Nearest Major Port City to Detroit

The nearest major port city to Detroit, Michigan is Toledo, Ohio.

• Distance: ~55 miles (88 km) northeast.
• Port: Toledo-Lucas County Port Authority – Major Great Lakes port; handles coal, iron ore, grain, steel, project cargo.
• Access: Via I-75 / I-280; deep-draft access to Lake Erie and St. Lawrence Seaway.

Detroit itself has a port (Port of Detroit) on the Detroit River, but Toledo is the larger, deeper-water Great Lakes gateway for ocean-going vessels.