Cheap Flights from San Francisco, CA to Detroit, MI from $174

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On Cheapflightsplus.com you will find 1 direct and 85 connecting flights from San Francisco to Detroit. You can compare airfare deals from 5 airlines and multiple travel sites from $174, book and save on cheap plane tickets and last minute offers. Also check out SFO-DTT flight schedule to find best flight time, convenient departure and arrival airports.

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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 $174. The fastest direct flight takes 4h 35m and the fastest connecting – 6h 20m.

Price	Departure	Arrival	Flight Duration	Airline	Flight
from $422 Find flight	13:05 San Francisco San Francisco	20:40 Detroit All airports	4h 35m	United Airlines	UA1403
from $174 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 $220 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 $220 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 $220 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 $230 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 $245 Find flight	18:50 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	18h 3m layover 11h 25m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS157 AS304
from $260 Find flight	08:20 San Francisco San Francisco	22:11 Detroit All airports	10h 51m layover 3h 43m - Washington D.C.	Alaska Airlines	AS8 AS4592
from $261 Find flight	14:43 San Francisco San Francisco	15:44+1 день Detroit All airports	22h 1m layover 15h 7m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS3440 AS304
from $261 Find flight	10:52 San Francisco San Francisco	15:44+1 день Detroit All airports	25h 52m layover 18h 56m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS3362 AS304
from $240 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 $240 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
from $241 Find flight	18:59 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	17h 54m layover 9h 24m - Portland 1h 13m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS1169 AS124 AS304
from $241 Find flight	16:12 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	20h 41m layover 12h 11m - Portland 1h 13m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS337 AS124 AS304
from $241 Find flight	11:11 San Francisco San Francisco	15:53+1 день Detroit All airports	25h 42m layover 17h 9m - Portland 1h 13m - Seattle	Alaska Airlines	AS835 AS124 AS304
from $267 Find flight	05:14 San Francisco San Francisco	20:23 Detroit All airports	12h 9m layover 4h 34m - Denver 0h 45m - Chicago	United Airlines	UA1362 UA617 UA5593

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Prices indicated for one-way flights. Information updated on January 15, 2025

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

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Departure	Flight Details	Flight Duration	Price
13:05 — 20:40	13:05 — 20:40 UA1403 United Airlines San Francisco — Detroit	4h 35m	Find flight from$422
05:00 — 22:09	05:00 — 08:40 UA1362 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 8h 41m stop 17:21 — 22:09 UA288 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	14h 9m including layover	Find flight from$265
05:14 — 22:15	05:14 — 08:56 UA1362 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 8h 24m stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	14h 1m including layover	Find flight from$262
06:15 — 20:23	06:15 — 12:42 UA2182 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 5h 8m stop 17:50 — 20:23 UA5593 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	11h 8m including layover	Find flight from$267
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$262
08:20 — 22:11	08:20 — 16:32 AS8 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Washington D.C. 3h 43m stop 20:15 — 22:11 AS4592 Alaska Airlines Washington D.C. — Detroit	10h 51m including layover	Find flight from$260
10:46 — 21:11	10:46 — 16:58 AS598 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 1h 42m stop 18:40 — 21:11 AS4406 Alaska Airlines Chicago — Detroit	7h 25m including layover	Find flight from$285
10:52 — 15:44 +1 day	10:52 — 13:14 AS3362 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 18h 56m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	25h 52m including layover	Find flight from$261
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$262
13:40 — 10:19 +1 day	13:40 — 19:59 UA2386 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 11h 46m stop 07:45 — 10:19 UA5280 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	17h 39m including layover	Find flight from$267
13:40 — 16:50 +1 day	13:40 — 19:59 UA2386 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 18h 26m stop 14:25 — 16:50 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	24h 10m including layover	Find flight from$267
14:40 — 14:48 +1 day	14:40 — 18:20 UA1691 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 15h 44m stop 10:04 — 14:48 UA1889 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	21h 8m including layover	Find flight from$262
14:43 — 15:44 +1 day	14:43 — 17:03 AS3440 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 15h 7m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	22h 1m including layover	Find flight from$261
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$230
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$220
17:50 — 15:53 +1 day	16:48 — 19:03 AS971 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 12h 25m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	19h 3m including layover	Find flight from$220
18:50 — 15:53 +1 day	18:50 — 21:00 AS157 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Seattle 11h 25m stop 08:25 — 15:53 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	18h 3m including layover	Find flight from$245
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$174
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$220
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$262
20:19 — 22:15 +1 day	20:19 — 23:59 UA650 United Airlines San Francisco — Denver 17h 21m stop 17:20 — 22:15 UA1649 United Airlines Denver — Detroit	22h 56m including layover	Find flight from$262
22:55 — 13:29 +1 day	22:55 — 05:20 UA1494 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 5h 34m stop 10:54 — 13:29 UA5286 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	11h 34m including layover	Find flight from$267
22:55 — 16:50 +1 day	22:55 — 05:20 UA1494 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 9h 5m stop 14:25 — 16:50 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	14h 55m including layover	Find flight from$267
23:59 — 13:29 +1 day	23:59 — 06:18 UA2097 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 4h 36m stop 10:54 — 13:29 UA5286 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	10h 30m including layover	Find flight from$267
23:59 — 16:50 +1 day	23:59 — 06:18 UA2097 United Airlines San Francisco — Chicago 7h 55m stop 14:25 — 16:50 UA576 United Airlines Chicago — Detroit	13h 51m including layover	Find flight from$267
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$240
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$240
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$241
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$241
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$241
18:59 — 15:53 +1 day	18:43 — 20:29 AS1169 Alaska Airlines San Francisco — Portland 9h 24m stop 06:05 — 07:08 AS124 Alaska Airlines Portland — Seattle 1h 13m stop 08:10 — 15:44 AS304 Alaska Airlines Seattle — Detroit	17h 54m including layover	Find flight from$241

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*Departure and arrival times - local. Updated on January 15, 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 05:00 to 23:59 from 3 San Francisco airports and arrive 05:00 to 23:59 to 2 Detroit airports. Average flight time is 4h 35m.

The fastest flight 4h 35m
Average flight time 4h 35m
The earliest flight 05:00
The latest flight 23:59
Distance 2090 ml

The cheapest months to travel to Detroit are december (from 84 $), february (from 174 $), january (from 220 $).

The most expensive months are november (from 299 $), january (from 220 $), february (from 174 $).

What is the lowest airfare San Francisco to Detroit?

The cheapest plane ticket found by our users is $174. This airfare is for economy class on one-way F93440 flight by Frontier Airlines for February 21, 2025 which leaves San Francisco in San Francisco at 19:42 am and arrives at Detroit All airports at 11:25.

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Popular Airlines on the Route

The flight San Francisco — Detroit is served by 5 regular airlines and 2 low-cost airlines. Most of the flights on this route are operated by Alaska Airlines - 17 departures per week at the price of from $ 220 . And the most expensive tickets are offered by United Airlines airline - from $ 703.

Direct flights

There are 1 nonstop flights on the route. The fastest direct flight is UA1403 by United Airlines takes 4h 35m and the cheapest is F93440 by Frontier Airlines for $422.

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Connecting Flights

There are 85 flights with layovers on the route. The fastest connecting flight is UA1791 by United Airlines takes 6h 20m and the cheapest is F93440 by Frontier Airlines for $174.

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F9 - Frontier Airlines

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UA - United Airlines

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WS - WestJet

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AM - Aeromexico

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Airports

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

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Detroit airports

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Airplanes

There are flights to Detroit from San Francisco by 5 airlines that use 0 aircraft brands. They range from huge modern airplanes to small-sized.

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