Detroit to Frankfurt am Main flight
Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main start at £453.02.
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The Flights from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main starts at £453.02, run by 2 operators over 6,853 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 12h 57mDoor to door
- 9h 47mMoving
- £498.51 to £1,184.44From
- 2007.9 kgCO2
12h 57m
9h 47m
£498.51 to £1,184.44
2007.9 kg£498.51 to £1,184.44 for one passenger across the 14 departure dates priced here. The low end is one day, not every day. Typical for this corridor. The operator sets the price on the day.
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What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about £1,137.43Wed7
- about £1,184.44Thu8
- about £996.41Fri9
- about £912.00Sat10
- about £826.57Sun11
- about £683.52Mon12
- about £779.06Tue13
- about £613.26Wed14
- about £778.04Thu15
- about £711.82Fri16
- about £717.39Sat17
- about £634.99Sun18
- about £565.74Mon19
- about £498.51Tue20
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Airlines
| Operator | From | Fastest |
|---|---|---|
 Delta Air Lines | £474.76 | 12h 21m |
 Lufthansa | £539.97 | 12h 10m |
The flight gets you into Frankfurt am Main. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.
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When to book Detroit to Frankfurt am Main
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £372.6590 days
- £519.2460 days
- £425.7345 days
- £520.7630 days
- £453.0221 days
- £498.5114 days
- £779.067 days
- £996.413 days
- £1,137.431 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £372.65.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 205 percent. The dearest point is £1,137.43, 1 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 90 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
Which departure day costs least
Median cheapest fare for each weekday, taken across the next three weeks of real prices.
- £634.99Sun
- £565.74Mon
- £498.51Tue
- £613.26Wed
- £778.04Thu
- £711.82Fri
- £717.39Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Detroit
Air- DTW
Frankfurt am Main
- FRA
- HHN
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 40% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 60% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 6,853 km against 6,654 km in a straight line, a detour of 3 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Brussels, Calgary, Boston. The gap between arriving and leaving is 64 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 15 percent chance of not being made on the timetable alone. Part of this journey is a self transfer between separate tickets, so leave more time than the minimum and expect to check in again.
Questions about Detroit to Frankfurt am Main
The questions people actually ask about this journey, answered from the same prices and times the page above is built on rather than written once and left to go stale.
How long does the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main take?
The Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main covers 6,853 km. Each operator's own departure and arrival times for the date you pick are in the search at the top of this page, beside the total price.
How much does the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main cost?
The Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main starts at £453.02 for one passenger, as of 6 October 2026. A typical fare is £535.92. Both are the total including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so the price here is the price at checkout.
Who runs the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main?
2 operators run the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main: Delta Air Lines, Lufthansa. The operator table on this page sets out fare, journey time, cruising speed, fare conditions and what is provided on board.
Which terminal does the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main use?
The Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main leaves from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW and arrives at Frankfurt Main Airport FRA. Allow about 3h 10m for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one. That time is already inside every door to door figure quoted on this page.
When should I book the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main?
Fares for the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £372.65. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 205 percent, measured on 6 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main produce?
The Flight from Detroit to Frankfurt am Main produces about 2007.9 kg of CO2 per passenger over 6853 km, which works out at roughly 293 grams per passenger kilometre. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveller, not for the vehicle.
Where these numbers come from
Places, coordinates, operators, which operator serves which pair, and every distance on this page are real and come from open data. Where a corridor has a filed timetable the departure times are real too, and ferry fares are the prices the operators publish themselves.
Prices come from the supplier wherever we hold a live quote. Elsewhere we show an indicative price built from the real distance, the real operator and a fare curve over lead time, day of the week and season. Those are labelled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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