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$91 Find Cheap Flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit

This is the cheapest one-way flight price found by a KAYAK user in the last 72 hours by searching for a flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit departing on 12/11. Fares are subject to change and may not be available on all flights or dates of travel. Click the price to replicate the search for this deal.
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Cheapest round-trip
$157
Typical prices: $367-$192
Delta
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JFK - DTW • Non-stop
Cheapest one-way
$91
Typical prices: $123-$268
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Fri 12/11
JFK - DTW • Non-stop
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Cheap Flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit (JFK-DTW)

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

Wed, Aug 5 - Wed, Aug 26
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7:10 am - 9:20 am
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2h 10mnonstop
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7:00 am - 8:58 am
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JFK
1h 58mnonstop
$157Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 16
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9:43 pm - 11:58 pm
JFK
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DTW
2h 15mnonstop
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5:30 pm - 7:21 pm
DTW
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JFK
1h 51mnonstop
$158JetBlue
Wed, Aug 12 - Sat, Aug 22
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9:43 pm - 11:58 pm
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DTW
2h 15mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:44 am
DTW
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JFK
1h 44mnonstop
$159JetBlue
Wed, Aug 5 - Fri, Aug 14
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7:10 am - 9:20 am
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DTW
2h 10mnonstop
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6:00 pm - 8:09 pm
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JFK
2h 09mnonstop
$161Delta
Wed, Aug 5 - Thu, Aug 13
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9:45 pm - 11:59 pm
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DTW
2h 14mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:44 am
DTW
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JFK
1h 44mnonstop
$162JetBlue
Wed, Jul 15 - Wed, Jul 29
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9:45 pm - 11:59 pm
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2h 14mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:47 am
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1h 47mnonstop
$165JetBlue
Wed, Aug 26 - Tue, Sep 1
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7:10 am - 9:20 am
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DTW
2h 10mnonstop
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7:00 am - 8:58 am
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1h 58mnonstop
$167Delta
Tue, Sep 1 - Wed, Sep 16
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9:43 pm - 11:58 pm
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DTW
2h 15mnonstop
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5:30 pm - 7:21 pm
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1h 51mnonstop
$168JetBlue
Wed, Jul 8 - Tue, Jul 14
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9:30 am - 4:46 pm
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DTW
7h 16m
1 stop
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10:25 am - 4:28 pm
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6h 03m
1 stop
$169American Airlines
Tue, Aug 11 - Wed, Aug 12
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9:43 pm - 11:58 pm
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2h 15mnonstop
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6:00 am - 7:44 am
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1h 44mnonstop
$170JetBlue
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KAYAK's insights & trends for John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport departing in August.

What’s the cheapest day of the week to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

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

If your flying dates are flexible, you should consider flying to Detroit on a Saturday, as we generally find the cheapest rates on that day for this route. On the other hand, Monday is the most expensive day to fly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit. For your return ticket, we recommend flying on a Friday and avoiding Mondays for the best deals.

What is the cheapest month to fly from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is January, where tickets cost $197 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and March, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $328 and $312 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

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 $244 on average.

How far in advance should I book a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 34% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 26 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit

 
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Ramsey Qubein

Ramsey Qubein

Expert on DTW

An avid traveler and aviation expert who has visited 173 countries, all 50 states and seven continents, Ramsey Qubein flies nearly 400,000 miles a year. As a North Carolina-based freelance journalist for publications including Conde Nast Traveler, Forbes, USA Today and Bloomberg among others, he explores the latest trends in aviation, hospitality, cruises and business.

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Harriet Baskas

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Harriet is an award-winning journalist who is happiest in an airport or an unusual museum. Her stories about airports, air travel, and the business of travel have appeared on NBC News, CNBC, USA TODAY, The Points Guy and other outlets. She is the creator of the StuckatTheAirport.com blog and the author of nine books. When not out on the road or exploring the latest airport amenities, she’s home in Seattle getting ready for the next adventure.

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Low seasonJanuary
Cheapest flight$91
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 23% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 16% lower on average.
Flight from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit

When to book flights from John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from John F Kennedy Intl 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit flights

  • What is the cheapest flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

    In the last 5 days, the lowest price for a flight from New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was $91 for a one-way ticket and $157 for a round-trip.

  • Do I need a passport to fly between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Detroit?

    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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

    When flying out of New York John F Kennedy Airport you will be using New York John F Kennedy Intl. You will be landing at Detroit, also known as Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.

  • Which airlines offer Wi-Fi service onboard planes from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

    Delta, JetBlue, American Airlines, and Air France offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit flight route.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

    The Canadair (Bombardier) Regional Jet 900 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and Detroit.

  • On which days can I fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

    There are nonstop flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit on a daily basis.

  • Which is the best airline for flights from New York to Detroit, Delta or JetBlue?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from New York to Detroit are Delta and JetBlue. With an average price for the route of $315 and an overall rating of 7.8, Delta is the most popular choice. JetBlue is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $216 and an overall rating of 7.1.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit.

  • How does KAYAK's flight Price Forecast tool help me choose the right time to buy my flight ticket from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Detroit from New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport with another airline. Booking your flights between New York John F Kennedy Airport and DTW 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Airport 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 New York John F Kennedy Intl Airport to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $199 or less one-way and $246 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from New York John F Kennedy Airport to Detroit?

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

Direct departures

New York John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Tuesday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Wednesday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Thursday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Friday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Saturday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Sunday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

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Direct returns

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to New York John F Kennedy Intl

Monday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Tuesday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Wednesday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Thursday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Friday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Saturday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

Sunday

Delta,JetBlue

Delta,JetBlue

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Reviews of the top 3 airlines serving from John F Kennedy Intl to Detroit

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying from New York 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 John F Kennedy Intl 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.
7.8
DeltaOverall score based on 8409 reviews
7.8Entertainment
8.1Boarding
7.8Comfort
8.5Crew
7.2Food
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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!

6.0 GoodCynthia, Jun 2026
MCO - DTW
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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!

On time! There were plenty of airport employees who were able to keep us moving in the right direction. The crew on the plane were professional.

Was revoked with Jet Blue due to delay from Kenya Air

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

WiFi didn’t work most of the time. The usb chargers would work only occasionally for 5 mins and wouldn’t charge after that. Had to keep trying repeatedly at each of the seats in the row.

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.

First the flt was delayed over 2 hrs bc of plane mechanics that should have been handled better! No text or email was sent so only found out at the airport so there we sat for 5 hours! THATS RIDICULOUS! The gate area was filthy! No agents showed up till hr before so no additional info was given-waited online for 15 mins while the gate agent chatted and got together then given last seat in back of plane!! No priority for senior or anything-took attendants over 2hrs to serve drinks and snack-WHY are they not served together? By time snack came needed another drink! Worst service in my life!

All the TV screens in my rows was non functional . The map shown for an international route was antiqued..

We had better-than-average leg room and I loved the access to shows and movies. During boarding, we could not hear the agent even though we were close to the boarding door, which was kind of scary when we realized that half of the passengers had already boarded. Also, the entertainment was awesome, but I could not hear the movie as well as I would have liked, because my headphones were crappy. It would have been better if I could connect my own ear buds via Bluetooth or if JetBlue provided headphones.

Boarding process was terrible. No assigned seat until the gate, then a long line to get seat assignment.

The space between seat rows seemed to be larger than other airlines. I didn’t check their food or entertainment since I slept most of the way. They do seem to have a lot of options for purchase though.

Kayak sucked. You gave me a confirmation number that was not useable by the jet blue system. Nor did you send any check in emails. I’ll not be using your site again. Nice work.

Crew was very friendly. Did not like being jammed in the back middle seat. Don’t understand why I can not select an aisle for free based on first come first serve. Also first time I’ve been on a flight which attempted land then circled Detroit airport multiple times.

Automated scanning was slow and somewhat haphazard. Too many people were unfamiliar with the tech and were forced to learn on the fly. The hands off approach of the gate staff made it more uncomfortable. This needs work. Overall the flight and cabin crew were excellent.

Crew were fantastic and so catering and wonderful! Full score for the entire crew!

Terrible. They canceled our early morning flight after midnight on the day of and had no available flights to rebook my family on for the next 72 hours. Yet they still had other flights that were not cancelled from JFK so it couldn’t be based on the weather. It felt like they canceled the flight based on it not being profitable enough for them. I am not interested in traveling with the again. The absolute worse customer service and lack of accountability.

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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