Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Detroit, MI from $82

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Best Flights from San Francisco to Detroit Today

Take a look at the list of non stop flights and flights with layovers from San Francisco to Detroit with the lowest price of $82. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 35m and the fastest connecting – 6h 20m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $514 Find flight	10:45 San Francisco San Francisco	18:25 Detroit All airports	4h 40m	United Airlines	UA2863
from $82 Find flight	10:06 San Francisco San Francisco	20:08 Detroit All airports	7h 2m layover 1h 41m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91094 F93566
from $82 Find flight	08:17 San Francisco San Francisco	20:14 Detroit All airports	8h 57m layover 3h 24m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F91230 F93566
from $107 Find flight	19:42 San Francisco San Francisco	11:25+1 день Detroit All airports	12h 43m layover 7h 6m - Denver	Frontier Airlines	F93440 F93566
from $133 Find flight	18:18 San Francisco San Francisco	10:13+1 день Detroit All airports	12h 55m layover 7h 24m - Minneapolis	Sun Country Airlines	SY396 SY1905
from $279 Find flight	19:49 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	17h 4m layover 10h 25m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS3339 AS304
from $279 Find flight	17:50 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	19h 3m layover 12h 25m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS971 AS304
from $279 Find flight	17:40 San Francisco San Francisco	15:44+1 день Detroit All airports	19h 4m layover 12h 13m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1189 AS304
from $287 Find flight	05:00 San Francisco San Francisco	22:45 Detroit All airports	14h 45m layover 9h 10m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1531 UA1220
from $287 Find flight	20:22 San Francisco San Francisco	14:51+1 день Detroit All airports	15h 29m layover 10h 1m - Denver	United Airlines	UA1230 UA1889
from $287 Find flight	19:10 San Francisco San Francisco	14:51+1 день Detroit All airports	16h 41m layover 11h 13m - Denver	United Airlines	UA589 UA1889
from $292 Find flight	16:39 San Francisco San Francisco	15:44+1 день Detroit All airports	20h 5m layover 13h 5m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS2089 AS304
from $296 Find flight	10:00 San Francisco San Francisco	15:44+1 день Detroit All airports	26h 44m layover 19h 52m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1289 AS304
from $283 Find flight	06:30 San Francisco San Francisco	23:29 Detroit All airports	13h 59m layover 6h 23m - Las Vegas 0h 45m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA2496 UA1779 UA5785
from $303 Find flight	09:00 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	27h 53m layover 0h 50m - Portland 19h 44m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS138 AS970 AS304
from $303 Find flight	08:05 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	28h 48m layover 1h 42m - Portland 19h 44m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS2032 AS970 AS304

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on May 11, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
10:45 — 18:25	10:45 — 18:25 UA2863 United Airlines San Francisco — Detroit	4h 40m	Find flight from$514
13:05 — 20:40	13:05 — 20:40 UA1403 United Airlines San Francisco — Detroit	4h 35m	Find flight from$534
22:39 — 06:19 +1 day	22:39 — 06:19 UA2320 United Airlines San Francisco — Detroit	4h 40m	Find flight from$580
05:00 — 22:45	05:00 — 08:44 UA1531 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 9h 10m stop 17:54 — 22:45 UA1220 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	14h 45m including layover	Find flight from$287
06:38 — 22:15	06:38 — 10:20 UA513 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 7h stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	12h 37m including layover	Find flight from$332
08:17 — 20:14	06:00 — 09:42 F91230 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 3h 24m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	8h 57m including layover	Find flight from$82
10:00 — 15:44 +1 day	10:00 — 12:18 AS1289 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 19h 52m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	26h 44m including layover	Find flight from$296
10:06 — 20:08	13:50 — 17:26 F91094 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 1h 41m stop 05:15 — 10:07 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	7h 2m including layover	Find flight from$82
11:10 — 14:48 +1 day	11:10 — 14:56 UA1986 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 19h 8m stop 10:04 — 14:48 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	24h 38m including layover	Find flight from$332
16:39 — 15:44 +1 day	16:39 — 19:05 AS2089 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 13h 5m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	20h 5m including layover	Find flight from$292
17:40 — 15:44 +1 day	17:40 — 19:57 AS1189 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 12h 13m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	19h 4m including layover	Find flight from$279
18:10 — 08:29 +1 day	18:10 — 23:48 SY396 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 5h 57m stop 05:45 — 08:29 NK2383 Spirit Airlines Minneapolis — Detroit	11h 19m including layover	Find flight from$186
18:18 — 10:13 +1 day	18:18 — 23:56 SY396 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 7h 24m stop 07:20 — 10:13 SY1905 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Detroit	12h 55m including layover	Find flight from$133
19:42 — 11:25 +1 day	21:10 — 00:44 F93440 Frontier Airlines San Francisco — Denver 7h 6m stop 15:20 — 20:08 F93566 Frontier Airlines Denver — Detroit	12h 43m including layover	Find flight from$107
19:49 — 15:53 +1 day	18:59 — 21:26 AS3339 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 10h 25m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	17h 4m including layover	Find flight from$279
20:19 — 14:48 +1 day	20:19 — 23:59 UA650 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 10h 5m stop 10:04 — 14:48 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	15h 29m including layover	Find flight from$332
20:22 — 14:51 +1 day	20:22 — 23:59 UA1230 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 10h 1m stop 11:03 — 15:54 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	15h 29m including layover	Find flight from$287
22:50 — 17:17 +1 day	22:50 — 05:06 UA456 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 9h 50m stop 14:56 — 17:17 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	15h 27m including layover	Find flight from$329
22:50 — 22:10 +1 day	22:50 — 05:06 UA456 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 14h 29m stop 19:35 — 22:10 UA4773 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	20h 20m including layover	Find flight from$329
23:45 — 17:17 +1 day	23:45 — 05:57 UA476 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 8h 59m stop 14:56 — 17:17 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	14h 32m including layover	Find flight from$329
23:45 — 22:10 +1 day	23:45 — 05:57 UA476 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 13h 38m stop 19:35 — 22:10 UA4773 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	19h 25m including layover	Find flight from$329
05:00 — 23:29	05:00 — 08:44 UA1531 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 7h 9m stop 15:53 — 19:24 UA234 United Airlines Denver — Chicago 1h 41m stop 21:05 — 23:29 UA5785 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	15h 29m including layover	Find flight from$331
06:30 — 23:29	06:30 — 08:12 UA2496 United Airlines San Francisco — Las Vegas 6h 23m stop 14:35 — 20:20 UA1779 United Airlines Las Vegas — Chicago 45m stop 21:05 — 23:29 UA5785 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	13h 59m including layover	Find flight from$283
08:05 — 15:53 +1 day	08:05 — 09:58 AS2032 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 1h 42m stop 11:40 — 12:41 AS970 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 19h 44m stop 08:25 — 15:53 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	28h 48m including layover	Find flight from$303
09:00 — 15:53 +1 day	09:00 — 10:50 AS138 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 50m stop 11:40 — 12:41 AS970 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 19h 44m stop 08:25 — 15:53 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	27h 53m including layover	Find flight from$303
09:00 — 15:53 +1 day	09:00 — 10:50 AS138 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 19h 20m stop 06:10 — 07:12 AS124 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 1h 13m stop 08:25 — 15:53 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	27h 53m including layover	Find flight from$305
11:11 — 15:53 +1 day	11:11 — 13:01 AS835 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 17h 9m stop 06:10 — 07:12 AS124 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 1h 13m stop 08:25 — 15:53 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	25h 42m including layover	Find flight from$305
14:07 — 15:44 +1 day	14:07 — 15:57 AS127 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 2h 29m stop 18:26 — 19:26 AS2082 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 12h 44m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	22h 37m including layover	Find flight from$321
14:07 — 15:44 +1 day	14:07 — 15:57 AS127 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 14h 8m stop 06:05 — 07:08 AS124 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 1h 2m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	22h 37m including layover	Find flight from$323
16:12 — 15:53 +1 day	16:12 — 17:59 AS337 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 12h 11m stop 06:10 — 07:12 AS124 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 1h 13m stop 08:25 — 15:53 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	20h 41m including layover	Find flight from$305
17:50 — 18:30 +1 day	17:50 — 23:28 SY396 Sun Country Airlines San Francisco — Minneapolis 9h 12m stop 08:40 — 11:22 SY501 Sun Country Airlines Minneapolis — Dallas 3h 33m stop 14:55 — 18:30 NK1019 Spirit Airlines Dallas — Detroit	21h 40m including layover	Find flight from$277

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on May 11, 2025

Flight Information

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

Distance between San Francisco and Detroit is 3362 miles. Time difference between the cities is 3h. Airplanes depart 00:25 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 00:25 to 23:59 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 4h 40m.

The fastest flight 4h 35m
Average flight time 4h 40m
The earliest flight 00:25
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 2090 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are november (from 82 $), january (from 98 $), december (from 107 $).

The most expensive months are february (from 220 $), december (from 107 $), january (from 98 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $82. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F91230 flight by Frontier Airlines for January 12, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 08:17 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 20:14.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Detroit is served by 7 regular airlines and 3 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 39 departures per week at the price of from $ 279 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by Turkish Airlines airline - from $ 2672.

Direct flights

There are 3 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1403 by United Airlines takes 4h 35m and the cheapest is F91230 by Frontier Airlines for $514.

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Connecting Flights

There are 242 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1791 by United Airlines takes 6h 20m and the cheapest is F91230 by Frontier Airlines for $82.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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SY - Sun Country Airlines

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TK - Turkish Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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WS - WestJet

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Airports

You can fly from San Francisco to Detroit from 3 airports (San Francisco, Embarkadero, China Basin Heliport).

San Francisco airports

San Francisco-SFO

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Detroit airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Detroit from San Francisco by 7 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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