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Find cheap flights from Detroit to Indianapolis from $55

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from Detroit to Indianapolis departing on 5/15. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheap flight deals from Detroit to Indianapolis (DTW-IND)

Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to Indianapolis that are departing in the next months. While these flights were available on KAYAK in the last 72 hours, prices and availability are subject to change and deals may expire.
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6:35 pm - 8:57 amDTW-IND
14h 22m1 stop
5:00 am - 5:33 pmIND-DTW
12h 33m2 stops
$119Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Wed, Jun 5
6:00 am - 12:59 amDTW-IND
18h 59m2 stops
5:00 am - 5:33 pmIND-DTW
12h 33m2 stops
$121Spirit Airlines
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Wed, May 29 - Wed, Jun 5
8:30 am - 7:06 pmDTW-IND
10h 36m1 stop
8:06 pm - 5:47 pmIND-DTW
21h 41m1 stop
$130Spirit Airlines
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Thu, May 30 - Fri, May 31
7:22 pm - 6:17 pmDTW-IND
22h 55m1 stop
11:21 am - 11:25 amIND-DTW
24h 04m1 stop
$166Frontier
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Wed, Sep 4 - Wed, Sep 18
7:37 pm - 10:27 amDTW-IND
14h 50m1 stop
7:43 pm - 7:52 pmIND-DTW
24h 09m1 stop
$167Frontier
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Thu, May 16 - Fri, May 17
11:48 am - 6:15 pmDTW-IND
6h 27m1 stop
12:05 pm - 4:34 pmIND-DTW
4h 29m1 stop
$330American Airlines
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Wed, Jul 24 - Mon, Jul 29
6:20 pm - 2:13 pmDTW-IND
19h 53m1 stop
6:20 am - 7:30 amIND-DTW
1h 10mnonstop
$361Delta
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Wed, May 29 - Wed, Jun 5
5:40 pm - 6:47 pmDTW-IND
1h 07mnonstop
6:05 am - 7:17 amIND-DTW
1h 12mnonstop
$369Delta
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Sun, Jun 2 - Sat, Jun 22
7:49 pm - 12:25 amDTW-IND
4h 36m1 stop
6:50 pm - 12:46 amIND-DTW
5h 56m1 stop
$385American Airlines
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Sun, Jun 16 - Sat, Jun 29
6:00 am - 9:25 amDTW-IND
3h 25m1 stop
7:00 am - 6:53 pmIND-DTW
11h 53m2 stops
$562United Airlines
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Sun, Jun 16 - Sat, Jun 29

Flights from Detroit to Indianapolis - Travel Insights & Trends

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

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Indianapolis?

The average price of all flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Indianapolis, look for departures on Thursdays and avoid leaving on a Monday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Indianapolis, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis, 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 from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis is April, where tickets cost $238 on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and May, where the average cost of tickets is $443 and $418 respectively.

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

To calculate daily average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each day before departure over the last year for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis, 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 on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis, you should book around 2 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 55 days before departure.

Which airlines provide the cheapest flights from Detroit to Indianapolis?

The cheapest price for the route for each airline clicked by KAYAK users in the last 72 hours.
In the last 72 hours, the best return deals on flights connecting Detroit to Indianapolis were found on Spirit Airlines ($119) and Frontier ($166). Spirit Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $55.

Which airlines fly non-stop between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Indianapolis?

Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis.
There is just one airline that flies from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis direct and that is Delta. The best one-way deal found from Delta for the route is $318.

How many flights are there between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Indianapolis per day?

Each day, there are between 4 and 6 nonstop flights that take off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and land in Indianapolis, with an average flight time of 1h 09m. The most common departure time is 10:00 pm and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 31 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Sunday, when 19% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Monday.

Which cabin class options are there for flights between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Indianapolis?

The average price of flights for each cabin class for the route found by users searching on KAYAK over the last 2 weeks.
There are 2 cabin class options for the route. These are Economy and Prem Economy. Perform a search on KAYAK to find the latest prices and availability for all cabin fares, which differ across airlines.

How long does a flight from Detroit to Indianapolis take?

Direct flights cover the 231 miles separating Detroit to Indianapolis in about 1h 05m.

What’s the earliest departure time from Detroit to Indianapolis?

Early birds can take the earliest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at 8:25 am and will be landing in Indianapolis at 9:38 am.

What’s the latest departure time from Detroit to Indianapolis?

If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis jets off at 10:50 pm and lands at 11:59 pm.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$55
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 10% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 2% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Indianapolis

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Indianapolis based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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FAQs for booking Detroit to Indianapolis flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis?

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Indianapolis was $55 for a one-way ticket and $119 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between Detroit and Indianapolis?

    No

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from Detroit to Indianapolis?

    Delta, Silver Airways, and Spirit Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to Indianapolis flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from Detroit to Indianapolis?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to Indianapolis flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Indianapolis?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between Detroit and Indianapolis.

  • On which days can I fly direct from Detroit to Indianapolis?

    There are nonstop flights from Detroit to Indianapolis on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from Detroit to Indianapolis, Delta or United Airlines?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Indianapolis are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $416 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $391 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 from Detroit to Indianapolis.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Indianapolis from 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 from Detroit to Indianapolis?

    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 Indianapolis with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and IND can sometimes prove cheaper using this method.

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

    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 Indianapolis from Detroit up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

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Top tips for finding a cheap flight from DTW to Indianapolis

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $238 or less one-way and $358 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly non-stop from Detroit to Indianapolis?

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

Nonstop departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Indianapolis

Monday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Delta, KLM, +4 more

Aeromexico, Delta, +5 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

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Nonstop returns

Indianapolis to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Tuesday

Aeromexico, Delta, KLM, +4 more

Aeromexico, Delta, +5 more

Wednesday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Thursday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Friday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Saturday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

Sunday

Aeromexico, Air France, Delta, +4 more

Aeromexico, Air France, +5 more

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Top 3 airlines serving from Detroit to Indianapolis

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Indianapolis. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Detroit to Indianapolis? KAYAK airline reviews give an overall score for each airline based on loads of factors, including comfort, boarding, in-flight entertainment and more, to make your decision easier. See airline scores according to verified KAYAK customer reviews.
8.0
DeltaOverall score based on 10874 reviews
8.0Entertainment
7.4Food
7.9Comfort
8.6Crew
8.2Boarding
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Wifi wasn’t working well so we couldn't view any media.

8.0 ExcellentAnonymous, Apr 2024DTW - ORF
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Wifi wasn’t working well so we couldn't view any media.

Food service was bare-bone. Better bot to have any at all rather than hand out premade coffees and cookies to random few passengers.

Crew was great. Friendly, calm, interesting, happy to be there. That makes a huge difference. Plane was very quiet. Also quite empty so I had three seats to sleep across

Had assistance at airport getting from arrivals gate to departure gate; I couldn't have managed without that extra help. Thank you Delta.

They charge me for the luggage which is was included on the ticket

More space in the cabin. The guy in front of me leaned his seat back and I felt he was sitting in my lap.

Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.

Late flight, always blaming the flight crew, stale almonds, pushy people. Why don’t they have the people sitting in the back board first? So much easier getting through an empty plane! Duh!!

As we lined up to board they gave our plane to a flight going to Newark. So then we got delayed until they could find another plane. Flight crew was ok. I’m assuming since it’s a shorter flight they only offered water and coffee.

Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.

Generally good but there wasn’t any staff available when my luggage didn’t appear at baggage claim in Fresno. It took about half an hour to locate a staff member to open up the locked room where it was being kept.

Do not like the feeling of being in the basic economy. Everyone should feel good no matter what.

All flights were on time and boarding was issue free

Terrible! The plane was old and you are required to connect your own device to their Wi-Fi rather than have entertainment options in the back of the seat in front of you. The Wi-Fi went out during the flight and there was only one plug for the devices every two seats. Three out of five surrounding my family did not work. The seats and spaces under them were so small I could not fit my backpack, which I’ve always brought on flights and fit before no problem. The crew were unpleasant and patronizing.

Great! The plane was decently sized and comfortable. The staff was nice and there was great in flight entertainment

Water service would be great. The way they board is terrible. Slow passengers first😂😂 They need to smart up a bit

Our original business class flight was cancelled so we not only downgraded but we were also spread out across the plane not sitting together in separate middle seats. My poor kids were scared and couldn’t see me on the flight and the crew wasn’t sensitive to the situation and what the airlines did to us. Very dissatisfied with United airlines.

Crew were fine, drinks and snacks were as well but we were delayed for around 2 hrs which made our entry into Mexico delayed as well with the influx of arrivals at the same time. Sort of wasted our first day of vacation. We left Pittsburgh at 630am and did not arrive in Mexico until late dinner time.

There was a group of school age passengers that were very loud and unruly with their chaperones were no where to be found.

Boarding was unorganized. They expected passengers to ask people to move their assigned seat they paid for in order to sit together. The seats even in comfort are smaller than other airlines and the flight attendants appeared not to be well prepared

They gave my seat away although it was a connecting flight with them and the flight was a bit delayed.

Flight was cancelled had to move to another gate late again no internet paid for the month and never can use it waste of money

Not being able to purchase my check in baggage online was a negative.

LATE LATE LATE!!! Plagued by late AA flights on this trip. Such a drag. This one was by far the worst.

WiFi connected but only let you go to the AA website, not even text messaging worked.

Too bad that first class seats do not recline significantly causing discomfort

Flight delayed over an over all day until it cancelled at 1:30am. Would not repeatedly delay that late. Offer hotel rooms and rebook early. Very difficult for families with small children

this is starting to seem like an american airlines standard. delayed flights and fake apologies… getting tired of it

This flight is frequently delayed. The connections seemingly are more frequently delayed. I’ve missed connections as a result twice on the same route to charlotte then Charleston. Final destination arrival has been the next day, twice in a row. No pilots, no crew. Too many excuses. Unfortunately, my days with American are over.

Entertainment was okay not because anything was wrong but it is a short flight so having no wifi is annoying but understandable. Crew was outstanding as usual

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Recent one-way flight deals

 
Only flying one-way? Below are some of the best one-way flight deals from Detroit to Indianapolis found on KAYAK in the last 72 hours.
5/15Wed
1 stopSpirit Airlines
7h 24mDTW-IND
$55
5/21Tue
1 stopSpirit Airlines
5h 58mDTW-IND
$59
5/15Wed
2 stopsSpirit Airlines
11h 37mDTW-IND
$68
5/15Wed
1 stopFrontier
6h 14mDTW-IND
$79
5/16Thu
1 stopFrontier
14h 50mDTW-IND
$89
6/26Wed
1 stopAmerican Airlines
4h 19mDTW-IND
$151
6/7Fri
nonstopDelta
1h 11mDTW-IND
$214
5/28Tue
nonstopDelta
1h 07mDTW-IND
$229
5/17Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
9h 48mDTW-IND
$318
6/26Wed
2 stopsUnited Airlines
14h 23mDTW-IND
$354

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Last minute flights from Detroit to Indianapolis

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 from Detroit to Indianapolis that are departing in the next 10 days.
5/7Tue
multi-stopFrontier
10h 54mDTW-IND
5/8Wed
multi-stopFrontier
13h 01mIND-DTW
$208
5/5Sun
multi-stopFrontier
14h 21mDTW-IND
5/8Wed
multi-stopFrontier
13h 01mIND-DTW
$271
5/5Sun
multi-stop
9h 20mDTW-IND
5/8Wed
multi-stop
27h 26mIND-DTW
$296
5/6Mon
multi-stopFrontier
10h 10mDTW-IND
5/7Tue
multi-stopFrontier
11h 06mIND-DTW
$318
5/6Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
12h 39mDTW-IND
5/7Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 33mIND-DTW
$340
5/5Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
22h 06mDTW-IND
5/8Wed
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
27h 26mIND-DTW
$371
5/4Sat
multi-stop
7h 55mDTW-IND
5/5Sun
multi-stop
6h 32mIND-DTW
$494
5/3Fri
nonstopDelta
1h 11mDTW-IND
5/4Sat
nonstopDelta
1h 05mIND-DTW
$769
5/7Tue
nonstopDelta
1h 07mDTW-IND
5/8Wed
nonstopDelta
1h 10mIND-DTW
$787
5/3Fri
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 23mDTW-IND
5/4Sat
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
6h 49mIND-DTW
$813

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Detroit - Indianapolis Flights

Departure:

Detroit (DTW)United States

Destination:

Indianapolis (IND)United States

Return flight deals:

Indianapolis - Detroit

Cabin classes:

$536
$358