$66 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Kentucky

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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Kentucky

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Louisville
Louisville2 stops$243
Lexington
Lexingtonnonstop$199
Nashville
Nashville1 stop$192
Louisville
Louisville2 stops$243
Lexington
Lexingtonnonstop$199
Nashville
Nashville1 stop$192

Book Cheap Detroit to Kentucky 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 Kentucky 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.
Discover the best prices for you by selecting your travel dates on KAYAK.

Recent round-trip flight deals from Detroit to Kentucky

Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
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6:05 am - 3:15 pm
DTW
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TYS
9h 10m
1 stop
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4:56 pm - 9:10 am
TYS
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DTW
16h 14m
1 stop
$177Multiple Airlines
Mon, Feb 23 - Thu, Feb 26
Frontier Logo
6:08 pm - 12:59 am
DTW
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CVG
6h 51m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:20 am - 6:14 pm
CVG
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DTW
12h 54m
1 stop
$181Frontier
Thu, Mar 12 - Sat, Mar 14
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 6:50 am
DTW
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BNA
1h 50mnonstop
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8:25 pm - 11:05 pm
BNA
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DTW
1h 40mnonstop
$193Southwest
Tue, Mar 10 - Tue, Mar 17
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5:45 am - 7:48 pm
DTW
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BNA
15h 03m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
2:27 pm - 9:10 am
BNA
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DTW
17h 43m
2 stops
$194Spirit Airlines
Sat, May 2 - Tue, May 5
Delta Logo
8:46 pm - 9:26 pm
DTW
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BNA
1h 40mnonstop
Delta Logo
1:54 pm - 4:34 pm
BNA
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DTW
1h 40mnonstop
$195Delta
Mon, Feb 16 - Wed, Feb 18
Spirit Airlines Logo
8:45 pm - 7:25 am
DTW
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BNA
11h 40m
1 stop
Spirit Airlines Logo
9:25 am - 8:23 pm
BNA
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DTW
9h 58m
1 stop
$196Spirit Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Tue, Apr 21
Delta Logo
8:46 pm - 9:26 pm
DTW
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BNA
1h 40mnonstop
Delta Logo
7:30 am - 12:57 pm
BNA
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DTW
4h 27m
1 stop
$197Delta
Thu, Mar 12 - Tue, Mar 17
Southwest Logo
6:00 am - 6:50 am
DTW
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BNA
1h 50mnonstop
Southwest Logo
5:00 am - 1:35 pm
BNA
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DTW
7h 35m
2 stops
$200Southwest
Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 22
American Airlines Logo
4:54 pm - 11:52 pm
DTW
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LEX
6h 58m
1 stop
American Airlines Logo
4:27 pm - 11:25 pm
LEX
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DTW
6h 58m
1 stop
$219American Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Wed, Apr 22
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 3:34 pm
DTW
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LEX
9h 34m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
6:00 am - 10:45 am
LEX
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DTW
4h 45m
1 stop
$224American Airlines
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Kentucky flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Kentucky 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 Kentucky flight route?

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

The cheapest ticket to Kentucky from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Lexington, at $199 round-trip. The most popular route is from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Lexington (LEX), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $199.

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

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 $474, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 Kentucky, 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 Kentucky is August, when tickets cost $238 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are February and April, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $1,097 and $566 respectively.

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

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

If you are looking for a flight deal from Detroit to Kentucky, look for departures on Mondays and avoid leaving on a Tuesday, as it's usually the priciest day. When flying back from Kentucky, Friday is the cheapest day to fly and Sunday is the most expensive.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$70
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 2% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly with an average 1% increase in price.
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FAQs - booking Kentucky flights

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

    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 Kentucky.

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

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

    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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

    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 Kentucky 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 Kentucky?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Kentucky is generally in the morning, when round-trip flights cost $379 on average. Morning departures are around 5% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Kentucky is generally at night, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $399.

Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Detroit to Kentucky

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Kentucky. 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 Kentucky? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4284 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.0Food
Airline reviews

The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

2.0 MediocreDarcey, Feb 2026
SAN - SJC
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The charges were ridiculous for an hour flight and the turbulence was very scary.

Still need to work out the kinks on the new assigned seating boarding process. Otherwise, a very good flight.

WiFi did not work. Boarding with the new seating assignments took too long. The temperature in the terminal was obnoxious. +/- 80°

The seats are now more narrow. I paid for front row the seats in the front are even more narrow than before.

Only downside was the legroom and seat width, which is always a problem unless I spend more for a premium seat.

My flight from Denver to Minneapolis was excellent. My flight from Minneapolis to Denver was one of the worst I flights I have ever experienced. I had a window seat, the gentleman in the middle seat was morbidly obese and SW should have made him purchase two seats. His elbow dug into my arm most of the way even after I asked to please be careful. I was literally squashed between the him and the window with no wiggle room. The plane was full so it was not possible to ask for a different seat. I realize I should have complained to the flight attendant but I didn't feel anything could be done to rectify the situation. I fly SW often, I will continue to do so as this was my first negative experience.

I was assigned seat 7E, yet my boarding was Group 5, which caused me to have to put my luggage in the back of the plance above `19 or 20 aisle, as passengers who had boarded earlier took the overhead bins in the front. SW needs to monitor bin space and ensure that bin space above the seat are aligned to those sitting near their seats. Also the seating assignments needs to align with group number. Maybe board those last first and so on? Having said the ALL the passengers on the plane were gracious enough to allow me and other passengers in this dilema to retrieve our luggage and helped us along the way. I always love the flight staff, as always their fantastic and I can't rave about them enough!

I appreciate the staff who allowed me to board though I arrived a little late! Regarding the assigned seating, I had booked my flight before this change and wasn't aware of the change at the time, and so I didn't select a seat at booking as I didn't realize it was relevant. Better communication about the change would have been helpful for preparing.

Flight attendants very hospitable and friendly. Pilot flew a smooth take off and landing.

Paid for premium extra leg room but the bin space for rows 1-3 had to go in rows 4-6 and 4-6 had to go to 7-9 because flight attendants have snacks and their luggage upfront. So we pay extra to have to fight thru traffic to get our bags. Only 2nd day of new seating so hope they fix this.

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!

Flight was delayed. No information on why it was delayed. After we boarded the flight, , the crew made announcement that the captain hs not arrived and he will take 15 mins more to arrive. Passengers were just sitting patiently for the captain to arrive and start, Terrible experience.

Totally worth the miles to upgrade to Delta Comfort. Plenty of legroom.

This was my first time flying Delta ever and I had a great experience!

Smallest leg room I've ever had on a plane.

They took all carry-on luggage from Groups 6 -9 - I was group 5 and waiting in line to board - they made me check my luggage too. That then went to baggage claim and delayed departure from the airport. There was overhead room in my seating area - Delta over reacted. Also, had a gentleman next to me that took up 1/2 my seat.

Flight delay was frustrating, also you cannot checkin online without delta app, web browser check-in throw errors

The gate agent was most helpful in getting me on to fly standby. I greatly appreciate it.

bulkhead seat had very little legroom - even in bsiness class.

The plane was an older model, so it wasn’t as comfortable as others. The flight attendants were not helpful during onboarding. It was a full flight so there was chaos finding space for baggage.

There absolutely needs to be WiFi on flights. Not sure why this new aircraft did not have the capability, but it made for a very frustrating flight. I honestly would have paid twice as much for another airline to have WiFi as an option, especially as a mom with kids who have disabilities.

More comfortable seats, free snacks and soft drinks, some sort of entertainment or WiFi.

Flight has been canceled 10 minutes before the departure time and no explanation was given. What a joke of a company

Everything was OK, the deicing took a long time, our connections were almost missed.

The flight was delayed by 2 hours and we had no food or water or chargers

Cheap, only one short delay. No issues despite bad weather. Able to take a big backpack for free.

Your flight crew and boarding area crew need to have microphone use training. They all hold the microphone right up to their mouths, way to close making understanding them almost impossible. The microphone should be held about 3 to 4 inches away from their mouths. This would provide for much better clarity through the PA system. ‘Eating the mic’ DOES NOT work.

Cancel the ticket on my day that I’m travelling that it was

Spirit cancelled my return flight the day before travel and so I had to book a last minute flight on American Airlines.

Flight was cancelled with no help From spirit or kayak. Please refund asap

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