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R16 562
Typical prices: R14 645-R16 964
Turkish Airlines
Wed 4/11Sun 8/11
JNB - DTW • 1 stop
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R12 292
Typical prices: R18 849-R30 948
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Cheap Flights to Detroit

 
Here are some of the best deals found on KAYAK recently from the most popular airlines for return flights 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 return flight deals to Detroit

Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 8
Turkish Airlines Logo
18:50 - 19:00JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
31h 10m1 stop Istanbul
Turkish Airlines Logo
20:05 - 11:00DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
31h 55m1 stop Istanbul
R16 562Turkish Airlines
Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6
Delta Logo
20:05 - 10:10CPT  Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
20h 05m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
Delta Logo
19:45 - 17:50DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl
40h 05m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
R16 819Delta
Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6
Delta Logo
20:05 - 12:07CPT  Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
22h 02m2 stops Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson Cincinnati Cinci./N. Kentucky
Delta Logo
19:45 - 17:50DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl
40h 05m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
R16 819Delta
Sun, Aug 30 - Sun, Sep 6
United Airlines Logo
20:00 - 18:12CPT  Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
28h 12m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark
United Airlines Logo
14:05 - 17:10DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl
21h 05m2 stops Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl Newark
R17 464United Airlines
Thu, Sep 17 - Mon, Oct 12
United Airlines Logo
22:00 - 23:58JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
31h 58m2 stops Newark Chicago O'Hare Intl
United Airlines Logo
16:36 - 18:30DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
19h 54m1 stop Newark
R17 464United Airlines
Wed, Nov 4 - Sun, Nov 8
Turkish Airlines Logo
17:20 - 19:00CPT  Cape Town Intl-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
32h 40m1 stop Istanbul
Turkish Airlines Logo
20:05 - 12:05DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-CPT Cape Town Intl
33h 00m1 stop Istanbul
R17 947Turkish Airlines
Wed, Sep 9 - Sun, Sep 20
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:15 - 14:23JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
24h 08m1 stop London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Logo
16:00 - 19:40DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
21h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
R18 028Virgin Atlantic
Wed, Sep 9 - Wed, Sep 16
Virgin Atlantic Logo
20:15 - 14:23JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
24h 08m1 stop London Heathrow
Virgin Atlantic Logo
16:00 - 19:40DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
21h 40m1 stop Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson
R18 189Virgin Atlantic
Mon, Dec 14 - Mon, Jan 4
KLM Logo
23:59 - 18:59JNB  Johannesburg OR Tambo-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
26h 00m2 stops Amsterdam Schiphol Washington, D.C. Dulles Intl
KLM Logo
20:35 - 22:00DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-JNB Johannesburg OR Tambo
42h 25m1 stop Amsterdam Schiphol
R20 557KLM
Wed, Sep 23 - Wed, Sep 30
Multiple Airlines Logo
19:00 - 18:50PLZ  Port Elizabeth-DTW Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County
53h 50m2 stops Cape Town Intl Istanbul
Multiple Airlines Logo
20:55 - 18:25DTW  Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County-PLZ Port Elizabeth
39h 30m2 stops Istanbul Cape Town Intl
R24 859Multiple Airlines
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KAYAK's insights & trends for flights to Detroit

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

What is the cheapest flight to Detroit?

These are the best return prices found by users searching on KAYAK in the last 5 days.

In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Detroit was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R16 562 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Detroit, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R16 819 in the last 5 days.

What is the cheapest month to fly to Detroit?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for round-trip flights to Detroit, 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 to Detroit is November, where tickets cost R15 804 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are June and May, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R21 282 and R20 541 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is October with an average price of R11 519.

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March

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R12 308
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When to book flights to Detroit

Are your dates flexible? Find out the best times to travel to Detroit based on our flight data from the last year. Discover the cheapest month and even day to fly.
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KAYAK looks at all historical flight data for each date to provide a predicted price for one-way trips or returns with a duration up to 40 days. The information is for flights to Detroit based on your location. While we try to provide actual minimum prices for each date, some prices are predictions and actual prices may differ.

FAQs - booking Detroit flights

  • What is the cheapest flight to Detroit?

    In the last 5 days, the cheapest flight deal to Detroit was found on the route from Johannesburg, at R16 562 return. The most popular connection is from Cape Town to Detroit, while KAYAK users have found return deals for as low as R16 819 in the last 5 days.

  • How far is Detroit All airports from central Detroit?

    There are 28 km between Detroit city centre and Detroit All airports.

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

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

    KAYAK’s flight Price Forecast tool uses historical data to determine whether the price for a flight to Detroit is likely to change within 7 days, so travellers know whether to wait or book now.

  • What is the Hacker Fare option on flights 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 with another airline.

  • What is KAYAK's "flexible dates" feature and why should I care when looking for a flight 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 up to 3 days before/after your preferred dates. You can then pick the flights that suit you best.

Top tips for finding cheap flights to Detroit

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Reviews of the top 4 airlines flying to Detroit

 
See real verified KAYAK customer reviews for airlines flying to Detroit. Airline scores are aggregated from all reviews left by passengers on KAYAK after flying with an airline from South Africa to Detroit. KAYAK doesn’t show reviews that are older than 5 years. Learn how KAYAK collects reviews.
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KLMOverall score based on 1555 reviews
8,4Crew
7,2Entertainment
7,7Comfort
7,3Food
7,8Boarding
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I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

10,0 ExcellentEmily, Jul 2026
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I think I previously submitted my feedback about flight lead Katherine in a different field by mistake. Please see those comments. Comments for Hyd to AMS are it was good. The flight lead and service met expectations for satisfactory high quality service but the flight lead did not stand out as exceptional as did the leads on the other two flights so I don’t remember anything specific one way or the other besides the fact I was satisfied.

Flight lead was a gentleman with silver hair and he went out of his way to shake hands and interact with each passenger seated in business class. A medical emergency took place during our flight and he handled it with perfect poise and professionalism. He was gracious and confidently competent. Just what you want from a leader,

Crew is not the cheerful type. very slow meal service (this is their style as have flown this many times)

Legroom not all it could be, especially when the seat in front is reclined. Otherwise it was good, food and beverage were nice.

This fight left ahead of time which meant it arrived early which was great. Staff were very professional, but as with all these Short hop Flights the food was a disappointing snack There was no entertainment on this flight, but I did not expect any

I flew premium economy and this was a good option. Although the seats didn’t recline much, I was able to get some sleep with my head propped against the window. The food was good and the entertainment was wonderful The staff were very attentive and professional

Overall very poor. Flight was disorganised, staff were rude and this is my second experience with KLM that I've had baggage go missing. It feels like, if you are an economy customer, KLM staff do not show you any care. I shall never fly with KLM again. Worst airline in Europe

Seats were nice and comfy. Crew was polite and attentive. Business class is awesome and worth the money.

It was operated by Delta. Boarding took a long time. How difficult can it be? Overall decent trip. Liked the Salt Lake City airport. Better option than Chicago for transfers.

We left one hour late because of technical difficulties. The economy comfort seats are great for the price. The crew was mediocre, they do not provide a pleasant experience, they just deliver food and drinks and give orders, not very amicable, no service and hospitality focus.

Lounge was top notch h with great variety of food and drinks. Cabin crew were great. Smooth flight.

My seat 3G did not go down fully and the buttons were not working properly

Great staff, great experience, made a 2 hour delay very bearable

Food was the worst I’ve had on a VA flight. Normally it’s a lot better

The staff was not very polite but the flight was very very nice and comfortable and the entertainment was great

My ticket was for Premium Economy and all the seats were taken, I was placed in Economy class and I’m looking for a refund.

Unfortunately delayed 2 hrs due to faulty tyre.. which had to be changed, but better safe than sorry.

Lots of legroom on the flight. No interaction from the staff at all on the plane. They only attended to the First Class passengers. There was no entertainment. Security I was body scanned even though I hadn't set off an alarm, my father-in-law in his 80s, was stopped and subjected to a through body search, told that they would have to place their hands in intimate places. There were several border guards present, and as we walked off we could hear the TWA officer talk about the procedure as if he was training. My father-in-law was a little upset about the whole process. A kind explanation would have been more acceptable, and it felt dehumanizing to him.

Needed a 6 hour lay over in Atlanta. How can this be avoided ?

Security area in terminal 3 needs to be made much nicer. Less claustrophobic and use of glass and big ceilings wouldhelp

Tv didn’t work and left the gate late but everything else was perfect.

Again poor use of old aircraft and old business class seats that show there age.

Service and food were very good, I liked it a lot. I liked the little gifts we all got , but I don’t think I’d fly on Turkish airlines to go to New York from Istanbul or from New York to Instanbul anymore. Flight is way too long.

We liked the comfort and seats. The crew was not very friendly nor did they check on us to see if we needed anything. Had to ask for water several times

The rules regarding business class lounge hotel/room access were very confusing. Between flights we had an 11 hour layover in Istanbul, but were denied a room to rest as our layover was too long?? Keep in mind that we arrived there at 3:30am after a long flight. Even multiple Turkish airlines employees were inconsistent with the rules. We ended up paying a high price at the Yotel in the airport in order to get some rest. Good thing I did, as a medical emergency was declared on the flight from Istanbul to Atlanta and I was apparently the only physician on board. Luckily I was able to stabilize the passenger and the flight wasn't diverted. The crew called an overhead announcement for a medical doctor, but insisted that I show them a copy of my medical license which I did. Very strange in my 35 years as a physician and responding multiple times to inflight medical emergencies over the years. I was very glad the passengers issue was resolved, but an acknowledgement of at least a thank you from the crew would have been appreciated.

I wasn't able to bring my little dog with me, because of the feedback team's extremely slow response. How are they even allowed to operate with this paste??

Very small and cramped aisles and seats. Food was poor but the fresh hot roll and hummus was good. No cans of soda given but they had small bottles of water. Crew was nice and pleasant and kept bathroom clean.

In sharp contrast to the modern glitzy airport, boarding facilities were primitive. Passengers had to board buses and walk up steep stairs in bitter cold with carry-on baggages. I found no reason why aerobridge was not provided.

I have been flying Turkish Airlines for the last 5 years it’s always great service, on time , excellent food, only one thing wasn’t reliable is their on board WiFi most of the time it doesn’t work.

I could not check in online 24 hours before the flight. Very inconvenient. Flight was delayed.

Really old place. Not as clean as it should be, tray tables needed better cleaning. The items, trays and some other items need to b6 engineered. Anything task you or crew may do is incredibly load, seriously engineer for quiet smooth, easy. Just opening and closing the tray table is actually dangerous and can easily injure a finger. I'm sure it happens as it happened to me! First time I used United and likely will be the last!

Not enough veg food available for passengers. I actually did not get the veg food and was told it was over, and I starved the entire flight duration.

Crew was dismissive. Snacks and refills not offered. Poor business class experience. Bed not comfortable compared to Emirates or BA.

We were Polaris passengers and found the service poor. The food was ok but the flight attendants were not attentive and rushed the service.

Plane was was better than th YVR to ORD flight but was a fraction of the distance. Fly your better planes on longer distance flights.

In this flight we had selected seating for our family in the middle of the plane in a 2x2 format. The airline changed them to the very back row of the plane and split them to 3x1. Why pay for seats that allow seat selection if the airline will just move them to the worst seats in the plane?

Food was very very bad! Same flight from US was amazing with great food but the food prepared for the flight from Cape Town to New York was not eatable. The crew also did not smile once. They all looked like it was a shift they had not signed up for but were forced to take. :(

The flight was canceled. Got rebooked to Chicago and when we arrived our luggage where to there. They were going to our original destination the day after. They would not deliver them to our house. We had to go pick them up.

Upgrade planes to have larger overhead bins, especially on this popular route and first class. Easy flight to Chicago, good service in first class. Can't wait for seatback entertainment to be brought back. I like the free wifi and messaging with T-Mobile. Although, the tray tables are not big enough to work even on a small laptop - so why is it called "business" class? Flight attendant said that the flight was too short to even serve water. I've flown that route several times, and that is the first time I ever heard that. No chargers in the seats. Rough landing.

Pilots were great on take off and landing. Flight attendant were very kind. The only problem was take off was later than the scheduling.

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