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$105 Find Cheap Flights from Houston to Detroit

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Cheapest round-trip
$184
Typical prices: $325-$156
Frontier
Tue 8/4Wed 8/5
IAH - DTW • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$206
Typical prices: $352-$175
Frontier
Tue 7/14Wed 8/12
IAH - DTW • Non-stop
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Delta offers free Wi-Fi; United Economy Plus adds extra legroom.
United Priority Boarding helps carry-ons; IAH security lines are efficient.
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Cheap Flights from Houston to Detroit

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

Tue, Aug 4 - Wed, Aug 5
Frontier Logo
10:53 am - 12:40 am
IAH
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DTW
12h 47m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:13 pm - 10:39 pm
DTW
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IAH
6h 26m
1 stop
$184Frontier
Sat, Aug 1 - Wed, Aug 5
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8:02 pm - 1:33 pm
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DTW
16h 31m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
5:13 pm - 10:39 pm
DTW
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IAH
6h 26m
1 stop
$187Frontier
Sat, Jul 18 - Fri, Jul 31
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6:18 am - 1:44 pm
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DTW
6h 26m
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Frontier Logo
5:35 pm - 7:20 am
DTW
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IAH
14h 45m
1 stop
$188Frontier
Sat, Jul 11 - Tue, Jul 28
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6:18 am - 1:44 pm
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DTW
6h 26m
1 stop
Frontier Logo
2:56 pm - 7:20 am
DTW
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IAH
17h 24m
1 stop
$191Frontier
Fri, Jul 31 - Wed, Aug 5
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6:00 am - 12:40 am
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DTW
17h 40m
1 stop
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5:13 pm - 10:39 pm
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IAH
6h 26m
1 stop
$199Frontier
Tue, Aug 4 - Thu, Aug 6
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10:53 am - 12:40 am
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DTW
12h 47m
1 stop
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2:56 pm - 10:39 pm
DTW
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IAH
8h 43m
1 stop
$200Frontier
Wed, Jul 15 - Wed, Jul 22
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8:02 pm - 1:33 pm
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DTW
16h 31m
1 stop
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5:13 pm - 10:39 pm
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IAH
6h 26m
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$203Frontier
Thu, Jul 9 - Mon, Jul 13
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10:53 am - 12:40 am
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DTW
12h 47m
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5:35 pm - 7:20 am
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14h 45m
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$204Frontier
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Sep 15
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7:35 am - 1:40 pm
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DTW
5h 05m
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6:00 am - 9:50 am
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4h 50m
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$218Southwest
Tue, Aug 18 - Tue, Sep 15
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7:35 am - 1:40 pm
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DTW
5h 05m
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12:55 pm - 6:40 pm
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6h 45m
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$223Southwest
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KAYAK's insights & trends for Houston to Detroit flights

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

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

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

What is the cheapest Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport flight route?

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

The cheapest return flight from Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport costs $178 on the route between Houston George Bush Intcntl Airport (IAH) and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). It is also the most popular route.

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

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

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

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

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 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 Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is February, where tickets cost $34 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are July and August, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $90 and $68 respectively.

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

To calculate weekly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each week before departure over the last year for round-trip flights from Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, 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 Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, you should book around 4 weeks before departure, which saves you about 42% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 17 weeks before departure.

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Cheapest flight$105
Flight from Houston George Bush Airport to Detroit

When to book flights from Houston to Detroit

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

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

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was $105 for a one-way ticket and $184 for a round-trip.

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

    Yes, you’ll need a passport to travel to Detroit from Houston.

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

    Houston has 2 major airports: Houston Hobby and Houston George Bush Intcntl. Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County is the only airport in Detroit. You’ll usually find the cheapest deals if you fly from Houston George Bush Airport.

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

    We unfortunately don’t have that data for this specific route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from Houston to Detroit?

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

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

    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 Houston to Detroit.

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

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

    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 Detroit with an airline and back to Houston with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight from Houston to Detroit?

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

Prefer to fly direct from Houston to Detroit?

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

Direct departures

Houston to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Tuesday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Wednesday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Thursday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Friday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Saturday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Sunday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

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Direct returns

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to Houston

Monday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Tuesday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Wednesday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Thursday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Friday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Saturday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

Sunday

Delta,Frontier,United Airlines

Delta,Frontier, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from Houston to Detroit

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from Houston to Detroit. 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 Houston to Detroit? 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
SouthwestOverall score based on 4235 reviews
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
7.5Entertainment
7.0Food
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Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

2.0 MediocreMatthew, Jun 2026
CVG - MDW
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Flight was delayed over 3 hours. Planes were dirty. Staff indifferent. And they serve vegan pretzels as snacks.

It was great. The gate staff were very helpful in Portland when my son forgot his rolling bag and had to go back to get it just in time to make it on the plane. We really appreciate that. Great job!

Airline is not very senior friendly. Flights are late, forcing us to run to the connecting flight. Food is awful. Wish they would go back to pretzels and peanuts. During flight, pressurization isn’t quite right and all of our ears get plugged. Everything is nickel and dime, charging for boarding, seat selection and legroom. While a screen at the desk in the gate area says check your roll on bag now for free due to space limitation, the employee at the desk will not check the bag without a $100 fee. Insane.

Kayak could’ve posted the correct gate number. Almost missed my flight.

Slow boarding, limited food and drink portions. Bad delays and turbulence

there were two flight attendants that were up front...that were the best! They get KUDOs for making my trip only fantastic. Tell them Jeff said that!

OKay. I sat in the back of the plane and it was really loud between babies and little kids, and adults who.like to talk a lot and loudly most of the flight.

Flight coming out of Buffalo was delayed, so we had to be rescheduled on another flight from Baltimore to Phoenix which means we had a long layover and got home 3.5 hours late. Shuttle to parking stopped at 10pm, so we had to pay for an Uber to the parking lot and got charged an extra day of parking since it was after midnight. Not the best experience. Long day!

Was fine, delayed and feels like southwest is always late

I don't know why flying out of Sarasota requires two plane changes.

Got rerouted from a straight flight from Orlando to Atlanta to Knoxville to a flight from Orlando to Detroit to Knoxville! Seriously!! Flight delay out of Detroit! Long day for what should have been a pretty easy travel day!

Boarding in Amsterdam is always chaotic. More complicated than needs to be ( boarding pass checked twice, once for general security, then by the airline). The bathrooms on this flight are dirty, and smelly. The food was mediocre at best The crew was decent

Didn't like sitting on the waiting pad for 30 minutes right after departing the gate. If you're going to do that, just don't board so people can still get up and walk around in the terminal. My luggage was damaged by the baggage handlers.

The gentleman at the gate I think his name is RIE was exceptional

Loved the crew! Sucks that we went from 1 hour and 8 minute layover to a 3 hour layover. But weather sucks like that.

Everything could have benn better. Short fly, no food, no entertainment and no wifi.

On the return flight, flight attendant Britt went out of her way to inform passengers that several of us had tight connections.

Flight late, the waited for a long time for “personal” to arrive at gate to dock the plane in Rochester. So annoying. This flight was expected, why aren’t personel available for the jet bridge?

Kayak botched up the booking, i had to call delta and fix. In the process Delta failed to honor my comfort plus seat assignment that i had previously.

First class is comfortable. Enjoyed a movie and was able to relax compared to coach.

Packed flight, which makes it tough on crew and boarding staff (and the customers of course). But this was great boarding, clear instructions, etc. Traveling on the weekends are always fraught with danger as you have families and less frequent flyers thus more confusion. But this flight went as planned.

Boarded early, left early, arrived 40 mins early! A win win for me!

I felt scammed. The priced advertised was different than what I paid. I paid the whole some online. I then got a call 20 minutes later saying I need to paid 70 more person. She said the price online is not the guaranteed price.

We had a delay, but thankfully I made it to my connection. Overall it went smooth

Left an hour and a half after the listed time. Up side was it had TV screens on the seat.

It's a long flight and I would have liked better snacks between lunch and the arrival meal. It's fine to have fruit and nuts but I really don't like ramen because it's salty junk soup. I'd suggest sandwiches. They're not expensive nor are they hard to store for a long flight. The FA's had a couple of big services and they were super busy preparing, executing and then cleaning up. Then they disappeared.

Great flight. Got to watch a movie. Smooth flight and early arrival at ORD.

I've been flying American mostly, and it's been very frustrating. This united flight makes me realize maybe the issue isn't flying, but the airline. United was a significantly better experience. The plane was more comfortable, with a normal amount of leg room (vs the ridiculous reductions AA has made), more comfortable seats, screens to watch movies. It was a much better experience!

We had excellent customer service despite the chaos at George Bush airport in Houston!

It isvvery small flight. No leg room . No space to put my personal item at feet.

It was inexplicably canceled and we are stuck in LA, haven't gotten home and it has been an inconvenience having lost work (on unpaid leave for my husband).

JetBlue worker, Blythe, was so amazing at the DCA counter. If it wasn’t for her, I’m not sure we would’ve made it through. Please thank her!

They lost my luggage and refuse to help. Terrible airline. I've never experienced worse customer service in my life. Pretty much just told me too bad that I lost all my luggage, not caring that I am stuck in Europe for 2 weeks with absolutely nothing.

You should have had Wifi to make it much enjoyable.

The flight out was delayed from 3:40pm to 5pm and again to 8pm. We boarded after 5pm, had to disembark because they could not get the Engine started, then we switched gates and got a new plane and did not board until after 8pm.

The flight was delayed after already taxiing from the gate due to a malfunction. After 3 hours we were told the flight was canceled. The next flight available was Sunday. My daughter and I stayed overnight in the airport due to this issue. I was given a $12 meal voucher. Unacceptable

Whole experience was poor. Delayed 2 hours. Lied about the delays. Was all jet blues fault and tried to blame on air traffic control. Sent out other let trips and wouldn't allow people to switch aircraft.

My bag was not loaded on my flight. it was not communicated to me until i was waiting for my bag at my destination. there was no confirmation of when my bag was arriving and no way to track it.

Nice plane, clean, wifi available and movies. All the flight attendants were courteous.

The gate attendant in Boston had a high raspy voice and spoke much too fast to be understood. Not pleasant.

There weren't enough employees at check in took awhile to get bags checked. There wasn't a wheel chair for me, I was sent to someone who turns out to work for a different airline, if My flight hadn't been delayed I probably would have missed my flight as it was, by the time I arrived at my gate, they started boarding in about 15 minutes. I don't know who took me to my gate, definitely was not the normal people who take passengers to the gate. I'm guessing she may have been in a management position. I wish I knew her name, she went beyond to help me. With that said everyone was kind, and were doing the best they could. So, I choose to say it was an Adventure, stressful start, but good. In the end went well. The situation was not only difficult for passengers but the employee's.

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.

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