- Argentina (Español)
- Australia (English)
- Österreich (Deutsch)
- Belgique (Français)
- België (Nederlands)
- Bolivia (Español)
- Brasil (Português)
- Canada (English)
- Canada (Français)
- Chile (Español)
- Colombia (Español)
- Costa Rica (Español)
- Česká republika (Čeština)
- Danmark (Dansk)
- Deutschland (Deutsch)
- Germany (English)
- Ecuador (Español)
- El Salvador (Español)
- España (Español)
- Espanya (Català)
- France (Français)
- Ελλάδα (Ελληνική)
- Guatemala (Español)
- Honduras (Español)
- Hong Kong (English)
- 香港 (中文)
- India (English)
- Indonesia (Bahasa Indonesia)
- Indonesia (English)
- Ireland (English)
- Israel (English)
- ישראל (עִבְרִית)
- Italia (Italiano)
- 日本 (日本語)
- Malaysia (English)
- Malaysia (Melayu)
- México (Español)
- Nederland (Nederlands)
- New Zealand (English)
- Nicaragua (Español)
- Norge (Norsk)
- Panamá (Español)
- Paraguay (Español)
- Perú (Español)
- Philippines (English)
- Polska (Polski)
- Portugal (Português)
- Puerto Rico (Español)
- República Dominicana (Español)
- România (Română)
- المملكة العربية السعودية (العَرَبِيَّة)
- Saudi Arabia (English)
- Suisse (Français)
- Schweiz (Deutsch)
- Singapore (English)
- South Africa (English)
- 대한민국 (한국어)
- Suomi (Suomi)
- Sverige (Svenska)
- 台灣 (中文)
- ประเทศไทย (ภาษาไทย)
- Thailand (English)
- Türkiye (Türkçe)
- Україна (Українська)
- United Arab Emirates (English)
- United Kingdom (English)
- United States (English)
- Estados Unidos (Español)
- Uruguay (Español)
- Venezuela (Español)
- Vietnam (English)
- Việt Nam (Việt)

Flight Deals
Booking Insights
KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Orange County flights
Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Orange County to help you find the cheapest flights, the best time to fly and much more.
Prices
Airlines
More
What is the cheapest Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County flight route?
Data is based on round-trip flight searches on KAYAK over the past month.
The cheapest ticket to Orange County from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport found in the last 5 days was to John Wayne (Santa Ana), at $579 round-trip. The most popular route is from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 5 days was $579.
What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County?
The average price for all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.
The cheapest time of day to fly to Orange County is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $580 on average. Morning departures are around 2% cheaper than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Orange County is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $778.
Can I save money by flying with a layover from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County?
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 $540, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.
What is the cheapest month to fly from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County?
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 Orange County, 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 Orange County is November, when tickets cost $547 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are September and August, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $729 and $707 respectively.
What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from Detroit to Orange County?
The average price of all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County clicked on KAYAK for each day over the last 12 months.
When flying from Detroit to Orange County, you should consider leaving on a Thursday and avoid Sundays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to Detroit, you’ll find the best rates on Tuesdays and the most expensive ones on Sundays.
How far in advance should I book a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County?
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 Orange County, 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 Orange County, you should book around 2 weeks before departure, which saves you about 26% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 25 weeks before departure.
Which airlines fly non-stop between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Orange County?
Airline and price data is aggregated from results in KAYAK’s search results from the last 2 weeks for round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County.
There is just one airline that flies from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County direct and that is Delta. The best round-trip deal found from Delta for the route is to John Wayne (Santa Ana) (SNA) and costs $539.
Which airlines fly most frequently between Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Orange County?
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport and Orange County are connected by different airlines. The airlines that fly that route the most regularly are Delta (50 flights per week), WestJet (34 flights per week), and Korean Air (28 flights per week).
What’s the earliest departure time from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County?
The earliest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County departs at 5:26 am, landing in Los Angeles at 7:28 am.
What’s the latest departure time from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County?
If you prefer to fly at night, the latest flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Orange County jets off at 9:30 pm and lands in Los Angeles at 11:39 pm.
Good to know
Low season | September |
|---|---|
High season | December |
FAQs - booking Orange County flights
Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to Orange County
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Orange County. 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.
7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4221 reviews
7.4Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
Airline reviews
It’s too cold like fridge and they don’t offer a blanket with expensive price
6.0 GoodJiana, Oct 2026
It’s too cold like fridge and they don’t offer a blanket with expensive price
A List preferred boarding was nice Asked for a mask and cheerfully received Denver bag check-in is tricky. Not near other checking desk. Have to navigate to east security and up to level six for bag checkin. TSA busy and 20 minutes process thru pre lines Denver train to gates quick but one more thing to plan time for and long concourse walk to gate
Not exactly Southwest’s problem, but the new Burbank airport is not great. No restaurants open and tons of work still to be completed. Can’t believe they opened the airport in that condition.
Southwest has lost most of what made it special. The flight attendants all used to seem fun and like they were having fun. Now they seem just miserable. They do NOT seem happy to give you your pretzels and drinks. They stick it in your hand or on your tray like it's an annoyance. They bark safety instructions at you. It's not just this flight but the last few SW flights I've had to SNA and SAN as well and it's not just me. I've informally surveyed my colleagues (business and leisure travelers) and these feelings are consistent. The tickets are similarly priced to other carriers and the seat assignments make boarding slower. The free luggage and free ability to change flights is still a differentiator. You lose that and there's virtually nothing special left.
Overall good experience...exception: very cold temp in teh cabin.
I liked how it boarded fast. I do not like how the seats are just too narrow, and I’m not a big person.
Despite paying for an ‘upgraded’ seat in row 1, I had to put my luggage in the middle of the plane. Snacks were bleh and seat was small and uncomfortable and I am not large. Attendants were fine but not super helpful. Plane just seemed outdated.
Fairly good - the seats seemed more comfortable on this flight. The staff out of Detroit were quite friendly. But they directed us to the wrong carousel for luggage. :(
Southwest's seats are the least comfortable I have ever sat in.
Southwest is a discount airline. I get it. You take the (usually) good pricing with the bad (cramped). But Southwest is becoming more and more like the cut-rate airlines *cough* Spirit *cough*. It used to actually be a fun experience. e.g. paying for WiFi is bad enough - having to pay for it on each leg of a flight is ridiculous. Yes, I've seen your numbers that it only "impacts a small percentage", but you and I both know that is misleading at best. While I used to try to fly SW exclusively when flying domestically, now I'll look elsewhere very frequently and price being equal (or close) I'm going to the other carriers.
attendents were rude and the boarding was disjointed and poor
Great quik boarding, friendly gate agent and crew. Let early
We sat at the gate for over 30 minutes, with no indication as to why
All was fine. Small plane so no food or entertainment.
Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.
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.
Meh. A late flight meant I missed my connections, and a 2pm LAX arrival turned into gettin in after midnight.
It was good until there was a 3 hour delay because there was not any pilots to fly the plane.
Was a great smooth flight from Detroit to San Diego.
Food could have been better. A little more leg room would have been appreciated.
I purchased a Polaris ticket. The plane did not have the lie flat seats - I was not notified. I actually can not believe they traded a dif plane and did not notify me or refund monies
⭐ Absolutely AWFUL Experience with United Airlines! If I could give United Airlines ZERO stars, I would. The seats have practically NO legroom, making the flight feel like being crammed into a tin can with nowhere to move. Comfort? Forget about it! And the fees? Absolutely ridiculous! They seem to charge you for EVERYTHING. You pay for your ticket, then get hit with extra charges for things that should be part of a decent flying experience. What’s next, charging passengers for breathing? Flying with United feels less like being a valued customer and more like being a walking wallet. The seats are uncomfortable, the legroom is pathetic, and the constant nickel-and-diming is infuriating. For the price you pay, you would think they could at least provide a little space to stretch your legs and a travel experience that doesn’t leave you feeling ripped off. Do yourself a favor and look at other airlines before booking with United. I certainly won’t be rushing to fly with them again. Absolutely disappointing from start to finish!
My flight from Boston to SFO was fine. Crew was friendly and helpful. Food was mediocre. Fright from SFO to MNL was not as good. My flight attendant was friendly but didn’t seem to have a lot of experience. She seemed overwhelmed. Also, this was the only red eye business class flight I’ve flown which only served dinner 2 hours after takeoff in a 13 hr flight. When I woke up 1 hr before landing, everyone was eating so I assumed bkft was being served. I pushed my button for help and no one came so I approached my flight attendant and she said they don’t serve bkft but she gave me choices for lunch or dinner. I routinely fly business class but I was disappointed with the lack of service and attention I was given on this flight. Also, most airlines will offer a snack or coffee before bkft is served but this was not offered during this flight. Overall, it was disappointing.
It's not United, but TSA security at Terminal A in Newark is a disaster and seriously makes me consider switching to flying out of JFK. The touchless TSA pre-check had a line of over 50 people and the bag screening was so slow that it limited the flow of people through the facial recognition process. It is the only airport that I frequent that has this issue and makes me reconsider whether I should fly out of Newark given the wasted time and frustration it causes. As I said, it is not a United issue but will impact United if people choose to stop utilizing Newark airport because of the poor experience.
The food could be much better. Also very unfortunate that most of business class seats were empty but I could not upgrade.
Bag got checked but I thought one personal item was guaranteed.
The seats are very small, that is all the staff did a good job.
The flight was for my mom in wheelchair the staff in Newark wer not friendly took a long time to even get a wheelchair she almost missed her flight because they finally got a chair few minutes before boarding they had to rush her to the gate. They took her carryon and checked it as a bag told her don’t worry free of charge but they charge the credit card anyway. She also told me the seats are not comfortable at all as if they were broken she could feel the bars in the seat SFO staff was much better overall she had the worst experience
This flight is a quick way to get to Chicago, but a bit expensive.
Staff friendly and app worked really well. Modest delays were frustrating
extremely tight seats. seating next to a large person makes the space very uncomfortable. The crew is not very friendly either.
The flight was 3 hours and 40 minutes late. The communication around the delays was awful. I fly this route regularly and it is always late. I don't understand it. The flight attendants were not friendly and were generally loud. This was an overall bad look for American Airlines.
The passenger in front of of me reclined their seat back all the way the entire flight. Their headrest was in my face the entire flight! I barely had room for the little plastic cup of water to fit on my tray table; can you make the seats and space between the rows any smaller??? You can’t even get up to use the restroom! Worst flight I’ve had in a very long time!
I was on a small regional flight from Detroit to Philadelphia. When we landed the outside cruise needed to turn something off with the engine, which took quite a long time. Then, when they allowed us to get off the plane it was outside. They took their time, unloading all the luggage and waited till they unloaded all the luggage before they brought it over to us. It was 9 o’clock at night freezing cold out, and there was no proactive hustle to try to get people their luggage. It was really one of the worst experiences I think I’ve ever had with American until a manager came over. I don’t think they were going to even consider pulling the luggage over to the people that had been waiting outside for at least 10 minutes in the freezing cold.
It was a good trip. Flight Attendants were friendly and responsive.
The trip was very smooth and they provided great customer service
It was on time, which is always a good thing. There wasn’t any food hence my okay rating.
It was a crazy day with a lot of delays and gate changes. Not a huge fan of the Charlotte hub at all.
We have been delayed and postponed 2days and nights…and still do not have our flight until tomorrow..
American Airlines is awful!! Will never fly with them again. Connection flight left early leaving 22 people in Charlotte with no way to get to Key West for 24 hours. Would not provide hotel or any other accommodations. Bags were delayed two days.
It got me to my destination? However we were an hour delayed departing, and we never received any updates or notifications from staff. Poor communication and customer service.
My experience with Frontier was terrible. We were delayed for 2 hours. At one point during the wait at the gate I left to go get a sandwich - I was gone probably 15 minutes. In my absence, they decided to move our flight up, boarded and left. When I came back the two attendants were very rude and I unavoidably had to purchase another ticket on the next flight. During this whole time, the Frontier app did not update the departure time, so I was SOL.
Flight was delayed by about an hour, once we arrived at LAX we had to take a shuttle to the baggage claim - it was completely disorganized. The agents at the shuttles were rude and unable to provide any information. Frontier charges extra for everything from bags to drinks - at the end it ends up being more expensive than flying the better airlines
Tiny seats, no entertainment, no amenities, delays, they charge for carry on and their allowed personal item is smaller than in other airlines.
I really didn't like anything. Paid for my checked luggage online ($79) and then was told that I would have to paid another $79 for my carry on. Was not allowed to enter the terminal until 3 hours before my flight and when I finally was allowed to check my bag and enter, my flight was delayed 3 times. When I finally landed, we were all instructed to "run off the plane" as they had to do a quick turn around to Las Vegas. Me and several of my flying companions will never fly Frontier again.
Plane was hot and miserable and the crew was rude!
They switched our terminal 3 times and we were delayed for four plus hours!!!
Seats were extremely uncomfortable and it was very hot on the plane.
Xmas Day- Flights were on time for departure and arrival, baggage check in and boarding process were hassle free, baggage also arrived without any delay. Satisfied customer on this journey.
Boarded late, no communication as to why, a lot of turbulence
More options for your flight to Orange County
Complete your trip to Orange County with a hotel stay or car rental
Information on your arrival and departure airports
Cabin class types available on flights to Detroit
Cabin classes available on flights to Orange County. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.
Flights from domestic origins to Detroit
Flights from all regions of Detroit to Orange County. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.
Flights to other popular destinations
The most popular flights on KAYAK according to clicks in the last 2 weeks. Prices are the lowest found on KAYAK over the last 7 days. Price and availability is not guaranteed.