Detroit to Los Angeles flight
Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles start at $270.87.
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The Flights from Detroit to Los Angeles starts at $270.87, run by 1 operator over 3,281 km. Fares bottom out about 90 days before departure.
- 7h 49mDoor to door
- 4h 39mMoving
- $312.51 to $717.29From
- 961.3 kgCO2
7h 49m
4h 39m
$312.51 to $717.29
961.3 kg$312.51 to $717.29 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 $585.84Wed7
- about $717.29Thu8
- about $622.27Fri9
- about $502.53Sat10
- about $487.57Sun11
- about $408.18Mon12
- about $442.66Tue13
- about $383.44Wed14
- about $506.44Thu15
- about $477.16Fri16
- about $415.98Sat17
- about $396.46Sun18
- about $363.93Mon19
- about $312.51Tue20
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 | $270.87 | 7h 41m | 740 km/h | Fixed fare | Not published |
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When to book Detroit to Los Angeles
The same search run across the whole booking window, so the shape of the curve is visible rather than described.
- $217.5090 days
- $325.5360 days
- $254.9945 days
- $288.4430 days
- $270.8721 days
- $312.5114 days
- $351.437 days
- $555.273 days
- $585.841 days
- Cheapest lead time
- Fares bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $217.50.
- How much it moves
- The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 169 percent. The most expensive point is $585.84, 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.
- $396.46Sun
- $352.04Mon
- $312.51Tue
- $383.44Wed
- $492.79Thu
- $477.16Fri
- $407.85Sat
Where you leave from and where you arrive
Detroit
Air- DTW
Los Angeles
- LAX
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 Detroit to Los Angeles
The questions people actually ask about this trip, 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 Los Angeles take?
The Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles 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 Detroit to Los Angeles cost?
The Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles starts at $270.87 for one passenger, as of October 6, 2026. A typical fare is $327.82. 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 Los Angeles?
One operator runs the Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles: 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 Detroit to Los Angeles use?
The Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles leaves from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW and arrives at Los Angeles International Airport LAX. 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 Los Angeles?
Fares for the Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles bottom out around 90 days ahead, at $217.50. The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time across the window is 169 percent, measured on October 6, 2026. Booking inside the final week has consistently cost more.
How much CO2 does the Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles produce?
The Flight from Detroit to Los Angeles produces about 961.3 kg of CO2 per passenger over 3281 km, which works out at roughly 293 grams per passenger kilometer. That figure is for the whole journey and for one traveler, 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 labeled Estimated fare and cannot be booked.
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