Los Angeles to Detroit flight
Flights from Los Angeles to Detroit start at £210.40.
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The Flights from Los Angeles to Detroit starts at £210.40, run by 1 operator over 3,281 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 8hDoor to door
- 4h 50mMoving
- £238.71 to £557.15From
- 961.3 kgCO2
8h
4h 50m
£238.71 to £557.15
961.3 kg£238.71 to £557.15 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 £455.05Wed7
- about £557.15Thu8
- about £483.35Fri9
- about £390.34Sat10
- about £378.72Sun11
- about £317.05Mon12
- about £339.79Tue13
- about £297.84Wed14
- about £393.38Thu15
- about £346.88Fri16
- about £323.12Sat17
- about £307.96Sun18
- about £257.41Mon19
- about £238.71Tue20
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
Airlines
| Operator | From | Fastest | Typical speed | Flexibility | On board |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Delta Air Lines | £210.40 | 7h 41m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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When to book Los Angeles to Detroit
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- £168.9590 days
- £252.8660 days
- £207.8745 days
- £224.0430 days
- £210.4021 days
- £238.7114 days
- £339.797 days
- £483.353 days
- £455.051 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £168.95.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 186 percent. The dearest point is £483.35, 3 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.
- £307.96Sun
- £257.41Mon
- £238.71Tue
- £297.84Wed
- £393.38Thu
- £346.88Fri
- £323.12Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Los Angeles
Air- LAX
Detroit
- DTW
What the journey looks like
- Direct or connecting
- 60% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 40% involve one connection.
- How far it really runs
- The route covers 3,281 km against 3,185 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 Chicago, Phoenix. The gap between arriving and leaving is 55 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 17 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 Los Angeles to Detroit
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 Los Angeles to Detroit take?
The Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit covers 3,281 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 Los Angeles to Detroit cost?
The Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit starts at £210.40 for one passenger, as of 6 October 2026. A typical fare is £260.44. 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 Los Angeles to Detroit?
One operator runs the Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit: Delta Air Lines. 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 Los Angeles to Detroit use?
The Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit leaves from Los Angeles International Airport LAX and arrives at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW. 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 Los Angeles to Detroit?
Fares for the Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit bottom out around 90 days ahead, at £168.95. The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time across the window is 186 percent, measured on 6 October 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit produce?
The Flight from Los Angeles to Detroit produces about 961.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 3281 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.
Observed service A carrier record names this operator on this pair, carried through unchanged.
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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