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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 California to Michigan.

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

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 from California to Michigan with an airline and back with another airline.

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

California and Michigan are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Delta (118 flights per week), WestJet (86 flights per week), and Air France (44 flights per week).

There are 17 airports in Michigan. The busiest airport is Detroit Metro Airport (DTW), with 83% of all flights arriving there.

Prices will differ depending on the departure airport, but generally, the cheapest airport to fly to in Michigan is Grand Rapids Gerald R. Ford Intl Airport (GRR), with an average flight price of $196.

Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Michigan is Tuesday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as $518. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Sunday, where round-trip prices are $635 on average.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Michigan is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $475 on average. Morning departures are around 7% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Michigan is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $581.

The cheapest ticket to Michigan from California found in the last 5 days was to Grand Rapids, at $223 round-trip. The most popular route is Los Angeles (LAX) to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $248.

The cheapest month for flights from California to Michigan is August, when tickets cost $239 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $334 and $321 respectively.

To get a below average price on the flight from California to Michigan, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 22% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 24 weeks before departure.

From California, there are direct flights to Michigan from 4 cities. The city with the most direct flights is Los Angeles, with 171 direct flights each week.

There are around 57 direct flights from within California to Michigan every day. Most flights (48%) depart in the morning.

Each week there are around 394 direct flights from within California to Michigan. The most common day for departures is Sunday, with 18% of flights taking off on this day.

An average nonstop flight from California to Michigan takes 5h 03m, covering a distance of 1814 miles. The shortest route is Las Vegas (LAS) to Chicago Midway Airport (MDW) with an average flight time of 3h 20m.

There are not any long-haul (6-12 hour flight duration) or short-haul (up to 3 hour flight duration) flights to Michigan. Instead, there are 394 medium-haul flights (3-6 hour flight duration), with the most arriving from Los Angeles.

Based on KAYAK flight searches, the most popular destination is Chicago (94% of total searches to Michigan). The next most popular destinations are Grand Rapids (3%) and Traverse City (1%). Searches for flights to South Bend (1%), to Flint (0%) and to Hancock (0%) are also popular.