Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Detroit, MI from $120

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 38 connecting flights from San Diego to Detroit. You can compare airfare deals from 3 airlines and multiple travel sites from $120, 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 $120. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from San Diego to Detroit from $120. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 6h.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $120 Find flight	21:30 San Diego San Diego	12:24+1 день Detroit All airports	11h 54m layover 6h 29m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F92888 F94672
from $183 Find flight	14:20 San Diego San Diego	11:25+1 день Detroit All airports	18h 5m layover 12h 37m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94990 F93566
from $278 Find flight	07:00 San Diego San Diego	22:09 Detroit All airports	12h 9m layover 6h 53m - Denver	United Airlines	UA2270 UA288
from $337 Find flight	08:50 San Diego San Diego	22:09 Detroit All airports	10h 19m layover 5h 3m - Denver	United Airlines	UA2476 UA288
from $393 Find flight	14:23 San Diego San Diego	23:30 Detroit All airports	6h 7m layover 0h 40m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1023 UA5785
from $393 Find flight	13:00 San Diego San Diego	22:09 Detroit All airports	6h 9m layover 0h 55m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1374 UA288
from $393 Find flight	11:10 San Diego San Diego	22:09 Detroit All airports	7h 59m layover 2h 45m - Denver	United Airlines	UA264 UA288
from $393 Find flight	22:25 San Diego San Diego	10:13+1 день Detroit All airports	8h 48m layover 3h 25m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2633 UA4580
from $393 Find flight	21:35 San Diego San Diego	10:14+1 день Detroit All airports	9h 39m layover 3h 16m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA2129 UA4536
from $426 Find flight	21:35 San Diego San Diego	18:50+1 день Detroit All airports	18h 15m layover 11h 49m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA2129 UA4284
from $432 Find flight	22:25 San Diego San Diego	13:19+1 день Detroit All airports	11h 54m layover 6h 30m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2633 UA5379
from $432 Find flight	22:25 San Diego San Diego	16:44+1 день Detroit All airports	15h 19m layover 10h 4m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2633 UA576
from $140 Find flight	15:10 San Diego San Diego	09:56+1 день Detroit All airports	15h 46m layover 3h 44m - Las Vegas 4h 45m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK3792 NK3727 NK3789
from $398 Find flight	18:50 San Diego San Diego	10:14+1 день Detroit All airports	12h 24m layover 1h 44m - Denver 3h 21m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA1924 UA1924 UA4536
from $398 Find flight	17:25 San Diego San Diego	10:14+1 день Detroit All airports	13h 49m layover 3h 44m - San Francisco 1h 37m - Washington D.C.	United Airlines	UA1849 UA1849 UA4536
from $438 Find flight	16:01 San Diego San Diego	10:13+1 день Detroit All airports	15h 12m layover 0h 54m - San Francisco 6h 46m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2117 UA2117 UA4580

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on February 05, 2025

Flight Schedule San Diego (California) to Detroit (Michigan)

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
07:00 — 22:09	07:00 — 10:28 UA2270 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 6h 53m stop 17:21 — 22:09 UA288 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	12h 9m including layover	Find flight from$278
07:00 — 20:15	07:00 — 13:09 UA1502 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 4h 46m stop 17:50 — 20:18 UA5593 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	10h 15m including layover	Find flight from$475
08:50 — 22:09	08:50 — 12:18 UA2476 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 5h 3m stop 17:21 — 22:09 UA288 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	10h 19m including layover	Find flight from$337
10:20 — 20:40	10:20 — 12:06 UA2309 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco 59m stop 13:05 — 20:40 UA1403 United Airlines San Francisco — Detroit	7h 20m including layover	Find flight from$560
10:31 — 22:26	10:31 — 15:39 UA2140 United Airlines San Diego — Houston 2h 55m stop 18:34 — 22:26 UA2248 United Airlines Houston — Detroit	8h 55m including layover	Find flight from$506
11:10 — 22:09	11:10 — 14:36 UA264 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 2h 45m stop 17:21 — 22:09 UA288 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	7h 59m including layover	Find flight from$393
11:10 — 20:15	10:57 — 17:06 UA714 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 40m stop 17:50 — 20:18 UA5593 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	6h 5m including layover	Find flight from$506
13:00 — 22:09	13:00 — 16:26 UA1374 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 55m stop 17:21 — 22:09 UA288 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	6h 9m including layover	Find flight from$393
14:20 — 11:25 +1 day	12:41 — 16:13 F94990 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 12h 37m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	18h 5m including layover	Find flight from$183
14:23 — 23:30	14:05 — 20:14 UA1023 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 40m stop 21:05 — 23:29 UA5785 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	6h 7m including layover	Find flight from$393
18:50 — 15:06 +1 day	18:33 — 22:00 UA1924 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 12h stop 11:03 — 15:54 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	17h 16m including layover	Find flight from$370
20:58 — 05:58 +1 day	13:45 — 15:05 NK1480 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 32m stop 22:05 — 05:00 NK2376 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	6h including layover	Find flight from$487
21:30 — 12:24 +1 day	21:30 — 00:04 F92888 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Phoenix 6h 29m stop 06:33 — 12:24 F94672 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — Detroit	11h 54m including layover	Find flight from$120
21:35 — 10:14 +1 day	21:35 — 05:21 UA2129 United Airlines San Diego — Washington D.C. 3h 16m stop 08:37 — 10:14 UA4536 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Detroit	9h 39m including layover	Find flight from$393
22:25 — 10:13 +1 day	22:25 — 04:20 UA2633 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 3h 25m stop 07:45 — 10:13 UA4580 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	8h 48m including layover	Find flight from$393
22:25 — 13:19 +1 day	22:25 — 04:20 UA2633 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 6h 30m stop 10:50 — 13:19 UA5379 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	11h 54m including layover	Find flight from$432
15:10 — 09:56 +1 day	15:10 — 16:33 NK3792 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 44m stop 20:17 — 01:25 NK3727 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 4h 45m stop 06:10 — 09:56 NK3789 Spirit Airlines Houston — Detroit	15h 46m including layover	Find flight from$140
15:10 — 09:56 +1 day	15:10 — 16:33 NK3792 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 2h 38m stop 19:11 — 00:21 NK2394 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Houston 5h 49m stop 06:10 — 09:56 NK3789 Spirit Airlines Houston — Detroit	15h 46m including layover	Find flight from$140
16:01 — 10:13 +1 day	16:01 — 17:47 UA2117 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco 54m stop 18:41 — 00:59 UA2117 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 6h 46m stop 07:45 — 10:13 UA4580 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	15h 12m including layover	Find flight from$438
16:01 — 13:19 +1 day	16:01 — 17:47 UA2117 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco 54m stop 18:41 — 00:59 UA2117 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 9h 51m stop 10:50 — 13:19 UA5379 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	18h 18m including layover	Find flight from$438
17:25 — 10:14 +1 day	17:25 — 19:11 UA1849 United Airlines San Diego — San Francisco 3h 44m stop 22:55 — 07:00 UA1849 United Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C. 1h 37m stop 08:37 — 10:14 UA4536 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Detroit	13h 49m including layover	Find flight from$398
18:50 — 10:14 +1 day	18:50 — 22:15 UA1924 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 1h 44m stop 23:59 — 05:16 UA1924 United Airlines Denver — Washington D.C. 3h 21m stop 08:37 — 10:14 UA4536 United Airlines Washington D.C. — Detroit	12h 24m including layover	Find flight from$398
20:58 — 17:46 +1 day	20:58 — 22:23 NK1480 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 22m stop 23:45 — 07:22 NK1853 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Orlando 7h 41m stop 15:03 — 17:46 NK2082 Spirit Airlines Orlando — Detroit	17h 48m including layover	Find flight from$581

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on February 5, 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 07:00 to 22:25 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 07:00 to 22:25 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 12h 17m.

The fastest flight 6h
Average flight time 12h 17m
The earliest flight 07:00
The latest flight 22:25
Distance 1970 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are november (from 66 $), december (from 81 $), february (from 120 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $120. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F92888 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 21:30 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 12:24.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Detroit is served by 3 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Frontier Airlines - 2 departures per week at the price of from $ 120 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Spirit Airlines airline - from $ 581.

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Connecting Flights

There are 38 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK1480 by Spirit Airlines takes 6h and the cheapest is F92888 by Frontier Airlines for $120.

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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).

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Detroit airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Detroit from San Diego by 3 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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