More than 40,000 commuters, tourists and truck drivers carrying $323 million worth of goods cross the Windsor-Detroit border each day.

DETROIT WINDSOR TUNNEL

http://www.dwtunnel.com

Toll (passenger vehicle):

• Windsor to Detroit
- $3.75 CDN - $3.75 U.S.
• Detroit to Windsor
- $4.75 CDN - $3.75 U.S.

Crossing into Canada, the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is a direct link to:

• Downtown Windsor/Ouellette Avenue
• Casino Windsor
• Highway 401
• Windsor International Airport
• VIA Rail

Crossing into the U.S., the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel is a direct link to:

• Downtown Detroit
• The Lodge Freeway (M-10)
• I-75 (easy access to Northbound I-75)
• Detroit City Airport

Duty Free Shopping

Shopping "duty free" means no GST, no federal tax, no manufacturing tax, no excise tax and no provincial tax. It all adds up to huge savings for you!

The Tunnel Duty Free Shop
http://www.dutyfreetunnel.com/customs.php

• Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Located on the Canadian Tunnel Plaza at 465 Goyeau Street (keep right after paying toll, before entrance to tunnel)
• Competitive exchange rates are offered for those wishing to convert U.S. dollars to Canadian, and vice versa
• Ontario lottery tickets are also sold

The Tunnel Duty Free Shop offers a wide selection of goods including:

• Designer fragrances from the top designers in Europe and North America
• Elegant jewelry designed by renowned artists worldwide
• Beer, wine and liquor - complete selection of favorite brands
• Tobacco products, including premium cigars
• Currency exchange
• Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff
• Large parking lots and dedicated space for tour buses and RV's

Ammex Detroit Duty Free Shop

http://www.ambassadorbridge.com/ammex/shop.html

A third Ammex store is located on the U.S. side of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

• Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
• Designer fragrances from the top designers in Europe and North America
• Elegant jewelry designed by renowned artists worldwide
• Beer, wine and liquor - complete selection of favorite brands
• Tobacco products, including premium cigars
• Currency exchange
• Friendly, knowledgeable and helpful staff

Tunnel Bus

The Tunnel Bus, operated by Transit Windsor, is an exclusive feature of the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel. It offers low cost transportation between downtown Windsor and Detroit - perfect for quick, easy trips and for special outings such as sports, entertainment, and cultural events in Windsor's and Detroit's core areas. Visit tw@city.windsor.on.ca or call 519-944-4111 for more details.

Tunnel Bus Fare:

• One way (including service to Joe Louis & Cobo Center/Hall ) - $3.75 CDN
• One way special event service to Comerica Park & Ford Field - $4.00 CDN

DID YOU KNOW?

The Windsor-Detroit border is the busiest international crossing in North America

Detroit-Windsor Tunnel

– Second busiest international crossing in North America (after the Ambassador Bridge)
– More than 20,000 vehicles travel the tunnel on an average day, almost 9 million per year
– Completed in 1930
– The first international vehicular subway
– Construction took 26 months, and was completed almost a year ahead of schedule
– Employed 600 labourers to build
– Constructed of sections of steel tube floated into place and sunk into a trench dug in the river bottom
– 5,160 feet (1.57 kilometres), just 120 feet short of a mile
– At its lowest point the roadway is 75 feet (23 metres) below the river surface
– 700,000 tons (635,000 metric tons) of earth was dredged from the river bed
– Approximately 250,000 tiles line the walls
– 1.5 million cubic feet (approx. 42,500 cubic metres) of air is pumped through the tunnel each minute
– Air changes completely every 90 seconds