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.
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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
Marine City
J1172 – 121 Union St.
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
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
Scott Rod Garage
618-315-9980, Website.
Service area around Lexington – Port Sanilac off M25.
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!
