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Find cheap flights from Detroit to Indianapolis from $96

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 5/17. 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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7:48 pm - 10:49 amDTW-IND
15h 01m1 stop
10:54 pm - 11:55 amIND-DTW
13h 01m1 stop
$101Frontier
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Tue, May 7 - Wed, May 8
10:18 am - 4:32 pmDTW-IND
6h 14m1 stop
2:55 pm - 6:44 pmIND-DTW
27h 49m1 stop
$103Frontier
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Wed, May 15 - Wed, May 22
10:18 am - 4:32 pmDTW-IND
6h 14m1 stop
1:49 pm - 10:59 pmIND-DTW
9h 10m1 stop
Wed, May 15 - Wed, May 22
9:44 pm - 1:09 pmDTW-IND
15h 25m1 stop
9:18 pm - 9:55 amIND-DTW
12h 37m1 stop
Wed, May 1 - Fri, May 3
3:43 pm - 10:37 pmDTW-IND
6h 54m1 stop
7:09 pm - 12:46 amIND-DTW
5h 37m1 stop
$265American Airlines
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Wed, Jun 26 - Wed, Jul 10
5:26 pm - 11:57 pmDTW-IND
6h 31m1 stop
6:54 pm - 11:17 pmIND-DTW
4h 23m1 stop
$303American Airlines
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Fri, May 10 - Sun, May 12
8:32 am - 9:44 amDTW-IND
1h 12mnonstop
6:10 am - 7:20 amIND-DTW
1h 10mnonstop
$359Delta
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Thu, Jul 11 - Sun, Jul 14
12:15 pm - 1:20 pmDTW-IND
1h 05mnonstop
6:20 am - 7:30 amIND-DTW
1h 10mnonstop
$369Delta
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Thu, May 16 - Thu, May 23
6:00 am - 10:52 pmDTW-IND
16h 52m1 stop
7:35 am - 1:00 pmIND-DTW
5h 25m1 stop
$389United Airlines
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Tue, May 7 - Thu, May 9
7:45 pm - 3:44 pmDTW-IND
19h 59m2 stops
6:10 am - 10:02 amIND-DTW
3h 52m1 stop
$474United Airlines
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Mon, May 13 - Thu, May 16

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 Frontier ($101) and Spirit Airlines ($143). Spirit Airlines proposed the cheapest one-way flight at $96.

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 $310.

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

Each day, there are between 6 and 8 nonstop flights that take off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and land in Indianapolis, with an average flight time of 1h 10m. The most common departure time is 8:00 am and most flights take off in the morning. Each week, there are 54 flights. The most frequent day of departure is Thursday, when 15% of all weekly flights depart. The fewest flights depart on a Saturday.

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 8:33 am and will be landing in Indianapolis at 9:46 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 10:00 pm and lands at 11:09 pm.

Good to know

Low season

August

High season

December

Cheapest flight

$96
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.
Estimated round-trip price
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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 $96 for a one-way ticket and $101 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 $408 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 $208 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, 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, 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 11104 reviews
8.6crew
7.9comfort
7.5food
8.2boarding
8.0entertainment
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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.

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.

Seats not assigned during check-in and got last non-reclining seats next to rest room :-(

On time every leg of the journey and exceptional staff at counter, gate, and on board. I haven’t travelled in US for a long time and was genuinely surprised how pleasant this was.

The delays (5 hrs) were a comedy of errors, and the multiple safety issues encountered were very concerning.

flight delays, staff only communicating when pushed, food service lasting a grand total of 7 minutes, stuck in seat from 45mins into flight until landing

Crew was great and did their best to make us comfortable and captain came out at the beginning to announce why the flight was delayed, weather situation up ahead, and kept us updated throughout the flight.

they made me check my carryon. There was space in the overhead bins.

Nice flight, nice crew but no cookie or napkin with my seltzer.

Trip was smooth bumpy from the wind but no issues at all the crew attendant was very pleasant and had great customer service

This was a Lufthansa flight. Disappointing main meal. Very rough over Canada and arrival at FRA. IFE was almost unusable.

It got me where I needed it to; not much more. It had no competition so that was why I chose it.

I liked everything about the flight. The service was excellent!

Flight was fine. It took an unusually long time to have baggage delivered to the carousel in ORD.

No problems with flight. Even though I had a short layover in DFW, I was still able to easily make my connection.

American Airlines continues to price it can provide the least comfortable passenger experience in the air. This legacy carrier rivals the budgets for both terrible seats and inadequate amenities. I am a 5’7” woman who is not wider than a coach seat (even on these narrow bodied aircraft). My 3.5 hour flight was terribly uncomfortable because the leg room is inadequate (my knees hit the seat on front of me even when it was not reclined); the seat barely reclines; and the foam padding is worn thin to the extent one can feel the metal supports of the seat. Add to this the fact that the aisle is super narrow, so that the drink cart literally scrapes the arm rest of the aisle seat. It’s basically torture.

Food options were limited which is absolutely embarrassing for a Flight of this size The staff did not come around as much and I am not accustomed to such poor service from American Airlines Drinks I believe were limited to soda and water

Plane took off without me, my stepdad and a dozen other passengers. It went from an hour delay to boarding in 15 montures without notifying anyone. Names were not called overhead. Now I’m missing a day of work and stuck in Charolette overnight paying for a hotel and Ubers out of pocket

I arrived to the airport 2 hours before my American Airlines flight was scheduled to take off. I have TSA pre-check. The airport was crazy packed when I arrived. After momentarily standing in the pre-check line, the TSA agent said that I am not pre-check. Of course I said that I am because I entered my KTN number on all my traveling sites and programs. I had to get out of line and go back to the AA counter to discover that American Airlines did not add my KTN to my boarding pass. I had to call TSA to find out my number, then have AA enter it onto my boarding pass. The emblem would not load onto my boarding pass. By this time, I decided to use my Clear in order to get through TSA but the line was ridiculous long. By the time I made through TSA, I missed my 11:08am flight and was re-booked for the 5:30pm. This is after the AA employee told me I should have gotten to the airport early. AA use to be a dependable airline not I use them only if I have too.

Average - flew with Jet Blue internal and it was far more comfortable and better food and entertainment. Notable difference

Flight from SBP to DFW 1. They rerouted us through PHX 2. Delayed flight out of SBP for 3 hrs so we missed our connection Downgrade on rerouted flight. Back of the plane, center seats, didn't sit together 4. Return flight out of DFW same exact thing. Delayed, missed connection, Downgrade + they lost our luggage! A complete mess.

On the new 319 NEO? seatback entertainment system did not work even when the flight attendant rebooted it. At least I had my cell phone to connect with wifi.

Good flights. Departure and arrivals were on time. DFW was a little problematic in that the Skytrain without prior notice bypassed the Echo terminal so that delayed my arrival at my connecting flight.

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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.
5/17Fri
1 stopSpirit Airlines
6h 02mDTW-IND
$96
5/6Mon
1 stopSpirit Airlines
20h 31mDTW-IND
$102
5/16Thu
1 stop
8h 34mDTW-IND
$110
6/25Tue
1 stopFrontier
5h 04mDTW-IND
$129
5/23Thu
1 stopFrontier
14h 53mDTW-IND
$135
6/26Wed
1 stop
9h 27mDTW-IND
$139
6/14Fri
nonstopDelta
1h 09mDTW-IND
$209
5/16Thu
nonstopDelta
1h 09mDTW-IND
$229
5/6Mon
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
7h 58mDTW-IND
$296
5/17Fri
2 stopsAmerican Airlines
7h 45mDTW-IND
$425

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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.
4/22Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 41mDTW-IND
4/23Tue
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
15h 06mIND-DTW
$420
4/19Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 54mDTW-IND
4/21Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 22mIND-DTW
$488
4/19Fri
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 54mDTW-IND
4/21Sun
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
16h 22mIND-DTW
$489
4/22Mon
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
18h 41mDTW-IND
4/25Thu
multi-stopSpirit Airlines
13h 22mIND-DTW
$556
4/19Fri
nonstopDelta
1h 09mDTW-IND
4/21Sun
nonstopDelta
1h 05mIND-DTW
$759
4/22Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
3h 21mDTW-IND
4/22Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 06mIND-DTW
$760
4/22Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
20h 22mDTW-IND
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 20mIND-DTW
$768
4/22Mon
multi-stopUnited Airlines
17h 33mDTW-IND
4/25Thu
multi-stopUnited Airlines
13h 20mIND-DTW
$788
4/22Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
5h 15mDTW-IND
4/22Mon
multi-stopAmerican Airlines
7h 43mIND-DTW
$889
4/22Mon
nonstopDelta
1h 12mDTW-IND
4/23Tue
nonstopDelta
1h 16mIND-DTW
$997

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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