Cheap Flights from San Diego, CA to Detroit, MI from $79

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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 $79. Take a look at the list of flights with layovers from San Diego to Detroit from $79. There’re no direct flights. The fastest connecting flight – 5h 48m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $79 Find flight	06:25 San Diego San Diego	20:08 Detroit All airports	10h 43m layover 5h 24m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92818 F93566
from $79 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 $97 Find flight	20:58 San Diego San Diego	05:58+1 день Detroit All airports	6h 0m layover 0h 32m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1480 NK2376
from $97 Find flight	09:08 San Diego San Diego	18:29 Detroit All airports	6h 21m layover 0h 56m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK376 NK519
from $97 Find flight	09:08 San Diego San Diego	19:05 Detroit All airports	6h 57m layover 1h 34m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK376 NK1725
from $97 Find flight	06:45 San Diego San Diego	18:29 Detroit All airports	8h 44m layover 3h 17m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1499 NK519
from $105 Find flight	15:10 San Diego San Diego	23:58 Detroit All airports	5h 48m layover 0h 31m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK3792 NK1244
from $105 Find flight	12:36 San Diego San Diego	23:58 Detroit All airports	8h 22m layover 3h 3m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK1499 NK1244
from $105 Find flight	15:10 San Diego San Diego	05:00+1 день Detroit All airports	10h 50m layover 5h 35m - Las Vegas	Spirit Airlines	NK3792 NK2376
from $106 Find flight	06:25 San Diego San Diego	20:14 Detroit All airports	10h 49m layover 5h 24m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F94928 F93566
from $112 Find flight	21:48 San Diego San Diego	11:48+1 день Detroit All airports	11h 0m layover 5h 48m - Phoenix	Frontier Airlines	F93168 F94672
from $112 Find flight	19:01 San Diego San Diego	20:14+1 день Detroit All airports	22h 13m layover 16h 46m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F92712 F93566
from $129 Find flight	21:25 San Diego San Diego	12:12+1 день Detroit All airports	11h 47m layover 0h 57m - Las Vegas 2h 11m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK1480 NK1853 NK3781
from $129 Find flight	15:10 San Diego San Diego	08:24+1 день Detroit All airports	14h 14m layover 5h 5m - Las Vegas 0h 39m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK3792 NK1853 NK3785
from $129 Find flight	15:10 San Diego San Diego	12:13+1 день Detroit All airports	18h 3m layover 7h 12m - Las Vegas 2h 9m - Orlando	Spirit Airlines	NK3792 NK1853 NK3781
from $153 Find flight	19:15 San Diego San Diego	09:28+1 день Detroit All airports	11h 13m layover 3h 21m - Las Vegas 0h 55m - Houston	Spirit Airlines	NK2908 NK532 NK3789

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 09, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
06:25 — 20:08	06:25 — 09:59 F92818 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 5h 24m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	10h 43m including layover	Find flight from$79
06:45 — 18:29	06:45 — 08:09 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 17m stop 16:34 — 23:36 NK519 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	8h 44m including layover	Find flight from$97
07:00 — 22:45	07:00 — 10:28 UA2270 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 7h 26m stop 17:54 — 22:45 UA1220 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	12h 45m including layover	Find flight from$289
07:00 — 15:44 +1 day	07:00 — 10:10 AS1154 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 22h stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	29h 44m including layover	Find flight from$293
08:35 — 22:15	08:35 — 12:03 UA2476 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 5h 17m stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	10h 40m including layover	Find flight from$306
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$406
09:08 — 18:29	09:08 — 10:30 NK376 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 56m stop 16:34 — 23:36 NK519 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	6h 21m including layover	Find flight from$97
09:08 — 19:05	09:08 — 10:30 NK376 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 34m stop 13:00 — 20:03 NK1725 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	6h 57m including layover	Find flight from$97
10:58 — 20:23	10:58 — 12:23 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 57m stop 13:20 — 20:23 NK3793 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	6h 25m including layover	Find flight from$142
11:36 — 21:43	11:36 — 12:58 NK1480 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 47m stop 14:45 — 21:43 NK1725 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	7h 7m including layover	Find flight from$292
11:48 — 15:44 +1 day	11:48 — 14:53 AS1137 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 17h 17m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	24h 56m including layover	Find flight from$292
12:36 — 23:58	08:00 — 09:21 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 3h 3m stop 17:01 — 23:58 NK1244 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	8h 22m including layover	Find flight from$105
12:36 — 21:43	08:00 — 09:21 NK1499 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 47m stop 10:31 — 17:30 NK1725 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	6h 7m including layover	Find flight from$141
13:38 — 00:49 +1 day	13:38 — 15:00 NK1642 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 2h 47m stop 17:47 — 00:49 NK256 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	8h 11m including layover	Find flight from$183
13:45 — 23:58	13:45 — 15:05 NK1480 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 56m stop 17:01 — 23:58 NK1244 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	7h 13m including layover	Find flight from$105
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$79
14:20 — 14:51 +1 day	14:20 — 17:48 UA280 United Airlines San Diego — Denver 16h 12m stop 10:00 — 14:51 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	21h 31m including layover	Find flight from$356
15:10 — 23:58	15:10 — 16:30 NK3792 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 31m stop 17:01 — 23:58 NK1244 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	5h 48m including layover	Find flight from$105
15:10 — 05:00 +1 day	15:10 — 16:30 NK3792 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 5h 35m stop 22:05 — 05:00 NK2376 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	10h 50m including layover	Find flight from$105
16:24 — 05:00 +1 day	16:24 — 17:46 NK1767 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 4h 14m stop 22:00 — 05:00 NK2962 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	9h 36m including layover	Find flight from$181
16:26 — 15:44 +1 day	16:26 — 19:33 AS1265 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 12h 37m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	20h 18m including layover	Find flight from$292
17:29 — 15:44 +1 day	17:29 — 20:35 AS1186 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 11h 35m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	19h 15m including layover	Find flight from$292
18:19 — 10:13 +1 day	18:19 — 23:54 SY408 Sun Country Airlines San Diego — Minneapolis 7h 26m stop 07:20 — 10:13 SY1905 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Detroit	12h 54m including layover	Find flight from$145
18:57 — 05:00 +1 day	18:57 — 20:16 NK2908 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 49m stop 22:05 — 05:00 NK2376 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	7h 3m including layover	Find flight from$105
19:01 — 20:14 +1 day	19:01 — 22:34 F92712 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Denver 16h 46m stop 15:20 — 20:14 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	22h 13m including layover	Find flight from$112
19:26 — 05:00 +1 day	19:26 — 20:46 NK299 Spirit Airlines San Diego — Las Vegas 1h 14m stop 22:00 — 05:00 NK2962 Spirit Airlines Las Vegas — Detroit	6h 34m including layover	Find flight from$181
20:36 — 15:20 +1 day	20:36 — 23:44 AS1199 Alaska Airlines San Diego — Seattle 8h 21m stop 08:05 — 15:20 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	15h 44m including layover	Find flight from$304
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$97
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$144
21:48 — 11:48 +1 day	21:48 — 00:12 F93168 Frontier Airlines San Diego — Phoenix 5h 48m stop 06:00 — 11:48 F94672 Frontier Airlines Phoenix — Detroit	11h including layover	Find flight from$112
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$472
22:30 — 17:17 +1 day	22:30 — 04:35 UA2352 United Airlines San Diego — Chicago 10h 21m stop 14:56 — 17:17 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	15h 47m including layover	Find flight from$493

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 9, 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 22:30 from 11 San Diego airport and arrive 06:15 to 22:30 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 12h 59m.

The fastest flight 5h 48m
Average flight time 12h 59m
The earliest flight 06:15
The latest flight 22:30
Distance 1970 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are november (from 79 $), december (from 97 $), january (from 112 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 144 $), january (from 112 $), december (from 97 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Diego to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $79. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F94990 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves San Diego in San Diego at 14:20 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 11:25.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Diego — Detroit is served by 5 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 30 departures per week at the price of from $ 292 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 841.

Direct flights

There’re no direct flights on this route. Try flights with stops.

Connecting Flights

There are 248 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is NK3792 by Spirit Airlines takes 5h 48m and the cheapest is F94990 by Frontier Airlines for $79.

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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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 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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