$87 Find Cheap Flights from Detroit to Washington

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Cheap Flights from Detroit to Washington

Cheapest round-trip prices found by our users on KAYAK in the last 72 hours
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$208
Spokane
Spokane1 stop$219
Pasco
Pasco1 stop$367
Walla Walla
Walla Walla1 stop$397
Wenatchee
Wenatchee1 stop$399
Seattle
Seattle1 stop$208
Spokane
Spokane1 stop$219
Pasco
Pasco1 stop$367
Walla Walla
Walla Walla1 stop$397
Wenatchee
Wenatchee1 stop$399

Book Cheap Detroit to Washington 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 Washington 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 Washington

Sun, Apr 19 - Wed, May 6
Frontier Logo
10:27 pm - 9:27 am
DTW
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SEA
14h 00m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
7:50 pm - 12:35 pm
SEA
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DTW
13h 45m
1 stop
$208Frontier
Thu, Apr 30 - Mon, May 4
Frontier Logo
10:27 pm - 9:52 am
DTW
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SEA
14h 25m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
4:20 pm - 1:57 am
SEA
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DTW
6h 37m
1 stop
$210Frontier
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
Alaska Airlines Logo
4:55 pm - 9:38 pm
DTW
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PDX
7h 43m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
8:27 pm - 5:44 am
PDX
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DTW
6h 17m
1 stop
$277Alaska Airlines
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
Delta Logo
7:52 pm - 12:20 am
DTW
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GEG
7h 28m
1 stop
Delta Logo
2:10 pm - 10:20 pm
GEG
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DTW
5h 10m
1 stop
$293Delta
Wed, Apr 29 - Sat, May 2
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:09 am - 2:46 pm
DTW
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PUW
10h 37m
1 stop
Alaska Airlines Logo
7:28 pm - 5:44 am
PUW
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DTW
7h 16m
1 stop
$297Alaska Airlines
Wed, Apr 8 - Mon, Apr 27
Delta Logo
7:00 am - 1:10 pm
DTW
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GEG
9h 10m
1 stop
Delta Logo
7:38 pm - 6:30 am
GEG
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DTW
7h 52m
1 stop
$315Delta
Tue, Apr 14 - Tue, Apr 21
United Airlines Logo
11:00 am - 9:11 pm
DTW
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GEG
13h 11m
2 stops
United Airlines Logo
1:46 pm - 10:52 pm
GEG
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DTW
6h 06m
1 stop
$331United Airlines
Wed, Apr 15 - Sat, Apr 18
United Airlines Logo
7:10 am - 12:30 pm
DTW
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PSC
8h 20m
1 stop
United Airlines Logo
1:11 pm - 10:52 pm
PSC
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DTW
6h 41m
1 stop
$367United Airlines
Thu, Apr 2 - Sat, Apr 4
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 2:52 pm
DTW
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PUW
12h 07m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 9:56 am
PUW
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DTW
10h 32m
2 stops
$764American Airlines
Thu, Apr 2 - Fri, Apr 3
American Airlines Logo
5:45 am - 2:52 pm
DTW
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PUW
12h 07m
2 stops
American Airlines Logo
8:24 pm - 9:56 am
PUW
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DTW
10h 32m
2 stops
$804American Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Detroit to Washington flights

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

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

The cheapest ticket to Washington from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport found in the last 72 hours was to Seattle, at $224 round-trip. The most popular route is from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW) to Seattle (SEA), and the cheapest round-trip airline ticket found on this route in the last 72 hours was $224.

What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Washington?

The average price for all round-trip flights from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport to Washington depending on the time of departure, clicked by users on KAYAK in the last 2 weeks.

The cheapest time of day to fly to Washington is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost $367 on average. Morning departures are around 9% more expensive than evening flights, on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Washington is generally in the morning, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is $529.

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

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 $394, prices are generally cheapest when you fly direct.

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

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 Washington, 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 Washington is January, when tickets cost $288 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and July, when the average cost of round-trip tickets is $420 and $418 respectively.

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

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

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

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

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 Washington, 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 Washington, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 51% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$87
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 3% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 3% lower on average.
Flight from Detroit to Seattle

FAQs - booking Washington flights

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

    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 Washington.

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

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

    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 Washington with an airline and back with another airline.

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

Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Detroit to Washington

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Detroit to Washington. 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 Washington? 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
Alaska AirlinesOverall score based on 12059 reviews
7.0Entertainment
7.0Food
8.5Crew
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
Airline reviews

They changed the flight time from 4:00 to 1:50. We missed the flight because we did not know. We were not entitled to any sort of refund.

2.0 MediocreAnonymous, Mar 2026
FCA - SEA
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They changed the flight time from 4:00 to 1:50. We missed the flight because we did not know. We were not entitled to any sort of refund.

After landing in Seattle, 3 hours waiting to find parking space do to driving problems. Very uncomfortable.

Snacks for our toddler could have been better, front the standpoint of variety but that’s not any different from other airlines.

Never got on because first part of trip was cancelled and we have no idea when we will get rebooked…

They cancelled the flight and provided no support to find another way home or how to get a refund. Links provided didn’t work and phone wait times were over eight hours. Battery on my phone couldn’t last long enough.

signage from the upper area to the tram down 2 escalator!

The WiFi worked for entertainment but a nearly 4 hour flight should have personal tvs

Generally very good. Waiting (due to de-icing and traffic) in plane to take off was a put-off. But it's not the airline's fault. I find Airbus more comfortable than Boeing.

Lot's of good food and free entanglement made the trip pleasurable and fun.

The food was terrible, worse that what you get with UA, an already one of the lowest standards to beat. How cheap one could be, providing that kind of junk food in first class. Unbelievable! The seats were not very comfortable either. And there were no screens either, not that I cared much but for you to know.

Everything was good except wifi and a leaking drink chiller. The floor was all wet and my bag was soaked. Did not notice until debarking. Have not heard back from Delta. Even though this was leg one of an international flight in first class, they denied access to their Sky Club - very disappointing!

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!

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

Prior to takeoff, the pilot told us there was a possibility of not being able to land and going to Portland. Well that happened, we took off and then did 8 loops around Spokane before the pilot told us we ran out of fuel and had to go to Portland. So for a 35 minute flight we have now been on the plane for 3 hours (boarded at 6:50 am and landed in Portland at 10:30). Then, we just sat in Portland's airport with no updates of when we can start heading back. All of a sudden, our pilots and crew just left, leaving us stranded in a different city and state. We continued to sit in Portland until we finally got a new crew assigned and boarded the plane (This was from 10:30-2). We then sat on the plane for an additional hour before take off because they had to count us multiple times. We finally landed in Spokane at 3:55 PM. So a flight that should have taken at max an hour took us 10 hours and we missed the majority of the recruiting event we went for.

Got on the plane and sat there for an hour before departure.

Staff was great! Kind and cordial! Middle seat row 28 seat B has a hump in it. Trays were getting stuck when putting down and up. Good flight

DTW line is too long. The flights from DTW to BWI are always delayed for unknown reasons.

This flight was no comparison to our prior flight. I'm thinking it all has to do with the age of the aircraft.

Flight was delayed several times. At one point, they "pulled back" 15 minutes from the delayed boarding and sent a text saying we would board sooner than previously advised. The flight then was delayed again. And when we boarded, there was an unspecified technical issue which had us waiting in the plane for about an hour.

Fabulous if you have a portable wheelchair. They can store it in the galley and you can just walk out with it. Really nice and the flat seats are just incredible, very nice. iPads for movies, also pretty nice,

The crew were exceptionally nice and accommodating. My wife was tired after the flight from Haneda, Tokyo. They let her sleep and served her dinner later after she woke up, before we landed in PDX.

No charging outlets worked. Other than collecting trash attendants didn’t come around. No one could hear flight attendants announcements during the flight. Seat pads were horrible. Sitting on a board for 5 hours. What happened to Hawaiian airlines comfort, hospitality, and extras? Our pilots did an excellent job trying to minimize turbulence and incredible job in landing in windy conditions.

I like that if they asked you to checked in a bag at the gate they give you priority to board

Horrible food and crew. Crew were laughing and talking loud while people were trying to sleep

Yall need to integrate your system with Alaska more efficiently. They booted me off the first flight because of a discrepancy on your end.

The crew at Hawaiian Airlines was fantastic. Kind and hard working. The pilots were great with giving us all the updates to make sure we were informed.

Very good. Nice plane and we sat in economy plus - bigger seats, more room. They served a meal and snacks, and the meal was an apple stuffed pancake that was very good! The snack for us was a hummus sandwich - also very good. The flight attendants were helpful and nice. They have plenty of movies and shows to watch. My only negative -- they changed our flights around and did not adjust the layovers, so we ended up with a very long and unnecessary layover in Honolulu.

I liked the Starlink WiFi but didn't like how they said they were the only airline to offer a free meal and it turns out to be just a standalone sandwich and then charge for snacks to go with it. Rather have the free snacks like Southwest, but have the option to purchase a decent meal for a 5+ hour flight.

Flight scheduled to take off at 5.55pm but it did not take off until 7pm due to some food delivery delay.

Delay after delay with little communication then AA lost my luggage and at airport would not assist just said scan this QR code to track your luggage and submit a claim. However QR code provided did not work so have to go back to airport

After changing the departure gate 5 times making us mo e from one side of the airport to the other and then back the flight was delayed nearly 2 hours. The male flight attendant had a bad attitude with the guest being condescending, disrespectful with people who were already on edge.

Easy boarding. Rows are smaller but that may be an older and bigger me now :)

It would have been nice if American tried to care.

American Airlines did everything they could with the high Spring Break crowd. I was frustrated to be changed from 1st class to a middle seat at the back of the plane. This has happened before, not sure booking 1st class and paying the extra actually works.

I booked 1st class, my flights were changed and I was sitting in the middle at the back of the plane. A far cry from the 1st class I purchased for my flights. I am grateful I arrived on time.

There was no beverage service and the only time I saw a crew member walk through the cabin is when we were preparing to land.

Our flight was delayed 3 times and this is why I am giving such low reviews. Everything else was okay but being in the airport at 4:30pm for my initial flight at 7pm to not leave until after 9:30pm is insane,

Flights were constantly delayed. CRW took 50 minutes to get bags

Flight has been delayed every time I've ever taken it. Seats uncomfortable. Children behind me yelling the entire flight. Some of this is out of their control but overall just consistently not a great experience.

My flight was originally from SAT to MCO connecting from MCO to ORD. We got diverted to ATL and than Frontier staff there was sooo un helpful first they said they couldn’t give us any accommodation since our flight first got delayed that cancelled and now it’s 221am and I am still in ATL since they said they need to create a new flight my final destination is ORD and I have been delayed twice and cancelled. With no real help the frontier app didn’t work no email updates over all such a horrible experience

There's no seats that lean back with little leg space i wad uncomfortable the entire flight. Your charges for extra baggage is despicable and costly!!

Remind customers of the need to have passport or new ID for boarding.

Flight was canceled. Most upsetting was message from Kayak, stating that the flight was canceled and click with Kayak for details regarding rebook, refund details. THERE'S NO INFORMATION PROVIDED BY KAYAK EXCEPT THAT FLIGHT IS CANCELED. AND NOW THIS SURVEY TO FIND OUT HOW WAS THE FLIGHT !!!!!!!

The flight never took off and we spent 7 hours at the airport

Gate not determined until I got to the airport - hard to plan the trip to the airport.

Our flight was canceled. I will never use Kayak nor Frontier for travel again. The entire experience was a headache.

Frontier.. nickel and dime add-ons. Flight late, on time, late again, last minute gate change, arrival gate required a shuttle to the terminal. They sure keep you guessing.. if you like a little chaos and airport anxiety, this is the airline for you!

This is my second time flying with Frontier. My current experience was very favorable. The staff from the gate to the plane was friendly, warm and professional. The food options lacked in my opinion. This area needs some attention in my opinion.

There was no food and no entertainment, so I'm not sure why these are even in the survey, as my understanding is frontier does not ever offer food without a few, not even a snack, and there are no screens so unless the flight safety talk is our entertainment why ask how we liked it?. One of the flight attendants say in the back of the plane as people filed in to their seats, yelling orders about where to put baggage and telling people to hurry up. It was the least professional experience I've ever had on a flight.

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