Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Detroit, MI from $88

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 3 direct and 343 connecting flights from San Diego to Detroit. You can compare airfare deals from 8 airlines and multiple travel sites from $88, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SAN-DTT flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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Best Flights from San Diego to Detroit Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Diego to Detroit with the lowest price of $88. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 20m and the fastest connecting – 6h 21m.
Price Departure Arrival Flight Duration Airline Flight
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12:20
San Diego
San Diego
 19:44
Detroit
All airports
 4h 24m Spirit Airlines
NK1071
from $175
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11:55
San Diego
San Diego
 19:15
Detroit
All airports
 4h 20m Spirit Airlines
NK2792
from $100
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13:00
San Diego
San Diego
 00:31+1 день
Detroit
All airports
 8h 31m
layover
3h 4m - Las Vegas
 Spirit Airlines
NK1499
NK3793
from $112
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21:30
San Diego
San Diego
 06:56+1 день
Detroit
All airports
 6h 26m
layover
0h 59m - Phoenix
 Frontier Airlines
F91572
F94672
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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on September 18, 2025
Full flight schedule will help you in detecting at what time planes fly from San Diego 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 Arrival Flight Details Flight Duration Price
06:25 — 16:20
06:25 — 10:02 F92818 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
1h 23m stop
06:00 — 10:59 F93566 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Detroit
6h 55m
including layover
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from$112
06:25 — 18:19
06:25 — 11:51 F91426 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Dallas
2h 37m stop
14:28 — 18:19 F93176 Frontier Airlines
Dallas — Detroit
8h 54m
including layover
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from$112
06:25 — 00:42
+1 day
06:25 — 10:02 F92818 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Denver
9h 44m stop
19:46 — 00:42 F92212 Frontier Airlines
Denver — Detroit
15h 17m
including layover
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from$117
09:09 — 19:26
09:09 — 10:31 NK1499 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
1h 54m stop
12:25 — 19:26 NK1014 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
7h 17m
including layover
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from$117
11:40 — 00:31
+1 day
11:40 — 13:02 NK1480 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
4h 26m stop
17:28 — 00:31 NK3793 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
9h 51m
including layover
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from$117
11:40 — 05:58
+1 day
11:40 — 13:02 NK1480 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
9h 53m stop
22:55 — 05:58 NK2376 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
15h 18m
including layover
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from$117
11:55 — 19:15
11:55 — 19:15 NK2792 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Detroit
4h 20m
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from$175
12:20 — 19:44
12:20 — 19:44 NK1071 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Detroit
4h 24m
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from$88
13:00 — 00:31
+1 day
13:00 — 14:24 NK1499 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
3h 4m stop
17:28 — 00:31 NK3793 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
8h 31m
including layover
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from$100
13:00 — 05:58
+1 day
13:00 — 14:24 NK1499 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
8h 31m stop
22:55 — 05:58 NK2376 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
13h 58m
including layover
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from$100
13:03 — 15:28
+1 day
12:59 — 14:29 F91466 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
17h 47m stop
08:21 — 15:28 F94572 Frontier Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
23h 25m
including layover
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from$117
15:10 — 00:31
+1 day
15:10 — 16:33 NK3792 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
55m stop
17:28 — 00:31 NK3793 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
6h 21m
including layover
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from$117
15:10 — 05:58
+1 day
15:10 — 16:33 NK3792 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Las Vegas
6h 22m stop
22:55 — 05:58 NK2376 Spirit Airlines
Las Vegas — Detroit
11h 48m
including layover
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from$117
15:10 — 22:30
15:10 — 22:30 NK3895 Spirit Airlines
San Diego — Detroit
4h 20m
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from$175
21:30 — 06:56
+1 day
21:30 — 23:00 F91572 Frontier Airlines
San Diego — Phoenix
59m stop
23:59 — 07:00 F94672 Frontier Airlines
Phoenix — Detroit
6h 26m
including layover
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from$112
*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on September 18, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Diego and Detroit is 3169 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 06:15 to 23:00 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 23:00 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 4h 20m.

  • The fastest flight 4h 20m
  • Average flight time 4h 20m
  • The earliest flight 06:15
  • The latest flight 23:00
  • Distance 1970 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are july (from 88 $), august (from 100 $), september (from 117 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 577 $), december (from 281 $), october (from 126 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $88. This airfare is for economy class on one-way NK1071 flight by Spirit Airlines for August 7, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 12:20 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 19:44.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Detroit is served by 8 regular airlines and 4 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 68 departures per week at the price of from $ 194 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Alaska Airlines airline - from $ 9814.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is NK2792 by Spirit Airlines takes 4h 20m and the cheapest is NK1071 by Spirit Airlines for $88.

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Connecting Flights

There are 343 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK3792 by Spirit Airlines takes 6h 21m and the cheapest is NK1071 by Spirit Airlines for $100.

  • AS - Alaska Airlines
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  • F9 - Frontier Airlines
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  • SY - Sun Country Airlines
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  • HA - Hawaiian Airlines
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  • MX - Mexicana
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  • UA - United Airlines
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  • NK - Spirit Airlines
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  • G4 - Allegiant Air
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Airports

You can fly from San Diego to Detroit from 11 airports (San Diego, San Diego Regional, Gillespie Field, Golden Triangle Reg., El Cajon, Lowndes County, Miramar NAS, Montgomery Field, North Island NAS, Brown Field Municipal, AFB).

San Diego airports

  • San Diego-SAN
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  • San Diego Regional-USA
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  • Gillespie Field-SEE
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  • Golden Triangle Reg.-GTR
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  • El Cajon-CJN
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  • Lowndes County-UBS
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  • Miramar NAS-NKX
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  • Montgomery Field-MYF
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  • North Island NAS-NZY
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  • Brown Field Municipal-SDM
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  • AFB-CBM
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Detroit airports

  • Willow Run-YIP
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  • Detroit City-DET
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Airplanes

There are flights to Detroit from San Diego by 8 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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