Newark to Detroit runs about 1 times a day, with the first departure around 07:30 and the last around 07:30. One passenger pays €63.04, every fee included. The fastest door to door is 5h 25m over 806 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.
What one seat costs
Every operator we hold on this corridor starts at €63.04, so there is no spread to show.
Typical fares · Priced for 13 October 2026
€63.04
- 216%Moves across the booking window
216%When it runs, leaving Newark
Typical first and last departure on this corridor.
- 07:30First departure
- 07:30Last departure
- 1Services per day
- 0%Run direct
07:30
07:30
1
0%Departure times on this route
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Fares by date
What this journey usually costs, by departure date. It shows which days run dearer.
Typical fares
- about €165.89Wed23
- about €171.39Thu24
- about €199.44Fri25
- about €156.54Sat26
- about €149.94Sun27
- about €132.34Mon28
- about €109.79Tue29
- about €105.39Wed30
- about €113.09Thu1
- about €92.74Fri2
- about €105.39Sat3
- about €98.24Sun4
- about €82.29Mon5
- about €85.59Tue6
- about €85.59Wed7
- about €85.59Thu8
- about €78.99Fri9
- about €100.99Sat10
- about €94.39Sun11
- about €69.09Mon12
- about €63.04Tue13
Based on what this route has cost recently. The live fare is confirmed when you book.
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A room in Detroit for the night the train gets in
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When to book Newark to Detroit
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- €86.1490 days
- €75.1460 days
- €74.5945 days
- €78.4430 days
- €63.0421 days
- €85.5914 days
- €109.797 days
- €199.443 days
- €165.891 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 21 days ahead, at €63.04.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and dearest lead time is 216 percent. The dearest point is €199.44, 3 days out.
- What that means
- Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 21 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
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This corridor, specifically
Facts that apply to Newark to Detroit 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
806 km
759 km as the crow flies, 6% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.
Who lives at each end
281,944 → 645,705
Population at the departure city and at the arrival city, which is usually what decides how often anything runs.
The route
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 806 km against 759 km in a straight line, a detour of 6 percent. Track and road geometry account for the difference.
- Where the change is
- Connections are made at Allentown. The gap between arriving and leaving is 73 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
- If the connection is missed
- The tightest connection we sell here has a 13 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 train gets in hours before any room is ready. Holding a bag is not what we sell.
Left luggage near Detroit
Most of the points near Detroit open before the first train and shut after the last one.
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Questions about Newark 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 it take to get from Newark to Detroit?
The fastest journey from Newark to Detroit takes 5h 25m door to door, of which 2h 16m is spent moving, on the train. Most services take around 5h 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 Newark to Detroit?
The cheapest fare from Newark to Detroit is €63.04, as of 22 September 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €100.99. 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 Newark to Detroit?
The cheapest way from Newark to Detroit is by train, at €63.04 for one passenger on 13 October 2026. That journey takes 5h 26m 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 Newark to Detroit?
Fares from Newark to Detroit bottom out around 21 days before departure, at €63.04. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the dearest lead time is 216 percent, measured on 22 September 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.
Which day of the week is cheapest for Newark to Detroit?
Monday is the cheapest day to depart from Newark to Detroit, at €82.29. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of 22 September 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.
Which month is cheapest for Newark to Detroit?
December is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from Newark to Detroit, at €63.59 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 Newark to Detroit?
2 operators sell services from Newark to Detroit across 1 mode: Amtrak, 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 Newark to Detroit?
0 percent of the services we sell from Newark to Detroit are direct. The rest connect at Allentown, with about 73 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 Newark to Detroit use?
Services from Newark to Detroit by train leave from Verona and arrive at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW. 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 Newark to Detroit?
1 of the 2 operators we sell from Newark to Detroit 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 Newark to Detroit on 22 September 2026: 806 km of route against 759 km in a straight line, 1 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €63.04, and 5h 25m door to door on the fastest mode. The return direction is computed separately and its numbers are not these numbers.
The train is the simple part. What you do once you are in Detroit is somebody else's catalogue.
Day trips out of Detroit and across United States
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The two ends, compared
Newark reaches 133 places in 39 countries on services we hold, over distances from 43 to 15,975 km. Detroit reaches 165 places in 21 countries, from 40 to 12,754 km.
Other ways to make this journey
Leaving Newark
- 133Places you can leave for
- 39Countries
- 7Operators
39
7Arriving in Detroit
Leaving Detroit
- 165Places you can leave for
- 21Countries
- 30Operators