AIR TRANSPORTATION

The airport you want to fly in to is Detroit Metropolitan Airport is 30 miles east of Ann Arbor. Conlin Travel of Ann Arbor will provide the following discounts to conference participants flying Northwest Airlines: on domestic flights: 7% discount on published fare 30+ ticketing days before departure, 5% discount 0-29 ticketing days before departure. 10% - 12% discounts on full fares.

American Airlines: 5% discount off published fares. Applies for travel July 31 – August 12, 2008. The discount will be applied to your ticket after you make the reservation on-line but before your credit card charge goes through.

Please register for discounts prices and to make reservations here.

Discounts on other airlines flying into Detroit Metropolitan Airport may be also be available. Call: (800) 783-9559, or email at: ticketinfo@conlintravel.com.

GROUND TRANSPORTATION TO ANN ARBOR FROM DETROIT METROPOLITAN AIRPORT
Checker Sedan is the official curbside luxury sedan service provider at Detroit Metro Airport. We recommend pre-paying for your reservation by using the special conference link they have provided our organization. This way, you will not have to waste time while their chauffeur swipes your card inside the vehicle, etc.

Simply click on the Checker Sedan logo (at right) and follow the prompts.

A Reservation Confirmation and credit card receipt will be instantly emailed to you. When you arrive at the airport, follow the ceiling signs to "Luggage Claim." At the McNamara Terminal (Northwest, Continental, Delta and International flights-except Air Canada), please stop by the Checker Sedan Welcome Center at the foot of the escalator, just through the sliding glass doors toward the left. The team there will escort you to their service curb at the Ground Transportation Center inside the parking garage. At the Smith Terminal (all other airlines including Air Canada), follow the ceiling signs to "Luggage Claim" and exit out the doors closest to the United Airlines Luggage Belt (where the luggage arrives). Cross the roadway into the Ground Transportation Center where Checker Sedans will be waiting for you.

Another alternative for transportation to and from the airport: a local Ann Arbor company, Select Ride, manages the Yellow Cab service, as well as other transportation services to accommodate the needs of any busy traveler.

Trips are pre-paid by credit card. Please call (734) 663-8898 or toll free (866) 663-8898 or click here to make reservations

If you need assistance at either terminal (including charter flights arriving at the Berry Terminal), please call 313.963.1000 anytime.

INTERCITY RAIL TRANSPORTATION
Ann Arbor has an AMTRAK railway station located on the main line between Detroit and Chicago.  A train from Chicago takes roughly four hours.  Canadians can take a train to the VIA station in Windsor, Ontario and then take a cab to the Detroit Amtrak station. The cab driver will charge you an additional flat fee of about $36 to go through the tunnel under the river.  If you are on a budget, then another possibility is to take a cab from the Windsor VIA railway station to a bus stop run by the Detroit Windsor Tunnel Bus Corporation.  ( http://dwtunnel.com/bus.html ).  Once across in the U.S., you can then take another cab to the Detroit Amtrak station.  You will need your passport to cross the border and go through customs.

INTERCITY BUS TRANSPORTATION
Ann Arbor is served by Greyhound Bus lines.  See details at http://www.greyhound.com/