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R12 842 Find Cheap Flights to Detroit

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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

Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
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19:10 - 18:10JNB-DTW
30h 00m1 stop
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20:05 - 10:50DTW-JNB
31h 45m1 stop
R16 093Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
Turkish Airlines Logo
19:10 - 18:10JNB-DTW
30h 00m1 stop
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20:05 - 10:50DTW-JNB
31h 45m1 stop
R16 145Turkish Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
British Airways Logo
22:05 - 17:29JNB-DTW
26h 24m2 stops
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17:32 - 7:30DTW-JNB
30h 58m2 stops
R18 166British Airways
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
British Airways Logo
22:00 - 20:31JNB-DTW
29h 31m2 stops
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17:32 - 7:35DTW-JNB
31h 03m2 stops
R18 218British Airways
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Tue, Aug 12 - Mon, Aug 25
United Airlines Logo
15:05 - 10:13JNB-DTW
25h 08m2 stops
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14:10 - 17:45DTW-JNB
21h 35m2 stops
R30 604United Airlines
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
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19:35 - 19:01JNB-DTW
30h 26m2 stops
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20:25 - 11:30DTW-JNB
32h 05m1 stop
R30 762Virgin Atlantic
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Thu, Nov 20 - Mon, Nov 24
Virgin Atlantic Logo
19:35 - 16:10JNB-DTW
27h 35m1 stop
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16:00 - 11:30DTW-JNB
36h 30m2 stops
R31 324Virgin Atlantic
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Mon, Aug 11 - Sun, Aug 24
United Airlines Logo
10:25 - 8:48JNB-DTW
28h 23m2 stops
United Airlines Logo
16:35 - 17:45DTW-JNB
19h 10m1 stop
R47 030United Airlines
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Tue, Aug 12 - Mon, Aug 25
Air France Logo
18:50 - 19:05JNB-DTW
30h 15m1 stop
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21:20 - 8:30DTW-JNB
29h 10m1 stop
R47 382Air France
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Mon, Aug 11 - Tue, Aug 26
Air France Logo
18:50 - 11:45JNB-DTW
22h 55m1 stop
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21:20 - 8:30DTW-JNB
29h 10m1 stop
R62 877Air France
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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 month to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

To calculate monthly average prices, KAYAK takes all prices for each month over the last year for flights 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 to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is February, where tickets cost R15 601 on average for return flights. On the other hand, the most expensive months are November and June, where the average cost of tickets from South Africa is R22 909 and R22 786 respectively. For one-way flights, the best month to travel is February with an average price of R15 601.

How far in advance should I book a flight 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 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, you should book around 5 weeks before departure. For the absolute cheapest price, our data suggests you should book 11 weeks before departure.

Good to know – Book Cheap Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport Plane Tickets

Low seasonFebruary
High seasonDecember
Cheapest flightR12 842
Best time to beat the crowds (19% less expensive on average)
Most popular time to fly (2% more expensive on average)
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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

  • How far is Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport from central Detroit?

    The city centre of Detroit is 28 km from Detroit.

  • What is the name of Detroit’s airport?

    There is only 1 airport in Detroit, called Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW). It can also be referred to as Detroit Metro, Detroit Metropolitan, or Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.

  • What is the cheapest day to fly to Detroit?

    Based on KAYAK data, the cheapest day to fly to Detroit is Monday where round-trip tickets can be as cheap as R18 912. On the other hand, the most expensive day to fly is Saturday, where round-trip prices are R24 148 on average.

  • 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 return 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.

  • What is the cheapest time of day to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport?

    The cheapest time of day to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is generally at night, when round-trip flights cost R1 175 on average. The most expensive time of day to fly to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is generally in the evening, which is peak travel time and where the average cost of a ticket is R1 204.

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Prefer to fly direct to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County?

 
Nonstop data is based off flight results for the next 60 days. Find direct flights from all airlines flying nonstop to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County.
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Direct departures

South Africa to Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +52 more

ANA, AccesRail, +53 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +50 more

ANA, AccesRail, +51 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +49 more

ANA, AccesRail, +50 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +52 more

ANA, AccesRail, +53 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +51 more

ANA, AccesRail, +52 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +51 more

ANA, AccesRail, +52 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +51 more

ANA, AccesRail, +52 more

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Direct returns

Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County to South Africa

Monday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +52 more

ANA, AccesRail, +53 more

Tuesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +50 more

ANA, AccesRail, +51 more

Wednesday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +49 more

ANA, AccesRail, +50 more

Thursday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +52 more

ANA, AccesRail, +53 more

Friday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +51 more

ANA, AccesRail, +52 more

Saturday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +51 more

ANA, AccesRail, +52 more

Sunday

ANA, AccesRail, Aer Lingus, +51 more

ANA, AccesRail, +52 more

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Reviews of the top 5 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.
Need help choosing which airline to fly with 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.
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KLMOverall score based on 1363 reviews
7,8Boarding
7,6Comfort
7,1Entertainment
8,4Crew
7,2Food
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

6,0 GoodKathleen P, Jun 2025EDI - AMS
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Our first flight was delayed so we missed our connecting flight. However it was easy to book a later flight on their app.

Klm start boarding while somw air issue in the plan

The service was great. However the lounge only gets passing grade

I appreciate that KLM was proactive in informing me of the 2 hour delay which enabled me to replan my travel. It was a bit stressful not knowing whether my connection from Montreal to Ottawa was happening. But the ground and air crew did a good job at comforting and assuring me.

Cabin crew professional, polite and friendly, boarding was seemless, but come on KLM surely you can do better than a pack of cheesy biscuits as an inflight snack

Cabin crew were excellent, very proffesional, polite and friendly, in flight snack was underwhelming, a packet of cheese biscuits, im sure KLM could run to a sandwich!

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

You should not have to pay for WiFi in business class

Overall very positive. Boarding was quick and organized. Cabin was clean and seats were reasonably comfortable. Cabin crew was excellent and the meals provided were also of good quality

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

Old airplanes small seats expensive tickets, not as expected overall and not comfortable according to the price

It was an OK flight with below mediocre service by their flight attendants

Wasted a lot of time trying to find the CDG lounge - it was not next to the connecting flight gate like the Air France staff said.

My experience was good overall, the quality of the food really decreased! There used to be a choice between meat and fish now it’s between chicken and pasta! In the choices of entertainment meditation has been added which is very good. Soft chair workout to improve blood circulation and avoid phlebitis should be added.

The only reason the overall rating wasn't "excellent" was due to problems in claiming luggage. The bags are delivered to the main area (Cinta 35) for domestic passengers, but to a DIFFERENT ROOM for international arrivees. After waiting 30 minutes, someone (who didn't appear to be from Air France or the airport) told us to go to another area. There we found our bags, which appeared to have been awaiting us for a while. We had to go through a bag check before leaving the airport. If we had been alerted to this possibility, or better yet, been to go directly to Cinta 34, we could have eliminated quite a bit of waiting.

I wish that the meal included a vegetable or even a salad instead of couscous! Why serve chicken with rice AND couscous? Service was good overall though a bit lacking in friendliness. Usually on air france I've been offered a glass of champagne before dinner, wine with dinner, and a digestif after dinner. We were only offered wine this time!

It was not Air France but Air Europa. But confusion over our checked luggage. Whether it was checked all the way to Tenerife or not. It was not. Had to line up again in Departures. At least our Sky Priority was honoured. Flight was fine.

My wife and I had a row to ourselves after moving seats. There were no TVs and you had to buy food. So we did nothing but had a quick nap. Flight was fine.

The plane was old Only 3 bathrooms available for economy The entertainment was old and the selection was poor

Georgian Airways check in staff initially denied us, because they thought passengers required transit visas to transfer on connecting flights. This required 70 minutes for them to call multiple people to confirm how transfers worked. They did not apologize once accepting our check in. Onboard, the four hour flight gave stale bread with spam slices as lunch. The only included drinks were still or sparkling water.

The woman gate agent in Phoenix was none too sympathetic about my check-in process as I am relatively new with using apps. I almost did not get on because she said I did not check-in. I thought I had via Kayak where I purchased a very expensive ticket. Lesson learned but to be told I may not get on as a matter of factly was difficult to hear.

Overall a very poor experience - booked premium economy tickets but due to last minute flight delays , all my itinery went for a toss and had to fly economy class with no access to lounge or any compensation by united airlines to make up for the flight delays . i had expected better experience than that from united.

Boarded plane and then delayed 1.5 hours while on the plane

It was all good flight was on time, service was good I enjoyed a few movies and everything was smooth

Survey sent before we actually left. Delay after delay. Now a crew problem.

I love flying with United. Unfortunately, I flew on an older plane with minimal upgraded technology (no Bluetooth functionality or handy charging ports). Otherwise, the flight was great and even arrived early.

They changed my seats after I checked in and I was stressed from the time I saw that information until just before boarding, when the gate attendant fixed it, but it shouldn't have happened. And if it couldn't be prevented, then the people on the phone I spoke with should have done something to help, which they did not, nor did they offer me compensation, just meaningless apologies.

Horrific. They missed my connecting flight to San Diego. I didn’t get there until Monday at 9am when I had a mandatory court settlement conference scheduled at 6am since we had parties on the east coast. This caused many issues. All because United apparently forgot to hold the doors open until my flight landed that only had a 10 minute delay. This was the last flight to Southern California. So I couldn’t even rent a car to finish the trip. United cannot be trusted when traveling on specific days and times since weather didn’t have anything to do with the delays.

My flight was delayed a very short period of time but they did not hold my connecting flight to San Diego, also through United. So they closed the doors before we got off our plane. They would only have to help the door open for another five to ten minutes. So I missed a court deadline for a manditory mediation settlement conference for my client. I had to get an associate to be there in person and be on the phone with him relaying what he needs to do the entire time. The court was very upset with me and so was my client. United cannot be trusted.

Very rough getting into denver. my kid threw up it was so rough.

Food was excellent. Service was very good. Staff was very helpful to all passengers.

The crew was excellent as ever on Virgin. The special meal was poor unfortunately. More significantly when we arrived at Manchester Airport there was no air bridge provided and we had to exit the plane down a rickety stair case. This is unacceptable for a transatlantic flight. Whilst I understand that this is the airport’s fault at the end of the day the airline is responsible for our transportation and needs to do something.

Super friendly and helpful staff, from check-in desk to cabin crew.

Following a paid seat upgrade for enhanced comfort, I encountered an unacceptable odor in my assigned area. It took three hours for the crew to relocate me, and the replacement seat was unacceptably close to the lavatory, offering no improvement.

Good overall. Cannot fault the airlines. I have had better entertainment systems before ie ice in Emirates but it was not too bad. Food was decent and staff were friendly.

I did not fly by vergin atlantic from bangalore to vasco da gama

Your flight delayed at Heathrow n I almost missed my mother funeral.you idiots. I had to waste 10 hours in different airports. Thank your stars I'm not suing you.

Miami airport needs more thorough signage. It was a long walk from my transport point to the check in desk,

Flight took off an hour late. Had to stay on the tarmac for half an hour after landing. Both annoying.

We had an unfortunate experience where we had to leave the aircraft after boarding, shortly before the scheduled takeoff time, and re-board. The reason given was that a passenger felt ill and had to cancel their plans and therefor their luggage had to be found and removed.

The security at the airport was excellent. The one criticism is the boarding process just before entering the plane. There were only 2 boarding lines and there were no barriers thus leading to a mass rush to enter the plane. I suggest that they board by rows, eight or ten rows at a time to prevent the mass rush to enter the plane. Otherwise, I would highly recommend Turkish Airlines

Everything was very good, except that the plane was an hour and a half late

I liked everything: the work of the flight attendants, the work of the crew, the frequency on the plane and in the toilet.

The check in process at Istanbul airport caused my family a great deal of stress and disappointment due to the following factors: 1) WE HAD TO PAY US$330 for check on bags, despite holding Economy tickets that Turkish airlines website clearly states that flights from Istanbul to Miami had a 2 checked bags allowance. 2) Airport staff not only lacked empathy for senior travelers (75 yrs old and 71 yrs old), but were also rude as well. The supervisor at check it offered "if you don't pay for the bags, you can just remain and sleep at the airport for however long you wish. What a terrible way to treat customers !!! 3) We were bumped from agent to agent to agent FIVE times, showing everyone the communication we received telling us we had the 2 bags entitlement. Two elderly people lugging 4 suitcase around and around the Turkish terminal. Again, what a sad way to treat customers !!! 4) We need a case opened to get a refund for the amount we paid. Something is amiss, screams unethical, and sounds unscrupulous......At First , we were told we must pay for 4 bags. All of a sudden, it became 2 bags, and finally all 4 bags were checked on with payments demanded for 2. Why did it vary from agent to agent???? 5) OVERALL, A TERRIBLE AND SUSPICIOUSLLY UNSCRUPULOUS EXPERIENCE FLYING WITH TURKISH AIRLINES. WE ARE TERRIBLY DISAPPOINTED AND SAD THAT OUR VISIT TO A BEAUTIFUL CITY ENDED IN SUCH A HORRIBLE EXPERIENCE

I recently flew with Turkish Airlines, and I can confidently say it was one of the best travel experiences I’ve ever had. From the moment I boarded, the crew was incredibly attentive, warm, and professional. They went above and beyond to ensure everyone was comfortable and well taken care of throughout the flight. The highlight, however, was the food! I’ve flown with many airlines, but Turkish Airlines sets the bar incredibly high when it comes to in-flight dining. Every meal was fresh, flavorful, and beautifully presented. The variety of dishes, even on a long-haul flight, was impressive. It felt like dining at a high-end restaurant at 35,000 feet! The seats were comfortable, the entertainment options were great, and the overall atmosphere made the journey enjoyable. Turkish Airlines truly excels in combining luxury and hospitality. I wouldn’t hesitate to fly with them again—highly recommend!

One of the best flights I have been on in a while.

Here's a sample answer: "Honestly, I was really impressed with Turkish Airlines, but if I had to suggest one area for improvement, it would be: - *More efficient boarding process*: I noticed that boarding took a bit longer than expected, which might be frustrating for passengers with tight connections.

Not worth pay business class and get service economy class

In this long haul flight, flight attendants never stopped moving and giving excellent service. Very impressive. Very comfortable seats and excellent food

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.

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