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Detroit to Burlington

Compare trains, coaches, flights and ferries from Detroit to Burlington. From €44.38, fastest 4h 27m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

Detroit to Burlington runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €44.38, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 4h 27m over 402 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked 23 September 2026Priced for 13 October 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €44.38, so there is no spread to show.

Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026

€44.38

  • 144%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving Detroit

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 07:30First departure
  • 07:30Last departure
  • 1Services per day
  • 0%Run direct

Fares by date

What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.

Typical fares

  1. about €108.11Thu24
  2. about €89.82Fri25
  3. about €89.82Sat26
  4. about €90.41Sun27
  5. about €79.20Mon28
  6. about €75.66Tue29
  7. about €56.18Wed30
  8. about €70.35Thu1
  9. about €66.22Fri2
  10. about €63.26Sat3
  11. about €54.41Sun4
  12. about €59.73Mon5
  13. about €58.54Tue6
  14. about €47.33Wed7
  15. about €57.37Thu8
  16. about €61.49Fri9
  17. about €58.55Sat10
  18. about €55.00Sun11
  19. about €51.46Mon12
  20. about €44.38Tue13
  21. about €46.15Wed14

Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.

The flight gets you into Burlington. These two partners take it from there, and the bed is theirs to book.

A hotel room

A room in Burlington for the night the flight gets in

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Booking window

When to book Detroit to Burlington

The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.

  1. €44.3890 days
  2. €46.1560 days
  3. €44.9745 days
  4. €46.1530 days
  5. €46.1521 days
  6. €47.3314 days
  7. €56.187 days
  8. €89.823 days
  9. €108.111 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at €44.38.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 144 percent. The dearest point is €108.11, 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.
€108.11€44.38137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 90 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to Detroit to Burlington and to no other route on the site.

Clocks

Both ends keep the same time, so the arrival is the departure plus the journey.

The shape of it

402 km

287 km as the crow flies, 40% further by the route services take. The bearing runs north-east.

Who lives at each end

645,705186,948

Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.

The route

United StatesCanadaTorontoTorontoBramptonBramptonMarkhamMarkhamVaughanVaughanBuffaloBuffaloRochesterRochesterGuelphGuelphSt. CatharinesSt. CatharinesAmherstAmherstAnn ArborAnn ArborLansingLansingErieErieFlintFlintNewmarketNewmarketTroyTroyFarmington HillsFarmington HillsDetroitDetroitBurlingtonBurlingtonMap data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)Map data: Natural Earth, GeoNames (CC BY 4.0)
The journey

What the journey looks like

Direct or connecting, how far the route really runs, and what happens when a connection is missed.

Direct or connecting
0% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 100% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 402 km against 287 km in a straight line, a detour of 40 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
Where the change is
Connections are made at Toronto. The gap between arriving and leaving is 70 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 14 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.

Who runs this route

The flight gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.

Left luggage lockers

Left luggage near Appleby GO Station

Most of the points near Appleby GO Station open before the first train and shut after the last one.

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Questions about Detroit to Burlington

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 it take to get from Detroit to Burlington?

The fastest journey from Detroit to Burlington takes 4h 27m door to door, of which 1h 23m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 4h 31m, because that average includes slower stopping services and journeys with a connection. Times include reaching the terminal and leaving it at the far end.

How much does it cost to travel from Detroit to Burlington?

The cheapest fare from Detroit to Burlington is €44.38, as of 23 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €59.73. Both figures are the total for one passenger, including taxes, supplier fees and our service fee, so nothing is added at checkout.

What is the cheapest way to get from Detroit to Burlington?

The cheapest way from Detroit to Burlington is by flight, at €44.38 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 4h 30m door to door. Cheaper is rarely faster on this corridor, and the comparison table on this page shows what each mode costs against what it saves.

When should I book Detroit to Burlington?

Fares from Detroit to Burlington bottom out around 90 days before departure, at €44.38. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 144 percent, measured on 23 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for Detroit to Burlington?

Wednesday is the cheapest day to depart from Detroit to Burlington, at €47.33. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 23 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for Detroit to Burlington?

December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Detroit to Burlington, at €45.56 for one passenger. Each month is priced on its fifteenth, so the comparison is like for like rather than a mix of weekends and midweek departures.

Who runs services from Detroit to Burlington?

2 operators sell services from Detroit to Burlington across 1 mode: Alstom, Endeavor Air. Journey times, fares and fare conditions differ between them, and the operator table on this page compares all of them on speed, flexibility and what is provided on board.

Is there a direct service from Detroit to Burlington?

0 percent of the services we sell from Detroit to Burlington are direct. The rest connect at Toronto, with about 70 minutes between the two services. Both legs are sold on one booking, so a missed connection is rebooked at no charge.

Which station or terminal do services from Detroit to Burlington use?

Services from Detroit to Burlington by flight leave from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW and arrive at Appleby GO Station. Allow about 1h 57m in total for reaching the departure terminal and leaving the arrival one, which is already included in every door to door time on this page.

Can I change or refund a ticket from Detroit to Burlington?

1 of the 2 operators we sell from Detroit to Burlington allow a change or a refund. A change on a changeable fare costs €5.00. The operator table on this page names which is which, and the condition is shown again before you pay.

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.

Defined in full at Door to door, Fares, The booking window, Carbon, Distances

On this page
Every figure above was computed for Detroit to Burlington on 23 September 2026: 402 km of route against 287 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €44.38, and 4h 27m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.

The flight is the simple part. What you do once you are in Burlington is somebody else's catalogue.

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Day trips out of Burlington and across Canada

Day trips that leave Burlington in the morning and cover a good part of Canada by evening.

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The two ends, compared

Detroit reaches 165 places in 21 countries on services we hold, over distances from 40 to 12,754 km. Burlington reaches 55 places in 5 countries, from 45 to 6,048 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving Detroit

  • 165Places you can leave for
  • 21Countries
  • 30Operators

Arriving in Burlington

Leaving Burlington

  • 55Places you can leave for
  • 5Countries
  • 3Operators

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