Getting Here and Around

Planes, trains, and automobiles are a few of the ways to get in and around Michigan’s Thumbcoast. We also have ferries, bridges, and electric vehicle charging stations. Use our resource guide, and take the guessing out of getting around the region.

Featured Photo | Blue Water Convention Center

Airports

St. Clair County International Airport

177 Ash Drive, Kimball MI 48074, 810-364-6980 Website.

Located 6 miles southwest of Downtown Port Huron

International airport with car rental, red carpet service, ground handling, catering, aircraft rental, fuel, corporate hangar, office rental space, and cold storage.

Detroit Metro Airport

Romulus/Detroit MI 48074, 734-247-7678, Website.

Located 76 miles south of Downtown Port Huron

Major international airport with rental car services, shuttles, parking, and hotels. Ruby’s Port Huron Shuttle Service provides transportation to/from this airport, call 810-989-5466.

Bishop International Airport – Flint

3425 W. Bristol Rd., Flint 48507, 810-235-6560, Website.

Located 68 miles west of Downtown Port Huron

Major international airport with rental car services, shuttles, parking, and hotels. Ruby’s Port Huron Shuttle Service provides transportation to/from this airport, call 810-989-5466.

Traveling USA – CANADA

Blue Water Bridge

1410 Elmwood, Port Huron, 810-984-3131, Website.

The Blue Water Bridge spans across the St. Clair River and carries international traffic between Port Huron, Michigan, and Point Edward and Sarnia, Ontario. Located near the I-94 and I-69 interchange, the bridge forms a critical gateway linking Canada and the United States.

Walpole Algonac Ferry LTD

Located in Algonac, Michigan on the USA side and Wallaceburg, Ontario on the Canadian side. Check their website for operating schedule and fees. 519-627-7978, Website.

Train

Amtrak Station – Port Huron

2223 16th Street, Port Huron, 800-872-7245, Website.

Located 2 miles southwest of Downtown Port Huron

Accessible facility, bicycles okay, overnight and same-day parking available.

EV Charging Stations

St. Clair

ChargePoint – 200 N. Riverside Ave.

ChargePoint – 331 Clinton Ave.

Port Huron

Tesla Supercharger – 500 Thomas Edison Parkway, DoubleTree by Hilton Hotel

Tesla Destination Charger & Universal Charger – 2282 Water St., Best Western Hotel

ChargePoint Charging Station – 2020 Water St., Speedy Q Gas Station

EV Charging Station J Plug Level 2 – 1111 Pine Grove Ave., McClaren Hospital

EV Charging Station J Plug Level 2 – 1299 Lincoln Ave.

Port Austin

Jule Level 3 Charging Station – 8661 Line St.

J Plug Level 2 Charging Station – 186 E. Spring St. – Pak’s Garage

Cab, Sedan & Limo Service

City Cab, Port Huron, 810-984-4100, Website.

AcquaBlu Transportation, 3555 Pine Grove Ave., Port Huron, 810-488-0266, Website.

Sandusky Taxi, 158 N. Jackson St., Sandusky. 810-404-8294.

Bus – Trolley

Blue Water Area Transit

720 McMorran Blvd., Port Huron, 810-987-7373, Website.

Located in the center of Downtown Port Huron

Transit bus in the City of Port Huron and Fort Gratiot Township with ramp equipped buses, ADA compliant. Call for a pick up to Burtchville, Port Huron Township, and Marysville.

The trolley operates seasonally June – October with 51 points of interest and only 10 cents to ride.

Sanilac County Transportation

110 Campbell Rd., Sandusky, 810-648-9766, Website.

Thumb Area Transit

1513 Bad Axe Rd., Bad Axe, 989-269-2121, Website.

Ferry

Champion Car Ferry – Harsens Island

3647 Pointe Tremble Rd., Algonac 810-748-3757, Website.

Located 50 miles north of Detroit & 30 miles south of Port Huron.

Golf Cart Rental – Car Rental

Scott Rod Garage

618-315-9980, Website.

Service area around Lexington – Port Sanilac off M25. Jeep & golf cart rentals.

Book the Jeep using TURO

Motorcoach Tour Examples

Day 1

Visit the Huron Lightship Museum, the oldest lighthouse in Michigan, at the Fort Gratiot Light and beach. Check out the Thomas Edison Depot Museum and Carnegie Museum. Go to the Great Lakes Maritime Center to watch freighters and take a nature walk along the Blue Water River Walk/Bridge to Bay Trail.

Day 2

Tour the Sanilac County Historical Village & Loop-Harrison Mansion. Shop unique boutiques in downtown Lexington’s Beach Village, and then picnic in Tierney Park to enjoy marina and Lake Huron views.

Day 3

Take a Huron Lady River Cruise in the St. Clair River & Lake Huron. Explore Knowlton’s Ice Museum, and shop in historic Downtown Port Huron. Schedule an entertainment experience at Foundry or Sperry’s Moviehouse.

Call the Blue Water Area Convention & Visitors Bureau for more tour itinerary examples including all of our shoreline communities.

BLUE WATER RIVER WALK TOUR

Take a nature walk at the Blue Water River Walk along the St. Clair River shoreline. Part of the Bridge to Bay Trail system, this is a unique location to watch freighter traffic in the St. Clair River. There is an elevated structure, once used as a ferry dock, which provides a fun place to shoreline fish.

Thumbcoast Heritage Tour

The Blue Water Area Heritage Tour begins on the Thumbcoast in Algonac and heads along M-29 and M-25 on the shorelines of Lake St. Clair, the St. Clair River, and Lake Huron – all the way to the tip of the Thumb in Port Austin!

St. Clair Sculpture Tour

The public art sculptures of St. Clair dot the town in homage to everyday life and special moments, brought to you by the St. Clair Art Association. Take a self-guided walking tour in St. Clair.

Thumbcoast Beer, Wine & Spirits Tour

Discover Michigan’s Thumbcoast on a self-guided, wet-your-whistle kind of tour for all things beer, wine, and spirits. Taste your way through charming small towns & beach villages. Enjoy the scenic views of the St. Clair River, Lake Huron, and rural Michigan when you make plans to visit all the Thumbcoast breweries, wineries, distilleries, farms, taps rooms, and more!

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