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Cheap Flights from Detroit to China

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$865
Guangzhou
Guangzhou3 stops$993
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,481
Shenyang
Shenyang3 stops$1,350
Shenzhen
Shenzhen3 stops$1,112
Qingdao
Qingdao3 stops$1,958
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$1,090
Hangzhou
Hangzhou2 stops$1,059
Wuhan
Wuhan2 stops$1,184
Xi'an
Xi'an2 stops$1,105
Nanjing
Nanjing2 stops$2,937
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,036
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stops$1,159
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$1,184
Dalian
Dalian2 stops$1,497
Harbin
Harbin1 stop$3,577
Shanghai
Shanghai2 stops$865
Guangzhou
Guangzhou3 stops$993
Chengdu
Chengdu2 stops$1,481
Shenyang
Shenyang3 stops$1,350
Shenzhen
Shenzhen3 stops$1,112
Qingdao
Qingdao3 stops$1,958
Chongqing
Chongqing2 stops$1,090
Hangzhou
Hangzhou2 stops$1,059
Wuhan
Wuhan2 stops$1,184
Xi'an
Xi'an2 stops$1,105
Nanjing
Nanjing2 stops$2,937
Xiamen
Xiamen2 stops$1,036
Zhengzhou
Zhengzhou2 stops$1,159
Changsha
Changsha2 stops$1,184
Dalian
Dalian2 stops$1,497
Harbin
Harbin1 stop$3,577

Book Cheap Detroit to China Plane Tickets

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for round-trip flights from Detroit to China 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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Recent round-trip flight deals from Detroit to China

Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
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4:54 pm - 9:05 pmDTW-PVG
39h 11m2 stops
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8:25 am - 5:30 amPVG-DTW
34h 05m2 stops
$865Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Thu, Dec 4
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4:54 pm - 3:10 pmDTW-PVG
33h 16m2 stops
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8:25 am - 12:09 amPVG-DTW
28h 44m3 stops
$891Multiple Airlines
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Thu, Nov 27 - Sat, Dec 6
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8:05 pm - 8:30 amDTW-PVG
23h 25m1 stop
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10:10 am - 6:10 pmPVG-DTW
45h 00m1 stop
$931Turkish Airlines
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Sun, Dec 7 - Mon, Dec 22
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8:05 pm - 8:15 amDTW-PVG
23h 10m1 stop
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11:05 pm - 6:10 pmPVG-DTW
32h 05m1 stop
$954Turkish Airlines
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Wed, Dec 31 - Wed, Jan 21
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9:40 am - 1:30 pmDTW-PVG
38h 50m2 stops
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7:05 pm - 5:27 pmPVG-DTW
35h 22m2 stops
$986Cathay Pacific
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Wed, Nov 12 - Tue, Dec 9
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3:49 pm - 3:20 pmDTW-SHA
34h 31m2 stops
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4:35 pm - 6:15 pmSHA-DTW
38h 40m2 stops
$1,005Cathay Pacific
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Sun, Mar 29 - Sat, Apr 18
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8:32 am - 12:10 amDTW-SZX
27h 38m2 stops
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7:15 am - 10:13 pmSZX-DTW
26h 58m2 stops
$1,318China Eastern
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Thu, Mar 12 - Mon, Mar 16
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8:25 am - 12:55 amDTW-CTU
28h 30m2 stops
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5:30 pm - 10:14 pmCTU-DTW
40h 44m2 stops
$1,481China Eastern
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Sun, Feb 22 - Thu, Feb 26
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10:15 am - 12:25 amDTW-SZX
25h 10m1 stop
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7:30 am - 6:05 pmSZX-DTW
23h 35m1 stop
$3,445Delta
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Tue, Nov 11 - Tue, Dec 16
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8:05 pm - 12:25 amDTW-SZX
39h 20m2 stops
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7:30 am - 6:00 pmSZX-DTW
23h 30m1 stop
$8,569Delta
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to China flights

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

What is the cheapest Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to China flight route?

Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.

The cheapest ticket to China from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Shanghai, at $1,253 round-trip. The most popular route is from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Shanghai Pu Dong Airport (PVG), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $1,253.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to China?

The average round-trip price for all non-stop flights, flights with one layover, and flights with two layovers for the route found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

Yes, flying with a layover may cost you more time, but you can also save money on the route, with a 1 stop layover the cheapest option at $1,415 on average.

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to China, 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 China is March, when tickets cost $1,286 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are December and June, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $2,242 and $2,187 respectively.

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

The average price of all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to China clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.

For Detroit to China, Tuesday is the cheapest day to fly on average and Saturday is the most expensive. Flying from China back to Detroit, the best deals are generally found on Tuesday, with Friday being the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonAugust
Cheapest flight$480
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 0% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 18% lower on average.
Flight from Detroit to Shanghai Pudong Airport

FAQs - booking China flights

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

    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 China.

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

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

    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 Detroit to China 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 from Detroit to China?

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

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to China?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to China is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $1,091 on average. Morning departures are around 3% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to China is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $1,625.

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to China

 
Need help choosing which airline to fly with from Detroit to China? 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.
7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 7998 reviews
7.9Comfort
7.9Entertainment
7.3Food
8.2Boarding
8.5Crew
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

8.0 ExcellentJulie, Oct 2025LAX - SFO
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Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

They ended up paying for the bag twice, but the counter wouldn't take my baggage receipt. Left it to me to resolve. Not sure how to resolve the issue.

The customer service before board was very rude and when I expressed my concerns about making the connecting flight she laughed and told me I bought the wrong ticket. I explained once it showed the flight was delayed it no longer let me change seats or anything. I was trying to upgrade to make sure I would get to the next gate on time.

Non stop on long haul is the way to go. Great experience

The aircraft interior is old and tired on this aircraft. The entertainment system never worked despite the crews attempt to reset the system.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Old plane and old configuration/seats but still comfortable for a morning flight

They changed planes and the new plane couldn’t carry enough fuel to fly across the country so we had to stop in Kansas City to refuel. Flight was delayed .

Flight was too crowded and seats are too small, especially since passengrs are getting larger. Having a middle seat is ALWAYS tough! Woman on my left was large & kept creeping in to my space. Flight personnel were great! Have more savory rather than sweet snacks please.

Flight was crowded and the woman sitting on my left was large & kept crouching in to my space. You need bigger seats or smaller passengers to fit into the seats you DO have! Snack were OK. Would appreciate if airlines had more savory rather than sweet snacks, thank you!

Leg room wasn't that great. Other than that it was a good flight

A lot of things Never flying with this airline again Had an emergency landing

Chicken pieces were too big with pasta. Need to be smaller.

Seats in the absolute back row of the plane even though we booked ages ago :( Crew was awesome though

Great entertainment system, the seat is a bit old style needs refurbishment

Boarding at the airport was not well managed. Otherwise, had a good flight sitting in the first row (which I paid for). Crew was pretty friendly, and flight was smooth.

I was only given 2 meals, and my screen showed that there were 3 meals. Second meal was 1-2 hours late according to the screen.

The economy seats are incredibly tight. A large percent of the traveling public will not fit. I will not fly Cathay again because of this. You are literally squeezing passengers for profit. The CEO should fly some economy flights.

Paid a premium a have a shorter transit time in Hong Kong, but Cathay pacific rebooked me and ended up waiting for 10 hrs in Hong Hong airport.

Entertainment for kids was good. Good was terrible, needs lots of work.

My flight was canceled 1 minute before boarding. The customer service was owful, no one could tell us what was going happened. I spent 30hrs instead of 15 from Washington DC to Brussels. No apologie or help

Boeing 777 is a bad choice for a such a long flight.

The staff at IST airport could have been more helpful. Too much wasted time and the plane from IST to KHI was just horrible. The plane was not clean and smelled bad!

This is my 2nd time with the Turkish airline. Would definitely recommend. In stability we connected to Indiago would not recommend, very cramped seating. No inflight entertainment..service was inferior.

I wouldn't know what the flight was like. AI canceled my flight reservation!! There's no way to speak to an actual human to fix the issue! NEVER AGAIN! ALWAYS BOOK YOUR FLIGHT DIRECTLY WITH THE AIRLINE NEVER GO THROUGH KAYAK OR JUSTFLY.COM!!

Paying extra for premium seats was wasted. Turkish Airlines takes 2 seats for bassinet. The lady next to me had a baby with bassinet Bassinet was in front of my seat

Rude staff. I would avoid using the word racist but definitely partially or discriminatory. My 72 yrs old mother who is also disabled was traveling on this flight. She was the second passenger boarded to the plane. The First elderly couple ahead of my mother were allowed to use the airplane bathroom but my mother was denied entry stating it was for safety reasons. My mother objected the the couple in front of her were allowed but hostess still stated that due to the flight safety reasons she can’t use it. Even my mother explained that he is using blood pressure medication that’s why she have to use the restroom frequently but the crew continued arguing her. At one point the Mae attendent even suggested that if that’s the case my mother can urinate in her seat. The level of disrespect against an elderly lady is beyond my comprehension. This matter will be taken to the social media to shame the employees involved.

my experience was great with Turkish airlines . the problem i encountered was with kayak booking. When I booked . it showed that im allowed a bag . and when I got to the airport, i had to pay $165 for one bag.

Not up to Business Class standards. Two of the three toilets were out of order. The hostesses were aware and didn’t show any responsible act to do something. Food quality was not what we expect from Turkish hospitality. Overall we were not impressed and disappointed.

During mid flight, try to get a flight attendant to help I couldn’t find one Otherwise, everything was perfect

The flight attendant, a black woman with curly hair who sat near Row 21, was wonderful and kind.

It was good..clean, comfy seat. Friendly warm welcoming crew. Was able to check my cabin luggage at the gate which I was able to pickup in a decent time from baggage claim. The app gave all updates from delays to baggage claim info. Overall smooth flight.

Flight was delayed leaving Dallas. Arrived about 2 hours later than scheduled.

Flight delayed and missed connection. Rescheduled flight cancelled after 6 hrs wait. Rerouted thru ORD, flight cancelled, overnight stay in ORD. Still in the air on new flight!

We are too tired and frustrated to comment politely at this point

Terrible. Our luggage was delayed and couldn’t be delivered for several days. We got bad information from the airline agents at baggage claim. We had to pick up our car so we wouldn’t be charged for an extra day. We got lost in the maze of airport parking. The baggage claim agents didn’t offer us any compensation for our extra time and expense. We are tired, hungry and very frustrated.

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

The only thing to like was that we eventually got to our destination

Delayed delayed delayed and no offer for food or vouchers

Disliked having to wait a little longer to disembark from the plan when we landed in London

Small plane with only two lavatories at the back. You must have a good plan to use it before or after the meal, if you make a bad decision, you will end up with standing in front of the toilet for a while till the food carts empty. The good thing is even there’s a slightly delayed, the plane is still arriving on time which is superb!!

The only personel that smiled at all were the flights attendants. Desk agents, lounge people none of them had a smile or even a hello. They were like dealing with dead fish. Again flight attendants were good. All other personnel looked like they didn’t want to be there or help.

good flight. food is only so so. I actually did not eat the snack. it does not look too good on the passenger next to me.

Food no variations only beef of chicken no veggie meals

Super surprised with the entire experience. Business class is incredible. Flight attendants around the world could learn customer service from these people. Simply fabulous experience all the way around.

Pillow and blanket are dirty. My son got multiple bites during the flight

Flight was on time. My group paid for seat’s so that us four can be seated next to each other. We all got separated. We all got middle seats, which made it more difficult to be able to get up and stretch or use the restroom. We tried talking to the employees at China Eastern and they were of no help. We will not be taking this flight or recommend this route to others in the future. Also I will be contacting customer service on how I can get our money back for paying for assigned seats.

China eastern was fantastic. I had read so many bad reviews that had made me nervous. However, I found that the flight attendant’s, and customer service check in etc. etc. was excellent. I had no problems. I would fly with them again!

Excellent! I had read some negative reviews but I found out that it was not all was not true! The staff was courteous and helpful. The flight take off and landing was nice & easy. The food was good! I asked for a second and I got it easily and without an attitude! All was wonderful!

Excellent experience however older aeroplanes used by China Eastern Airlines.

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