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Cheapest round-trip
$182
Typical prices: $339-$499
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Wed 9/23Tue 9/29
DTW - RIC • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$299
Typical prices: $339-$459
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Fri 9/25Mon 9/28
DTW - RIC • Non-stop
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Cheapest • from $240 (round-trip)
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Cheapest • Avg $314 (round-trip)
Shortest trip • 3h 45m (one-way)
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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Richmond (DTW-RIC)

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

Wed, Sep 23 - Tue, Sep 29
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11:58 am - 6:41 pm
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6h 43m
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8:30 pm - 11:02 am
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14h 32m
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$182Multiple Airlines
Tue, Sep 22 - Tue, Sep 29
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11:00 am - 6:41 pm
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31h 41m
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8:30 pm - 11:02 am
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14h 32m
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$222Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Sep 29
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3:34 pm - 8:13 am
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16h 39m
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8:30 pm - 11:02 am
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14h 32m
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$224Multiple Airlines
Mon, Sep 21 - Tue, Sep 29
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11:58 am - 8:13 am
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20h 15m
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8:30 pm - 11:02 am
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14h 32m
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$236Multiple Airlines
Mon, Aug 24 - Mon, Aug 31
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7:55 am - 4:31 pm
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8h 36m
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5:26 pm - 11:59 pm
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30h 33m
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$240Frontier
Tue, Aug 4 - Mon, Aug 10
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4:10 pm - 11:33 pm
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7h 23m
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8:10 am - 3:20 pm
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7h 10m
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$241JetBlue
Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 12
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4:10 pm - 11:33 pm
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7h 23m
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11:40 am - 9:45 pm
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10h 05m
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$243JetBlue
Thu, Aug 20 - Sun, Aug 23
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4:10 pm - 11:33 pm
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7h 23m
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8:10 am - 3:20 pm
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7h 10m
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$244JetBlue
Fri, Aug 28 - Sun, Aug 30
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7:55 am - 4:31 pm
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8h 36m
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8:10 am - 3:20 pm
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7h 10m
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$247Multiple Airlines
Fri, Sep 4 - Sun, Sep 6
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7:55 am - 4:31 pm
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8h 36m
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12:01 pm - 8:54 am
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20h 53m
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$250Frontier
Booking Insights

KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Richmond flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from Detroit to Richmond 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 Richmond?

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 Richmond departing in September.

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

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

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

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

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 Richmond, 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 Richmond is January, where tickets cost $279 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and November, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $547 and $479 respectively.

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

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 $409 on average.

Expert advice

Expert advice for your flight from Detroit to Richmond

 
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Low season

January

Cheapest flight

$88
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 34% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 14% lower on average.
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When to book flights from Detroit to Richmond

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

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Richmond was $88 for a one-way ticket and $182 for a round-trip.

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

    Even though you are not required to have a passport, keep in mind that an official ID is needed to board the airplane.

  • Which airports will I be using when flying from Detroit to Richmond?

    Detroit and Richmond are both served by 1 main airport. You will leave Detroit from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County and will be arriving at Richmond Byrd Intl.

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

    Delta, JetBlue, and American Airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the Detroit to Richmond flight route.

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

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the Detroit to Richmond flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Detroit to Richmond?

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

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from Detroit to Richmond are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $456 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $378 and an overall rating of 7.1.

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

    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 Richmond.

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

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

    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 Richmond with an airline and back to Detroit with another airline. Booking your flights between Detroit and RIC 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 Richmond?

    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 Richmond 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 Richmond

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $308 or less one-way and $399 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from Detroit to Richmond?

 
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 Richmond Byrd Intl.
Find which airlines fly direct from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Richmond Byrd Intl Airport, which days they fly and book direct flights.

Direct departures

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Richmond Byrd Intl

Monday

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Tuesday

Delta

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Wednesday

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Thursday

Delta

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Friday

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Saturday

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Sunday

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Direct returns

Richmond Byrd Intl to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta

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Wednesday

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Thursday

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Friday

Delta

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Saturday

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from Detroit to Richmond

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Richmond. 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 Richmond? 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.
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DeltaOverall score based on 8476 reviews
7.8Comfort
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7.2Food
8.5Crew
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Seat was too small for someone as tall as I am. I was behind an exit row making my leg room even less. There flights were delayed by multiple hours. Some weather related and others staff related. The plane was hot. Horrible experience.

2.0 MediocreJacob, Jul 2026
ATL - RIC
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Seat was too small for someone as tall as I am. I was behind an exit row making my leg room even less. There flights were delayed by multiple hours. Some weather related and others staff related. The plane was hot. Horrible experience.

The flight was mostly smooth and direct (although it was 2 hours late). The glow of the flight attendant’s phone was annoying as I tried to sleep on this midnight flight.

Everything about this flight was good except for the very end when I reached my destination. Everyone from the tune to the wheelchair escorts were great with the case were great but I miss you with people at the check in this at the very end. I need help from the chicken desk because I forgot my pillow on the plane The female worker at the chicken desk said that they found my pillow and she was going to retrieve it for me. She left a 30 minutes without any update and her so she saw me walking back and forth waiting for her and they didn't even bother calling her or radioing her for any updates. They were busy because they were behind schedule and they were overwhelmed but thanks because at least glanced me and try to give me an update just a quick radio check or phone call. I don't care about the pillow but if you tell me to wait, I waited for at least half an hour before I said something and I just left because they wouldn't bother talking to me so I could, so everything's going in the review. I took pictures of the two men that were left working at the check-in counter. The totally ignored me despite the signals I've been giving them. I don't see any offers in the kayak review to add pictures or screenshots so I'm going to post another review I don't know their name but I'm pretty sure Delta will find other names when they see the review. Google with pictures. There was another guy at the chicken counter bring an orange workers vest who finally left after telling me that the girl that was retrieving my pillow is working the gates now. That would have been if they just told me that's what happened. But I had no update. Make me wait for nothing. Thank you Delta airlines!

Crew was real good, flight was smooth and came in early.

Should never have had to go to Detroit from Orlando back to Tennessee!

I was told that they needed to check my bag at the gate and to pick it up at the gate in Richmond. No big deal. I know they can't control the weather, but we flew around RIC for 45 minutes to avoid the storm and were 25 minutes late leaving as well. Once we landed, we were told to go to baggage claim to pick up our luggage. I went to bathroom, paid for parking, and went to the assigned baggage claim location. United flight people came down with us as well. They got their luggage immediately. Next, South West people came down about 10 minutes later. They got their luggage next. We finally got our luggage around 30 minutes in waiting. Was not a wonderful experience. No reflection on Delta, but the ground crew was lousy at best.

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!

Seats were really tight and the seat belts did not give enough slack.

Flight was changed from departing from Boston to departing from Detroit.

Wifi wasn’t working well so we couldn't view any media.

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.

3 hour weather delay followed by 1 hour (and counting) maintenance delay. UGH!

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.

Delayed almost 4 hours for a 45 minute flight with no explanation.

The flight was excellent, provided that we had inclement weather. We departed earlier than scheduled and arrived early. There was a little turbulence, but nothing to be worried about.

I disliked that I didn’t have a flight today, not entirely sure why I’m being asked

The flight was delayed. I upgraded to more room. I can't imagine how small the regular seats are I haven't upgraded for my return flight yet.

Horrible - for the first time in my life i was denied boarding an international flight because the name used on my ticket - Josh - was not exactly the same as my passport - Joshua. At no time during ticketing, online check-in, or at the airport flying from Boston to NY was i notified of a problem. It was only at boarding from NY to Costa Rica I was informed of the problem and by then it was too late. After missing the flight I was told by airport Jet Blue staff, including a supervisor, that it was my problem and they could not assist because i bought "the cheapest fare". i was hung up on twice by JetBlue customer service, including once by a supervisor. I blame Kayak and your awful partner ChatDeal for even allowing me to purchase an international ticket without verifying this - you effectively sold me a ticket i could not use. Shame on you and shame on ChatDeal for doing nothing to help me resolve the situation. What a scam.

You should have had Wifi to make it much enjoyable.

Easy experience even with the outbound flight being delayed. The seating and space was comfortable and the crew seemed very nice and helpful.

The crew for the flight was A+ top notch. They were friendly and professional and made the flight a very relaxing and enjoable.

It was great. I had never flown on JetBlue before, but would be very happy to fly with them in the future.

The captain gave good announcements and the flight attendants were friendly. The WiFi was pretty good. The plane itself looked very old inside and the seats were very uncomfortable. The screens in the seat backs were the smallest I’ve ever seen. There were so many loud and obnoxious kids on this flight and the parents didn’t do much to try to quiet them down. Some had videos and games on tablets with higher than necessary volume going the whole time.

Flight was delayed by almost 5 hours. Suitcase was not loaded despite the flight being near empty (my colleagues’ suitcases did reach JFK, unlike mine). Had to argue on phone to get JetBlue to deliver the case to my hotel. Never again

Great. Loved that there was WiFi on flight to keep in touch and excellent service of beverages and snacks.

One of the worst experience. People from Saudi in general show nasty attitudes. They act like they own us. Or the world is theirs. Rude behaviors aren't acceptable. They have a bad accident and don't even know how to speak properly but they blame me for that and makes fun of me and laughs when I said I'm going to BANGLADESH.

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