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South Portland Gardens to Detroit

Compare trains, buses, flights and ferries from South Portland Gardens to Detroit. From €86.87, fastest 4h 56m, with the total price and every fee shown up front.

South Portland Gardens to Detroit runs about 8 times a day, with the first departure around 06:11 and the last around 14:39. One passenger pays between €86.87 and €88.64, every fee included, depending on the operator and the way you travel. The fastest door to door is 4h 56m over 1,076 km, on services run by 2 operators across 1 mode.

Checked September 20, 2026Priced for October 6, 2026One passenger, all fees included

What one seat costs

The spread between the cheapest and dearest typical fare on this corridor, across 2 operators and 1 way of making the journey. The operator sets the price on the day.

Typical fares · Priced for October 6, 2026

€86.87 to €88.64

  • 164%Moves across the booking window

When it runs, leaving South Portland Gardens

Typical first and last departure on this corridor.

  • 06:11First departure
  • 14:39Last departure
  • 8Services per day
  • 50%Run direct

Fares by date

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

Typical fares

  1. about €202.51Mon21
  2. about €167.70Tue22
  3. about €194.84Wed23
  4. about €175.96Thu24
  5. about €162.98Fri25
  6. about €171.24Sat26
  7. about €168.29Sun27
  8. about €121.09Mon28
  9. about €108.11Tue29
  10. about €128.17Wed30
  11. about €135.84Thu1
  12. about €138.20Fri2
  13. about €126.40Sat3
  14. about €122.27Sun4
  15. about €87.46Mon5
  16. about €86.87Tue6
  17. about €93.95Wed7
  18. about €116.37Thu8
  19. about €107.52Fri9
  20. about €117.55Sat10
  21. about €114.01Sun11

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

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

A hotel room

A room in Detroit for the night the flight gets in

Sort by distance from Detroit and you can see which places are ten minutes on foot and which are not.

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Booking window

When to book South Portland Gardens to Detroit

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

  1. €108.1190 days
  2. €98.0860 days
  3. €86.8745 days
  4. €76.8430 days
  5. €114.0121 days
  6. €122.2714 days
  7. €168.297 days
  8. €194.843 days
  9. €202.511 days
Cheapest lead time
Fares bottom out around 30 days ahead, at €76.84.
How much it moves
The gap between the cheapest and most expensive lead time is 164 percent. The most expensive point is €202.51, 1 days out.
What that means
Today sits inside the cheap window, which closes about 30 days before departure. Waiting from here has usually cost money on this corridor rather than saved it.
€202.51€76.84137142130456090

Book now Fares on this route are lowest around 30 days ahead. You are inside that window.

This corridor, specifically

Facts that apply to South Portland Gardens 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

1,076 km

1,045 km as the crow flies, 3% further by the route services take. The bearing runs west.

Who lives at each end

23,893645,705

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

The route

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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
50% of the services we sell on this corridor run through without a change. The remaining 50% involve one connection.
How far it really runs
The route covers 1,076 km against 1,045 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 Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City. The gap between arriving and leaving is 46 minutes, of which about 14 is walking.
If the connection is missed
The tightest connection we sell here has a 20 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

Baggage storage near Detroit

Most of the points near Detroit open before the first train and close after the last one.

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Questions about South Portland Gardens to Detroit

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 it take to get from South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

The fastest journey from South Portland Gardens to Detroit takes 4h 56m door to door, of which 1h 47m is spent moving, on the flight. Most services take around 5h 2m, 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 South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

The cheapest fare from South Portland Gardens to Detroit is €86.87, as of September 20, 2026. A typical fare across the next three weeks is €146.76. 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 South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

The cheapest way from South Portland Gardens to Detroit is by flight, at €86.87 for one passenger on October 6, 2026. That journey takes 4h 57m 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 South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

Fares from South Portland Gardens to Detroit bottom out around 30 days before departure, at €76.84. Across the whole booking window the gap between the cheapest and the most expensive lead time is 164 percent, measured on September 20, 2026. Booking inside the last week has consistently cost more on this corridor.

Which day of the week is cheapest for South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

Tuesday is the cheapest day to depart from South Portland Gardens to Detroit, at €108.11. That is the median of 21 priced departure days across the next three weeks, as of September 20, 2026. Shifting a departure by one day is usually worth more than shifting the booking by one week.

Which month is cheapest for South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

February is the cheapest of the next 5 months to travel from South Portland Gardens to Detroit, at €72.71 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 service from South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

Delta Air Lines, Endeavor Air publish service areas covering both South Portland Gardens and Detroit, so they are listed as possible operators rather than confirmed ones.

Is there a direct service from South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

50 percent of the services we sell from South Portland Gardens to Detroit are direct. The rest connect at Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, New York City, with about 46 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 South Portland Gardens to Detroit use?

Services from South Portland Gardens to Detroit by flight leave from Portland International Jetport PWM and arrive at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW. Allow about 3h 10m 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 South Portland Gardens to Detroit?

0 of the 2 operators we sell from South Portland Gardens 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.

Derived from service area The operators listed publish a service area covering both places. That evidences the corridor rather than a named service.

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.

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

On this page
Every figure above was computed for South Portland Gardens to Detroit on September 20, 2026: 1076 km of route against 1045 km in a straight line, 8 services a day, 2 operators a cheapest fare of €86.87, and 4h 56m 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 Detroit is somebody else's catalog.

A guided tour group

Day trips out of Detroit and across United States

Day trips that leave Detroit in the morning and cover a good part of United States by evening.

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The two ends, compared

South Portland Gardens reaches 17 places in 1 countries on services we hold, over distances from 445 to 2,158 km. Detroit reaches 140 places in 18 countries, from 57 to 11,461 km.

Other ways to make this journey

Leaving South Portland Gardens

  • 17Places you can leave for
  • 1Countries
  • 15Operators

Arriving in Detroit

Leaving Detroit

  • 140Places you can leave for
  • 18Countries
  • 30Operators

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