SJC - DTW

$99 Find Cheap Flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Detroit departing on 1/11. 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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These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Jose to Detroit, as well as popular online travel agencies
These are the airlines KAYAK users have selected most often from within our search results in flight searches from San Jose to Detroit, as well as popular online travel agencies
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Everything you should know

Cheapest round-trip
$213
Typical prices: $255-$462
Multiple Airlines
Thu 1/15Tue 1/20
SJC - DTW • 1 stop
Cheapest non-stop
$619
Delta
Thu 5/14Sun 5/17
SJC - DTW • Non-stop
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For a quick departure, SJC has short security lines.
Use airport ambassadors at DTW for navigation help.
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When to book
3 weeks
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Our data shows that travelers who book at least 3 weeks in advance save around 45% compared to booking last minute.
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Cheap Flights from San Jose to Detroit (SJC-DTW)

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

Thu, Jan 15 - Tue, Jan 20
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11:14 am - 4:30 am
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DTW
14h 16m1 stop
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9:00 am - 11:39 am
DTW
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SJC
53h 39m2 stops
$213Multiple Airlines
Thu, Jan 8 - Wed, Jan 14
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11:27 am - 4:30 am
SJC
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DTW
14h 03m1 stop
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7:20 pm - 6:37 pm
DTW
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SJC
26h 17m1 stop
$237Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jan 11 - Fri, Jan 16
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11:27 am - 4:30 am
SJC
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DTW
14h 03m1 stop
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10:08 pm - 10:29 am
DTW
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SJC
39h 21m2 stops
$284Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
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7:36 pm - 6:25 pm
SJC
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DTW
19h 49m1 stop
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6:15 pm - 10:32 am
DTW
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SJC
19h 17m1 stop
$285Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 9 - Mon, Jan 12
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7:36 pm - 6:25 pm
SJC
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DTW
19h 49m1 stop
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6:00 am - 6:14 pm
DTW
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SJC
15h 14m2 stops
$286Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 9 - Mon, Jan 12
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7:36 pm - 6:25 pm
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DTW
19h 49m1 stop
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9:01 am - 6:14 pm
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SJC
12h 13m1 stop
$304Multiple Airlines
Sun, Jan 4 - Wed, Jan 14
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7:48 pm - 4:59 am
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DTW
54h 11m2 stops
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7:20 pm - 6:37 pm
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SJC
26h 17m1 stop
$324Multiple Airlines
Fri, Jan 9 - Sun, Jan 11
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7:45 am - 1:20 pm
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DTW
26h 35m1 stop
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7:15 am - 12:56 pm
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SJC
8h 41m1 stop
$329Delta
Thu, Mar 5 - Sat, Mar 7
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10:34 am - 4:30 am
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DTW
14h 56m1 stop
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11:54 am - 6:25 pm
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SJC
33h 31m2 stops
$337Multiple Airlines
Wed, Jan 21 - Tue, Jan 27
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6:02 pm - 4:19 pm
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DTW
19h 17m1 stop
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5:15 pm - 9:48 am
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19h 33m1 stop
$344Alaska Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for San Jose to Detroit flights

Get data-powered insights and trends into flights from San Jose 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 San Jose, California 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 San Jose, California to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport departing in January.

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

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

When flying from San Jose to Detroit, you should consider leaving on a Saturday and avoid Tuesdays if you are looking for the best rates. For your return to San Jose, you’ll find the best rates on Saturdays and the most expensive ones on Mondays.

What is the cheapest month to fly from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is October, where tickets cost $255 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $685 and $541 respectively.

How far in advance should I book a flight from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport, you should book around 3 weeks before departure, which saves you about 45% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 12 weeks before departure.

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Expert advice for your flight from San Jose to Detroit

 
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SJC

For a quick departure, SJC offers a manageable layout with generally short security lines, making it a convenient choice for travelers.

DTW

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Low seasonOctober
Cheapest flight$99
Best time to beat the crowds with an average 42% drop in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 6% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Jose to Detroit

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FAQs for booking San Jose to Detroit flights

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

    In the last 3 days, the lowest price for a flight from San Jose to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport was $99 for a one-way ticket and $213 for a round-trip.

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

    No

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

    San Jose airport is called San Jose and the only airport in Detroit is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.

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

    All the following airlines offer inflight Wi-Fi service on the San Jose to Detroit flight route: JetBlue, SWISS, United Airlines, American Airlines, Air Canada, Alaska Airlines, and Delta.

  • Which aircraft models fly most regularly from San Jose to Detroit?

    The Boeing 777 is the aircraft model that flies most regularly on the San Jose to Detroit flight route.

  • Which airline alliances offer flights from San Jose to Detroit?

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

  • Which is the best airline for flights from San Jose to Detroit, Delta or Southwest?

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Detroit are Delta and Southwest. With an average price for the route of $463 and an overall rating of 7.9, Delta is the most popular choice. Southwest is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $536 and an overall rating of 7.9.

  • How does KAYAK find such low prices on flights from San Jose 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 San Jose to Detroit.

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Detroit from San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose with another airline. Booking your flights between San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose 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 San Jose to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport

  • Looking for a cheap flight? 25% of our users found flights on this route for $406 or less round-trip.

Reviews of the top 4 airlines serving from San Jose to Detroit

 
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7.9
SouthwestOverall score based on 4250 reviews
8.6Crew
7.0Food
8.1Boarding
8.0Comfort
7.5Entertainment
Airline reviews

The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

8.0 ExcellentRussell, Dec 2025
SAN - OAK
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The boarding and seat assignment system no longer works for me, but I know it is being replaced. Otherwise, I am good with the overall experience.

The lead steward kept singing about "San Francisco" and hotel California---more annoying than humorous....needs work. Flight was smooth and on time.

San Diego airport is brand new, spacious, airy and very smooth checkin at SW baggage drop.

Crew could have been friendlier, maybe I'm spoiled by SW crews. In flight wifi was good. Would be nice to have more food offerings on a 4 plus hour flight

Ever since Southwest starting charging for bags, passengers don't want to pay to check their bags, so the gate agents have to beg people to check their roller bags now because there's "not enough space". This was a terrible business move by Southwest.

Sacrament staff are always polite and helpful. Airport is easy to maneuver and boarding is straightforward.

As always, the entire Southwest experience was wonderful, from online booking to flight to baggage retrieval. Very grateful.

The weather could have been better. There was a 40 minute ATC delay in SFO because of marine fog and a micro cell storm delayed landing and take-off at Nashville. The gate was changed 5 minutes from boarding from gate B3 to gate C23 at Nashville airport.

The cabin was quiet for the redeye flight. The area was clean. The staff was great. The 787 Max was in good condition. Drawbacks were that the seat widths were tight for some passengers. The seat padding was at best average and for a long flight uncomfortable.

Southwest like most American domestic airlines, is a mediocre airline. But it is among the cheapest. Oh well.

No lunch on a x-country flight scheduled for 10:50 am departure, arrived 5+ hrs later. That requires a black box label before you pay for the tickets. Worst, when I checked in online, it's specifically said that lunch was served on his flight for economy Plus passengers.

Our flight from SFO to MSP was right on time on 11/15/2025. No delays. As we approached MSP at about 8 pm, we circled in the air until 8:40 pm so I don't call that efficient for MSP. I think the captain should announce the delay and why. (as if we all don't know that we are just circling around the area, slowing down, speeding up, slowing down.) Thank you. Marilyn Fischer

Staff were friendly and happy. Delta could make sure passengers that don't have the app know of changes. Without Kayak I would not have known about the change of gate or the delay. Kayak was faster to notify me.

The flight used a B767 with a very old interior from before 2014. The entertainment system did not work at all during the flight despite attempts to reset the system. It was like they flew this route just to be competitive.

Delayed flight (1hour) plus a long layover after an overnight flight with no backup plane available.

Flight delayed for two and half hours and then canceled altogether due to mechanical issues. No mechanic onsite to fix so had to send one from LAX.

My experience on any Delta flight is always overshadowed by the time Delta removed me from a flight for no apparent reason.

There was no problems, just a little uncomfortable with seats that do not lay back a little

My husband upgraded our seats and I don't know if it was due to the type of planet was or if they didn't upgrade our seats. We were supposed to be in I believe comfort seats and they were just as tight as any other seat- no leg room and we are very tall people but at least it wasn't extremely cold. My husband did put in a complaint about our seating because he paid extra and if we would have known that the space and the tightness would have been the same, we just would have gotten the emergency row emergency row seats that we normally get. We love Delta but both our flights coming home we're not good. Oh I forgot to mention that on our flight to Hawaii our luggage wheels got broke and we had to purse new luggage on vacation then we never had this problem so we didn't know protocol and reported it after we got home only for them to tell is we only had 24hrs to report the damage. Not sure what was going on with Delta this vacation trip.

Crew was excellent. Comfort seats not as nice as other kinds of planes.

Horrible. Both legs of my flight were delayed more than 6 hours. No compensation, no screens on the plane, and the plane was not clean.

The flight was smooth, the pilot kept us informed about delays and we arrived more of less on time

The flight was flawless and we even arrived between 20 and 25 minutes early!

Always seated jammed in rear of aircraft Admirals Club food at DFW terminal D was absolute worst food experience and I pay $600/year to eat this dried out junk

Mostly good. Flight was crowded but Airline personnel were very friendly & accommodating. It would be good to have savory snacks rather than just sweet Biscoff cookies.

It was a red eye flight, so no meals were provided, but it was fine with snacks. The seats felt cramped and almost too narrow.

Very crowded flight but what can you expect these days?? Crew was accommodating.

The seats in economy were appeared to be quite thin and lack sufficient cushioning to be comfortable. Perhaps it was my seating position but the plane seemed notably load.

It took way too long to diagnose and solve the problem of a broken crew member cabin seat. Though compensation for the volunteer who left the flight was very kind.

The entertainment package was vast and the selections were very current. Keep updating it was great.

Honestly horrible. The plane on the way back was delayed 6 times with no explanation on why. When I asked for a refund or some money back because I had to miss a day of work because of the desk, they told me no. Because of how poorly it was handled I will most likely never take spirit again

No free snacks or drinks. Freezing. Uncomfortable. No plugs or entertainment. If you fly to LA the make you change terminals with a slow bus. Awful trip that took forever. Terrible airline- maybe the worst I’ve ever flown.

Crew are always very angry and dismissive like they seem they are being forced to work. In addition, there was a long line for the bathrooms, and only one was allowed to be used. No reason was given for only one bathroom being available; apparently, the stewardess was more interested in using the jumpseat instead of allowing the customers to use the bathroom.

Very positive in both directions. Safe travels, nice staff, lost and found in fact found my phone under my chair! I was out of cash after my NYC trip otherwise I would've offered a reward for helping my day out immensly! Thanks you so much Spirit staff!

Speaker airport didn't work well, so we couldn't hear the boarding call but the plane was on time leaving and on time arriving took a while for them to open the door and there was a non-disruptive guy who was inebriated a few rows ahead of us. Overall the flight was good and we appreciate the on-time-ness

No leg room. My knee was sore for a day.

My flight was delayed several times and eventually cancelled. Then the re-booked flight for 8pm was delayed multiple times over, and eventually it would have forced me to be at the airport for 9 hours. I accepted a rebook for the following day, fortunately I was able to stay with my friend again in New York, but if I didn’t have him as a resource it would have been much more upsetting.

Vegas is such a quick flight that amenities aren’t the important part, in my opinion. Just get me there efficiently and safely, and that’s exactly what they did!

The flight was severely delayed due to the missing flight attendants.

It was delayed, and the airport had cockroaches jumping on our bags. The flight crew was great, the seats were pretty comfortable.

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