:19PM |
|
125 |
2:21PM |
2:23PM |
2:25PM |
2:37PM |
2:48PM |
3:00PM |
3:03PM |
3:09PM |
3:15PM |
3:20PM |
3:27PM |
3:29PM |
3:36PM |
|
3:48PM |
125 |
2:47PM |
2:49PM |
2:52PM |
3:04PM |
3:15PM |
3:27PM |
3:30PM |
3:36PM |
3:42PM |
3:47PM |
3:54PM |
3:56PM |
4:03PM |
4:18PM |
|
125 |
3:17PM |
3:19PM |
3:22PM |
3:34PM |
3:45PM |
3:57PM |
4:00PM |
4:06PM |
4:12PM |
4:17PM |
4:24PM |
4:26PM |
4:33PM |
|
4:45PM |
125 |
3:47PM |
3:49PM |
3:52PM |
4:04PM |
4:15PM |
4:27PM |
4:30PM |
4:36PM |
4:42PM |
4:47PM |
4:54PM |
4:56PM |
5:03PM |
5:18PM |
|
125 |
4:17PM |
4:19PM |
4:22PM |
4:34PM |
4:45PM |
4:57PM |
5:00PM |
5:06PM |
5:12PM |
5:17PM |
5:24PM |
5:26PM |
5:33PM |
|
5:45PM |
125 |
4:39PM |
4:41PM |
4:44PM |
4:56PM |
|
5:08PM |
5:11PM |
5:17PM |
5:23PM |
5:28PM |
5:35PM |
5:37PM |
5:44PM |
5:59PM |
|
125 |
5:09PM |
5:11PM |
5:14PM |
5:26PM |
|
5:38PM |
5:41PM |
5:47PM |
5:52PM |
5:57PM |
6:04PM |
6:06PM |
6:12PM |
|
6:24PM |
125 |
5:40PM |
5:42PM |
5:45PM |
5:55PM |
|
6:07PM |
6:10PM |
6:15PM |
6:20PM |
6:25PM |
6:32PM |
6:34PM |
6:40PM |
6:54PM |
|
125 |
6:10PM |
6:12PM |
6:14PM |
6:24PM |
6:33PM |
6:43PM |
6:46PM |
6:51PM |
6:56PM |
7:01PM |
7:08PM |
7:10PM |
7:16PM |
|
7:28PM |
125 |
6:55PM |
6:57PM |
6:59PM |
7:09PM |
7:18PM |
7:28PM |
7:31PM |
7:36PM |
7:41PM |
7:46PM |
7:53PM |
7:55PM |
8:01PM |
|
8:13PM |
125 |
7:35PM |
7:37PM |
7:39PM |
7:49PM |
7:58PM |
8:08PM |
8:11PM |
8:16PM |
8:21PM |
8:26PM |
8:33PM |
8:35PM |
8:41PM |
8:55PM |
|
125 |
8:40PM |
8:42PM |
8:44PM |
8:54PM |
9:03PM |
9:13PM |
9:16PM |
9:21PM |
9:26PM |
9:31PM |
9:38PM |
9:40PM |
9:46PM |
|
9:58PM |
125 |
9:35PM |
9:37PM |
9:39PM |
9:49PM |
9:58PM |
10:08PM |
10:11PM |
10:16PM |
10:21PM |
10:26PM |
10:33PM |
10:35PM |
10:41PM |
|
10:53PM |
125 |
10:35PM |
10:37PM |
10:39PM |
10:49PM |
10:58PM |
11:08PM |
11:11PM |
11:16PM |
11:21PM |
11:26PM |
11:33PM |
11:35PM |
11:41PM |
|
11:53PM |
|
And if you are traveling on Saturday or Sunday or if you want the most up-to-date schedule then go to the SMART web site and select Route 125 and the day and inbound for going to downtown or outbound to get back to the airport and click on view schedule.
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There is an alternative bus route. You could take Route 280 Middlebelt which starts from Smith terminal and take that to Michigan Ave, then transferred to Route 200 Michigan Ave. Local to downtown.