Cheap Flights from Chicago, IL to Detroit, MI from $78

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 31 direct and 734 connecting flights from Chicago to Detroit. You can compare airfare deals from 12 airlines and multiple travel sites from $78, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out CHI-DTT flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from Chicago to Detroit Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from Chicago to Detroit with the lowest price of $78. The fastest direct flight takes 1h 14m and the fastest connecting – 2h 50m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $115 Find flight	19:41 Chicago O'Hare International	22:07 Detroit All airports	1h 26m	United Airlines	UA4773
from $138 Find flight	05:25 Chicago O'Hare International	07:49 Detroit All airports	1h 24m	Spirit Airlines	NK998
from $140 Find flight	10:54 Chicago O'Hare International	13:28 Detroit All airports	1h 34m	United Airlines	UA4485
from $166 Find flight	10:55 Chicago O'Hare International	13:23 Detroit All airports	1h 28m	United Airlines	UA4530
from $192 Find flight	09:31 Chicago Midway	11:45 Detroit All airports	1h 14m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL3648
from $207 Find flight	10:50 Chicago O'Hare International	13:19 Detroit All airports	1h 29m	United Airlines	UA3577
from $245 Find flight	07:36 Chicago O'Hare International	09:57 Detroit All airports	1h 21m	United Airlines	UA2183
from $262 Find flight	17:35 Chicago O'Hare International	19:52 Detroit All airports	1h 17m	American Airlines	AA3374
from $287 Find flight	14:30 Chicago O'Hare International	16:54 Detroit All airports	1h 24m	United Airlines	UA5592
from $292 Find flight	17:55 Chicago O'Hare International	20:17 Detroit All airports	1h 22m	Delta Air Lines Inc.	DL2358
from $78 Find flight	08:45 Chicago Midway	18:59 Detroit All airports	9h 14m layover 3h 29m - Tampa	Frontier Airlines	F91186 F91035
from $84 Find flight	07:00 Chicago O'Hare International	18:59 Detroit All airports	10h 59m layover 5h 17m - Tampa	Frontier Airlines	F91416 F91035
from $94 Find flight	20:56 Chicago O'Hare International	11:49+1 день Detroit All airports	13h 53m layover 5h 49m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F91827 F94672
from $112 Find flight	07:00 Chicago O'Hare International	14:58 Detroit All airports	6h 58m layover 2h 51m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK1680 NK290
from $117 Find flight	05:15 Chicago O'Hare International	21:50 Detroit All airports	15h 35m layover 3h 24m - Dallas 4h 26m - New York	Spirit Airlines	NK240 NK2706 NK3392
from $135 Find flight	10:21 Chicago O'Hare International	22:41 Detroit All airports	11h 20m layover 2h 14m - Miami 2h 2m - Atlanta	Spirit Airlines	NK1 NK226 NK1308

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on April 24, 2025

Flight Schedule Chicago (Illinois) to Detroit (Michigan)

Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from Chicago to Detroit. You can also specify the concrete flights and airlines on the route and how long the flight actually is. Use the calendar for today, tomorrow or other specific date as some flights are available only on certain days of the week.

Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
05:25 — 07:49	05:25 — 07:49 NK998 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 24m	Find flight from$138
07:05 — 09:30	07:05 — 09:30 DL2039 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 25m	Find flight from$192
07:36 — 09:57	07:36 — 09:57 UA2183 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 21m	Find flight from$245
07:45 — 10:19	07:45 — 10:19 UA5280 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 34m	Find flight from$115
07:45 — 10:09	07:45 — 10:09 UA3689 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 24m	Find flight from$120
07:45 — 10:13	07:45 — 10:13 UA4580 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 28m	Find flight from$142
07:45 — 10:18	07:45 — 10:18 UA4605 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 33m	Find flight from$208
08:25 — 10:47	08:25 — 10:47 DL1520 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 22m	Find flight from$192
08:30 — 10:53	08:30 — 10:53 AA3758 American Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 23m	Find flight from$262
09:31 — 11:45	09:31 — 11:45 DL3648 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 14m	Find flight from$192
10:30 — 12:59	10:30 — 12:59 DL1606 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 29m	Find flight from$192
10:50 — 13:19	10:50 — 13:19 UA3577 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 29m	Find flight from$207
10:54 — 13:28	10:54 — 13:28 UA4485 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 34m	Find flight from$140
10:55 — 13:23	10:55 — 13:23 UA4530 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 28m	Find flight from$166
10:55 — 13:30	10:55 — 13:30 UA3574 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 35m	Find flight from$208
10:55 — 13:23	10:55 — 13:23 UA4753 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 28m	Find flight from$280
13:30 — 15:46	13:30 — 15:46 DL3867 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 16m	Find flight from$192
13:35 — 15:53	13:35 — 15:53 DL1324 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 18m	Find flight from$192
14:19 — 16:42	14:19 — 16:42 AA3474 American Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 23m	Find flight from$262
14:30 — 16:54	14:30 — 16:54 UA5592 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 24m	Find flight from$287
14:37 — 16:57	14:37 — 16:57 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 20m	Find flight from$120
17:35 — 19:52	17:35 — 19:52 AA3374 American Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 17m	Find flight from$262
17:42 — 19:59	17:42 — 19:59 DL3869 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 17m	Find flight from$192
17:50 — 20:15	17:50 — 20:15 UA5593 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 25m	Find flight from$121
17:50 — 20:24	17:50 — 20:24 UA3651 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 34m	Find flight from$208
17:55 — 20:17	17:55 — 20:17 DL2358 Delta Air Lines Inc. Chicago — Detroit	1h 22m	Find flight from$292
19:35 — 22:08	19:35 — 22:08 UA5259 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 33m	Find flight from$208
19:41 — 22:07	19:41 — 22:07 UA4773 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 26m	Find flight from$115
20:17 — 22:44	20:17 — 22:44 NK1038 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 27m	Find flight from$154
20:40 — 23:12	20:40 — 23:12 AA3473 American Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 32m	Find flight from$268
21:05 — 23:29	21:05 — 23:29 UA5785 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	1h 24m	Find flight from$120
07:00 — 18:59	07:00 — 10:43 F91416 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Tampa 5h 17m stop 16:00 — 18:59 F91035 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Detroit	10h 59m including layover	Find flight from$84
07:15 — 20:08	07:15 — 09:05 F92209 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Denver 6h 15m stop 15:20 — 20:08 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	11h 53m including layover	Find flight from$107
08:45 — 18:59	05:01 — 08:44 F91186 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Tampa 3h 29m stop 15:56 — 18:46 F91035 Frontier Airlines Tampa — Detroit	9h 14m including layover	Find flight from$78
10:00 — 17:09	07:30 — 10:27 F92144 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Atlanta 2h 15m stop 16:51 — 18:53 F92898 Frontier Airlines Atlanta — Detroit	6h 9m including layover	Find flight from$98
10:43 — 17:23	11:10 — 14:08 NK857 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 1h 29m stop 16:30 — 18:27 NK173 Spirit Airlines New York — Detroit	5h 40m including layover	Find flight from$116
11:10 — 21:50	11:10 — 14:08 NK857 Spirit Airlines Chicago — New York 5h 47m stop 19:55 — 21:50 NK3392 Spirit Airlines New York — Detroit	9h 40m including layover	Find flight from$116
12:22 — 20:26	12:22 — 13:58 SY260 Sun Country Airlines Chicago — Minneapolis 3h 42m stop 17:40 — 20:26 NK392 Spirit Airlines Minneapolis — Detroit	7h 4m including layover	Find flight from$114
13:09 — 23:58	13:09 — 15:14 NK188 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 1h 47m stop 17:01 — 23:58 NK1244 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	9h 49m including layover	Find flight from$165
20:56 — 11:49 +1 day	20:56 — 00:11 F91827 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Phoenix 5h 49m stop 06:00 — 11:49 F94672 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — Detroit	13h 53m including layover	Find flight from$94
21:01 — 09:35 +1 day	21:01 — 23:42 F93243 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Dallas 6h 18m stop 06:00 — 09:35 F93176 Frontier Airlines Dallas — Detroit	11h 34m including layover	Find flight from$84
05:15 — 21:50	05:15 — 07:54 NK240 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Dallas 3h 24m stop 11:18 — 15:29 NK2706 Spirit Airlines Dallas — New York 4h 26m stop 19:55 — 21:50 NK3392 Spirit Airlines New York — Detroit	15h 35m including layover	Find flight from$117
05:15 — 18:27	05:15 — 07:54 NK240 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Dallas 3h 24m stop 11:18 — 15:29 NK2706 Spirit Airlines Dallas — New York 1h 1m stop 16:30 — 18:27 NK173 Spirit Airlines New York — Detroit	12h 12m including layover	Find flight from$121
08:13 — 22:29	08:13 — 12:03 NK222 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 5h 3m stop 17:06 — 18:51 NK1651 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Atlanta 1h 39m stop 20:30 — 22:29 NK1648 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Detroit	13h 16m including layover	Find flight from$134
11:45 — 00:09 +1 day	07:50 — 11:57 NK1 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 1h 21m stop 18:25 — 20:24 NK3177 Spirit Airlines Miami — Atlanta 2h 47m stop 21:30 — 23:28 NK1308 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Detroit	11h 24m including layover	Find flight from$139
12:00 — 22:29	08:00 — 11:50 NK1686 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Orlando 1h 19m stop 17:06 — 18:51 NK1651 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Atlanta 1h 39m stop 20:30 — 22:29 NK1648 Spirit Airlines Atlanta — Detroit	9h 29m including layover	Find flight from$134
16:46 — 10:07 +2 days	16:46 — 19:32 F93281 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Houston 10h 28m stop 06:00 — 07:34 F93229 Frontier Airlines Houston — Denver 21h 41m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	40h 21m including layover	Find flight from$158
16:46 — 10:07 +2 days	16:46 — 19:32 F93281 Frontier Airlines Chicago — Houston 21h 17m stop 16:49 — 18:25 F93227 Frontier Airlines Houston — Denver 10h 50m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	40h 21m including layover	Find flight from$158
19:46 — 17:03 +1 day	19:46 — 23:54 NK158 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Miami 6h 21m stop 06:15 — 09:24 NK1987 Spirit Airlines Miami — Boston 5h 21m stop 14:45 — 17:03 NK2328 Spirit Airlines Boston — Detroit	20h 17m including layover	Find flight from$154
22:13 — 18:30 +1 day	22:13 — 00:21 NK330 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 6h 39m stop 07:00 — 11:45 NK3712 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Dallas 3h 10m stop 14:55 — 18:30 NK1019 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Detroit	19h 17m including layover	Find flight from$160
23:08 — 18:10 +1 day	22:13 — 00:21 NK330 Spirit Airlines Chicago — Las Vegas 4h 43m stop 05:25 — 10:07 NK2708 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Dallas 4h 2m stop 14:55 — 18:30 NK1019 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Detroit	18h 2m including layover	Find flight from$160

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on April 24, 2025

Flight Information

Below we will explain in detail what the flights cost on the destination from Chicago to Detroit depends on and how to choose the most interesting flight option for you.

Distance between Chicago and Detroit is 381 miles. Time difference between the cities is 1h. Airplanes depart 05:00 to 23:08 from 7 Chicago airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:08 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 1h 25m.

The fastest flight 1h 14m
Average flight time 1h 25m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 23:08
Distance 237 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are january (from 78 $), december (from 83 $), february (from 98 $).

The most expensive months are october (from 138 $), november (from 116 $), february (from 98 $).

What is the lowest airfare Chicago to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $78. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91186 flight by Frontier Airlines for January 12, 2025 which leaves Midway in Chicago at 08:45 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 18:59.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight Chicago — Detroit is served by 12 regular airlines and 7 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Delta Air Lines Inc. - 85 departures per week at the price of from $ 192 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Air Transat airline - from $ 1042.

Direct flights

There are 31 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is DL3648 by Delta Air Lines Inc. takes 1h 14m and the cheapest is F91186 by Frontier Airlines for $115.

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UA - United Airlines

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AA - American Airlines

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NK - Spirit Airlines

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Connecting Flights

There are 734 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA286 by United Airlines takes 2h 50m and the cheapest is F91186 by Frontier Airlines for $78.

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UA - United Airlines

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AA - American Airlines

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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B6 - JetBlue

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PD - Porter Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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LF - flynordic

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KG - Aerogaviota

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NK - Spirit Airlines

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G4 - Allegiant Air

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TS - Air Transat

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Airports

You can fly from Chicago to Detroit from 7 airports (O'Hare International, Midway, Dupage County, Chicago FSS, Merrill C Meigs (closed), Pal-Waukee, Chicago NAS).

Chicago airports

O'Hare International-ORD

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Midway-MDW

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Detroit airports

Willow Run-YIP

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Airplanes

There are flights to Detroit from Chicago by 12 airlines that use 10 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

Boeing 737-100/200

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Boeing 737-800

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Airbus A320

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Boeing 717

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Airbus A319

from $207

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Boeing 737 MAX 8

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Airbus A321

from $222

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Boeing 737-900

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Embraer 175 (short wing)

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Embraer 170

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