Northwest Airlines
(now Delta Airlines) has
Detroit
Metro Airport (DTW) as one of its
hubs. So Northwest or a carrier associated with Northwest
is the way to get a direct flight to Detroit. For those coming
from Europe, there are direct flights to Detroit
from London, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
Mass transit in "motor city" is very poor.
In Detroit the automobile is king. The recommended
way of visiting the CI facility by those who
fly is to rent an automobile at the airport.
For those living in the United States, the auto insurance
that they have on their car can usually be applied
to a rental car (precluding the necessity of buying
all of the insurance that the rental car companies
attempt to sell). Credit cards often include some car
insurance when the card is used to rent a car.
The only other alternatives are to take a
taxicab from the airport or try to find buses.
The Detroit airport is southwest of Detroit whereas Clinton Township
(where the Cryonics Institute is located)
is northeast of Detroit. A taxi from the Detroit airport
to the CI Facility costs about $85
(MetroRide.com).
For buses, one must take a shuttle from the airport to
downtown Detroit and then find buses going to
Roseville/Clinton Township.
The local bus line in the Northeast Detroit area is called SMART.
The SMART website has a
route list.
People traveling by bus to the Clinton Township/Roseville
area from Detroit generally take
Bus 560 which goes to Macomb Mall
at 32233 Gratiot Avenue.
Macomb Mall is in Roseville and
is near most of the hotels listed on
Hotels Near the Cryonics Institute .
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