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$114 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Boston

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Cheapest round-trip
$204
Typical prices: $352-$177
Frontier
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Cheapest non-stop
$222
Typical prices: $313-$178
JetBlue
Wed 6/3Wed 6/10
DTW - BOS • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Boston (DTW-BOS)

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

Tue, Aug 18 - Mon, Aug 24
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2:02 pm - 1:27 am
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11h 25m
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12:01 pm - 12:42 am
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12h 41m
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$204Frontier
Sat, Jun 6 - Sun, Aug 23
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10h 44m
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7h 07m
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$205Frontier
Tue, Jun 9 - Tue, Jun 16
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$208Frontier
Wed, Jun 3 - Wed, Jun 10
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7h 19m
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8:25 pm - 10:35 pm
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$209Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jul 16 - Wed, Jul 22
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11h 21m
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$210Frontier
Thu, Jul 16 - Tue, Jul 21
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$211Frontier
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 9
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6:00 am - 5:59 pm
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$213Frontier
Tue, Jun 2 - Tue, Jun 9
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8h 49m
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$214Multiple Airlines
Tue, Jun 2 - Wed, Jun 10
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17h 50m
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12h 43m
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$217Frontier
Thu, Jun 4 - Mon, Jun 8
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Boston flights

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

How much is a round-trip flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston?

This analysis is based on the cheapest round-trip price found on KAYAK in the last 12 months by searching for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston departing in August.

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

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

When flying from Detroit to Boston, you should consider leaving on a Friday and avoid Mondays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Detroit, you’ll find the best rates on Thursdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

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

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 Boston, 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 Boston is November, where tickets cost $197 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and May, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $295 and $287 respectively.

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

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.

No, with an average price for the route of $320, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston, removes the top 0.1% to account for outliers, and then takes the average of all the values for each week.

To get a below average price on the flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$114
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 11% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 7% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Boston

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from Detroit to Boston 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 Boston flights

  • Is DTW a children-friendly airport?

    DTW is a children-friendly airport with nine private nursing areas. The rooms have electrical outlets, chairs and sinks. The rooms can be accessed by having an access code making them more secure and safe for moms to pump and breastfeed their babies. They are located at gates A15, A25, A53, A63 and C2 at McNamara terminal. Family restrooms are available throughout the airport and contain diaper changing tables and disposals. Kids can also have fun at the children's play areas in DTW airport.

  • Which activities can passengers enjoy before their flight?

    DTW airport has fantastic things that passengers can see. The light tunnel is a colorful spot and is best known for its striking photos. The tunnel connects concourse B and C with concourse A and the McNamara terminal. There is also a water feature that shoots water in leapfrog-style devices. This calming feature can help passengers reduce tension and anxiety before their flight. It is located in concourse A at McNamara terminal.

  • Are there car rental services at BOS airport?

    Boston Logan international airport is located about 3 miles from downtown Boston. If you want to enjoy the fantastic views of Boston, renting a car can be more convenient. Other unique places to visit while in Boston include the Museum of Fine Arts, Fenway Park, the Boston public library and the New England Aquarium. Car rental providers available at BOS airport include Hertz, Budget, Dollar, Avis and SIXT, among others. Complimentary shuttle services are available for traveling passengers from the airport to the car rental center. The shuttles are found at the lower level of each terminal. We recommend passengers book online car rental services.

  • Where can you stay for a short time at BOS airport?

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston was $114 for a one-way ticket and $204 for a round-trip.

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

    No, a passport isn't needed to fly from Detroit to Boston. However, local authorities might ask for an official ID.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to Boston flight route: JetBlue, Delta, KLM, Air France, Virgin Atlantic, and Hawaiian Airlines.

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

    The Airbus A320-100/200 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to Boston flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Boston?

    Star Alliance, oneworld, and SkyTeam are the airline alliances operating flights between Detroit and Boston, with Star Alliance being the most commonly used for this route.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Boston are Delta and United Airlines. With an average price for the route of $316 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. United Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $229 and an overall rating of 7.4.

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

    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 Boston.

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

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

    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 Boston with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and BOS 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 Boston?

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

KAYAK’s top tips for finding a cheap flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $160 or less one-way and $312 or less round-trip.
  • If you want a quiet place to rest while waiting for your flight at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW), the Westin hotel is the perfect place. It is located at McNamara terminal and accessed from level 2. Enjoy services such as gym, restaurants, showers and nap rooms.
  • Passengers can chill and unwind at the lounges in DTW airport. These lounges include Freedom Center and Delta Sky Club lounges. Enjoy some standard services available at the lounges, including snacks, Wi-Fi, newspapers and magazines.
  • Military members and their families can take advantage of the USO lounge on arrival at Boston Logan International Airport (BOS), which offers free services to military officers. Enjoy benefits such as snacks, Wi-Fi, newspapers and magazines, and catch up with the latest news.
  • Hungry passengers at BOS airport can have food from the restaurants on the airside and the landside of the airport. Passengers who want coffee can also buy it from the coffee shops at the airport.
  • If you want to refresh at DTW airport before departure, Delta lounges offer showers. Passengers can visit Be Relax for services such as massages, pedicures, manicures and facials. Be Relax is located on the airside gates A45 and A18 at the McNamara terminal.

Prefer to fly direct from Detroit to Boston?

 
Direct data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Boston Logan Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Boston Logan Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

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Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Boston Logan Intl

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

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Boston Logan Intl to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

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Friday

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to Boston

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Boston. 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.
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7.9
DeltaOverall score based on 8452 reviews
7.8Comfort
7.2Food
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8.5Crew
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Much better than Latam, the worse airline company ever. I hope I don't have the need to fly Latam ever in my life again.

10.0 ExcellentIrmara, May 2026
MCO - BOS
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Much better than Latam, the worse airline company ever. I hope I don't have the need to fly Latam ever in my life again.

Everything went smoothly, although the usual gripes about airline travel were still present: the boarding process is inefficient, the snack selection is limited, and so on. Since there was extra space on the flight, the gate agent rearranged many people's seats to put people on the aisles and windows, leaving the middle seats empty, as much as possible, which was pretty great.

My flight yesterday evening was delayed 3.5 hours with no water or food service. Poor experience

The tray table was broken and the food was terrible.

Flight delayed. Air broken. Cabin was hot enough to pass out. Delta shuttle’s becoming worse and worse.

The first class flight attendant was awful to everyone. Very rude; no customer service. She should not be working in first class.

Miserable. This entire round trip was miserable. I booked evening flights to and from Detroit on consecutive days that should have had me at my destination by 10:30. Instead I arrived after 3am on my flight to Detroit and after midnight on my return. Multiple unforced errors like awaiting bags to get put on the plane for almost an hour in Detroit and a 20 minute delay to pull up to the gate in Atlanta has me rethinking my assumption that delta is the best and most reliable airline

I wish the inflight entertainment system options were broader, but overall this was a fantastic crew and I can’t express how cheerful, welcoming, and attentive they were.

2+hrs delay without any reason provided and a cramped flight

Flight was delayed and no reasons provided. After the passengers were boarded, the crew made announcement that the captain has jot arrived and he would take another 15 mins. All passengers patiently sat until the captain came and started. Terrible experience!

The space between seat rows seemed to be larger than other airlines. I didn’t check their food or entertainment since I slept most of the way. They do seem to have a lot of options for purchase though.

Boarding was extremely slow and disorganized. Onboard crew was unfriendly.

There was a screen but no earphones that could use the older input so I could listen to anything.

Jet blue just had great service overall! Only a little turbulence heading out of Austin, otherwise the jet stream helped the speed of the trip!

Boarding was quick and efficient. The flight crew were friendly. There were limited food options available on the flight. The pocket guide said there would be salad and sandwich sections available on flights over 3.5 hours. The only food available were snack boxes. And those were limited as well. My flight was over 5 hours. The entertainment system worked well. I had both extra legroom seats and regular coach seats. The seats were not very comfortable. The entertainment controls in the armrest made it difficult to rest my arm without changing the channel on my neighbors TV. Overall, my experience was mediocre.

Boarding was fast, easy, and we landed early. The entertainment system was very buggy and kept resetting throughout the flight.

I purchased ticket so our daughter ( a minor) can sit next to her mother. No help at gate after kayak insisted that this could be done. She ended sitting by herself

Terrible. There was a lot of misleading information regarding ticketing, seat upgrades, & boarding group. I also expect my seat will recline. I have back problems & it is very painful for me of the seat doesn’t recline. In addition, when I choose a fare that allows me a carry-on bag, I expect to be able to carry it on. Not be forced to check it. Thos happened on my flight to MCO & back to Boston. Not sure I will ever fly JetBlue again. Further I bought the ticket through hat deal. I will NEVER do that again. They were incapable of providing an accurate record locator # for either leg of the trip. I had to call them before each flight with me VERY stressed about whether I would actually be able to get on my flight. Who does that? Who books flight & then FAILS to give an accurate record locator? Twice!

Jet Blue has excellent everything, Friendly customer service and staff, clean aircraft’s and is always on time.

Entertainment and wifi were very sub-par - audio issues and no wifi

We had several flights and they were all on-time and flawless

My Frequent Flyer nber wasn't put on as I was told it was..... This resulted in a last group boarding and no priority tags on My bags.

Terrible steward... Plane was quite empty... I asked to move "back" in the plane and the steward said no... Unnecessary power trip of mediocre people.

The small flights with Valet Luggage has a poor service

not sure why you ask about food, I n3ver get food on flights except maybe cookies or pretzels. wifi was slow and in and out most of the flight not good.

Cancelled BOYH legs of our flight home 30 min before initial boarding

Cancelled the flight half hour before boarding. Then cancelled the connecting flight too.

Left early arrived early..right amount of talking from pilots..of course had to love the biscuit and water!

I would like a refund for the extra cost the seat I paid for. An oversized person sat next to me and I couldn’t fit on my seat and had to move to another seat.

Same plane as RDU to LGA — internet not working. Pilot issue of some sort at end of prior flight - I was on same plane for my connection. Late/delayed —

Everyone was nice but it's budget. There's nothing free and no entertainment

The AC broke and we were onboard for 2 hrs waiting for them to fix it. It was so hot and we could not get any water or anything to drink. They finally let us off the plane after the second attempt and we boarded a new plane. We didn't land till 12:15am!

Always Good ,… Spirit customers are high class Delta customers are self proclaimed elites and American crews you can hear them complain about everything (they’re loud)

Spirit is always late. Every single time. Always a different reason

My flight was ultimately cancelled but the lack of updates and professionalism from the crew leading up to the cancellation announcement was frustrating for all passengers.

Flight was delayed more than 3 hours, and the metro had stopped running by the time we got to the terminal well past midnight, so I was stranded, alone, with no way to get home until the metro started up the next morning.

Bad. I know TSA is a mess right now but they “overbooked” the flight and almost didn’t let 10 of us on. Can’t put even a normal backpack under the seat, tray table is barely a foot wide, have to pay for literally everything. Apparently you can bid on your seats, too, so really the baseline ticket only covers the possibility of maybe getting on the plane. The staff were nice though, can only imagine the stress they are under.

Customer service online / on the phone are horrible. Flight crew is great but gate agents and customer service are terrible

We flew Spirit because it was cheaper but the seats were so uncomfortable. I don;t need to be fed snacks on a plane but when it's a 3-4 hour trip then at least a drink is nice. The flight attendants had nothing to do the whole flight except for gossip loudly to each other right behind our seats, and they talked so much my husband couldn't even rest! I was fine with no tv or entertainment but the seats were so uncomfortable with no recline, no padding, and I am short but even for me to leg room was tough for a 3-4 hour trip. We probably would fly spirit again if we had to, but it's definitely not our favorite!

The flight itself and the crew were great. Sitting on the tarmac for over an hour until our gate opened up was really frustrating. Missed our scheduled bus and got home two hours later

The staff at the check in counter was so rude. Made you feel Incompetent

Frontier scheduled a 40 minute connection in DEN. What they failed to mention was that they “close the doors” 20 mins prior to departure, which means you only have 20 mins. Not enough time. Possibly against DOT regulations. Filing complaint.

Flight was scheduled at 9:40pm. Got delayed to 10 am, the next day. crazy

The bag check, flight check-in, and onboard experience convinced my wife and me that we will actively go out of our way to avoid flying Frontier Airlines in the future. At bag check, we were informed that check-in could only be completed via the Frontier mobile app. Unfortunately, the app was extremely frustrating—sending us through repetitive, confusing loops that repeatedly forced us to decline add-on services with nearly every click. While most airline apps upsell, this one felt intentionally exhausting. As the process dragged on, we became genuinely concerned that my phone battery would die before check-in could be completed. We approached the bag check staff—who were standing together talking—and explained both our frustration and our predicament. They laughed. Later, my wife described the interaction as “gaslighting,” which felt accurate. We were then informed it would cost $25 per person simply to have our boarding passes printed. From that point forward, the tone of the experience was consistently hostile. The bag check employees were condescending and combative, behaving more like bullies than customer service staff. Unfortunately, that same attitude continued onboard. One flight attendant argued with me when I attempted to stow my backpack in the overhead bin. I explained that we had each paid $75 to check our bags specifically so we would not need to use carry-on space and could have adequate legroom. She demanded to see my ticket, pointed out that it said “no carry-on”—which I acknowledged—and I reiterated that this was precisely why we paid to check our bags. Her response was, “I don’t make the rules.” She then walked away, but not before asking if I “truly wanted to fly back to Chicago today?”—an unnecessary and unmistakable threat. It is also worth noting that despite booking our tickets together in the same transaction, we were not seated together. Upon our return to Chicago—where we could once again sit together—we compared onboard experiences. We both remarked on how unhappy the flight attendants appeared and how each of us was separately asked whether we would like to purchase a beverage. We declined. At no point was water mentioned as an option, leaving us with the clear impression that even water came at a cost—or that complimentary water, if available at all, was deliberately left unmentioned. Overall, the experience was shocking and deeply disappointing, but it was also a profound learning experience—one we will not forget and will not repeat. -Steve

Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!

12 hour delay required getting on and off plane 3 times - would have at least liked to have been offered a snack or drink

They didn’t offer a water, even after I asked

They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!

It was an early flight and most people napped/slept and the crew let us which was nice.

The crew acted like they had never done this and kept barking passive aggressive orders at people. + the security line + the delay + sitting on the tarmac for 2 hours + none of the apps or signage updating with correct times

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