If you are:
Traveling East on I-94
Coming from: Battle Creek, Kalamazoo, Westland, Metro Airport, Ypsilanti, Jackson, Belleville, Ann Arbor, Romulus Directions: Follow I-94 to I-275. Take I-275 north to I-696 East. Follow I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit).
Traveling East on I-96
Coming from: Plymouth, Brighton, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Muskegon Directions: Follow I-96 to I-696. East on I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit).
Traveling North on I-75
Coming from: Down River, Trenton, Wyandotte, Taylor, Lincoln Park, Toledo (Ohio), Monroe, Canada Directions: Follow I-75 Fisher Freeway to the I-75 Chrysler Interchange. Go north on I-75 to I-696. Take I-696 West to exit #16(Zoo exit).
***Road Construction Note: The ramp from northbound I-75 to westbound I-696 is closed for bridge work until early May. To detour, take northbound I-75 to westbound 8 Mile Road to northbound Woodward Avenue to the Zoo.
Traveling South on I-75
Coming from: Sterling Htgs., Midland, Troy, Bay City, Flint, Saginaw Directions: Take I-75 South to West bound I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit)
Traveling North on Southfield Freeway or Southfield Road
Coming from: Freeway or Road Directions: Follow Southfield North to I-696 East to exit #16(Zoo exit).
Traveling West on I-94
Coming from: Port Huron, New Baltimore, Mt. Clemens Directions: Follow I-94 West to I-696 West. Take I-696 to exit #16(Zoo exit).
Highway Key:
I-75: Fisher/Chrysler
I-94: Ford
I-96: Jeffries
I-696 Reuther
Michigan Department of Transportation Hotline: 1-800-641-6368
For current Zoo hours