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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

Sat, Sep 6 - Wed, Sep 10
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6:35 am - 4:18 pmSJC-DTW
6h 43m1 stop
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11:15 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
11h 45m1 stop
$153Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 17
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11:40 am - 5:26 amSJC-DTW
14h 46m1 stop
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11:15 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
11h 45m1 stop
$154Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 9
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6:35 am - 7:05 pmSJC-DTW
9h 30m1 stop
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9:35 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
13h 25m1 stop
$163Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Sat, Sep 13
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11:40 am - 5:26 amSJC-DTW
14h 46m1 stop
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11:15 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
11h 45m1 stop
$166Spirit Airlines
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Sat, Sep 6 - Fri, Sep 12
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6:35 am - 7:45 pmSJC-DTW
10h 10m1 stop
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7:54 pm - 10:45 amDTW-SJC
17h 51m1 stop
$179Spirit Airlines
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Tue, Sep 30 - Tue, Oct 7
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8:15 am - 6:39 pmSJC-DTW
7h 24m1 stop
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7:40 pm - 12:24 amDTW-SJC
7h 44m1 stop
$189Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 25 - Tue, Sep 30
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6:35 am - 4:18 pmSJC-DTW
6h 43m1 stop
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11:15 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
11h 45m1 stop
$191Spirit Airlines
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Wed, Sep 10 - Wed, Sep 17
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 10:40 pmSJC-DTW
13h 05m2 stops
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9:12 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
13h 48m1 stop
$192Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 11 - Tue, Sep 16
Spirit Airlines Logo
6:35 am - 4:18 pmSJC-DTW
6h 43m1 stop
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9:35 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
13h 25m1 stop
$193Spirit Airlines
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Thu, Sep 4 - Tue, Sep 9
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6:35 am - 6:00 amSJC-DTW
20h 25m2 stops
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11:15 am - 8:00 pmDTW-SJC
11h 45m1 stop
$194Spirit Airlines
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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.

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Bill is an award-winning travel writer with extensive credits covering airlines and the aviation industry for publications including AARP, AFAR, The Points Guy and Yahoo. Based in Portland, Oregon, Bill has traveled to more than 75 countries - and been late for his flight in most of them. He once achieved top-level frequent flier status for all of American, Delta and United Airlines during a single year.

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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.

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 Sunday and avoid Fridays 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 February, where tickets cost $296 (return) on average. On the other hand, the most expensive months are March and December, where the average cost of round-trip tickets is $519 and $470 respectively.

Can I save money by flying with a layover from San Jose 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 2 stops layover the cheapest option at $426 on average.

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 24% compared to booking last minute. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 9 weeks before departure.

Good to know

Low seasonMarch
Cheapest flight$95
Best time to beat the crowds but there is an average 28% increase in price.
Most popular time to fly and prices are also 17% lower on average.
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When to book flights from San Jose to Detroit

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel from San Jose 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 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 $95 for a one-way ticket and $153 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: Delta, Alaska Airlines, JetBlue, Hawaiian Airlines, American Airlines, Air Canada, and United Airlines.

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

    The Boeing 737-900 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?

    SkyTeam is the only airline alliance operating flights between San Jose and Detroit.

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

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

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

    The two airlines most popular with KAYAK users for flights from San Jose to Detroit are Delta and American Airlines. With an average price for the route of $463 and an overall rating of 8.0, Delta is the most popular choice. American Airlines is also a great choice for the route, with an average price of $445 and an overall rating of 7.2.

  • 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 $168 or less one-way and $337 or less round-trip.

Prefer to fly direct from San Jose to Detroit?

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

Direct departures

San Jose to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

Delta

Delta

Tuesday

Delta

Delta

Wednesday

Delta

Delta

Thursday

Delta

Delta

Friday

Delta

Delta

Saturday

Delta

Delta

Sunday

Delta

Delta

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Direct returns

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to San Jose

Monday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Tuesday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Wednesday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Thursday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Friday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Saturday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

Sunday

Air France, Delta, KLM

Air France, Delta, +1 more

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Reviews of the top 5 airlines serving from San Jose to Detroit

 
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SouthwestOverall score based on 4246 reviews
8.1Boarding
7.0Food
7.5Entertainment
8.0Comfort
8.6Crew
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Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

4.0 OkayTraci, Jun 2025OAK - SEA
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Delayed flight. Nicest crew member was a SW pilot flying seated next to me who kindly move to seat the final passenger. Flight extra delayed. My cup of refreshment of ginger ale was so packed with ice it was literally 2 sips.

No trays in our seats, we sat in first row, purchased a business class fare. Had to hold our drinks and snack in our hands. No plugs for our cell phones. Had to pay for it a drink cocktail each. Seats so uncomfortable.

Flight wasn’t even full, but too many carry-ons caused us to run out of bin space. New bag fee has folks who would usually check their bags carrying on. Watching Southwest morph into Spirit/Frontier is so sad to watch

Southwest is Southwest. No frills. If you're luck enough to get a happy crew (we did), then it makes for a nicer flight.

It was a perfect flight in all aspects! Both legs!

Great flight, 47 passengers on a 180 seat plane. Stewardess was pleasant and cheerful.

I liked the crew member who gave flight instructions on "in case of a problem:. The seats are so small that only a young teenager could sit in middle seat.

Great flight staff. Ease of boarding. Overall, very uneventful and easy trip.

Employees were kind and funny, as always! Flight was late but no announcements were made for people with tight connections to help them transition quickly. No service due to turbulence.

I recently flew Southwest from San Jose to Honolulu. I was very impressed with the flight crew, especially the flight attendant in charge of the front of the plane. She came through the aisle at least five times for drinks and water, and two times for snacks. I have not seen such service since I flew first class. Also, for the first time, they gave us the correct baggage claim number, and the luggage came out quickly. I can't wait for Southwest to have assigned seating! I absolutely hate the Cattle Call boarding procedure and the mad dash to get seats and overhead bins. However, the boarding was efficient.

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.

It was a great flight and the stewards and stewardess were all kind and accommodating!! The seats were comfortable and entertainment screen excellent!

There are 4 flights in consecutive gates with about the same departure time. Two flights were boarding at the same time. One was delayed or boarding would be happening at the same time. I am not sure what Delta and LAX need to do to have a better layout at the end of Terminal 2

Delta is my preferred airline. I've traveled with them for years. On time in most cases, good communication, easy to use app. Most planes are pretty nice. I was on a CRJ 700/900 however, which was pretty badly aged inside and needed a refresh. No infotainment, unreliable wifi, best to download before boarding or bring a book. Food choices are really just snacks on this flight, nice variety but about what you'd expect. Great staff and prompt in departure and early arrival too. Overall quite satisfied.

A little bumpy ride . No food was being provided due the the turbulence. That was ok it was a short flight to my standards.

Boarding in Amsterdam is always chaotic. KLM/ Delta has not streamlined or made it efficient as it was boarding in Detroit . The food was mediocre The crew was unfriendly and more focused on getting things done quickly rather than service with a smile .

Lower number on this flight so spaced out passengers. Able to enjoy more room to relax during flight. It was lovely.

Our flight was 1.5 hours delayed. There was no weather for the inbound flight, so I don't understand why. This meant a VERY late arrival and only a quick nap before my morning flight.

Delayed flight, so I switched fights to SFO to Phoenix , Phoenix to DSM. Excellent service through American Airlines

AA re-routed flight from HNL to LAX due to delay. My group of 3 with reserved seats in row 9 was broken up, with one assigned to a middle seat, another in the last row of the plane. Not happy. No explanation to the delay. No apologies. No compensation. Would have been nice to be offered an Admiral Club admission or a voucher for the extra 3 hours of layover in LAX. Could not hear the boarding gate announcements in LAX. Adjacent gate was boarding at the same time. Loud speakers were competing against each other. Barely made my boarding group.

Almost a 6 hour flight and the only food option is a cheese plate… and chips. Also how is it there are no options for texting on American. I’ll be going back to delta and united.

The chair cushions may need an upgrade. I have been noticing they are so worn out, thin so you’d sit in a dip 😄. Other than that, all was an enjoyable trip. Thanks AA!

Cramped seats. FAA should make airlines have more legroom, for even short people complain

It was one of my worst flight ever. First they were changing the gate for at least 4 times, changing from gate D7 to D12 to D44. Considering the size of the Miami Airport, we are talking about long distance and the train at the airport was not working. Then the flight was delayed around one hour. Then finally we boarded into the plane and when everybody was seated, there was an announcement that there is an issue with one of the tire of the plane, so we all had to get out of the plane with our belongings, to replace the tire. So we had around 2.5-hour delay

Eventless. It was a good flight and good crew. Can’t complaint.

Very helpful ground crew after an earlier flight delay and being rebooked on a different flight.

American Airlines initially postponed the flight. Then they cancelled it an rescheduled us on a flight that would take over 24 hours with multiple stops. They then changed this flight to a reasonable alternative the next day which they later cancelled and replaced with a flight that would take off with an additional 16 hour delay. They blamed weather but I noticed (at 4am) that Delta had direct flights from Charlotte to Detroit. I went on line. Booked it and was in Detroit buy 9am. The interesting thing is they did a similar thing to a family member just 2 days earlier. I don't think I will fly American unless I have to.

check in at security was a hassle being scanned. Spirit employees were helpful and professional.

Had a issue with catching flight due to airline, was unable to board flight

I liked how cheap it was but both my flights were delayed heavily

One restroom was unavailable/closed on both routes, going to Charlotte and coming back to Detroit a week later.

It was okay delay was long but I made it

it was a quick trip. seats aren't that comfortable but because it was a quick trip it was ok. You need to have an N/A in your rating as I didn't have any food or entertainment so the only thing I could do was score low.

I have never flown Spirit it was much better than anticipated!

Staff was very friendly. They attended to people nicely and reprimanded, in a professional way, to those who wouldn’t listen. AC wasn’t working on the flight waiting to depart in Burbank, so it was uncomfortable for a while since the flight was delayed but then better before take off.

Good on that leg. When I arrived in Detroit I had to wait over an hour for luggage.

Not very good because of an almost 3 hour delay for an hour long flight.

Both legs of the flight were changed. The day of the flight and length of the trip.

Cancelled flight after I arrived at airport after 75 min drive and parking. Next flight was 4 days in the future. Had to scramble and buy a much more expensive flight on another carrier.

I liked the turn-style feature at gate 209B at LAX. Very efficient process. The gate staff also made several, clearly directed announcements so I felt very informed.

The seats were awful, hard plastic covered in sheet vinyl. The airline tries to scam you into paying extra to get seat together when the flight wasn’t full. They were going to separate a family with young children but my wife who had a row to herself gave up her seat so the young mom could be with her young boys. I’m never giving this airline my money again.

It was a short flight so no food or entertainment….

They switched my flight to Spirit, Never using Kayak again,

Frontier had yet another flight cancellation. Have never made a complete round trip with this airline without at least one leg getting cancelled. Miserable flights - dirty, uncomfortable planes that apparently always have issues since I've had multiple delays and cancellations with them.

Flight was delayed 3 times, would have been nice to have received text message instead of email notifications. Frontier app wasn’t even updated accordingly, no gate number disclosed. No agent at front desk of gate to inform of delay. Very confused and left if the dark

They changed the timing , first delayed by 4 hours then went back to 40 mins late, we had to run back to airport to not miss our flight. This is ridiculous

No frills for sure. No gate announcements about flight delay, not even water to drink on the flight.

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