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$459 Find cheap flights from China to Detroit

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Flights to Detroit - Travel Insights & Trends

Get data-powered insights and trends for flights to Detroit to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.

What is the cheapest flight to Detroit?

These are the best prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to Detroit was $459 for a one-way ticket from Beijing and $1,146 for a round-trip. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Shanghai to Detroit and the best round-trip deal found in the last 3 days was $1,146.

What is the cheapest day to fly to Detroit?

The average price of all flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Detroit is Thursday where tickets can be as cheap as $1,452. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Friday, where prices are $2,343 on average.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the median of all values for each month.
The cheapest month for flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is October, where tickets cost $1,507 on average for one-way flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are August and July, where the average cost of tickets from China is $3,577 and $2,445 respectively. For return trips, the best month to travel is October with an average price of $1,507.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

The average price for all flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is generally in the afternoon, when flights cost $1,565 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $2,169.

What is a good deal for flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

If you’re looking for cheap airfare to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 25% of our users found tickets to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport for the following prices or less: From Shanghai Pu Dong Airport $935 one-way - $1,472 round-trip.

How far in advance should I book a flight to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each month.
To get a below average price, you should book around 0 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 4 days before departure.

Which airline offers the most flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

Of the 9 airlines that fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, Delta offers the most flights, with around 3,789 per week, followed by American Airlines with 308 flights per week.

How long is the flight to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

The duration of your flight to Detroit depends on your departure and arrival airports. Obviously any flights that include a layover will also be longer. The most popular routes to Detroit on KAYAK are from Shanghai, which takes 13h 45m, Beijing, which takes 30h 15m, and Guangzhou, which takes 38h 43m.

How many direct flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport are there each day?

There are around 679 direct flights from within China to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport every day. Most flights depart in the morning, with 5:00 pm the most common departure time and 47% of flights departing in the morning.

How many direct flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport are there each week?

Each week there are around 4,753 direct flights from within China to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 15% of flights taking off on this day.

How many long-haul flights are there to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport each week?

There are not any medium-haul (3-6 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport. Instead, there are 7 long-haul flights (6-12 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport.

How many cities have direct flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

From China, there are direct flights to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport from 1 city. This city is Shanghai Hongqiao Intl Airport and there are 7 direct flights each week.

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April

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FAQs - booking Detroit flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Detroit?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight to Detroit was $459 for a one-way ticket from Beijing and $1,146 for a round-trip. The most popular route searched for by our users was for flights from Shanghai to Detroit and the best round-trip deal found in the last 3 days was $1,146.

  • How far is Detroit from central Detroit?

    Detroit is 17 miles from the center of Detroit.

  • What is the name of Detroit’s airport?

    When flying to Detroit, you'll arrive at Detroit (DTW). The airport is also known as Detroit Metro, Detroit Metropolitan, or Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.

  • How much is a flight to Detroit?

    On average, a flight to Detroit costs $1,575. The cheapest price found on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks cost $849 and departed from Shanghai Pu Dong Airport.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights to Detroit?

    KAYAK is a travel search engine. That means we look across the web to find the best prices we can find for our users. With over 2 billion flight queries processed yearly, we are able to display a variety of prices and options on flights to Detroit.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket to Detroit?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travelers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights to Detroit?

    Hacker Fares allow you to combine one-way tickets in order to save you money over a traditional round-trip ticket. You could then fly to Detroit with an airline and back with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight to Detroit?

    Sometimes travel dates aren't set in stone. If your preferred travel dates have some wiggle room, flexible dates will show you all the options when flying to Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Prefer to fly non-stop to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County?

Find which airlines fly direct to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Nonstop departures

China to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

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Nonstop returns

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to China

Monday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Tuesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Wednesday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Thursday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Friday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +48 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +49 more

Saturday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

Sunday

ANA, Aer Lingus, Aeromexico, +47 more

ANA, Aer Lingus, +48 more

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Top 5 airlines serving from China to Detroit

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Detroit. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from China to Detroit. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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8.5
Korean AirOverall score based on 1171 reviews
8.1Food
8.6Boarding
8.3Comfort
8.2Entertainment
8.8Crew
Airline reviews

Overall, very uneventful and pleasant experience. Most importantly, no delays.

10.0 ExcellentAnonymous, May 2024SGN - ICN
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Overall, very uneventful and pleasant experience. Most importantly, no delays.

Not very comfortable seated in the back plane due to turbulence

Everything about Korean air is great, hands down! Will always prefer this airline from other carriers.

I enjoyed flying on Korean Air. The service was great and the food was yummy. They served white fish.

Ford not that great the seat not to big for leg room like other airline

On time and flight crew are always so happy to help and always smiling unlike other airlines.

It was ok. Not good and not a bad experience

not too bad but not too great either. Service on all airlines declined ever since covid. Your Delta Stewardess are not that friendly at all. :-(

I like your stewardess, they are nice. However, your food could have been better and wheres your dessert? You do not offer beer or scotch. I do not drink alcohol biut my husband can have one or two, he has to ask if he can have one. during dinner or lunch, it should be offerred. Also, you do not have the most famous drinks ginger ale

Not accommodating ground staff On board slow service Crew members not very friendly

Great service but food taste and options have gone down a few notches.

This airlines is always my favorite. Very consistent customer service and food is good. My last flight with them, I had no idea we landed because it was just that smooth of a land.

At least it was not very cold inside the plane. I noticed there was now a bidet in the bathroom and that’s good! I didn’t like the window seat. Flight was smooth except for 1 turbulence. Plane was on time. Thanks. Food was not that great. Miso and green tea were good! As usual movies were old and there were no changes.

Great crew, Japanese domestic flight is just a drink service but crew are very attentive

First of all I had dozed off. And when I woke up, my food was on a tray without telling me the food was there or asking me if I wanted something to drink. They never came back to ask me if I wanted anything to drink and I tried to stop them several times. I personally have a problem swallowing food without something to drink with it. so therefore I could not eat., second thing for the entertainment. There was no place to plug the headset in because the tip had been broken off into the monitor to where you couldn’t even watch a movie or hear any music that was annoying .

I didn’t like the check in process I had to check in at the counter took too much time . Didn’t give the upgrade my seat .

l enjoyed the variety of good and drink choices. The flight attendants were very quick and efficient to our needs.

Need new movies, a lots of them are 20-10 years old or older. It us a very long flight we need good entertainment. Please load more new movies!

It was one of the best experiences. The staff were amazing. JAL is my second favorite Asian Carrier I have flown on. Korean Air was my first. Thank you JAL for bringing me home safely and for such an amazing staff and service.

JAL is quite nice in business class. Comfortable, spacious seats. Their entertainment, especially their film selection, isn’t that great though as their are not many new releases like some airlines offer their first and business class customers. . Food is excellent and the option to order on demand is always quite nice, which JAL offers. Flight attendants were very friendly and kind. Overall very good experience with JAL.

Boarding was somewhat chaotic. Unable to evaluate crew or food/drink because captain kept them seated due to turbulence. Have no idea if entertainment was offered.

Worst flight in my life. Only was scheduled for a 45 min flight to get our connection flight. It was late by 40 minutes and we missed our connection. Delta was totally useless trying to help and unable to get my family on the next flight because they overbooked it Thus had to get a hotel at my expense and lost a day at Disney as a result. Cost me about a $1000 if you add 2 hotels meals shuttles etc to get thru the day Awful customer service by Delta in Detroit totally useless people

Delta did an awful job w logistics at DTW. Missed connection. We were there an hour early. SUCKED

Had to run to make it only to have the flight delayed to wait for all the late connectors Second drink service skipped up

Uncomfortable seats on 14 hour flight. Mediocre food. On time and great crew.

The landing was bad and the hostess came two times and i was sleeping but when she served the person that nexts to me I woke up and she didn’t even asked me if I need any drink or snacks two times!!!!

Crew were exceptional. Plane was quiet and quite empty, so I had a row to sleep across.

Gate crew helping to scan tickets was a little short tempered with customers. Flight crew was very friendly, welcoming , and provided excellent service on board.

Waited 3 hours on a plane to de-ice due to manpower issues. Waited another hour and a half once we landed because of a gate issue. Missed my connections. Created. A total of 13 hours of delay.

From boarding to the next 45 min to 1 hour, it felt like a sauna, felt like vents were working but no AC on.

Flight attendant was incredible. Very efficient, friendly and pleasant. Patricia was one of the best I have ever seen. Please give her a big raise!

LIT to DFW - 3 hours late; the entire plane had been boarded before they told us there was a delay due to a weather-related ground stop in Dallas. DFW to MAY - 2+ hours late due to A/C needing to be repaired after everyone had boarded, then when we finally reach the runway, the First Officer timed out and we had to taxi all the way back to the gate and wait for a new one. I arrived in New Orleans 5+ hours later than I should have. Return flights were completely cancelled; rebooked through the app to fly through CLT instead of DFW. MSY to CLT had no issues, but CLT to LIT was delayed 1.25 hrs because flight attendants had not arrived to the airport yet. At least they didn’t make us all sit on the plane to wait for them. I should have driven.

Tray table was filthy when I sat down. I needed to have someone come clean it because there was food and stains on it WiFi didn’t work after paying for in-flight WiFi. Food was terrible and was not filling at all Chicken was rubbery Flight attendant had an attitude, interrupted me and wasn’t able to answer basic questions about the food selection such as “does the chicken have red sauce in it”. If your flight attendants are not going to know what is in the meals so we can make an educated decision based on dietary restrictions, they shouldn’t be on the plane. My 1.5 year old niece was sleeping and dropped her binkie. I went on the ground under the chairs looking for it. It was at that time that she came up to me as I’m CLEARLY on all 4s with a flashlight and said “I need to get by”. I said one moment please I’m getting something from under the seat (while my head was literally under the seat). Her reply was “no you need to move now” and proceeded to almost push me out of the way. I looked up and all I saw was her toes under my eyes. When I looked in front of me, her private parts were inches away from my face. I then made a comment “you couldn’t waited 2 seconds?” and her response was, “no I need to use the bathroom”. I understand that and would never want to be the reason someone couldn’t get to the bathroom but I was under the seat. She could’ve gone around the other way instead of harassing me, basically placing her private parts on my head and borderline pushing me out of the way. You don’t pay that much for this deplorable experience. This was by far the worst experience I have ever had on American. I will be absolutely thinking twice and thrice about flying American Airlines again. I would rather pay more to fly delta because at least I know their WiFi will work and their flight attendants won’t have a shitty attitude for no reason, nor will they act the way this woman did. Unacceptable.

Liked - nothing. Disliked - delayed 35+ min sitting on the plane. Caused me to miss my connection in Charlotte. American Airlines is the worst US Air Carrier company with atrocious customer service.

Worst situation ever! I booked my tickets for this trip on Alaska Airlines. I guess AA is a partner and we flew nonstop from Eugene to PHX on an AA jet. I had to pay for luggage from PHX to EUG. And this was an Alaska Airlines reservation paid for with Alaska airlines credit card! Got to the PHX airport and was not able to check bags because of some weird issue with the AA software. My reservation had to be the-entered by the agent. I will never pick another American Airlines flight on the Alaska Airlines website. While on vacation, I tried to upgrade our seats for the trip home. The request just buffered and never went through. I tried four times and was charged four times on my credit card. The card was charged but the seats were never changed. What a wreck!

Left from gate 30 minutes before flight. Never been late to a flight ever. It says 15 minutes before explicitly on the ticket.

I like the boarding process, it was fast. The seat doesn’t have a TV for a long flight and food wasn’t served, just snacks.

Left on time. Arrived early. Turbulence coming in and gate not open due to early arrival but expected.

Use planes with TVs on flights over 4 hours. The free entertainment was a cheap in between solution for a very long flight that you don't even bother providing meals or decent snacks.

Even though we left CMI late, we mostly made up the time.

We liked the direct flight from Frankfurt to Orlando, however, it was a little confusing as I thought I was traveling with Lufthansa from Izmir- Frankfurt-Orlando. We were not able to check in online twenty-four hours before the flight from Izmir. One lady in our group wanted to check two suitcases in Izmir, but was not allowed to do so. She was allowed to take the extra bag into the cablin. Others in our group were able to check two bags. In Frankfurt several in our group were given stand-by boarding tickets, which worried them. Everyone eventually was allowed to board, but it caused them to worry. I didn't have any of those problem.

Boarding, comfort, food/drinks, entertainment and most of all an extremely courteous and friendly group of flight attendants made my 12 hour flight an absolute joy!

The bad part was 2 hour delay and we were seating in the airplane it was getting hot and uncomfortable But after they fixed the problem everything went so smooth Crew were amazing very nice polite and caring

Touchscreens do not work. WiFi did not work. Food is possibly the worst on any European airline. Drinks came by only four times on a cross-Atlantic. The plane was two hours late because—it was announced—Lufthansa didn't have enough large aircraft in their fleet to accommodate an on-time flight.

It was freezing in the airplane. Everyone was wearing everything they had with them. The crew acknowledged it was cold, but did nothing about it

The flight attendants were superb and the service was outstanding. Some passengers with small children were very rude and inconsiderate, kids were constantly crying and some were running around the aisle unsupervised.

Terrible. There was a rattling noise the whole flight. The internet didn't work after I paid. Boarding is very disorganized.

Horrible flight attendant in back of economy that screamed at me, have already reported to United. Horrible food - for Gluten free, why would you assume the person is vegetarian? I was served some kind of horrible curry bean paste and multiple cold rolls and soggy vegetables with no seasoning... um no!

The crew member put her luggage and boxes behind my seat so I was able to recline while the passenger in front of me did for 8 hours. My knees were forced against the seat for hours :(. Dude sitting next to me hasn't showered in weeks so I almost threw up.

Sorry my last review for prg to fra was for this flight. My prg to fra flight was fine but my second flight back to Washington DC was with a slow awful crew who wouldn’t come in a timely manner to take trash and take trash before serving coffee tea and was shoving other people’s bottles of water on me when we were not traveling together

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Recent round-trip flight deals

 
These are the cheapest round-trip flights to Detroit found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/28Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
48h 59mPVG-DTW
9/28Sat
2 stopsBritish Airways
30h 54mDTW-PVG
$1,146
10/14Mon
2 stopsBritish Airways
45h 27mPVG-DTW
10/29Tue
2 stopsBritish Airways
33h 05mDTW-PVG
$1,176
6/2Sun
2 stopsJapan Airlines
38h 43mCAN-DTW
6/18Tue
2 stopsJapan Airlines
41h 30mDTW-CAN
$1,218
6/5Wed
2 stopsJapan Airlines
38h 04mCAN-DTW
6/19Wed
2 stopsJapan Airlines
41h 30mDTW-CAN
$1,226
10/14Mon
2 stopsLufthansa
34h 36mPVG-DTW
10/29Tue
1 stopLufthansa
28h 45mDTW-PVG
$1,316
11/3Sun
2 stopsLufthansa
36h 29mPVG-DTW
1/31Fri
2 stopsLufthansa
30h 50mDTW-PVG
$1,317
6/20Thu
2 stopsKorean Air
55h 39mPVG-DTW
7/25Thu
1 stopKorean Air
18h 30mDTW-PVG
$1,466
6/13Thu
1 stopKorean Air
34h 15mCAN-DTW
9/26Thu
2 stopsKorean Air
59h 15mDTW-CAN
$1,477
6/20Thu
nonstopDelta
14h 30mPVG-DTW
7/25Thu
nonstopDelta
15h 25mDTW-PVG
$1,531
6/20Thu
2 stopsDelta
29h 59mPVG-DTW
7/25Thu
1 stopDelta
20h 40mDTW-PVG
$1,536

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best deals for one-way flights to Detroit found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/31Fri
2 stops
35h 26mPEK-DTW
$459
6/4Tue
3 stops
51h 05mPVG-DTW
$469
6/12Wed
nonstopDelta
14h 30mPVG-DTW
$788
6/18Tue
nonstopDelta
14h 30mPVG-DTW
$789
5/29Wed
1 stopKorean Air
35h 45mPVG-DTW
$1,018
6/4Tue
1 stopKorean Air
34h 15mCAN-DTW
$1,018
7/4Thu
1 stopLufthansa
26h 25mPVG-DTW
$1,251
8/17Sat
1 stopLufthansa
26h 25mPVG-DTW
$1,254
8/18Sun
2 stopsJapan Airlines
45h 31mSHA-DTW
$3,159
8/16Fri
2 stopsJapan Airlines
39h 49mSHA-DTW
$3,200

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Last minute flights to Detroit

Last minute flight, train and bus deals

 
These last-minute flight deals are the cheapest flights found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours for flights to Detroit that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/18Sat
multi-stopKorean Air
37h 45mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stopKorean Air
23h 21mDTW-PVG
$1,756
5/18Sat
multi-stopKorean Air
25h 19mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stopKorean Air
23h 21mDTW-PVG
$1,767
5/17Fri
multi-stop
27h 45mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stop
32h 17mDTW-PVG
$1,867
5/18Sat
multi-stop
41h 40mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stop
32h 17mDTW-PVG
$1,876
5/17Fri
multi-stop
43h 14mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stop
32h 17mDTW-PVG
$1,902
5/18Sat
multi-stopAir France
32h 40mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stopAir France
31h 55mDTW-PVG
$1,951
5/18Sat
multi-stop
40h 45mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stop
35h 50mDTW-PVG
$1,978
5/17Fri
multi-stop
43h 14mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stop
35h 50mDTW-PVG
$2,004
5/18Sat
multi-stopDelta
37h 54mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
nonstopDelta
15h 25mDTW-PVG
$2,488
5/17Fri
multi-stop
27h 45mPVG-DTW
6/9Sun
multi-stop
23h 33mDTW-PVG
$2,530

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Flights to Detroit

Destination:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Return flight deals:

Detroit - China

Cabin classes:

$6,251
$2,460
$1,376

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